Here’s what clients say about my work:

“Congratulations!  The proposal is outstanding–we are so pleased with how it turned out. On behalf of our scholars, ‘Thank you’ for sharing your time and talent. It was such a pleasure working with you, I sincerely hope this is only the first of several projects we get to work on together.”
Nicole Levine, Chief Development Officer at Higher Achievement  

“Thank you very much for your outstanding work as notetaker for Team WilDon during the grant reviews. Everyone involved had to be very flexible, adaptable, and diligent in order to make the whole process work. During the reviews the notetakers are unsung heroes, since they play a rather quiet yet crucial role in ensuring that reviewers’ comments and scores are captured effectively…”
Daniel Joelson, TeamWilDon

“… I am pleased to inform you that we received $50,000 from Freddie Mac in response to Judy’s grant proposal. Job well done. Thank you again, Judy, for your great efforts.”
Michael L. Ferrell, Executive Director, Coalition for the Homeless

“Judy is absolutely delightful to work with–great quality, highly responsive, and a darned nice person.  She knows the ropes so her learning curve is minimal.  We will ask her to help out again and again…if I could keep her on the payroll forever I would.  I so enjoy exploiting her talent!”
Irv Katz, CEO, National Human Services Assembly

“Judy asked very good questions regarding the project and showed a great understanding of what SAMHSA grants are about and what SAMHSA funds. She was also extremely flexible in terms of accommodating her writing timeline to the needs of our organization (many details didn’t come together until the very last minute). Judy was, as always, a pleasure to work with.”
Sara W. Thompson, Supportive Housing Services Manager, Arlington County Department of Human Services  

“Hooray! Many thanks to you for doing such a great job with the grant application. Duke Ellington School of the Arts has been awarded $60,000 from the NEA. Excellent work, Judy! And congratulations to me, for having the smarts to hire you.”
Niki Wanner, Deputy Executive Director, The Ellington Fund

“The outstanding students of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts will benefit greatly from the $60,000 NEA grant recently awarded for our collaboration with the Washington Opera.  We are very appreciative of the work done by Judy Leaver on our behalf in writing the proposal, and for telling the story of our students, programs, and the opera project slated for the 2009-2010 academic year.”
Rory Pullens, Head of School / CEO, Duke Ellington School of the Arts

“Judy is a great colleague and partner in project development and execution.  She is graceful in her ability to connect with the client’s requirements and timeline.”
Cathy Coridan, Executive Director, Mount Saint John

“Judy is fantastic to work with, very professional, and does excellent work.”
Sara Christopherson, Partnership for Quality Medical Donations

“Judy did an amazing job on the website text, distilling what we do down to its essence, and helping people understand who we are, what we’re like to work with, and what we do. I couldn’t have asked for more! I couldn’t be more grateful for her help, guidance, and great writing.”
Merianne Liteman, Liteman Rosse, Inc.

“Judy came to The Textile Museum when we were transitioning to new leadership. Additionally, there were further complications with a number of staff vacancies in the development department that made keeping on top of our grant writing and reporting difficult. With her very able assistance, the museum never missed a deadline and was able to submit more grant applications than when the department was fully staffed. Apparently, managing complex organizational dynamics is second nature to her as she worked well with all members of our team. Judy also is absolutely reliable; she is very goal driven and is constantly reminding us of upcoming deadlines. Her flexibility has been very important as our exhibition schedule and funding priorities shifted from time to time. I believe she truly enjoys learning new things as she manages to “get up to speed” on new projects easily. Overall, I will honestly say that it is a pleasure working with Judy because of her high level of professionalism and because she has such a “can-do” attitude!”
Aileen C. Moffatt, Interim Associate Director of Development and Communications, The Textile Museum, Washington DC

See who has hired me:

• Arlington County Department of Human Services
• AHC, Inc.
• Center for Mental Health, District of Columbia
• Child Welfare League of America
• Coalition for the Homeless
• Darrough and Associates
• District of Columbia Department of Health
• District of Columbia Department of Mental Health
• Ethiopian Community Development Council
• Family and Child Services, Inc.
• Family and Child Services of Southeast Connecticut
• Free Advice, Inc.
• Higher Achievement
• Institute for Children and Families (Lancaster, PA)
• Kids Comprehensive Services
• Liteman-Rosse, Inc. (Retreats that Work)
• Medlink Hospital
• Metro TeenAIDS, Inc.
• Mount Saint John (Deep River, CT)
• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
• National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
• National Human Services Assembly
• Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry
• OWL-Older Women’s League
• Partnership for Quality Medical Donations
• Sasha Bruce Youthworks
• The Development Department/Coalition for the Homeless
• The See Forever Foundation
• U.S. Library of Congress /ISS Directorate
• Wilderness Leadership and Learning, Inc.