The PCC Grants Office Staff

Grants Office P.O. Box 19000 Portland, OR 97280-0990 | 503-977-4643 | FAX: 503-977-4960 | grants@pcc.edu

Miriam Friedman, Director of Grants Development
 
Stuart Cowburn, Grants Officer

Prior to joining PCC in early 2006, Stuart worked for the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), where he spent 4 years as an Exhibit Developer before transitioning to the role of Grants Manager. During his time at OMSI, Stuart wrote and collaborated on successful proposals to a variety of government sources, including the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the National Institutes of Health. In addition, Stuart secured numerous grants from private and corporate foundations, including the Spirit Mountain Community Fund, the Oregon Community Foundation, the Dreyfus Foundation, and the Fred Meyer Foundation.

Stuart has a B.A. in Philosophy from Liverpool University in England and B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geology from Portland State University.

Vanessa Wood, Grants Officer

Vanessa is skilled in writing grants for social service programs focusing on education, health and children. She worked for Big Brothers Big Sisters Columbia Northwest as the Associate Director— Foundation Support from August 2006 through December 2007. While at BBBS, Vanessa wrote successful proposals to various public agencies such as the United Way of the Columbia Willamette, US Department of Education, and the US Department of Health and Human Services. She also secured grants from private and corporate foundations including US Bancorp Foundation, PGE Foundation, Spirit Mountain Community Fund and the Herbert A. Templeton Foundation. Prior to her work at BBBS, Vanessa was a grant writing and fundraising consultant for community non-profit organizations.

Vanessa has a B.A. in Communications and Global Studies from Pacific Lutheran University. She received certification as a Grants Specialist from the National Grant Writers Association in August 2003. Vanessa is an active member of her Northeast Portland neighborhood where she has worked with children’s programs and donated her time as a fundraising and grant writing consultant to local non-profit organizations.

Shannan Martin Cox, Grants Specialist

Shannan joined the department as Grants Specialist in August 2006. She has been with the College since 2000, starting in Accounts Receivable and spending the last several years as the Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Instruction on the Sylvania campus. Shannan brings a strong background in budget work, administrative support and understanding of the college organization. She has been an active member of the Sylvania Teaching Learning Center Steering Committee and currently serves on the Oregon Board of the American Association for Women in Community College (AAWCC). She looks forward to working with people from across the District with their grant needs. Shannan has a B.S. in Biology from the University of California in Riverside, CA and a D.C. degree from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, OR. 

   

Grants Office

What others are saying about us:

"The PCC Grants Office staff is knowledgeable, energetic and able to assist in framing projects, searching for appropriate funding and developing proposals. Their success in obtaining funding is testimony to their capabilities."

David Goldberg, Division Dean, Health Professions, Early Childhood Education and Physical Education, Sylvania Campus

"The Grants Office staff have helped my division tremendously in developing grant proposals. They understand that different funding sources like the U.S. Department of Education, Department of Labor, and the National Science Foundation have different requirements and expectations for grant proposals. They help clarify whether a particular grant proposal is fundable, pull all the complicated pieces together, and ensure that we have crossed every ‘t’ and dotted every ‘i.’"

Kate Dins, Division Dean, Business and Government, Cascade Campus