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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

• Coordinate the day-to-day operations and delivery of HIV and HCV Prevention services• Recruit, coordinate, and supervise volunteers and students who provide harm reduction services.• Organize in-clinic and community rapid HCV testing events, provides education about HCV, and collaborates with the KC CARE HCV providers to connect people who are living with HCV to treatment.• Manage data and prepare funder reports in collaboration with the Quality & Evaluation Manager and Prevention Manager.• Represent KC CARE Health Center in harm reduction efforts and other representative activities, including community meetings, organization presentations, and conferences.• Collaborate with Prevention Manager in developing grant proposals, specifically related to harm reduction and HCV testing data.• Oversee the implementation of routine quality management activities concerning all Hepatitis C testing program activities (i.e. client records, testing logs, lab processes,) in accordance with Kansas City Health Department and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services standards and regulations. • Order, manage, and track inventory of all program supplies

United States

• Actively participated in the GRAND program, engaging in community-building activities and resource utilization to enhance the graduate student experience at Notre Dame.• Served as a dedicated GRAND mentor, offering guidance and support to fellow graduate students throughout their first year, fostering resilience and facilitating a sense of community. • Played a key role in organizing and coordinating GRAND events, demonstrating strong organizational skills and attention to detail in managing schedules, facilitating large group meetings, and planning small group sessions.• Championed resilience and adaptability within the graduate student community through active participation in GRAND, navigating the challenges of graduate school life while fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for all participants.

United States

Team based consultancy Integrated lab project investigating the shocks and stressors of household resilience in Northern Nigeria in West Africa implemented by CRS. • Led efforts in preparing a successful grant proposal and supporting documentation for Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, securing approximately $25,000.00 in funding to support a team of four members.• Collaborated on the development of a robust research methodology aimed at understanding the resilience levels of vulnerable populations in Northern Nigeria, showcasing analytical prowess and research acumen.• Drafted comprehensive scopes of work and payment forms for all contracted in-country staff, ensuring clear operational guidelines and smooth project execution.• Actively facilitated and co-hosted partnership meetings with Catholic Relief Services, fostering strong collaborative relationships and ensuring alignment of project goals and objectives.

Banjul, The Gambia

• Conducted routine immunization services for 2400 children under 5 years and women of childbearing age in 15 communities within the Gunjur health center catchment area.• Conducted health risk assessments, active and passive surveillance, School health programs, birth, and death registrations in each of the 15 communities under the Gunjur catchment area.• Promoted health and educated people on health issues using community clinic health talks, television programs, radios programs, and other social outlets. • Routinely Conduct Covid-19 Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) at the Kartong Point of entry for travelers coming and going out of the country to Senegal and other sub-Saharan countries in order to trace Covid-19 positive cases. • Participated in the three-day session on vaccine visibility system (VVS) organized by the Expanded program on immunization (EPI) unit, the Gambia. • Participated in a three-day Waste management training organized by the Environment Unit of the Ministry of Health of the Gambia.

The Gambia

• Conducted lesson and scheme planning for each teaching season, and routinely marked and graded students’ scripts, supervised students’ assignments and group works, and mentored students on a career plan. • Launched the school’s Human Rights Club as well as Science and Mathematics Club.• Organized research, drama, and quiz competition among students, and excursion for students to Senegal and some historic places in the Gambia.• Conducted school Curriculum development and design of the school’s academic timetable.• Headed the Science and mathematics department of the school.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International/Global Affairs- Global Public Health, Distinction

Thesis Capstone: The Effect of Quantity and Quality ANC Care Utilization on Birth Weight. Empirical Evidence In The Gambia

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Public And Environmental Health, Distinction

Two-Months Internship at Western II Health Region of the Ministry of Health of the Gambia, with a Focus on Key Essential Healthcare.

Certificate, Higher Teachers’ Certificate, Honors

Research: The Impact of Marijuana Smoking Among Youths in the West Coast Region of The Gambia.