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Merrill Hatlen
- Grants Consultant, Indiana Prevention Resource Center, Applied Health Science
- Certified Prevention Professional (CPP), Applied Health Science
Contact Information
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(812) 855-8276
IU Research Park Suite 110
Education
- MA, at Loyola-Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, 1978
- BA, at University of California, Santa Barbara, 1966
Background
- Served on grants team for successful proposal from state of Indiana for a $11.7 million grant from SAMHSA for Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant, 2005
- Executive Director, Family Service Association of Monroe County. Initiated a prevention program for incarcerated parents in the Monroe County jail. Secured grants from the Indiana Children's Trust Fund, Community Foundation of Greater Bloomington, and Monroe County CARES, 1996-2003
- Researcher/Writer, self-employed in France. Independent study of French language and culture, focusing on the nonprofit sector and the human services delivery system. Research on the international dimensions of philanthropy in Europe and the role of community-based organizations, foundations, and corporations as catalysts for social change, 1992-1995
- Development Director, South Central Community Action Program (SCCAP), Bloomington, Indiana. Secured grant and directed a model Financial Development Program involving economic development, grant development, and marketing. Served as staff liaison to SCCAP's Capital Campaign Committee, which initiated a fundraising drive for a new family service center, 1991-1992
- Project Manager, SCCAP. Wrote proposal and administered federal grant to develop a model family self-sufficiency program. The Self-Start Project was cited by the Indiana Legislative Services Agency (Families in Poverty) as one of the "Innovations in Indiana," 1990-1991
- Volunteer Videograher for the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, 2000-2006
