Mary Ann Kerttula, MSW

Key research skills: • Designing and conducting research projects, including use of surveys, structured interviews, and state systems • Performing data analysis •Collecting and merging data from divergent databases •Using SPSS syntax and SQL command language Key communication skills: • Report writing with more than 15 years of experience - Wrote reports for federal agencies, private foundations, research groups, and corporate management • Technical writing with more than 10 years of experience - Created policies and procedures, work instructions, survey instruments, and interview scripts • Proposal writing with training in the Shipley proposal process, and certification by the Association of Proposal Management Professionals - Wrote proposals resulting in contracts in 17 states including multiple contracts in five of these states • Oral presentation delivery - Presented study findings and proposals to federal government and county staff; led regional and local organization meetings • Expert use of the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Project, Powerpoint, Access, Visio)