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GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR & NONPROFITS · ALL 50 STATES
Stronger towns start
with stronger systems.
Strategy and operational support for towns, counties, special districts, state departments, and the nonprofits that drive local economic development.
Registered in SAM.gov · Insured and bonded · English and Spanish
Big responsibilities.
Small teams. Tight budgets.
Public agencies and community nonprofits carry the same responsibilities as larger organizations, with a fraction of the staff.
Where the work gets stuck.
FOUR PLACES PUBLIC WORK STALLS
Projects stall in permitting.
Applications bounce between departments, reviews stack up, and a project that was funded last spring still hasn’t broken ground.
Revenue slips through outdated workflows.
Claims go out late or get denied, fees go uncollected, and nobody has time to trace where the money stopped moving.
Local businesses struggle to grow.
Storefronts turn over, owners miss programs they qualify for, and Spanish-speaking business owners are left out of the conversation entirely.
The people doing the work are stretched too thin.
One person is the clerk, the grant writer, the event planner and the board liaison, and the strategic work waits for a quiet week that never comes.
Who I help.
Public and community organizations that answer to a board, a council, or a funder, and need the work done right the first time.
Towns and counties
Permitting flow, capital projects, community marketing, and staffing structure for small administrative teams.
Special districts
Hospital, fire, and recreation districts. Revenue cycle, workflow, board reporting, and project oversight.
State departments and programs
Program operations, stakeholder outreach, and policy implementation that reaches rural communities.
Main Street and downtown organizations
Downtown vitality strategy, signature events, fundraising, and merchant engagement.
Economic development nonprofits and chambers
Business support programs, grant proposals, partnerships, and bilingual outreach to every owner.
Three areas, one strategist.
You work with me directly. I bring in specialists when a project needs them and manage them for you, so your staff has one point of contact and one plan.
PLAN · FUND · PROCURE · BUILD · CLOSE
Grow the local economy.
Help every business owner in your community take part in its growth.
– Downtown vitality strategy
– Local business support programs
– Community marketing and storytelling
– Event and partnership planning
– Bilingual English and Spanish outreach
Strengthen operations and revenue.
Fix the systems behind the service, so staff time and public dollars go further.
– Workflow redesign
– Revenue cycle improvement for health districts
– Permitting process improvement
– Staffing structure and role clarity
– Reporting boards and councils can actually use
Move projects forward.
Keep capital and grant funded projects on schedule, on budget, and documented.
– Capital project advisory
– Funding and grant proposal support
– Vendor and contractor coordination
– Project oversight through closeout
I’ve worked in your world.
My work has included supporting a downtown nonprofit dedicated to economic development in my own community, contributing to state level public policy, and years of experience with government permitting, construction, and contractor management.
I’ve also run healthcare operations and a medical billing company, so I understand the revenue side of public health districts from the inside.
I’m based in Pinedale, Wyoming, and work with communities in all 50 states. I know what it takes to get things done in a small community, where every dollar is visible and every relationship matters.
Program Manager
Downtown economic development nonprofit, Pinedale, Wyoming
– Planned and ran the community’s signature summer heritage festival and its winter carnival
– Managed the operating budget and reported progress and financial performance to the board of directors
– Wrote grants, led fundraising, and handled public relations
– Built outreach campaigns and managed the organization’s social media presence
– Kept programs in compliance with local government regulations
Founder and Policy Author
Statewide child safety policy initiative, Wyoming
– Researched and authored a DUI child passenger protection bill headed to Wyoming’s 2027 legislative session
– Presented the proposal to the Governor’s Council on Impaired Driving
– Authored a federal proposal to recognize coercive control as a form of domestic violence
– Leads the research, policy drafting, and coalition building with advocates, lawmakers, and organizations
Healthcare operations and medical billing
Founder of a multi-state behavioral health practice and a medical billing company
– Payer enrollment, claims, denials, and appeals handled every week
– Staffing, workflow, and reporting across a distributed clinical team
Construction, permitting, and contractors
Commercial and residential construction management
– Permits, inspections, vendors, pay applications, change orders, and closeout
– Bid strategy and proposal support for contractors across the country
Earn the trust of everyone watching.
In a small community, public work happens in plain sight. Residents, board members, funders, auditors, partner agencies, and the local paper are all paying attention. Public confidence is what gets the next project approved, the next grant awarded, and the next levy passed.
CONSTITUENTS AND RESIDENTS · BOARDS AND COUNCILS · FUNDERS AND GRANTORS · AUDITORS AND OVERSIGHT AGENCIES · PARTNERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES · MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC RECORD
Transparency
Decisions, costs, and progress documented in plain language anyone can follow.
Stewardship
Every public and donor dollar tied to a purpose, a result, and a report.
Consistency
Doing what we said we would, on the timeline we said, and saying so early when something changes.
Inclusion
Bilingual engagement so every resident and business owner has a real seat at the table.
Clear scope. Clear costs. Clear lanes.
Public money deserves a paper trail. Every engagement is built so your board, your council, and your auditors can follow it.
A written scope and bid before any work starts
You approve the deliverables, timeline, and cost in writing. Quarterly budgets are available to fit your fiscal cycle.
Monthly reporting built for boards, councils, and funders
Budget against spend, milestones, risks, and the decisions that need a vote. One page, plain language.
Bilingual community engagement
Surveys, meetings, and materials in English and Spanish that reach every resident and business owner, not only the ones who already show up.
Independence
I don’t advise agencies on evaluating bids for projects where I support bidders. If a conflict could exist, I disclose it before we sign.
Working with ApreGrow.
The details your procurement officer, grant administrator, or board chair will ask for.
Company details
Company ApreGrow Strategy & Consulting LLC
Principal Crystal Peña, Founder and Strategist
Based in Pinedale, Wyoming
Service area All 50 states
Languages English and Spanish
Registrations Active registration in SAM.gov, the federal System for Award Management. UEI and CAGE provided on request.
Insurance Fully insured and bonded. Certificates of insurance provided on request and before any work begins.
NAICS and core competencies
541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting (primary)
541618 Other Management Consulting Services
541613 Marketing Consulting Services
541820 Public Relations Agencies
541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
611430 Professional and Management Development Training
– Downtown and Main Street strategy
– Local business support programs
– Community marketing and events
– Bilingual community engagement
– Workflow and staffing redesign
– Health district revenue cycle
– Permitting process improvement
– Board and funder reporting
– Capital project advisory
– Grant and funding proposals
– Vendor and contractor coordination
– Project oversight through closeout
Questions agency leaders ask.
Can you work within our procurement rules?
Yes. I respond to RFPs, RFQs, and informal quote requests, and I can scope work in phases to fit your purchasing thresholds and fiscal year. ApreGrow is registered in SAM.gov and comes insured and bonded, and every engagement starts with a written scope and bid your board can approve.
We’re a very small district. Is this overkill for us?
Most small agencies start with a few advisory hours or a single fixed price project, like a permitting review or a revenue cycle assessment. You only pay for what the work actually needs.
Can you help us apply for grants and other funding?
Yes. I support funding strategy, grant and proposal writing, budget narratives, and the reporting that keeps funders confident after the award.
How do you handle conflicts of interest?
I don’t advise agencies on evaluating bids for projects where I support bidders. If there’s any possible overlap, I disclose it in writing before we start, and you decide how to proceed.
Do you work outside Wyoming?
Yes. I’m based in Pinedale, Wyoming, and work with agencies and nonprofits in all 50 states, on site or remotely.
Government & Public Sector Consulting, Nationwide
ApreGrow provides strategy and operational support for towns, counties, special districts, public departments and the nonprofits that drive local economic development, in all 50 states. From grant writing and RFP responses to workflow and operations planning, we help public-sector teams build stronger systems for stronger communities.