Shelley Bartenstein, Ph.D., GPC           
Shelley Bartenstein, Ph.D., GPC is a professional grant writer who helps organizations research funding opportunities and produce winning proposals. After a successful career in the private sector, first as a fine artist, medical illustrator, and scenic artist, then later as an instructional designer and organizational development specialist, she worked for ten years in the California State University developing and marketing continuing professional education programs. Nine years ago, Dr. Bartenstein launched her consulting business to assist others in developing grant proposals, marketing plans, and business plans. Shelley is a Certified Grant Professional, and Past President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Association of Grant Professionals; she has achieved an outstanding track record of grants awards: nearly $25 million from government and private sources. She has a BA in Fine Arts (UCLA), MS in Instructional Technology, and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Southern California.

Matt Bartlett currently resides as president and CEO of Bartlett Consulting as well as a second company, Bartlett Systems.  He has 17 years professional experience in numerous industries including the US Army, Telecommunications, International Security and Risk Management, Information Technology, Defense Technology & Programs, and Management Consulting.  He has managed both domestic and international business engagements with foreign and domestic clientele.  Matt currently maintains a  PMP certification and his educational background includes a BS in Management from the US Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Duke University.

David  Marsh             

David Marsh graduated from Ohio State University in Natural Resource Management. David worked for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for four years in water resource management and watershed planning. After leaving natural resources to start a construction business, David spent the next thirty years in the residential remodeling industry in sales, design and administration. Since 1988 served as the General Manager of two mid-sized remodeling companies before retiring in the fall of 2008.

Mr. Charles Scott Akridge is employed by NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama in the Flight Software Group.  He began his career at NASA as a co-op student and upon graduating in 1996 with a B.S. in Mathematics from Athens State University he began work at NASA full-time.  Mr. Akridge is responsible for all aspects of software development from requirements, design, coding, and testing and dedicates considerable time in risk management and project management.  Recently, Mr. Akridge created a software program to simplify the process for verifying that a product matches the design requirements as specified in a series of documents.

Ralph Petroff
Peggy Sammon
Mindy Thompson
Jerry Mercer
Frances Akridge
Steven Ginsburg