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Cory Hurless

@coryhurless

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Grants and operations professional driving compliance, stewardship, and mission-focused execution.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek an individual contributor role emphasizing accurate grant stewardship, compliance, cross-functional collaboration, and measurable community impact.

I am a grants and operations professional with over 10 years managing end-to-end grant, contract, and program operations in nonprofit and public-sector settings. I focus on precision, accountability, and mission impact while partnering cross-functionally with finance, legal, and program teams.

In municipal and large public-sector environments, I have owned full lifecycles from agreement development and compliance tracking through reporting, reconciliation, and close-out, supporting multi-project, multi-funding portfolios and multi-million-dollar initiatives.

I develop and maintain workflows and SOPs, manage vendor and consultant contracts, and coordinate budget reconciliation and audit-ready documentation. My work emphasizes accessibility, inclusive community engagement, and measurable program outcomes informed by data and feedback.

I intentionally seek an individual contributor role where I can apply deep operational ownership, continuous improvement, and stakeholder stewardship to drive program integrity and lasting community impact.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Cultural Programs Supervisor

Current

City of Cedar Falls

Oct 2022 - Present (3 years 4 months)

Led design and execution of community-impact programs serving 20,000+ annual participants and owned end-to-end grant and contract lifecycle management, ensuring compliance, accurate reporting, and financial reconciliation across multiple funding sources.

Grant Management Compliance Monitoring Budget Reconciliation Contract Administration SOP Development Stakeholder Engagement Program Evaluation Cross Functional Collaboration

Program Manager, Art & Music Programs

City of Austin

Oct 2017 - Aug 2022 (4 years 10 months)

Managed multi-million-dollar public art and engagement programs at a major airport, overseeing contracts, budgets, regulatory compliance, and stakeholder partnerships to deliver high-visibility cultural programming.

Contract Management Regulatory Compliance Budget Management Vendor Relations Program Coordination Team Supervision Public Programming

Culture & Arts Education Coordinator

City of Austin

Sep 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year 1 month)

Coordinated community programs and exhibitions with emphasis on accessibility and engagement, managing schedules, contracts, installations, and reporting across multiple venues and developing educational materials for youth audiences.

Program Coordination Contract Administration Educational Content Development Accessibility Programming Reporting Community Engagement

Curator of Collections

Pearce Museum at Navarro College

Sep 2015 - Sep 2016 (1 year)

Managed collections, archives, and exhibitions with stewardship and risk-management standards, wrote grants for traveling exhibitions, and executed grant compliance and public programming.

Collections Management Grant writing Risk Management Public Programming Stewardship