Appendix B: Institute Staff

At the time of the FY 2020-2021 Annual Report, the Institute employed eight full-time staff and eight part-time staff. Since October 2022, an additional 12 full-time and 9 part-time staff have been hired. For Administration, two full-time people were hired in January 2022 to assist with the administration and accounting of the budget and additional contracts. To disseminate the additional research findings, expand our social media outreach, and create branding for the GROW Center initiatives and marketing activities, one full-time and three part-time positions were added. In the Research Department, four full-time and six part-time positions were employed to conduct the mandated evaluations, begin evaluation plans for the GROW Center initiatives, and other various research activities.

The Professional Development Department is adding new positions. A Program Director was hired in late October 2021 and five full-time and one part-time person have been onboarded since March 2022.

The leadership team met with the FSU Human Resources team in August to strategize designing an effective organizational structure to ensure successful outcomes for the Institute. We are working closely with them to recruit experienced professionals and expect to be fully staffed by summer of 2023.