Elizabeth Quinn Gray eqgray@gmail.com

(607) 279-5885

Professional Experience Independent Consultant and Advisor July 2014-Present Provide professional evaluation and mentoring services to individuals and organizations in areas such as: community development; non-profit and small business start up and management; international programming; and educational policy. Services include: strategic planning; branding and messaging development; organizational process analysis; project design and management; grantwriting; business plan development; etc. Assistant Director; Global Institute for Health and Human Rights, UAlbany June 2012-June 2014 Manage the founding and growth of a new University-wide research institute; develop and maintain contacts throughout the University; support and coordinate activities with the board of directors, affiliated faculty, and advisory board; prepare and review advocacy, policy, and educational materials; assist in the creation and implementation of courses, conferences, trainings and events; co-develop strategic plans; manage communication with media, public, and extra-mural organizations; develop and maintain relationships with local institutional partners; facilitate student internships; coordinate and co-author grant proposals; prepare annual reports; draft speeches, letters, presentations, agendas, and other communications for the directors; etc.

Project Assistant; International Academic Program, UAlbany June 2012-June 2014 Assist directors in the management of the $2,500,000 federally funded program to provide higher educational opportunities for scholars at risk; manage the Online Program through which starred students from Iran, banned from continuing their study for religious, social, or political affiliations in their home country, will earn degrees through online degree programs; oversee and advise on the academic programs of undergraduate and graduate starred students from Iran studying at Ualbany; develop academic partnerships with foreign universities. Director, Founder, Project Coordinator; Wishi Project 2010-present Fully design and implement project to establish a primary school for the children of the indigenous and remote Wishi Community in Ecuador, providing them with a basic education and helping to preserve the indigenous Shuar language and culture: manage fundraising and development to reach fundraising targets; design and carry out a realistic yet adaptable timeline for projects; design and manage the webpage; present guest lectures at schools, universities and conferences; manage PR and marketing; maintain contact with community partners in Ecuador; build a network of support for the project on the ground in Ecuador, including developing community support, securing local government buy-in and funding, partnering with local aid organizations, and managing disputes and challenges within the community; oversee the construction project on the ground in Ecuador in collaboration with community partner, including planning a timeline for the construction, securing and transporting materials, participating in the building, managing volunteers and community workers; manage the budget and finances of the project, with full transparency with the community partner; regularly follow up to ensure continued sustainability of the school project and follow-up supplemental projects; etc. Studio Manager and Curriculum Advisor; Albany Art Room 2007-2010 Student Assistant; University at Albany Department of Residential Life 2005-2008 Education State University of New York at Albany

M.A., Philosophy: UAlbany, State University of New York – G.P.A. 4.00 -Master’s Thesis: A Theory of Environmentalism; Environmentalism as Wide Ecology

B.A., Philosophy: The Honors College; UAlbany, State University of New York – G.P.A. 3.95 -Major: Philosophy; concentration in political and social philosophy -Minor: Planetary Science; student initiated, interdisciplinary -Honors College Thesis: John Rawls and Martin Luther King Jr. on Civil Disobedience

Clubs, Committees and Volunteer Experience Co-founder/President, Board of Trustees , Castle Island Bilingual Montessori 2012-present

Preside over all meetings of the Board of Directors; hold accountable the enforcing agents of the School to ensure proper execution of the mission; facilitate the process of founding the school including: drafting of Articles of Incorporation and other founding documents; seeking approval through State Board of Education as a non-public school; application for 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status; etc.; manage the securing of facilities for the school including: reviewing leases; negotiating real estate purchase contracts; seeking zoning and code approval; etc.; develop outreach and recruitment strategies for enrollment and community networking World Soccer Project Director of Community Programming; Albany, NY 2012-2013 Nueva Era Summer Ecology Program Volunteer; Galapagos Islands, Ecuador 2010 Seeds Dream Amazon Reforestation Project Volunteer; Morona Santiago, Ecuador 2010 College of Arts and Sciences Dean Search Committee Undergraduate Rep.; UAlbany 2008 University Senate Appointee by Student Association President; UAlbany 2008-2009 Purple and Gold Ambassador; UAlbany 2007-2009 Presidential Scholar Faculty Mentor Participant; UAlbany 2005-2009 Philosophy Club Co-founder/ President; UAlbany 2005-2009 Awards and Honors Phi Beta Kappa Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society Thirty Under 30 Featured Alumna, UAlbany Magazine 2014 Initiatives for Women NEW Leadership Conference Panelist 2013, 2014 HOBY Youth Leadership Conference Panelist 2013 Undergraduate Prize in Philosophy 2008 Chancellor's Award 2008 Distinguished Scholar Leader Award 2008 Awarded to one graduating senior who best exemplifies the scholar-leader-service ideal Ada Craig Walker Award 2008 Awarded to one graduating senior woman who “best typifies the ideals of the University.” United University Professions College Scholarship 2007 Awarded to three NYS students annually for academic excellence/promotion of social justice Student Staff Member of the Year, Department of Residential Life 2006/2007 Presidential Award for Undergraduate Research 2006 Annual UAlbany Honors Conference Presenter 2006, 2007 Irving Harold Losee Scholarship 2006 Awarded to support Spanish language study in Santiago, Chile

Trainings and Certifications Community Loan Foundation & St. Rose College Small Business Course 2014 National Coalition Building Institute Diversity Sensitivity Training 2005

Publications Lead Author Gray, Elizabeth Q., Chris L. Hocker, Jordan B. Ponzo, Kathleen R. Coonrod, and John W. Delano (2007) Theropod footprints at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA: Additional constraints on the trackmakers and the physical environment. Ichnos (accepted pending minor revisions).

Drafter and Editor Alaei A; Alaei K. Drug users need more choices at addiction treatment facilities. British Medical Journal (BMJ). 22 March 2013; 346:f1520 Alaei A; Alaei K. Health Diplomacy, a case study: An AIDS Prevention and Treatment Initiative in the Middle East. Global Health and Diplomacy (GHD). Sept. 2012 p 40-43. Languages Native Fluency in English Full Professional Fluency in Spanish