Cathleen Traver Email & Phone Number

Glens Falls, New York

▪️Collaborate with the senior leadership team and CEO to establish strategic objectives and provide ongoing oversight and monitoring of metrics to drive planning and analysis, project management, operations improvement, and community engagement in order to provide exceptional, affordable and patient-centered care for the GFH service area. ▪️Develop and expand the relationships and contacts necessary to effectively network and compete in the healthcare marketplace including liaising with the New York State Department of Health, public officials, community partners and key stakeholders. ▪️Review and report institutional market share data and monitor market and regulatory changes in order to identify growth opportunities aligned with the organization’s strategic goals and develop effective approaches to competing in the marketplace.▪️ Serve as the co-chair of the regional Community Health Assessment Committee which facilitates the collaborative efforts of local public health departments and hospitals in the execution of their community health assessments.▪️Provide oversight of the NYS DOH Certificate of Need process to govern establishment, renovation and major medical equipment acquisitions by working across the organization to align and coordinate applications and ensure timely and accurate submission of all applications, notices and correspondence to NYS DOH.▪️Identify and monitor opportunities for grant support from public and private sources and submit competitive applications through grant proposal and project budget development.

Glens Falls, New York

▪️Recognized for securing over $13.5 million through the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program through coordination of program implementation, process improvement initiatives, innovation and transformation projects, workforce recruitment and training initiatives, and sustainability efforts.▪️ Built cross functional collaborative relationships with health care and community based providers across a 9 County region as a member of the AHI PPS DSRIP Steering Committee through shared goals of system transformation, clinical improvement, and population health improvement.▪️Spearheaded a five-year development plan to determine the current and future mix of physicians required to meet community need and ensure access resulting in documentation for compliance and support physician recruitment and other strategic planning priorities. ▪️ Mentor, supervise and evaluate the Manager of the Health Promotion Center and team of Program Coordinators to successfully maintain funding of $600,000 for community health improvement activities across the region focused on strategies to eat well, be physically active, avoid tobacco use, and obtain preventive care.▪️Coordinate, produce and oversee development of the Community Health Needs Assessment/Implementation Strategy and Community Service Plan to maintain New York State and Internal Revenue Service regulatory requirements.

Glens Falls, New York

▪️Provide overall program coordination of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program for the organization including collaborating with internal and external leaders to ensure accomplishment of project deliverables.▪️ Managed $4.35 million in capital funds to support primary care expansion, behavioral health integration, and the establishment of the crisit care unit by overseeing budget management, reporting, contract management, and vouchering with New York State.

Albany, New York, United States

▪️Managed over 30 assigned CDPHP employer group accounts and their brokers by developing, proposing and executing workplace wellness strategy plans based on reporting and analysis of health risk assessments, health care utilization data, and employee survey results to tailor initiatives to meet client needs. ▪️Developed, conducted and evaluated didactic and online health education programs focused on weight management, stress management, physical activity, nutrition, smoking cessation, and preventive health care. ▪️Planned and executed biometric screening events at employer groups aimed at providing members information about their risk for certain diseases and medical conditions with linkages to resources available to help improve or maintain their health and well-being. ▪️ Assisted in the development of policies and guidance documents used to coordinate and implement biometric screening events at employer groups.▪️Collaborated with sales and marketing teams to develop value-based benefit presentations for potential employer groups in order to acquire new business. ▪️Composed health education articles for various CDPHP member newsletters targeting commercial, Medicaid and Medicare populations in order to drive member engagement.

Glens Falls, New York Area

▪️ Managed the Healthy Schools NY program, a grant administered through the New York State Department of Health, including the supervision of a Program Coordinator I, managing the $100,000 annual program budget, and overseeing monthly reporting to demonstrate progress of work plan goals aimed at increasing opportunities for physical activity and access to healthy foods for underserved communities.▪️Developed relationships and worked collaboratively with school district leaders across the region in order to provide technical assistance in the development, implementation and evaluation of district physical activity and nutrition policies.▪️Conducted program evaluation utilizing environmental assessment tools developed by the New York State Department of Health as well as the Wellness School Assessment Tool in order to measure program effectiveness and obtaining goals laid out in the grant deliverables.▪️ Participated in grant-writing activities, including drafting program narratives, work plans, budgets and data tables in order to maintain existing grant programs and amplify program successes.

Fort Edward, New York

▪️ Collaborated with staff and community service providers of the Healthy Communitites Coalition of Washington County to develop and implement data-driven initiatives focused on improving the health of individuals residing in Washington County.▪️ Assisted in writing a successful mini-grant application for the development of a community garden project at the Washington County Correctional facility to support increased self-efficacy and self-worth of inmates, decrease anxiety and depression symptoms, and reduce recidivism. ▪️Assisted with updating the County Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan and the County Strategic Stockpile Plan and completing the respective self-review tools.

Schenectady, New York

▪️ Facilitated practices, taught skills and game tactics to grow the talent of our student-athletes.▪️ Evaluated, recruited and built relationships with prospective student-athletes through phone calls, emails, and traveling throughout New England to scout and build a competitive field hockey program.

United States

▪️ Assisted in developing and implementing a comprehensive weight-management and fitness employee challenge at a large employer group (3700+ employees) to support healthy lifestyles changes. ▪️ Created, implemented and analyzed an employee engagement survey to drive programming decisions.▪️ Managed employee participation through individual health education counseling and tracking weekly challenge winners to maximize engagement.▪️Coordinated an employee on-site mobile mammography screening event, specifically targeting employees who were due or overdue for their screening, to help close gaps in care and increase awareness of the importance of early screening and detection.

▪️Delivered nutrition education programming to underserved populations in a group and individual family settings through the Eat Smart New York program. ▪️Assessed the needs of participants to select relevant teaching materials and specialized food demonstrations to ensure low-income families increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables, make the most of their food dollars, reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, and increase physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle.▪️Built trust and maintained a positive rapport to ensure participant engagement for 6-12 weeks of science-based nutrition education programming.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, Studio Art, Peace And Conflict Studies

Activities and Societies: Division I Field Hockey, Co-Captain and Patriot League Co-Defensive Player of the Year

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Social Behavior And Community Health

Activities and Societies: Public Health Leaders of Tomorrow (PHLOT)