Jack Smith, MPA, has over thirty years consulting and training experience with nonprofit organizations throughout the US. Jack served as the Director of Housing, Energy and Development for the People's Regional Opportunity Program in Portland, ME and the Director of Housing for Community Concepts in South Paris, ME. His training is reinforced by his extensive senior management experiences developing grant-funded programs in Maine. He currently teaches the grant writing certificate programs at the Austin Center for Nonprofit Studies, University of North Florida, Western Carolina University and the University of Maine. He regularly teaches for the San Antonio Area Foundation, Texas Municipal League and the University of New Hampshire. Jack is based in Freeport and has a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Maine.