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Dan Durst

Dan Durst, MBA, is a co-founder of Award Advisors, specializing in accounting and compliance for federal government contracts, grants and cooperative agreements. His expertise includes Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), as well as audit support for business system reviews, single audits and inspector general audits. With experience in government contracting, nonprofit and education sectors, Durst has assisted clients with indirect rate structure assessments, indirect cost rate proposal development and regulatory compliance. He has negotiated over 150 indirect cost rate agreements with agencies such as USAID, HHS, DOD, DOE, DOI and NSF.

Prior to founding Award Advisors, Durst was an audit supervisor and lead consultant at a member firm of the AICPA’s Government Audit Quality Center, where he supervised and performed single audits under both OMB A-133 and Uniform Guidance, Subpart F. He currently serves as executive director of the Grant Management Institute, providing technical guidance on Uniform Guidance compliance, and is an approved trainer endorsed by the Grant Professionals Association (GPA).

Beyond his professional work, Durst is a board member of Fauquier Sports Foundation Inc., where he helps ensure the organization’s sustainability through ethical governance, financial management and resource development.

Marc Bucalo

Marc Bucalo, CPA, is a co-founder of Award Advisors with over 20 years of experience in the federal grant marketplace. As a subject matter expert in federal grants and contracts, he provides clients with in-depth knowledge of Uniform Guidance and Federal Acquisition Regulations.

Before founding Award Advisors, Bucalo served as compliance director for a national workforce development nonprofit, overseeing government accounting and compliance for a $200 million federal awards portfolio. Fluent in Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), he has extensive experience with federal audits—both as an auditor and an auditee. Notably, he audited $60 billion in incurred costs for a Department of Energy radioactive and hazardous waste management facility.

Alyssa Wright

Alyssa Wright is the founder and principal of Wright Collective, bringing over a decade of experience in international philanthropy. Her background as a human rights activist in Eastern Europe and Africa, along with her experience in community organizing and the arts, informs her leadership of the Collective with creativity, passion and a deep commitment to social change. As an accomplished facilitator, consultant and coach, she helps organizations build new revenue streams, shift cultural perspectives and inspire belief in the power of change.

Wright has successfully guided hundreds of domestic and global social change organizations in launching major gifts programs, executing capital campaigns and creating sustainable funding models, resulting in over $60 million in resource flow. Known for being a true partner, she is always ready to support clients, whether through late-night texts, navigating tough conversations or keeping spirits high with humor, even when proposals are rejected, or fundraising events are rained out.

Her expertise has also led her to become a sought-after speaker on philanthropy and fund development, and she is a regular contributor to ForbesWomen, Global Giving and Network for Good. As a powerful Millennial voice in the social change movement, Wright continues to lead and inspire in the field of philanthropy.