Health Program Specialist I on the LBTQ Wellness & Health Equity Unit at the Office of Health EquityServes as a grant manager and technical expert responsible for the implementation, development, and disbursement of grant funding totaling $17.5 million dollars to local health care programs and providers, and community-based organizations. Performs as a highly skilled, technical program consultant in areas of extreme sensitivity and with responsibility for coordinating the development of broad policy with multiple departmental, immediate, and long-range impact. Leads and facilitates cross-functional internal and external workgroups in order to identify, plan, and implement strategies to increase program participation statewide. Reviews, monitors, and evaluates fiscal and programmatic outcomes for the LBTQ Health Equity Initiative and other contractors. Plans, develops, and implements grant funding requirements. Serves as a subject matter expert in interpreting, developing, and applying appropriate regulations, policies, and procedures that pertain to LBQT Initiative grant agreements. Serves as a subject matter expert in LBTQ Health on department-wide task forces and committees. Provides consultation and technical assistance to LBTQ program staff, applicants, and recipients on all aspects of grant management. Ensures deliverables are submitted in a timely manner and are accurate, thorough, and consistent with legislation, applicable policies, and State requirements. Makes recommendations to the LBTQ Unit Manager regarding the policies and resources needed to ensure ongoing program success. Evaluates and reports on program outcomes.

Program Advisor overseeing the HIV Care Program at the Office of AIDS, Center for Infectious Diseases.

Manages and supports various ongoing and pilot grants. Co-manages a team of 22 Health Navigators. Oversees outreach operations, implements strategic work plans and consistently pilots new communications and programmatic efforts.Maintains and establishes external and internal relationships with grant representatives, community partners and various colleagues.Provides updated resources and routinely circulates critical news that impact vulnerable communities. Creates targeted “in-reach” campaigns and scripts to educate clients of updates such as the Medi-cal expansion to undocumented adults.Served on the county’s Census 2020 Health Subcommittee and LGBTQ Subcommittee. Proposed the blending of funding from both committees and negotiated to create a Census Coordinator position. Supervised the Census Coordinator and oversaw their completion of work plan activities including newsletters, mailers and social media.Proficient in Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Drive, Canva, Salesforce, Slack and Zoom.

Continually working to shift the historical Lavender Library to center youth, families, BIPOC, disabled, fat, sober and unhoused community members by transforming materials, programs, events and the physical space. Secures funding for operations, collection development, technology and media. Develops and executes campaigns to reach supporters during annual fundraising efforts such as Big Day of Giving and Giving Tuesday. Utilizes short messages, video clips, newsletters and personalized texts from volunteers to activate supporters. Developed a local queer census survey that offers an empowering supplement to the national census that alienates trans and intersex folks, POC, modern families and partnerships. Created an social media ambassador program that provides stipends to local BIPOC individuals and groups. Currently completely revamping the website and incorporating a monthly donor program. Leading a redesign of the library layout to be accessible, accentuate popular collections and allow for event space.

Provided a range of support to the College of Continuing Education’s public and contracted certificate programs. Supervisory training programs include Sacramento State, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Health and Human Services, California Department of Human Resources and trainings for California Department of State Hospitals and Covered California.Excels at communication, interpersonal skills and problem solving; works to utilize those skills to increase efficiency and effectiveness within the organization. Maintains external relationship with clients, instructors, faculty coordinators and internal relationships with various co-workers within CCE.Revises and formats course materials. Currently developing online portals unique to each cohort, including separate designs for instructors and participants. Communicates with instructors to prepare course materials and coordinate class logistics. Inputs data and compiles final reports, creates checklists and calendars, organizes files and archives documents. Maintained student records including tracking attendance, coaching, resolving inconsistencies and generating certificates.Implements program-specific tools to increase efficiency of planning and delivering. Designs organizational methods for scheduling instructors and monitoring time sensitive restrictions for off-site programs.Proficient in programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Continuity 2000 and Event Management System.Served on the committees of CCE’s Staff Summer Retreat and Extension’s Instructor Appreciation Event, worked to stay on budget, purchased and prepared needed materials. Worked collaboratively to meet deadlines, and established relationships with multiple departments.

Designed and implemented community programming. Prepared publicity materials, handouts, program materials and space and logistics for programs. Created budgets, purchased and inventoried program and branch supplies. Worked to stay on target with budget and to implement high quality, cost effective programming. Collected, entered and exported program statistics and data into monthly reports for management. Excel at communication, interpersonal skills and problem solving; work to utilize those skills to increase efficiency and effectiveness within an organization. Excellent oral and written communication skills; bilingual in Spanish.Created a program planning checklist that was implemented throughout the branch. As a result, programs were more organized and effective, increasing customer satisfaction and program attendance. Utilized technology such as Google Drive to streamline processes and improve communication. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, digital photography, Photoshop and social media. Managed the branch facebook page and created all program publicity.

Participated in day-to-day campaign field operations to include phone banking and canvassing for the candidate. Essential to this position was my ability to speak spanish, my attention to detail, my ability to work as part of a team and my creative problem-solving attitude.

Was responsible for day-to-day office management and organization of office materials/files. Answered phones, updated records, updated online accounts. Worked closely with Communications Director on statewide social media. Served as liaison between California NOW and local grassroots organizations on a variety of events. Helped create handouts for events and tabled at several local events as the designated representative from California NOW.