On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, the Turner College will be hosting a seminar on writing successful grant applications. One of the speakers is Fady Mansour, who serves as Director of the Butler Center for Research and Economic Development, Sarah T. Butler Distinguished University Chair, and Associate Professor of Economics in the Turner College. He holds a doctorate in economics from Middle Tennessee State University, and his research in labor economics, health economics, and political economy has been published in respected academic journals and cited by scholars internationally. Through the Butler Center, Mansour collaborates with businesses, nonprofit organizations, and local governments to analyze regional economic conditions and conduct economic-impact studies. His work informs data-driven decisions and supports workforce development and regional economic growth. The events other guests include Cassandra Brown-Parks, an accomplished financial professional with more than 20 years of experience in governmental accounting, financial analysis, grant management, budgeting, and fiscal compliance across city, county, state, and federal government environments. She brings a wealth of knowledge in public sector financial operations, grant administration, business process improvement, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. Throughout her career, Brown-Parks has demonstrated exceptional leadership in managing complex, multimillion-dollar grant programs from inception through implementation and closeout. Her experience includes overseeing federal grant initiatives, monitoring budgets and expenditures, ensuring regulatory compliance, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and collaborating with government agencies, program administrators, contractors, and community partners to achieve strategic objectives. She has managed grant portfolios exceeding $1 billion in expenditures and has led initiatives involving funding allocations, financial reporting, vendor oversight, and performance monitoring. The final guest speaker is Jianhua Yang is serving as a professor of computer science in the TSYS School. He earned a doctorate from the University of Houston in 2006. Prior to joining CSU, he served as an assistant professor at Bennett College for Women from 2006 to 2008 and at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore from 2008 to 2009. Yang has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers in prestigious journals and conference proceedings. He has been awarded 10 federal grants focusing on cybersecurity research, serving as Principal Investigator (PI) on 8 and co-PI on 2. He received the CSU Faculty Research Award in 2021 and the Turner College Faculty Service Award in 2023. Yang serves as the Point of Contact for CSU's NSA CAE-CD designation. He has worked as a Lead/Guest Editor for special issues in Electronics and currently serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Topology. Additionally, he has been invited to deliver keynote presentations at several international conferences. His primary research interests include computer networks and information security.
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