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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Manage and coordinate the company's request for Proposal (RFP) Request for Information (RFI) process and other cross-functional projects in support of account executives to obtain business for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

Ensure the growth and success of Health New England by managing the network analysis, market intelligence and strategic proposal writing process.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

I mange the overall coordination, development and submittal of applications in response to Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Information (RFI) for Health New England as part of the procurement and retention of employer groups. Also responsible for conducting health care market/competitor research and analysis.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

Manage Baystate Springfield Educational Partnership (BSEP) programs, linking Baystate Health resources to students interested in health careers. Maintain relationships with school administrators, coordinate enrollment and database management and assist in strategic development of new programming.

Hartford, Connecticut Area

• Directed all aspects of the children’s mental health and oral health grant-making initiatives, a $7M portfolio of more than 25 grants. Partnered with communities to identify and provide for technical assistance needs and oversee evaluation planning for evaluations, and progress assessment for all grants.• Researched and developed the foundation’s grant-making strategy for the children’s mental health priority area; shored up grantee knowledge through strategic use of technical assistance, resulting in four strong pilot sites that have, to date, aided approximately 200 children.• Shepherded grant proposals through the grant application process from idea conception through to implementation. Analyzed and assessed the strength of individual proposals against the foundation’s mission, and conducted due diligence to create formal assessments, memoranda, and recommendations for the CT Health Board of Directors.• Raised the profile of the foundation through participation on statewide committees, local media outlets and national conferences and events.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

• Managed oral health and education initiatives of varying scale, leveraging resources from Baystate Health to improve outcomes in the local community. • Planned and implemented an oral health pilot program within four Springfield early education and care centers serving over 200 children annually.• Managed two programs within the Baystate Springfield Educational Partnership, an initiative that linked area children to health careers. At the middle and high school level, connected Western Massachusetts students to preparatory programs such as the Teen Mini Medical School, Health Career Club, and Exploration Programs. At the elementary school level, coordinated the “Baystate Bigs” and “Lunch Buddy” mentorship programs, matching fifteen Baystate Health employees with students.

Greater Boston Area

• Successfully partnered with local boards of health and youth programs to pass smoke-free regulations in public spaces, curb underage sales of tobacco use, and advocate for stronger smoke-free workplace regulations in the Boston area.• Monitored and managed a $1M grant portfolio for the Tobacco Control Program within the Boston region.• Ensured proper completion of work-plans and fiscal accounting via site visits and report monitoring. • Presented as key note speaker at national conferences on cultural competence as well as programmatic best practices in the Boston region; assisted in the development and presentation of cultural competency, media literacy and orientation trainings.

Education record

B.A/M.P.A, Government, Law

High School Diploma