Author: Marilyn Zlotnik

Marilyn Zlotnik assumed the role of President and CEO of Metis in July 2022. Since coming to the company in 1994, Marilyn has served in a continuum of leadership roles, most recently as Chief Operating Officer. As President and CEO, Marilyn leads the design and execution of Metis’s strategic plan and oversees critical initiatives in the areas of operations, marketing and business development, and internal and external communications. Marilyn works diligently with her colleagues to fulfill the mission and operationalize the values that have been collectively established by the firm’s Leadership Team. The proud daughter of two lifelong New York City educators and a former high school teacher, Marilyn’s professional interests center on K-16 educational programming, including a focus on magnet schools, arts in education programs, and college and career access. Since 1994 Marilyn has led Metis’s grant writing service area, which has secured more than $825 million in competitive grants for our clients.

Charter and Traditional Public Schools Face a Common Threat

Published August 20, 2025September 3, 2025 by Marilyn Zlotnik

Charter schools and traditional public schools have a common enemy – the tidal wave of privatization that is gaining traction across the country.

How to Win Government Grants: A 5-Step Guide to Success

Published December 11, 2024December 11, 2024 by Marilyn Zlotnik

Five tried-and-true steps have helped our clients secure hundreds of millions of dollars in government grants in the past three decades.

Leveraging Federal Grants to Sustain Your Arts Education Funding: Understanding the ED’s New Guidance

Published December 3, 2024December 9, 2024 by Marilyn Zlotnik

We strongly encourage policymakers and educational leaders to take full advantage of the recently issued guidance to sustain the vital role that arts education has played in leveling the playing field for young people in under-resourced schools and communities and helping them develop to their fullest potential.

New Grant Opportunity for Community Colleges

Published July 10, 2020August 16, 2024 by Marilyn Zlotnik

Check out this new grant program for community colleges just issued by the US Department of Labor.

Role of Magnet Schools in NYC’s Diversity and Integration Efforts

Published February 25, 2019August 16, 2024 by Marilyn Zlotnik

Metis’s Vice President for Strategy Marilyn Zlotnik, an expert in educational equity, provides her reaction to the NYC integration strategy.

Tips from Metis’s Chief Grants Expert: Q&A with Marilyn Zlotnik

Published June 5, 2016August 16, 2024 by Marilyn Zlotnik

An interview with Marilyn Zlotnik, Metis’s lead grant writer.