CALIFORNIA CONSULTING HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION TASK FORCE MEETING IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

California Consulting Owner Steve Samuelian presented a briefing on "Available Funding for Schools" at the quarterly Education Task Force meeting of the San Gabriel Valley Civic Alliance in October.  The meeting was attended by approximately 45 Superintendents, CBO's, and school board members from throughout Los Angeles County and held in Whittier.  Samuelian was introduced by San Gabriel Valley Civic Alliance Chairman Ed Rendon who said, "We are very pleased to be working closely with the State's most effective grant writing company in California Consulting." Samuelian spoke about the many federal, state, and private foundation funding opportunities available for school districts. "We are excited about the opportunity to work with California Consulting," concluded Rendon.

STAFF SPOTLIGHT: ELLEN MATA

Ellen Mata is a Project Manager at California Consulting. Ellen has over 20 years experience working with government agencies, non-profit organizations, for-profit businesses and consulting firms to create quality grants and proposals.

Ellen's most recent experience includes working as a Grant Writer for the Fresno Regional Workforce Investment Board. In that capacity, Ellen was responsible for grant research and preparation. She wrote several State and Federal grants during her time there. Ellen also served as Development Manager, Grants and Sponsorships, with the Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art & Science. In that role, Ellen was responsible for writing the Museum's grants and grant reports, developing sponsorships, cultivating donor relationships, managing the Museum's business membership program and administering the REVEAS ASK Science mini-grant program.

Ellen graduated from Kingsburg High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She lives in Fresno with her husband, Daniel, and their children.