Aly Sanchez, Director of Strategy and Organizational Development for The Grant Plant, has more than two decades of grant writing experience including planning, proposal preparation, and reporting for complex private, state, and federal awards. In addition to direct grant development, she specializes in proposal strategy, project design, and staff and organizational development for The Grant Plant. Aly also leads the company’s capacity-building services, in which she develops learning materials, workshops, and trainings. Aly has completed UNM Evaluation Lab’s Evaluation Summer Institute and is trained and experienced in Results Based Accountability (RBA). Aly holds a BA in Psychology and an MBA focused on executive leadership.
Laurel crafts competitive funding proposals, manages client portfolios, and helps grow local grant-seeking capacity. Prior to joining The Grant Plant in 2020, she served as the Development Manager for Explora Children’s Museum, helping secure important grant funding and individual donations. She is a graduate of the 2024 Leadership Albuquerque class, a graduate of Pivotal’s grant writing Talent Academy, and served as a 2016 Fulbright Teaching Assistant in Weimar, Germany. With a BA in English from Trinity University, Laurel is passionate about language and the craft of writing.
