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Washington, DC, US

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Provide direct project management for the Strategies to Repair Equity and Transform Community Health (STRETCH) Initiative- including oversight of related budgets, contracts, reporting requirements, and work plan.
• Supervise and provide personnel support to staff and project contractors to execute Workplan activities and develop and disseminate project findings.
• Manage deliverables, including planning and implementing virtual learning sessions, facilitation, capacity-building activities, ongoing technical assistance to state teams, and state, federal, and partner calls.
• Serve as an information and policy resource on health equity, community health and prevention, and place-based public health for ASTHO members and internal staff.
• Develop and implement project outcome and process evaluation activities, including measuring progress toward project objectives, goals, and intended outcomes.
• Develop and lead the dissemination of project findings through written deliverables (fact sheets, issue briefs, progress reports), social media communication (podcasts, Twitter chats, social media campaigns), and.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Created and managed deliverables, including fact sheets, newsletter articles, issue briefs, manuscripts, and toolkits, from conceptualization to completion for projects including breastfeeding, maternal mortality, risk.
• Served as an information and policy resource on maternal, infant, child, and adolescent health, health equity, and other related areas.
• Carried out project reporting activities such as: writing progress reports, project officer updates, and Policy Committee reports for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) members and senior.
• Participated in and managed evaluating project activities and outcomes and other ASTHO quality improvement initiatives.
• Developed funding proposals including identifying new funding opportunities and conceptualizing deliverables for and writing funding proposals that meet member needs.
• Established and fostered strategic relationships with national partners and represented ASTHO on national advisory committees and at meetings and conferences.

• Create and provide coverage for Women in Global Health owned media events and activities via Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
• Collaborate and market events for Women in Global Health domestic and international chapters and regional hubs.
• Assist in research projects taking on a multi-stakeholder approach across sectors, disciplines, generations and geographical distributions.

Rockville, MD

• Participated in the OMH Opioids Workgroup to address rates of opioid misuse, overdose deaths, and treatment in racial and ethnic minorities.
• Supported the Office of Minority Health (OMH) Sickle Cell Disease Inter-Agency Workgroup and assisted subgroups with tasks including managing projects, providing feedback to OMH leadership, tracking timeliness of.
• Researched and synthesized access and utilization of day centers for sickle cell disease patients to improve their overall quality of life.
• Investigated newborn screening data from California and Georgia partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
• Worked collaboratively with a team of OMH and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) staff to investigate Project LAUNCH grantees’ utilization of the National Standards for Culturally and.
• Served as the OMH liaison for Healthy People 2030 indicators, access to health services and family planning.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Researched to design, implement, and evaluate a social norms-based approach to reduce anemia among women of reproductive age and during pregnancy in Odisha, India.
• Conducted a literature review on anemia in India and its association with depression.
• Created a scale adapted from the CESD-R for implementation in Odisha, India.
• Assisted in the formative assessment to validate scale.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Planned and facilitated one on one admissions counseling sessions (both in person and on the phone), group information sessions, and building tours.
• Represented George Washington School of Public Health at external recruitment events such as graduate fairs, school visits, and virtual events.
• Served as an administrator on social media platforms and provided support to students as needed.

Rockville, MD

• Identified grantees with complete data upload (January – December 2017).
• Designed analysis tool to assess participant level data for each screening tool for HSMED.
• Conducted a case study analysis of grantee cohort.
• Developed a summary report of study findings.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Developed and coordinated a variety of basic/routine reports, staff actions, correspondence, program briefings, and other related actions.
• Assisted in the preparation of a wide variety of program management documents and revised and edited safety manual chapters.
• Researched legal and regulatory material to obtain factual information and/or interpretation for use.
• Developed a mock SharePoint site for the Occupational Health and Safety Office extranet and intranet.
• Assisted in the formulation of milestones, goals, target dates, and requirements to evaluate/analyze various aspects of projects/programs.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Assisted with customer service and program management.
• Created surveys and collect data to interpret for Lactation Consultants.
• Updated and maintain client database while processing rental and visit charges.
• Organized inventory, paperwork, and restock shop.
• Cleaned and set up classrooms.

Cheshire, CT

• Provided back-up front desk coverage and answered telephones.
• Assisted with typing, proofreading, and editing memorandums, letters, complex reports, and contract documents for technical staff.
• Assisted in created PowerPoint presentations and other professional documents for technical staff.
• Performed office duties that included photocopying, filing, and scanning and took meeting minutes at committee meetings.

West Hartford, CT

• Acted in place of full-time staff during shift to provide overall supervision of the entire Student Centers and coordinated student centers operations and emergency plans.
• Performed regular area walkthroughs to document safety, maintenance, building activity, staff conduct, and cleanliness inspection for daily reports to Director.
• Managed 2 - 5 student staff members at any given shift.
• Conducted daily opening, closing, and cash handling procedures.
• Planned and coordinated Student Center staff orientation, all staff-trainings, socials, in-service programs, and end of the year celebrations.
• Advised and mentored “at-risk” student employees regarding improvement in job performance.

West Hartford, CT

• Supervised students in lab to ensure proper use of materials and chemicals.
• Educated, enforced, and regularly advised students on the safety precautions taken in the chemistry laboratory.
• Graded lab reports weekly to give students feedback and inform them on their progress.
• Responded to questions, comments, and concerns to ensure an adequate understanding of laboratory information.

West Hartford, CT

• Served as a role model and liaison between Resident Directors and students.
• Facilitated educational and social programs to help build a community that is more accepting, educated, and informed.
• Implemented policies in the residential community to support student safety on campus.
• Analyzed situations quickly and efficiently to make rational decisions to better all parties involved.
• Submitted detailed written reports to supervisor to document situations objectively and professionally.
• Participated in a two week training with over 80 RAs to learn about and engage in discussions on diversity, interpersonal violence, University policy, interpersonal and group communication, and many other topics in.

West Hartford, Connecticut

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Population Health

(Ongoing)

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Maternal And Child Health

Thesis: Gender-Based Violence in Haiti: Understanding the Role of Social Norms

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: Track & Field