"Christine is an exceptional grants professional and project manager, consistently delivering outstanding results in her role as a grants development consultant. Throughout our collaboration, she has demonstrated strategic insight, creative and effective writing skills, and a comprehensive understanding of the funding landscape. Her ability to swiftly assess organizational needs, devise and manage actionable work plans, and coordinate effectively across teams continues to impress me. Christine is a valued thought partner, combining professionalism with a collaborative and solution-focused approach. She has been a very valuable contributor to our team."

Carol Schimke

Grants Program Manager, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

"From the initial email introduction to the signing of the contract, [Christine's] level of professionalism was outstanding and the added benefit was that she was local. She immediately established a rhythm and rapport with the leadership team; her inquiries were insightful and thoughtful. Her mastery of G-Suite and grant portals allowed her to access the tools to build strong grant proposals. Access to demographic data, the history of the area and understanding of the stakeholders in relation to our organizational mission/vision allowed the aggressive development plan to move forward. Scheduling was clearly communicated in relation to grant deadlines. We were given a grant timeline at the onset of all proposals and were sent reminders to ensure deliverables were met. Whether the work product was for foundation grants or complex local and state funding, her precision and attention to detail resulted in submitting comprehensive packages with multiple attachments including letters of support, addendums, board lists and legal documentation. Her knowledge of project budgeting was extensive and critical. Her organizational skills were stellar and her people skills resonated with managers while they crafted a vision for various programs. She is a relentless achiever and her level of inquiry pushed thinking around strong work plans and goal oriented objectives."

Hollis Pierce-Jenkins

Executive Director, Literacy for Environmental Justice

"The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition was so fortunate to be able to engage Christine as our Interim Development Director during a staffing transition. Her wealth of experience, thoroughness and attention to detail, collegiality and professionalism helped us exceed budget targets for two large fundraising events. The organization and its mission benefited greatly from her talents, and I would enthusiastically recommend her to other nonprofits who are seeking resource development support.The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition was so fortunate to be able to engage Christine as our Interim Development Director during a staffing transition. Her wealth of experience, thoroughness and attention to detail, collegiality and professionalism helped us exceed budget targets for two large fundraising events. The organization and its mission benefited greatly from her talents, and I would enthusiastically recommend her to other nonprofits who are seeking resource development support."

Brian Wiedenmeier

Former Executive Director, San Francisco Bicycle Coalition

"Christine did a wonderful job for the San Francisco Botanical Garden for several years as our development organization was in transition. She helped identify new opportunities and was terrific at scoping projects and helping work with our program team to best articulate projects for grant opportunities. She comes with a wealth of experience and perspective that made a huge difference for our organization."

Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Former Director of Development, San Francisco Botanical Garden

"Christine is a powerful storyteller who works in a dynamic, thoughtful and professional manner. She maintained the integrity of technical science writing while transforming it into a beautiful prose that connected dementia patients and their caregivers to the mission of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. Christine is a passionate, collaborative writer and working with her was a wonderful experience.”

Bruce L. Miller, MD

A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Neurology Director

UCSF Memory and Aging Center

"Point Blue Conservation Science was lucky to find Christine at a pivotal time in our advancement operations. Her support of our grants program afforded us time to hire and onboard top caliber staff to take Point Blue's institutional philanthropy to the next level. Christine always exceeded expectations. She established lines of communication with key Point Blue staff for managing our shared work. With minimal oversight, Christine helped Point Blue scientists develop winning proposals and reports, offered strategic guidance, and raised the bar on our professional storytelling.  I highly recommend Christine to any organization looking for top quality grant production and management from a wonderful external team member."

Susan Lee Vick, 

Former Director of Advancement, Point Blue Conservation Science

Christine, I really enjoyed working together. Your insights and breadth of knowledge were so helpful. You asked the right questions to help me rethink priorities and reimagine the possibilities of supporting the SAGE Scholars program. In my new role as interim executive director, development was a new responsibility. During our work together, I realized that development is one of my strengths, and I enjoy it! Now I am repositioning myself to use my strengths to better serve the organization. Your approach helped me to discover directions to explore and to develop creative ideas and solutions for implementation. Your process also provided me with the tools I needed to go out and achieve success.”

Lilly Omid

Former Director, SAGE Scholars Program, University of California, Berkeley

"I sensed from our various conversations that you would be perfect for analyzing the SAGE Scholars program and that your depth of experience and knowledge of nonprofit development would provide extremely valuable advice and guidance. Your report and presentation exceeded all of our expectations. Your work is simply outstanding - the best I've seen in any nonprofit organization." 

Thomas J. White, Ph.D. 

Former Advisory Board Member, SAGE Scholars Program, University of California, Berkeley

"First for the Outward Bound Bay Area Center and most recently for the newly established Outward Bound California, Christine has provided consistently great results working as a fundraising and communications consultant. Christine's projects have included the advising and production of high quality grant proposals and reporting, newsletter and annual report creation, and annual end-of-year campaign support. Her expertise cross over into database management and her work to help our organization transition from one fundraising database to another was top notch. Christine's organization, attention to detail, creativity, and willingness to truly get to know an organization's mission and core values have helped us move forward and extend our reach each and every year." 

Josh Brankman 

Former Executive Director, Outward Bound California

"Christine is a skilled and experienced development professional who listens to and understands a client's needs. From an efficient and inquisitive discovery phase with our staff, to providing quality research on development prospects, to producing a high quality, thoughtful, well organized and immediately actionable report, Christine provided great value to our organization and was a pleasure to work with." 

Jason Rainey 

Former Executive Director, International Rivers

"You came along at a critical time for the Mesa and helped us lay down some good foundation stones when we needed them most." 

Susan Tillett

Former Executive Director, The Mesa Refuge

"Christine, you have been a wonderful and invaluable part of our project. Your many talents made a big difference in raising funds." 

Susan Mayer Hirsch 

Founder, Hirsch Philanthropy Partners