01 / INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY
Educational master planning
Educational Master Plan Faculty Co-Chair at West Los Angeles College (listed from 2024), building on earlier educational master planning facilitation.
Institutional appointmentFounder’s professional portfolio
Experience that
informs our work.
Selected leadership roles, institutional initiatives, and academic contributions of Dr. Anthony P. Cuomo.
Professional experience & impact
Practice informed by real-world leadership.
Dr. Cuomo’s experience spans academic leadership, institutional strategy, grant development, accreditation, and professional service.
These experiences shape the perspective he brings to organizational strategy, education, and communication.
Featured professional project · Grant development
Project IMAGINE — $3 Million Federal Grant
Role: Grant co-author · Institution: Los Angeles Pierce College · Program: FY 2026 Title III Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), U.S. Department of Education · Period: October 2026–September 2031 (five years)
Dr. Anthony P. Cuomo served as a co-author of the grant proposal for Project IMAGINE (Institutional Modernization through Artificial Intelligence, Growth, Innovation, New Employment Pathways, and Economic Mobility). Los Angeles Pierce College was awarded $3 million in federal funding for this 60-month institutional transformation initiative.
The project focuses on developing infrastructure for artificial intelligence integration and technical training; aligning academic and workforce pathways with emerging, high-demand employment sectors; and expanding institutional capacity to support low-income and disadvantaged students through tutoring, advising, and specialized student services.
Individual professional grant-writing contribution — not a Cuomo & Associates client engagement
02 / ACCREDITATION
Accreditation & institutional effectiveness
Faculty Accreditation Chair and Student Learning Outcome Coordinator at West Los Angeles College (listed from 2020); member of an ACCJC peer review team and statewide Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative resource teams.
College leadership & professional service03 / GRANT DEVELOPMENT
Grant writing & program support
Co-author of a $300,000 Culturally Responsive Pedagogy & Practices Innovative Best Practices grant at West Los Angeles College; additional experience with zero-textbook-cost and open educational resource initiatives. Grant co-author for Los Angeles Pierce College’s awarded $3 million, five-year FY 2026 Title III SIP Project IMAGINE initiative.
Institutional grant work04 / ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
Academic administration
Served as Acting Dean of Academic Affairs in 2023 and Interim Dean of Academic Affairs in 2021–22 at West Los Angeles College, with responsibilities spanning academic programs and institutional initiatives.
Administrative appointments05 / LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum, training & online learning
Experience teaching communication courses, developing professional learning sessions, supporting online teaching and learning, and coordinating assessment and curriculum-related initiatives.
Faculty & professional development06 / SCHOLARSHIP & SERVICE
Research & professional leadership
Doctor of Education from UCLA (2024), peer-reviewed scholarship, conference presentations, and service in leadership roles with the Western States Communication Association.
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Academic curriculum vitae
For a complete listing of appointments, publications, presentations, and professional service, view Dr. Cuomo’s CV.