The PCC Grants Office Staff
Grants Office P.O. Box 19000 Portland, OR 97280-0990 | 971-722-4643 | FAX: 971-722-4960 | grants@pcc.edu
- Miriam Friedman, Director of Grants Development
Miriam joined the Grants Office in January 2008. In her ten years at PCC, she managed a variety of grant funded programs for the College. Miriam has experience in workforce and economic development, adult learning theory and, most recently, student access, retention and success. Prior to coming to PCC, Miriam worked at Mt. Hood Community College and several community-based non-profit organizations in the Portland Metro area. Miriam has successfully authored proposals to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Housing Authority of Portland, and the US Department of Education.
Miriam has a Master in Education degree from Portland State University and B.A. in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts.
- Michelle DuBarry, Grants Officer
Michelle has been writing, researching and fundraising for Portland nonprofits since 2002. Prior to joining Portland Community College in 2009, she worked on a variety of grant-funded health research projects supported by public and private sources including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund and several government agencies. Her experience also includes 2 years writing grants for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, the pediatric arm of Oregon Health and Science University, where she led the development of more than $1.3 million in funded proposals from private foundations.
Michelle has a Master’s Degree in Political Science from Portland State University and a B.A. in Political Science from Montana State University.
- Bonnie Hester, Grants Officer
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Prior to joining Portland Community College in 2010, Bonnie worked as a grants consultant for large non-profit organizations and school districts as a writer, researcher and fundraiser. She is skilled in writing grant proposals for social service and education programs for youth and adults. Bonnie has written successful grant proposals to numerous private and corporate foundations such as the Alcoa Foundation, Aspen Institute, Bank of America, and the Gray Family Fund. She has also secured grants from public agencies such as the US Department of Education, US Department of Health and Human Services, and the US Department of Labor, as well as from local and state agencies in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Oregon, and Washington. Previously Bonnie was a high school teacher and administrator and a part-time faculty at Seattle Community College in Washington.
Bonnie has a Master’s Degree in Education Administration from the University of Washington and a B.S in Special Education from the University of Tulsa.
- 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.
- Nikko Baraquio, Post Award Grant Officer
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Nikko joined the Grants Office in April 2012. Prior to joining Portland Community College she worked for over 2 years at the City of Gresham as the city-wide Grant Coordinator. In Hawaii, Nikko worked for Pacific Health Research Institute as the Director of Proposal Preparation Division. Nikko has experience in all phases of the grant process. She has been involved in researching grant opportunities, completing and submitting federal, state and foundation proposals, grant administration and grant close-out.
Nikko has a Master's Degree and B.A. in Sociology from Central Missouri State University.
- Shannan Cox, Grants Specialist
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Shannan joined the department as Grants Specialist in August 2006. She has been with the College since 2000, starting in Accounts Receivable and spending 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 the American Association for Women in Community College (AAWCC). She enjoys 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, a D.C. degree from Western States Chiropractic College in Portland, OR and recently earned an AA in Management & Supervisory Development from PCC.