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Jana Ross

@janaross

I’m a program manager and grant writer building community impact through data-driven storytelling and strong operations.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a mission-driven role where I can lead program operations and grant strategy—using clear communication, careful documentation, and grants-focused data collection to help organizations grow sustainably.

I lead program design and delivery, from facilitating instructors and managing logistics to evaluating metrics and strengthening communication across teams. In grants-focused work, I’ve established grants-specific data collection systems, built record-keeping practices, and collaborated closely with development leadership to support sustainable funding.

Before moving fully into program and grants work, I trained in archives and library science—digitizing and transcribing rare manuscripts, compiling metadata for analysis, and developing preservation plans for fragile materials. I bring that same attention to detail to my writing and documentation, and I’ve been recognized through fellowships and publications that reflect my commitment to ethics of care and community-centered scholarship.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Program Manager

Crop Swap LA Urban Farm Nonprofit

Jun 2025 - Jun 2026 (1 year)

Designed school and community programming, facilitated instructors, managed logistics, and evaluated program metrics. Built grants-specific data collection and records systems while coordinating with development and policy stakeholders.

Program Management Program Design Logistics Management Metrics Record keeping Stakeholder Communication Community Programming Facilitation Grant Tracking Grants

Administrative Assistant

SPARC (Social Public Art Resource Center)

Sep 2024 - Jun 2025 (9 months)

Managed day-to-day operations by ensuring workflow efficiency and supporting organizational best practices. Drafted and edited grant applications to strengthen funding opportunities and supported interdepartmental collaboration.

Operations Management Workflow Optimization Organizational Process Support Editing Administrative Support Workflow Management Operational Best Practices

Grant Writer

Jazz Angels, Inc.onprofit

Jun 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Developed grant proposals including writing narratives, drafting budgets, and collecting documentation. Maintained a grants calendar to meet submission and reporting compliance deadlines, helping sustain core programming and overhead through funded proposals.

Grant writing Narrative Writing Documentation Compliance Reporting Proposal Writing

Archivist Fellow

University of California, Santa Barbara

Jan 2023 - Jun 2023 (5 months)

Digitized, transcribed, and preserved rare 18th-century manuscripts for the Ballitore project. Compiled metadata for graph and textual analysis and used software to visualize complex data and support corpus analysis.

Digitalization Transcription Metadata Digital Humanities Graph Data Visualization Corpus Analysis

Archivist Assistant

Amistad Research Center

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022 (11 months)

Arranged and catalogued collections and prepared materials for exhibition to support marginalized archives. Developed a preservation plan for fragile ephemera and digitized manual card catalogs and indexes into online metadata.

Cataloging Exhibition Preparation Digitalization Metadata Catalog to Online Indexing Collection Preparation For Exhibitions