Chris Jenkins has two decades of grant writing experience and has managed multi-million-dollar grants at the state and federal level. Chris has experience in grant research, grant management, compliance monitoring, and grant review. Chris has held many roles in higher education including professor and dean at multiple universities. Chris began his career in K-12 education where he taught English and worked in school administration. Chris has published scholarly work in peer-reviewed journals and books, as well as creative works including books, short stories, and screenplays.

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Chris has a PhD in education from Oklahoma State University, an MEd in educational administration from the University of Oklahoma, and a BA in English from Northeastern State University.