Amy Grossman, Mph, Rn Email & Phone Number

Remote And Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Supporting on program design, implementation and monitoring of a national strategy to introduce and improve access to emergency contraception through both the private and public sectors.

Providing donor and communications strategy to global nonprofit

• Successfully performed an assessment on the availability of misoprostol and mifepristone for safe abortion care on behalf of the World Health Organization (WHO), under an ambitious timeline
• Travelled to Nepal, Liberia, Sierra Leone, & Nigeria October-December 2019 to conduct interviews with WHO, Ministry of Health, doctors, nurses and drug enforcement agency representatives to assess and make.
• Presented assessment findings (virtually) at a WHO regional meeting for 37 delegates across three continents and garnered a new contract with WHO India to complete a similar assignment
• Presented results of our assessment of medication abortion commodities in India for the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) in association with WHO India, the Ministry of Health and.

Registered Nurse, COVID-19 Crisis Response Yukon Kuskoswim Healthcare Corporation, Bethel, AK Full time 6-week L&D travel assignment in an 8-bed LDRP unit at a Yu’pik Alaska Native serving-hospital within the Indian Health Services. Total care of the laboring and postpartum patient and newborn, stabilization of medi-vac-eligible patients to Level III.

 Rotated on L&D unit, antenatal care unit, triage, operating room & PACU in care of pregnant and laboring patients in a fast-paced, 400+ delivery a month unit with the only Level III NICU in the area Communicated across the care team, to physicians, charge & delegated to nurse techs appropriately  Followed prescribed physicians’ orders & within the.

Amy completed her registered nursing license through the nationally accredited nursing program at Ventura College to enhance her maternal and child health public health programming background with clinical experience and patient care. Completed over 1050 clinical hours, including eleven 12-hour shifts and performing at a patient to nurse ratio of 5:1 in.

Ventura, CA

Amy served as the Executive Director for the nonprofit organization, The Abundant Table, a sustainable, local farm that provides farm-to-school experiential learning for children; youth development opportunities through its Rooted Futures program and young adult internships; and a diverse yield of crops that it provides to local schools, sells through its.

• Serve as a VSI representative at key networking & visibility activities, including the United Nations Commission on Life-saving Commodities for Women & Children, maternal health technical reference team member & lead.
• Manage proposal teams and support proposal writing, including monitoring & evaluation plans, work plans & management structures, securing bids ranging from $25,000 to $14 milliono Ensure technical & cost proposals.
• Assist President/CEO in development of organization’s fund development strategy & liaise with staff to support its realizationo Apply expert knowledge of donors & global organizations to maximize fundraising success
• Support organization-wide media training efforts
• Advise on crisis communications & provide on-going communications messaging support to international programs teams

• Managed department staff & budget of nearly $90,000, plus salaries
• Developed annual department plans of action & oversaw execution & deliverables
• Managed the development & launch of VSI’s website
• Spearheaded design & development of organization’s promotional print collateral, including inaugural biennial report
• Advised on information, education & communication campaigns in Africa programs
• Drafted and edited copy for technical reports, research briefs, traditional media, online news & social media outlets

• Provided technical support & management oversight for M&E of maternal health programs in Africa - Monitoring visits to Edo & Ondo states, Nigeria - Development of monitoring instruments & evaluation tools - Review &.
• Wrote proposals, donor reports & research briefs & managed review process to completion
• Drafted web-based & print materials & scientific manuscripts for publication
• Managed administrative assistant

San Francisco Bay Area

• Evaluation consultant (client: Marin County Department of Health & Human Services) o Design of participatory evaluation of community health worker initiativeo Facilitation of bilingual community stakeholder meetings
• Managed website redesign (client: Center for Entrepreneurship in International Health & Development)
• Website management & content developer (client: Venture Strategies for Health & Development)
• Assistant editor of Population & Environment journal (client: Bixby program, UC Berkeley)
• Developed research conference materials (client: Population Council)

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Provided key research support to the Mexico City staff of the Ebert Program on Critical Issues in Reproductive Health. Specific activities included:
• Development & field-testing of survey instruments & qualitative interview guide in El Alto, Bolivia for a study of sex workers’ sexual practices & health-seeking behaviors
• Conducted a literature review to inform the aforementioned study
• Coded & analyzed qualitative data of a birth plan acceptability study & co-authored publication
• Drafted donor reports for a conference on unintended pregnancy
• Designed conference presentations & materials on post-abortion care for adolescentsCo-authored publication on introducing birth plans in a low-income Mexican hospital

• Developed interactive age-appropriate curriculum on sexual harassment, sexual assault, empowerment & respectful communication
• Conducted focus groups to inform agency’s youth website design & content
• Delivered school- & community-based presentations & self-defense classes to youth ages 12-24, consistently receiving high marks on presentation style, approachability & knowledge base from youth & adults alike
• Designed & implemented a student-internship program with supporting operations manual
• Provided counseling, hospital accompaniment & advocacy to sexual assault survivors, serving as a bridge between law enforcement, healthcare & the victim
• Organized annual activities in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month for Marin County, including a Take Back the Night March (2003) & a bilingual community awareness event (2004)

Mph, Maternal & Child Health/ International Health Specialty

Activities and Societies: Berkeley Advocates for Sexual Health (BASH) member Bixby Program in Population, Family Planning and Maternal.

Bs, Biology

Activities and Societies: Cross Country Scholar Athlete, Track and Field, Golden Key National Honor Society