Associates & Partners
Associates
Louis J Lafrado is co-owner of L&D Associates Consulting Group, Inc and serves as president of the firm. He has more than 30 years experience in grant writing and program development and management. His career has included work in biomedical research, public health, green technology, and education. He has held faculty positions at The Ohio State University and New Mexico State University. He has provided expertise to a variety of federal agencies for grant and program reviews.
He holds a Masters degree from North Dakota State University and was awarded a doctoral degree from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986.
Lou plays hockey and manages the www.prohockeynews.com web site. He also enjoys photography and learning to play guitar.
lafrado@landd.net
505.856.2539
Linda Morgan Davis is co-owner of L&D Associates Consulting Group, Inc and serves as vice president of the firm. She has more than 30 years of library and information services experience and is a skilled biomedical and pharmaceutical information services professional. Her career has included positions with pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies, hospital and medical school libraries, as well as library services companies. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Marywood University, a Masters in Library Science from Villanova University and a MBA from the University of Phoenix.
She has secured over $2 million in funding for L&D Associates clients. A native of upstate New York, Linda moved to New Mexico 20 years ago. In her spare time, Linda enjoys traveling, participating on Boards of charitable organizations, watching professional hockey and reading.
davis@landd.net
Robyn Socal joined L&D Associates in 2005. She has been working as an associate grant writer and technical writer, assisting clients and helping to secure over $800K in project funding.
A graduate of Auburn University, Robyn earned her Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering in 2000. After graduation, she resided in Egypt and England before returning to the United States. Prior to joining L&D Associates, Robyn was worked with a variety of non-profits, including child welfare and family assistance, disease prevention and military spousal support.
A native of California, Robyn now calls Gig Harbor, Washington home. She enjoys spending time with her family on the water, traveling, cooking, reading, and doing anything outdoors.
socal@landd.net
William G Sommers is an Associate with L&D, having joined the organization in February 2010 to focus on government programs and their intersection with private program development and management, market-specific lending and consumer education initiatives and their impact on economic development.
Prior to joining L&D, Bill served as Executive Director of the Tribal non-profit housing organization for the Pueblo of Laguna in central New Mexico where he founded a Native Community Development Financial Institution (NCDFI) to support housing and community-based economic development initiatives. In addition, Bill worked in retail banking in Chicago, spent 10 years in Washington, DC working for Sallie Mae – the Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) student loan secondary market – and purchased, expanded and sold a successful business in Virginia prior to relocating to New Mexico. He holds degrees from Loyola College/Baltimore (Master of Business Administration) and a Bachelor of Science from Elmhurst College.
In his spare time, Bill enjoys spending time with his family and friends and is an avid spectator of professional hockey and golf and an enthusiastic, if not skilled, participant in both of those sports.
sommers@landd.net
Jack Watrous is an Associate with L&D, having joined in 2009 to bring scientific and technical background along with extensive contract and SBIR experience to L&D's portfolio.
Dr. Watrous has a Ph. D. in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and has over twenty years of experience working with various components of the DOD and DOE. His technical expertise lies in the areas of high power microwave technology and computational plasma physics. In past efforts, he has worked in the areas of inertial and electrostatic fusion, magnetohydrodynamics, and code development.
Off hours, he enjoys both playing and officiating ice hockey, running, and studying the interplay of politics and macroeconomics.
watrous@landd.net
Roberta Meehan has more than 30 years of broad experience in the hospital, pharmaceutical, consumer product, and medical devices industries: basic and clinical research; regulatory affairs, including NDA filings; logistics; operations; and promotion compliance. She led cross-functional teams, including co-marketing partnerships with major companies, to design effective systems in support of organizational needs, building consensus among diverse stakeholders, and effecting implementation through appropriate communications and applications of technology. She holds a B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Maryland and has done graduate work in public health and business. Roberta volunteers for the leading nonprofit agency in Mercer County, NJ that provides comprehensive services to individuals and families affected by domestic and sexual violence. Roberta assists with planning, and participates in, the training of volunteers who advocate for victims. She has served on the board and participates in fundraising and development activities. For relaxation Roberta enjoys gardening, reading, and theater.
Meehan@landd.net
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