California Consulting, LLC
A California-based Grant Writing and Government
Affairs Firm that Delivers Results
About California Consulting
 Founded in 2004 California Consulting, LLC has quickly
established a reputation for hard work and a commitment to
success for our clients. With more than 50 clients statewide,
California Consulting’s success has translated into rapid and
unprecedented growth.
 California Consulting has developed an expertise in
representing public agencies, private companies and nonprofit organizations. We have contracts with 22 cities, 25
school districts and several other entities across the State.
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Testimonial
"California Consulting has provided the City of Lemoore with
connections to the right people at the right time. They have been
very responsive to our needs. I recommend them without
hesitation.”
Jeff Briltz
City Manager
City of Lemoore
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A Sacramento Presence
 California Consulting regularly organizes trips to
Sacramento for our clients. We organize a full day of
meetings with key State Agencies that have grant
monies available.
 Our team makes weekly trips to Sacramento to stay in
constant contact with State Agencies and Legislators
regarding available funding.
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Testimonial
"It gives me great pleasure to recommend California
Consulting, LLC. For several years, the Council of Fresno
County Governments (Fresno COG) has retained the services
of California Consulting, LLC. Each year, our Policy Board has
renewed the California Consulting contract and praised their
work. In fact, the last three years, the contract renewal has
been by a unanimous vote of all 15 mayors plus the County of
Fresno.”
Tony Boren
Executive Director
Fresno COG
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Services Provided
 Needs Assessment:
California Consulting staff meets with our clients to
identify priority projects, needs, objectives and tangible
goals.
Based on our knowledge of federal, state, and private
funding opportunities our staff then closely monitors
funding opportunities that fit your needs.
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Services Provided
 Grant Writing:
Working in conjunction with your staff and staff at the
state and federal agencies we have been able to write
233 competitive federal, state and private foundation
applications that have been funded for our clients since
2004.
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Services Provided
 Grant Administration:
After the grant is awarded there is usually post award
compliance that needs to be addressed. California
Consulting staff has extensive experience in the area of
grants administration, evaluation, and reporting postaward. We will assist you and your staff to meet all post
award requirements.
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Testimonial
"As City Manager of the City of Salinas I have witnessed California
Consulting's great work first hand. The hard working and
responsive team at California Consulting has gone above and
beyond the call of duty for the City of Salinas. I strongly
recommend California Consulting and have been impressed by
their work."
Artie Fields
City Manager
City of Salinas
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A Record of Success
California Consulting LLC:
 Will manage all aspects of an organization’s grant writing
program from drafting the applications to submission to
administration.
 Has a team of professional grant writers with the experience to
develop highly competitive grant applications.
 We are a revenue generating investment for our clients, thereby
helping to alleviate the burden on the general fund.
 Has never had a client whom we did not secure more money
than we were paid.
 Has generated over $1.4 billion for our clients.
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Testimonial
"Having served as a City Manager for several cities I have seen
many Consulting firms in action. California Consulting is by far the
best grant writing and governmental affairs firm that I have
worked with. California Consulting has the relationships, know
how, hard work ethic and responsiveness that are the key
components of any company. I recommend them strongly.”
Alan Bengyel
City Manager
City of Orange Cove
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Our Clients
Government Agencies
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County of Fresno*
County of Kern
County of Merced
City of Arvin*
City of Avenal*
City of Atwater*
City of Chowchilla
City of Coalinga
City of Delano*
City of Farmersville*
City of Fowler*
City of Fresno Redevelopment Agency
City of Greenfield*
City of Gonzales*
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City of Hughson*
City of Huron
City of Kerman*
City of Selma
City of Kingsburg
City of Lemoore*
City of Lindsay*
City of McFarland
City of Mendota
City of Modesto*
City of Newman*
City of Oakdale*
City of Orange Cove*
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Our Clients
Government Agencies
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City of Parlier
City of Patterson*
City of Porterville*
City of Reedley*
City of Salinas*
City of Sanger*
City of San Joaquin
City of Selma
City of Soledad
City of Taft
City of Tehachapi
City of Tracy*
The Latino Mayors & Local Elected Officials
Coalition of Fresno County*
Fresno Council of Governments* (all 15 cities
in Fresno County)*
 Fresno County Workforce Investment
Board
 Fresno Economic Opportunities
Commission
 Kern Council of Governments (COG)*
 Kingsburg Medical Center
 Madera Irrigation District
 McFarland Recreation & Park District
 Santa Nella County Water District*
 Sand City*
 Selma-Kingsburg-Fowler Co. Sanitation
Dist.
 Southwest Transportation Agency*
 Veterans of Foreign Wars – Dept. of
California
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Our Clients
Public Education
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Agape Charter School*
Alvina Unified School District (“USD”)*
Alum Rock Elementary District (San Jose)*
Ballico-Cressey USD*
Caruthers USD*
Coalinga-Huron USD*
Corcoran USD
Dixon USD*
Farmersville USD*
Golden Plains USD*
Gonzalez USD
Greenfield USD*
Kerman USD
Kingsburg Elementary Charter School
District*
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Kings Canyon USD*
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Kings County Office at Education
Laton USD*
Lemoore Union High SD*
Lindsay USD*
McFarland USD*
Monroe USD*
Newman Crows Landing USD*
Oxnard SD
Parlier USD*
Ripon USD*
Riverdale USD*
Salinas City Elementary SD*
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Our Clients
Public Education
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Salinas High SD*
Selma USD*
Travis USD*
Westside SD*
West Park SD*
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Our Clients
Universities
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Fresno Pacific University*
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Testimonial
"California Consulting has exceeded our expectations. Their grant
writers have helped us bring in more than $5.5 million in state and
federal funds for our School District. Based on our first hand
experience, we strongly recommend California Consulting."
Rich Merlo
Superintendent
Corcoran Unified School District
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Our Clients
Private Sector
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Aarti Petroleum
ADHC of Fresno & Clovis
Andres Ramos
Adventists Health Care Network*
Biswas Construction
BKS Energy, LLC
BMB Construction Properties*
California Institute of Technology (Pasadena,
CA)*
Century Builders
Chevron Energy Solutions*
Citadel Investment Group
CMQ Associates
Commercial Aviation Services, LLC*
Creative Bus Sales*
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Crescent View Charter High School
E & J Excavation
Eminence Healthcare*
Estes Auto Group
Fashion Fair Yogurt
Fun World Auto Sales
G & K Market
GIG Group USA
Granville Homes, Inc.
Gunner & Andros Investments*
Harris Construction
Happy Market
Health Care Supply Inc.
Jas Singh Development
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Our Clients
Private Sector (cont)
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L.A. Card Clubs Political Action Comm.
Lantana Investments
Law Offices of Ben Ewell
Mariposa Wine Co.
Martin Land & Development Company
MV Transportation*
Myron Smith - Attorney at Law
Nature’s Energy
Nurture by Nature
New Urban Strategies
Piccadilly Square
Precision Engineering
Railex
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Revultec
Reynen & Bardis Communities
SilverCreek Properties
Skip Barwick Realty
Spencer Enterprises*
Sperry Van Ness
SureFire, LLC
T.S. Public Relations
Tutelian and Company
United Development Group
Waste Management*
Zane Hammond Construction
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Testimonial
California Consulting has performed very well for the City of
Delano. We recommend them highly and have been impressed
with their hard work and ability to get things done in Sacramento."
Councilwoman Grace Vallejo
City of Delano
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The Company We Keep
California Consulting, LLC is a highly respected state-wide
firm with prominent clients including, but not limited to:
 Chevron Energy Solutions
 The City of Modesto
 The City of Tracy
 Creative Bus Sales (California’s largest bus sales company)
 MV Transportation (the nation's largest para-transit
company)
 Waste Management
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Examples of Work
for Kings Canyon USD
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Kings Canyon Unified $1.4 million CMAQ (buses) / (9 new CNG buses)
Kings Canyon Unified $500,000 School Violence Prevention / CDE (Five
years of school violence prevention program)
Kings Canyon Unified $299,000 Library Literacy Program / Federal ED
(Additional librarian and materials for school library in Orange Cove)
Kings Canyon Unified School District $1000 Running Track, Playground
Cover / CIWMB (Running track and playground cover at four schools)
Kings Canyon Unified School District/$184,000 (Library Literary
Program/Federal ED/Additional librarian & materials)
Kings Canyon Unified School District/$428,728 California Dept. of
Education Technology Voucher (Vouchers for equipment & software)
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Examples of Work
for Kings Canyon USD
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Kings Canyon Unified School District/$10 million California Dept. of
Education/Joint Use (Facilities at six school sites)
• Zumwalt School project is the construction of a new school. The Joint Use funding
provided $1.5 million for a library and $1.5 million for a multi-purpose room.
• Grant Middle School was funded $1.5 million for the construction of a gymnasium.
• Jefferson Elementary was funded $1 million for the construction of a multi-purpose
room.
• Reedley High School was funded $2 million for the construction of a library.
• Riverview Elementary was funded $1.5 million for the construction of a multi-purpose
room.
• Dunlap Elementary was funded $1 million for the construction of a multi-purpose
room.
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Examples of Work
for Kings Canyon USD
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Kings Canyon Unified School District/$330,000 CDE - (Prop 1D, Dunlap High
School)
City of Reedley/ Kings Canyon Unified/$990,000 CMAQ - (Joint Transportation
Yard)
Kings Canyon Unified School District/$321,662 DOE - (Improving Literacy
through School Libraries)
Kings Canyon Unified School District/$635,400 CMAQ - (3 buses)
Total: $15, 188, 790
Client Since: January 1, 2006
Working Days: 1,145 Dollars per Working Day: $13,265
Percentage of Retainer: 1.1% Ratio: 84 to 1
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Examples of Work
for The City of Parlier
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City of Parlier $18,700 Tree Grant / CDF - (180 trees throughout City of Parlier)
City of Parlier, P.D. $5,000 Bullet Proof Vest / Dept. of Justice - (Ten bulletproof vests)
City of Parlier $5,000 City Allotment / Dept. of Conservation - (Beverage
recycling city allotment)
City of Parlier $140,000 Soccer Field / Stewardship Council - (New soccer field
to be constructed in City)
City of Parlier $175,000 Rubberized Asphalt Concrete / CIWMB - (Rubberized
asphalt on several streets of Parlier)
City of Parlier $33,000 Community Facilities / USDA Rural Dev.- (Computers for
Police Department)
City of Parlier $75,000 Tire Derived/ CIWMB - (Artificial turf for medians in City)
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Examples of Work
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City of Parlier $15,000 Seat Belt Campaign / OTS - (Officer overtime for seat
belt campaign)
City of Parlier $5,000 City Allotment / Dept. of Conservation (Beverage
recycling city allotment)
City of Parlier $300,000 CDBG / Housing and Community Development
(Disaster relief from 2007 freeze)
City of Parlier $60,000 DUI / OTS (Officer overtime and DUI enforcement
equipment)
City of Parlier/$2,680,000 Economic Development Administration (Parlier
Industrial Park Infrastructure Improvements)
City of Parlier/$45,974 CalGrip (2008)
City of Parlier/$4,106 (Department of Justice/Bullet Proof Vest Program)
City of Parlier/$500,000 (HCD/CDBG Enterprise Fund)
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Examples of Work
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City of Parlier Parlier/$42,250 (Calgrip Anti-Gang Grant)
City of Parlier/$250,00 (Water Use Efficiency)
City of Parlier/$3,785 (CEDAP Night Vision Equipment)
City of Parlier/$205,000 (Safe Routes to Schools)
City of Parlier/$56,250 (Tire Derived/Rubberway softwalk)
City of Parlier/$252,554 (COPS Hiring Recovery Program) (CHRP)
City of Parlier - $46,119 (Justice Assistance Grant)
City of Parlier - $54,000 (PTA General Allocation)
Total: : $4, 971, 792
Client Since: January 1, 2005
Working Days: 1,354 Dollars per Working Day: $3,671
Percentage of Retainer: 2.93% Ratio: 34 to 1
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Meet the Staff
A California-based Grant Writing and Government
Affairs Firm that Delivers Results
Steve Samuelian - Owner
California Consulting, LLC Owner Steve Samuelian has held various
leadership posts during a career spanning almost 25 years.
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Former State Assemblyman
Former Senior Congressional Aide at Federal Level (8 years)
Has served on various boards, commissions and leadership posts
Highly regarded in public policy, local government and education
circles across California
 Has been a guest on various local, state and national radio,
television and newspaper outlets
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Testimonial
"California Consulting works hard to represent their clients. It is
their hard work ethic, responsiveness, and attention to detail that
has made them so successful at securing funding for clients. I
recommend them without hesitation."
Mayor Dennis Donahue
City of Salinas
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Juan Garza II
Chief Operating Officer
Juan Garza II, C.O.O. of California Consulting, LLC, brings a wide range
of experience in law, municipal finance, and local government.
 B.A. from UCLA and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Idaho
 Former Press Aide for a U. S. Congressman
 Served as an investment banker with the firm of Kinsell, Newcomb
& De Dios, Inc, in Southern California
 Served as Assistant Vice President of the financial advisory firm
Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc
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Liz Gomez
Senior Director
Liz joins California Consulting, LLC as a Senior Director and part of the
management team. She will be the firm's third lobbyist, registered with
the Secretary of State. Her experience includes 3 years as District
Representative for San Joaquin Valley Congressman Jim Costa (DFresno). In her capacity with Rep. Costa, Liz worked closely with cities,
school districts, non-profits, and others across the Congressman's
District. Liz also has previously served as Public Affairs Representative and
Media Spokesperson for Pacific Gas and Electric for the Valley region. Well
acquainted with the grants process, Liz has also served as the Director of
Grants Research and Writing Department for Table Mountain Rancheria
working on several complex federal grant applications. At California
Consulting, Liz will be responsible for working with clients, and client
outreach as well as playing a vital role in the grants department. Liz reads,
writes, and speaks Spanish fluently.
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Robert Garcia
Senior Associate
 24+ years experience working on grants for the fifth largest City in California
(Fresno)
 Has written approximately 110 federal, state and private foundation grant
applications
 Former Major in Military and current instructor at the University of Phoenix
 Earned his B.A. and M.B.A.
 Served as a grant writer for the City of Fresno Police Department & Public
Works Department
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Valerie Murray
Deputy Director of Grants
 Has written 50 complex competitive federal, state and
private foundation grant applications and several of her
applications have been funded
 Earned B.S. from the University of Phoenix and is pursuing
her Masters at Fresno State University
 Served as a Deputy with the Fresno County Sheriff’s
Department
 Specializes in law enforcement and first responder grants
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Testimonial
"California Consulting is well respected in the halls of the State
Capitol. The connections, knowledge of the legislative and funding
process, and hard work has made them one of California's most
sought after lobbying and grant writing companies."
Mayor Victor P. Lopez
City of Orange Cove
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Dina Scambray
Director of Business Development
 Selected by the California Department of Education to be a grant
reader, in which she scored and evaluated After School grants
 Bachelor of Arts degree from Fresno State University
 Master of Arts degree from Fresno State University
 Former Grant Reader for the After School Grants for California
 Successfully completed the Grant Writing USA workshop in
Sacramento
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Tristan Shamp
Project Manager/Grant Writer
 Earned Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of
California, Los Angeles, in 2005, Summa Cum Laude and has just
completed his Master of Arts degree in History at California
State University Fresno in the summer of 2009, also Summa Cum
Laude
 Has written over 100 federal, state and private foundation grant
applications
 Has taught credited courses at CSU Fresno, as well as working as
a writing tutor and supplemental history instructor at Fresno City
College
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Antoinette Aizon-Hubbell
Senior Grants Administrator
 Holds two Bachelors Degrees (Psychology and Criminal Justice) and
two Masters Degrees. She is currently completing her Ph.D in 2010
 Antoniette's Masters Degrees focus on "The Use of Technology in
Law Enforcement" and "At-Risk Youth: From CPS Cases to Probation
Cases.”
 Antoniette has previously served as a grant writer for the City of
Fresno police department from 2006 - 2009 where she wrote the
successful City of Fresno CalGRIP application that was funded.
Additionally, she was the administrator for the City's CalGRIP grant
where she coordinated the evaluation, reporting and administration
for this complex grant
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Testimonial
"When projects need funding it is often California Consulting that
gets the call. They have proven very successful at generating muchneeded dollars for our local communities and I commend them for
their effective work. We need more hard working companies that
care about our communities like California Consulting."
Henry Perea
Supervisor
Fresno County
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Gary Rogers
Project Manager/Grant Writer
 Earned a Master of Arts degree in English Language Teaching from San Jose
State University
 Has taught English and Linguistics for the State Center Community College
District for ten years
 Completed Grant Writing and Management Certificate program at CSU
Fresno in 2010
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Testimonial
"We are very pleased with California Consulting. They have helped
generate millions of dollars in grant monies for our district and
have excellent relationships in Sacramento. I recommend them
strongly."
Juan Garza
Superintendent Kings Canyon Unified Superintendent
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Tamara Kovacevic
Project Manager/Grant Writer
 Received her Bachelors Degree as well as her Masters
Degree from Fresno Pacific University in Business
Administration
 Has worked at Fresno Pacific University for over two
years
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Danielle Sotelo
Grant Writing Consultant
 Responsible for grant research, grant identification and grant
writing
 B.A. in International Relations, emphasis in Political Science and
minor in Philosophy from Pepperdine University
 Worked in the office of a U.S. Congressman
 Taught at San Joaquin Valley College
 Worked in Washington D.C. for the Guatemala Human Rights
Commission
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Carrol Terrazas
Administrative Assistant
 Well-established background working in the non-profit and private sector
with business owners
 Served as Executive Assistant to numerous and successful locally owned
family businesses and has owned and operated her own business
 Experience includes managing demanding aspects of business, and multitasking assignments to meet and exceed client needs
 Years of expertise overseeing time sensitive and confidential matters
 Brings fast, effective and efficient services to clients
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Chelsea Vongehr
Administrative Grants Assistant
 Has written 14 competitive federal, state and private
foundation grant applications
 Wrote an Edward Byrnes “JAG” Grant that was
funded
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Testimonial
"Whether it is lobbying the state or writing high quality federal and
state grant applications, California Consulting has set the standard in
the industry. California Consulting's hard work ethic and commitment
to producing high quality grant applications is known by municipalities
all over the State. I recommend them strongly because I know from
personal experience that they deliver what they promise."
Dave Elias
Fowler City Manager
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Phone: (559) 244-0801
Website: www.californiaconsulting.org
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