Robin Dewey, CFRE

Experience

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  Nassau/ Baker County Health Departments

  Sept 1997 - Dec 2000

  Directed and implemented cardiovascular health program. Implemented health needs assessments and established community health advisory councils to develop new programs to address community needs and priorities. Directed and implemented cardiovascular health promotion project including tobacco education, smoking cessation, nutrition education, cholesterol and blood pressure screenings and education.

  • Senior Health Educator

    Sept 1999 - Dec 2000

  • Health Educator

    Sept 1997 - Sept 1999
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  Baker County Health Department

  Jan 2001 - Oct 2005

  Health Education Director

  Directed health education department which provided programs including diabetes self-managemnt, faith based health promotion, youth tobacco prevention, teen pregnancy prevention, cardiovascular health, chronic disease case management, and smoking cessation; initiated environment and policy changes to support healthier behaviors.

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  University of North Florida

  Jan 2001 - May 2004

  Adjunct Instructor

  Developed and taught undergraduate Public Health Needs Assessment course.

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  YMCA

  Oct 2005 - Sept 2009

  Grants Manager/ Writer

  Developed funding requests for federal, state, and foundation grants; developed and managed financial and programmatic compliance and reporting systems.

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  YMCA of Florida's First Coast

  Oct 2009 - Dec 2019

  Executive Director of Grants and External Funding

  Work with major funders to address key initiatives of strategic plan; Develop program plans and metrics for funding requests that match funder priorities and YMCA strategic planning.

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  Ascension St. Vincent's Foundation

  Dec 2019 - Jul 2022

  • Manager, Foundation Development

    Dec 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Grant Writer

    Dec 2019 - Dec 2020
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  YMCA of the USA (National Resource Office)

  Jul 2022 - now

  Director of Government Funding Services

  Build relationships, create networks, facilitate knowledge and skills sharing, to strengthen the work of local YMCA's in successfully identifying funding opportunities, understanding grant deliverables and requirements and writing strong grant applications that lead to awards.