Experience

About Kim Andresen:

Kim Andresen has spent the better part of a quarter-century working in non-profit administration. Since 2013 she has specialized in grant development, securing $20M+ in awards for small and mid-size organizations throughout NYS, ranging in size from $500 to $5M from a variety of private, state, and federal agencies.

With an emphasis on bolstering underserved populations, her grant, RFP, and content development work has focused primarily on projects that promote sustainable tourism, combat homelessness, and inspire arts-in-education initiatives. Always up for a challenge and ready to expand her knowledge base (and take a test), Kim became a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) in 2024, and earned the Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credential in 2025.

Happy to call the Mid-Hudson Valley home for the past decade, prior to that Kim spent two chilly decades in the Adirondacks’ High Peaks Region of northern NY where she was the Program and Marketing Director for the Lake Placid Center for the Arts before transitioning into the role of Senior Content Developer and then Grant Developer and Administrator for the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism — the accredited DMO for eight regions of the Adirondacks.

When not exploring the outdoors with her family or cozied up and lost in a good book, Kim can be found working in some capacity for the thriving local film and theatre scene, or volunteering for several local not-for-profit boards. And yes, as unbelievable as it may be, she actually enjoys grant writing and all the tedious little details that go along with it. It’s true.