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Providing comprehensive strategic, operational and programmatic oversight of the Center for Health and Business (CHB) and a National Science Foundation grant. Responsible for developing and advancing initiatives and programs in the business of health, from non-credit courses, to immersive opportunities, to programs for external partners. I help lead and develop a dynamic team that oversees planning, integration and implementation of a robust set of courses and programs. Continuously developing and maintaining collaborative relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders to advance CHB and university-related goals. In collaboration with the Faculty Executive Director, sets up strategic objectives and ensures the ongoing financial sustainability of the CHB through participating in fundraising activities with key stakeholders.

Supporting two programs at Bentley University, Health Thought Leadership Network (Health TLN) & National Science Foundation BASICS grant. With a generous gift to the Health TLN, we will be setting up a new center at Bentley University based on our previous work in health. I will be...- Developing of a broad, strategic portfolio of programs for the new center- Building a portfolio of research, projects, programming, and educational opportunities- Serving as a central resource for process improvement and standardization for program- Responsible for effective staff management, including hiring and orientation, training and development, workflow and performance management, and the promotion of an inclusive and innovative work environment- Researching and developing program content and materials, recommend improvements- Developing strong working relationships with faculty, staff, and external clients associated with the program; manage scope of delivery and regularly inform stakeholders of program related activity and/or decisions- Leading the strategic direction of the program to improve programs and department processes, policies and procedures- Working closely with colleagues to facilitate smooth communication with University leaders, school leaders, governing boards, and various committees and internal and external stakeholdersIdentifies and manages priorities in the center- Supporting the Executive Director in achieving goals and priorities- Serving as a key positive ambassador of the center in dealing with staff, partners, and external contacts

Management of research grant “Broadening the Fusion of STEM and Business Curricula in Undergraduate Sustainability Education” funded by the National Science Foundation (DUE-1914906). "The Business And Science: Integrated Curriculum for Sustainability (BASICS) team is developing transdisciplinary curriculum modules for undergraduate students that combine STEM and business, with a focus on the wicked problems of sustainability in a global economy."Responsible for providing strategic direction for the program, designing and implementing best practices to enhance program efficiency, interfacing with other university offices and other partner institutions/collaborators, facilitating activities and event planning, managing the external face of the programs through collateral materials, website and social media accounts, assisting on grant submissions and research-related activities for the program and faculty within the program, servicing visitors, and supervising the day to day activities of work study students and/or research assistants.

Responsibilities include strategic planning and growing the network; providing post-award administration of the budget (including projections and developing reports); involved in high-level administration meetings regarding the direction and future of the network; event planning and pulling off; all administrative tasks related to the network; writing reports, developing RFPs, and creating informative graphics; managing students

Responsible for strategic planning; budget development, preparation, tracking, updating, & projecting; managing the website; organizing and preparing materials for advisory meetings; gift/post-award administration; developing and implementing best practices; holding weekly project management meetings; proofreading and submitting research papers for prestigious academic journals.

Programs: Bentley Health Thought Leadership Network & Center for Integration of Science and IndustryPrimary contact for both programs. Develop RFPs, project reports, digital & visual assets. Manage websites & social media accounts. Maintain budgets & all accounting. Organize all events & collaborate with offices/centers when co-hosting events. Create marketing materials and community outreach for events.

Assisted agency clients will all aspects of web projects, including (but not limited to), project plans, scope & budget management, risk/issue management & client communication. Independently QAed & tested new sites and post-monthly security updates; updated content, media, layouts of sites via WordPress, Drupal & HTML/CSS.

Collaborated & communicated with all stakeholders on digital, web, & mobile projects. Oversaw teams of technical & content contributors to ensure projects were delivered on time & on budget. Successfully managed the redesigned & launch of harvard.edu.Plan and facilitate 3 events per year sponsored by the Digital Strategy team centering around various digital trends.Supported Creative Services with internal digital and print projects.

Completed web projects: hsph.harvard.edu redesign (January 2013), tagging/topic based navigation (April 2013), campaign website (September 2013), hsph.harvard.edu responsive design (February 2014), tagging/topic based navigation version 2.0 (August 2014).Web content: maintain, revise, and continually update web pages, imagery, and multimedia content across the website; work extensively with CMS, HTML, CSS, and design software; develop and enforce global website/brand policies, procedures, and guidelines; provide QA testing for new web developments; primary liaison between communications and web development team; train community on CMS and make executive decisions regarding functionality/features of the website.Digital marketing/project management: create, compile, and analyze reports using Google Analytics to create a comprehensive digital marketing strategy; create digital media to support outreach and new program launches; manage web-related projects; set strategy and develop search engine optimization (SEO) policies and best practices for web content producers and provide SEO training to groups and individuals.

Daily updating, creating, and maintaining HSPH website contents/graphics using a content management system and basic HTML; managed website redesign project including migrating content to new templates; QA/QC/test all aspects of the website; primary liaison between Communications and HSPH webteam.Analyze web traffic (Google Analytics and Moz Analytics), assisted with defining SEO plan; responsible for implementing, further defining goals, and training the Communications team on website best practices in regards to optimizing SEO.Assist with the planning, production, and distribution of Harvard Public Health magazine; manage e-newsletter databases and analyze reports for optimizing open and click-through rates.

Responsible for verifying information and adding brands to a database of over 1,600 outdoor industry companies/products, which requires extensive web searching, emailing and calling companies to confirm the most up-to-date information.Contacting the editor-in-chief with suggested edits and/or additions to the website.Independent contract work, required to keep track of hours, provide editor-in-chief with an invoice and finish projects in a timely manner.

For 3 months I traveled around on the west coast spreading the love on the Subaru sponsored WORK PLAY LOVE Tour. It was a grassroots marketing campaign where we focused on marketing the 2012 Subaru Impreza at some of the best places to work in the USA (ie. companies that value a healthy work/life balance). We also promoted discounts and products from our amazing sponsors, including Subaru of America, Prana, Trek, Outside Magazine, KEEN, Icebreaker, Outdoor Research, Marmot, Yakima, Manduka, Zuke's, Snow Peak, Osprey, and Sahale Snacks.

Screened, recruited, enrolled, tracked and followed up with research subjects for this NIDA funded clinical research study, which is seeking to evaluate the efficacy of screening and brief intervention for drug users in the primary care setting.Collaborated with other team members to develop, refine and accurately implement research protocols and quality assurance projects.Participated in ongoing continuing education opportunities related to research ethics, substance abuse, and mental health in order to communicate effectively with research subjects and ensure their welfare during study participation.Presented relevant research to the section of General Internal Medicine and participated in team meetings.Conducted literature reviews and assist with writing of study protocols and peer-reviewed manuscripts.