Working specifically within the Youth Engagement Program to support youth's civic education and their access to voter registration and getting out to vote.

Worked with staff in the organization and on the Programming Committee to support it's mission to end male violence and self-harm while advancing gender equity.

Managed federal and foundation supported projects on various state health care payment and delivery reforms, with an emphasis on child health and children and youth with special health care needs. Responsibilities included: utilization of in-depth knowledge of child health policy at state and national levels; strong working relationships with state program administrators, national policy organizations and experts, and other key stakeholders; application of writing and analytic skills to develop grant proposals and disseminate research and project findings to a policymaker audience; and, oversight of teams to ensure timely delivery of diverse short-term and multi-year projects.Focus areas: • Health care delivery and payment models (e.g., multi-payer models, Medicaid managed care, bundled payments)• State health care benefit programs (e.g., Medicaid, Title V for CYSHCN, and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT)) • Medical homes (e.g., care coordination, shared plans of care, patient and family engagement)• Quality improvement (e.g., Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA), collaborative improvement and innovation network (CoIIN) method)• Evidence-based state health policymaking (e.g., use of patient-centered outcomes research and comparative effectiveness research)• Planning and facilitating meetings to address needs of federal and state health care leaders (e.g., small advisory groups, large multi-state, multi-stakeholder symposia)• National dissemination of project findings and qualitative policy research (e.g., national webinars, issue briefs, blogs, and speaking engagements)

Responsibilities included: the development and oversight of research both independently and in collaboration with consultants, subcontractors and other staff; creation of work plans; supervision of staff and external consultants; data collection and analysis; completion of project reports; and, the dissemination of the final product through presentations and published reports.Focus Areas: • Kinship care (e.g., development of child welfare curriculum and a guide for Colorado judicial sector) • State needs assessments (e.g., interview and focus groups, data collection)

Provided support for families, educators and health care providers to identify and address the needs of caregivers and children and adolescents with Asperger’s syndrome in Maine. Focus areas: • Established and facilitated monthly parent support group for southern Maine• Convened state conferences for multiple stakeholders including educators • Designed and distributed monthly newsletter and resource products