Meet the Team

Mason founded The Grants Clearinghouse after nearly 30 years of experience in workforce development, postsecondary education, and social services policy and practice. His experience spans from leading executive teams at the U.S. Department of Labor and Salt Lake Community College to helping small organizations manage and comply with federal grant requirements. Mason’s consulting clients include community colleges, workforce development organizations, private businesses, and community-based organizations throughout the United States.

With over six years of professional experience in the field of workforce development and social services, Rush has worked with both large global consulting firms and small businesses. Rush has a proven track record of excellence in areas such as presentation and facilitation, marketing, business development, logistics coordination, and content development. His exceptional contributions were recognized when he was awarded the prestigious title of Junior Innovator of the Year by his former employer, ICF, in 2018. Driven by his unwavering commitment to empowering organizations, he looks forward to supporting clients with their grant requirements.

Cameron is an experienced program manager who has led education and workforce development activities at the national, regional, and local levels, with a particular focus on engaging secondary, postsecondary, and workforce development stakeholders to build effective and inclusive career pathways systems. Cameron brings unique skills to this work, blending forward-thinking leadership, exceptional project management, and subject matter expertise in program development and administration, as well as grant writing and execution.

Casey Grey has more than 15 years of experience in office operations management and event planning. At WorkED Consulting, Casey Grey assists in coordinating all aspects of daily operations and serves as executive assistant to the Mason.

Shannon Calhoun has an extensive career in program evaluation and grant writing. Her evaluation experience as the lead Program Evaluation Specialist includes statewide professional development projects funded through the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Department of Health, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”). She has successfully raised millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations and postsecondary educational institutions by using her expert research and writing skills to create strong grant proposals. Shannon is a Florida State University alumni with a Master’s degree in Demography.

Megan has over a decade of experience in higher education administration, instruction, and research. She holds a PhD in professional writing and rhetoric, and her research on university-community relationships has been presented and published in leading venues. Her extensive work developing and sustaining partnerships across universities, nonprofits, and community organizations gives her significant insight into how stakeholders must work together to address community issues. She also has a strong history of funding this work through securing and managing grant funds from private, higher education, and federal sources. Additionally, Megan has extensive experience in community and stakeholder engagement, including proficiency in multiple qualitative methods (i.e., focus groups, interviews, surveys) for relationship development and project assessment.

By blending diverse administrative and operations experience, Tanya is a flexible and resourceful team member. She specializes in research, creating organizational structure, and problem solving. Tanya is self-motivated and reliable, consistently meets deadlines and adapts to novel or challenging situations. She strives to continuously develop her knowledge and build new skills to ensure that she can deliver quality service to clients and colleagues. Tanya has over ten years of administrative and business operations management experience.

Abby is an analytical, results oriented strategic thinker with multifaceted experience in designing and conducting evaluations assessing program effectiveness and scalability. She possesses content knowledge and expertise in workforce development policy and programming, higher education innovation, and various aspects of health policy and public health practice.

Adrienne is a seasoned professional with over 7 years of experience in local and federal government roles, specializing in community and economic development. Her career includes significant positions such as working with the U.S. Economic Development Administration to assist coal-impacted communities, serving as a County Coordinator, and managing programs for a multi-state Metropolitan Planning Organization/W.V. Economic Development District. Adept in project management and policy implementation, Adrienne excels in grant management, regulatory compliance, and leading cross-functional teams. Her commitment to community outreach and collaboration has consistently yielded positive impacts on communities and organizations.

Kinsey brings a variety of technical assistance and project management expertise as a former grantee and a federal official. She has facilitated partnerships with stakeholders and provided programmatic leadership for rural communities. Her partners have included federal agencies and national, regional, and community organizations in the workforce and education space. At The Grants Clearinghouse, Kinsey PREPARES clients with understanding and developing key priorities aimed at garnering federal grant funds. She also provides post-award management and technical assistance services to help grantees PERFORM exceptionally. Her background working in regional communities and at a federal agency provides clients with unique insights that lead to higher levels of success and sustainability.

Carolyn holds a PhD in Social-Cognitive Psychology with 20 years of experience in program evaluation, project management, research design, data analysis, curriculum design, and educational research. She currently leads and supports evaluations for four US Department of Labor workforce grants totaling $6.8M annually. Carolyn served as an educational strategist for a nationwide nonprofit, driving a $22.5M, 5-year instructional strategy in character education. Carolyn is a nationally-recognized expert in effective learning design, improving learner success through evidence-based instructional strategies, and comprehensive assessment development.

Maria is an economic mobility strategist with deep expertise in strategic planning, project development, implementation support, and performance evaluation. She brings 15 years of experience helping public agencies and nonprofit organizations establish internal systems that lead to impactful, effective