Ms. Sirina Sucklal has over 15 years of grant writing experience and has served as a reviewer with the federal government as well as the state of Maryland. While Ms. Sucklal has worked in industry, academia, and the nonprofit sectors, she has focused her volunteer work primarily on helping students who are the most vulnerable and underrepresented in our school systems in addition to counseling clients within the Greater Baltimore region on starting and expanding businesses. Ms. Sucklal has written numerous grants to fund programs focused on increasing the number of minorities, women, and people with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs, specifically Robotics and Cyber Security. She has published articles on the application of STEM within our communities and the results of minority students’ participation in STEM programs.

Ms. Sucklal’s work reflects her ability to establish and maintain communication with federal, state, county, and school officials to ensure compliance with rules and regulations, accessing information and submitting documentation upon request. She possesses strong research, organizational, record keeping and time management skills as well as the acumen to work independently and/or as part of a team to conduct complex assignments as well as exercising discretion in decision making based on best practices, technical expertise, and professionalism. Ms. Sucklal is a solution-oriented individual, who assesses each problem independently and widely for solutions. She has a J.D. in Law, M.Sc. in Information Technology and a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Psychology.