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ERICA MILLER PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT AND CEO, ROBERT J. MILLER & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Second generation family business sees huge growth through ownership transition

TONAWANDA, NEW YORK, August 5, 2020 — Robert J. Miller & Associates, Inc (RJMA) is proud to announce the official promotion of Erica Miller to company president and chief executive officer. After increasing company sales from $300,000 per year to $1.1 million over the past decade, paving her own way as a female executive and successfully navigating RJMA through a global pandemic, Miller will take over from her father, Robert J. Miller, to lead the grant writing business.

RJMA secures grants for clients nationwide, working mainly with schools, hospitals and municipalities in all 50 states. Miller held a role at the company through college while she received her bachelor’s degree and MA. She quickly moved from bookkeeping assistant to marketing associate and on to chief operating officer. Her noteworthy accomplishments in these areas ultimately led to her appointment as president and CEO of the firm.

Statistically speaking, family businesses have only a 19% success rate when transitioning to the second generation. However, since 2011, Miller has increased gross sales and staff size, renovated the building, established a new marketing program to grow RJMA through digital efforts and trade shows and secured her promotion six months earlier than anticipated. She now helms a $1.1 million grant writing company.

Miller’s drive for success is illustrated by her achievements in business. She received her master’s degree in one year rather than the standard two so she could quickly get to work at RJMA. She was also honored in the sixth class of the Buffalo Business First’s 30 Under 30 in 2018, receiving a perfect score from all judges.

In an industry where return on investment is not guaranteed and the grant is never 100% certain, Miller has thrived in breaking the metaphorical glass ceiling, building strong relationships, growing her team, passing on her knowledge, and driving results where they’re most needed.

David Lowery, executive director of the Erie County Association of School Boards and RJMA client, said, “Erica Miller, in my opinion, will take Robert J. Miller and Associates to the next level. She is a knowledgeable, professional, energetic, enthusiastic, visionary, and results-driven individual.”

About Robert J. Miller & Associates

RJMA specializes in securing grants for healthcare organizations and K-12 schools from federal, state, and local governments as well as private and corporate foundations from coast to coast. RJMA’s experienced team of professional grant writers works hand-in-hand with clients’ staff to develop and write competitive grant proposals for submission to identified grant sources. With 45 years of solid grant writing and fundraising counsel experience and over $500 million generated for clients in discretionary competitive grants to date prove the value of our professional services. RJMA consistently brings home the grants.

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