Management

Michael Paddock
Chief Executive Officer

Michael Paddock, in his tenure as CEO of Grants Office, has consulted with dozens of state and local governments and international agencies. He contributes regularly to a wide range of publications, including as Grants Columnist for the award-winning HS Today magazine, and he is a featured speaker at many national conferences. Michael Paddock served from 1996-2001 on the US Interagency Electronic Grants Committee and co-founded the New York State E-grants project in 1999. His 2007 published article “Funding the First 72 Hours” was accepted as a reference within the National Blueprint for Secure Communities, a joint project of the National Councilon Readiness and Preparedness and the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In addition to his expertise in the area of Homeland Security Funding, Mr. Paddock has managed Grants Office through its success in $300 million in funding for municipalities, public safety agencies, hospitals, university and K-12 education, and many non-profit human service organizations.

Daniel Casion
Manager of Grants Development and Administration

Dan comes from a health care background working with the Unity Health System for nearly a decade and has worked at Grants Office in Grants Development as an Administration for 3 years.

While with GD&A at Grants Office, Dan has personally managed the submission of over 200 proposals for funding and consulted on hundreds more on behalf of municipalities, public safety organizations, hospitals, schools and universities across the country. Dan’s efforts have resulted in over $20 million in new funding for organizations nationwide. Asmanager of GD&A, Dan also manages the contracts for large municipal organizations, state-wide grant seeking programs, and multiple industry clients in support of public and private sector funding. Dan has spoken at conferences regarding appropriate funding for a variety of municipal and non-profit entities.