Carrie Mulcaire has served as the Grant Development Director of Cabrillo College since 2015. Carrie oversees the Grants Office to pursue funding that advances the college’s mission to support student success equitably and inclusively and student’s pursuit and completion of college and career pathways. During her tenure, she has helped to secure over $55 million in state and federal funding for educational and workforce initiatives. Carrie holds a master’s degree in city planning from the University of California at Berkeley, where she also earned a bachelor’s of science in business administration at the Haas School of Business. She has worked more than 15 years in grant development and management of federal, state, and private sources of funds to support education, workforce development, community and economic development. Prior to moving back to her home state of California, she worked in Washington, DC for nine years at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) where she directed the growth of a national program for post-disaster economic recovery with grant funding and worked on applied research and consulting projects. She has lived and worked in the United Kingdom and the People’s Republic of China. When not working or volunteering, Carrie enjoys traveling, cooking, mountain biking, and hiking around Santa Cruz County with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs.