About RAD

Rieta Drinkwine, Lead Consultant and Founder of RAD Solutions Consulting, LLC has over 16 years of supervisory and administrative experience. She brings with her knowledge for managing and working with boards, starting and revitalizing nonprofits, and navigating organizational change through strategic planning. She is an experienced grant writer and administrator, who has generated more than $2.5 million dollars through grants and nontraditional revenue streams from 2016-2020, including using historic tax credits. Rieta prides herself on working with and leading diverse teams to create exceptional outcomes, and under her leadership she has secured numerous state and national recognitions for her organizations, including a South Carolina Preservation Honor Award and being named a finalist for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service.
She earned her Bachelors from University of Kansas in 2009, her Masters in Library Science in 2011, and is now pursuing a Masters in City and Regional Planning and Doctorate in Planning, Design, and the Built Environment from Clemson University to focus further on Community Development.
She earned her Bachelors from University of Kansas in 2009, her Masters in Library Science in 2011, and is now pursuing a Masters in City and Regional Planning and Doctorate in Planning, Design, and the Built Environment from Clemson University to focus further on Community Development.