Brian Boomer is the Director of the Grants Division at West Hills Community College District in California’s San Joaquin Valley. Leading a small team, Boomer and the Grants Division have significantly increased grant writing efforts in service of underrepresented and underserved area residents. Over the current fiscal year, the Division has been awarded $28m from federal, state, and private sources. Working in a small, rural, and geographically remote district, Boomer recognizes that supplemental grant funding enhances the student experience and broadens West Hills Community College District’s impacts on its residents.