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UNMC Internal Medicine

Physics - Extreme Light Lab

Public Policy Center

Public Policy Center

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Overall coordination and development of processes and data management for $400k evaluation study. Developed survey instruments, engaged health providers and stakeholders, recruited participants and performed data.
• Successfully recruited 340 participants between Lincoln and Omaha and established rapport
• Created website, presentations and communications publicizing the study and tentative findings
• Use of Saas services (i.e. Qualtrics) to create survey instruments and administer data collection
• Obtained feedback from clients and providers for service evaluation and collaborated with University of Nebraska Public Policy Center to inform research findings

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Hired to support the Director of Continuous Improvement & Professional Learning in delivery of data, training and development, and events for teachers, administrators and school board members.
• Analyzed data on hundreds of factors for more than 50 schools and presented findings to schools, district departments and administrators
• Developed systems of data management and visual presentations as requested by the Board of Education, executive committees, school administrators, and communication outlets
• Support the delivery and facilitation of trainings to improve teacher effectiveness and student learning
• Managed department budget, created electronic system to reconcile, track and display expenditures

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

• Hired to improve the graduation rate of English Language Learners (ELL) at Lincoln Public School’s highest poverty, lowest performing high school. Led AmeriCorps members, interpreters and volunteers in using.
• Utilized data systems to identify variables on over 200 ELL students, including grades, attendance and credits needed to graduate and used the data to build success plans with students
• Built relationships with students, teachers, counselors and parents to identify barriers to student academic success, provided support and linked them with resources to increase academic achievement
• Facilitated parent workshops and opportunities for families to engage in student learning
• Created academic programs and cultural clubs and trained students to lead initiatives

Lincoln, Nebraska

• As an interim position during department transitions, administered all fiscal aspects of Lincoln Public Schools Federal Program grants, including budget development, narratives, expenses, adjusting journal entries.
• Managed documentation for nearly 30 grants with combined budgets of over $15 million
• Created electronic systems for documenting grant expenditures, grant close-outs, and audits
• Presented to and provided on-call support to administrators and staff on department fiscal processes

Lincoln, Nebraska

• A one-year, volunteer service term at Lincoln Public Schools, promoting capacity and sustainability of grants and projects in Federal Programs including Title I, Early Childhood and Cultural Advocacy.
• Recruited volunteers, organized fundraisers, held donation drives, created Family Literacy website
• Wrote successful $65,000 Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy grant awarded to LPS
• Researched best practices in family engagement and family literacy and collaborated with Title I building administrators and staff to increase family engagement and to develop data-tracking methods

Lincoln, Nebraska

• Accounts receivable, accounts payable, deposits, general ledger, attorney reimbursements, registrations, credit card reconciliation, bookkeeping
• Review and enter attorney time for billing, edit descriptions of work for insurance company approval
• Proof read, formatted and revised billing statements, followed insurance company guidelines

Master Of Science (M.S.), Leadership Studies

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration