Deborah Cooper Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

Leads the Community Programs team of the Alzheimer’s Association, St. Louis Chapter and oversees all aspects of education, outreach and support programs and the Chapter’s healthcare initiatives in a volunteer-powered organization

Webster Groves, Missouri

Teach the Nonprofit Leadership and Management Course in the Nonprofit Master's Program, part-time.

St. Louis, Mo

Responsible for pursuing community partnerships and managing relationships with community leaders and directing presidents to “high impact” community activities. Operated in a hands-on capacity with committees and organizations, relieving president of this type of involvement to focus on other priorities. Supported hospital leadership to recruit and organize hospitals’ community advisory boards, support new health initiatives and meet community health needs assessments’ priority areas.

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsible for creating a broad spectrum of training and capacity-building services designed to improve non-profit performance, and providing leadership and management direction in all functional areas to include: Programs, communications, financial systems, fund development, IT, human resources and evaluation processes. • Recruited and charged with energizing and rebuilding the professional staff, re-organizing its infrastructure, developing new programs, and turning around the financial operations to drive the organization towards its full potential• Led the strategic turnaround and successful rebranding of NSC within the philanthropic and nonprofit community; Grew revenue three-fold from $300,000 to approximately $1.1 million after assuming leadership and establishing new strategic relationships and partnerships

St. Louis

Responsible for directing the startup of grant-making efforts for a local health foundation with $1.1 billion in assets. Duties included hiring and managing Program staff, initiative development, creating the grant-making review process, and developing its tracking and monitoring systems. Also served as the extension of the President/CEO by giving presentations and establishing relationships with community nonprofits and stakeholders across the State; advised and supported Board of Directors and its Program and Grant Committee in matters related to research, initiative development, and grantee selection activities

Greater St. Louis Area

As part of the management team, responsible for overseeing provider relations, expanding membership, improving profitability and creating efficiencies. Managed the provider relations and community outreach departments; Directed network development, contracting, provider education, training, marketing efforts and any coordination with other departments. • Implemented development activities for the recruitment and contracting of provider network culminating in the most comprehensive provider network and the largest member enrollee for the new expansion area in SE Missouri • Negotiated all provider contracts (physicians, hospitals and ancillary services), oversaw its implementation and commitment to contractual obligations; Assisted with maintaining compliance with state mandates and regulations.

Greater St. Louis Area

Promoted within first year from Provider Relations Rep. to manager. Managed provider relations staff and activities related to contracts, compliance, troubleshooting, policy development, provider training and other related issues• Instrumental in creating largest Medicaid provider network and largest membership enrollment of the seven companies vying for MC Plus enrollees for Eastern Missouri Region

Master Of Business, Business/Marketing

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Medical Microbiology And Bacteriology

Activities and Societies: Lecturer's Committee, BSU