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Chicago, Illinois, United States

I currently serve as the IT Project Management Practice Manager, developing the playbook for IT project management within the Health unit at Mathematica. Additionally, I am the Operations Manager for the Public Health Data Modernization Implementation Center Program.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

A selection of my project work includes: Deputy Project Director for the Medicaid Upper Payment Limits, Analytics Project Manager for the Medicaid and CHIP Learning Collaboratives Public Health Unwinding, and Technical Project Manager for the USAID AFOLU Carbon Calculator NextGen development project. I also have served as the Operations Lead for the Health.

Chicago, Illinois

ScrumMaster and processing team task lead for Medicaid upper payment limit payments and technical assistance contract. Ensure timely review of state UPL demonstrations, develop and maintain standard operation procedures, coordinate with client on demonstration remediation. Build Jira dashboards, sprint boards, and Kanban boards to manage different aspects.

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Sixth grade Sunday school teacher

Greater Boston Area

I coordinated a portfolio of work from FDA for routine analytic queries. In this role, I managed communication across various teams and stakeholders, and I provided status updates to team leads and FDA. I also worked on the routine analytic queries by generating code lists for exposures and outcomes, as well as preparing final reports for public audiences.

Boston, Massachusetts

I provided project management and analytic support to our query operations by managing timelines, assembling code lists of diagnosis, procedure, and drug codes, developing trend analyses mapping between eras of the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revisions, and analyzing/inputting data into reports. I also worked on our Public Git.

Boston, MA

Through this internship, I held various roles and responsibilities. I developed a webinar for Emergency Support Function 8 partners in the Metro-Boston Homeland Security Region to equip them with the knowledge and skills to interact with the Boston Medical Intelligence Center (MIC) during an emergency activation.I served as the Volunteer Lead for the.

As a Graduate Resident Assistant, I was in a senior staff leadership position for Boston University Residence life which includes training and managing resident assistants to foster community and personal growth. As a senior staff member, I served in a 24 hour on call rotation to provide support to resident assistants during emergencies.

I engaged and connected students in residential communities to foster students' growth as leaders, equipping them with skills to interact in a local and global context. I performed administrative duties, as well as coordinating monthly activities. Additionally, I served as a liaison between my residents and and BU Residence Life.

I co-led BU's chapter of Peer Health Exchange. I was responsible for recruiting volunteers to join our 100+ person chapter. After recruitment and selection through an extensive interview process, I then trained them to become health educators to equip teens with knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices. I also assisted in scheduling and.

Boston, MA

Recruited, interviewed, and trained health educators to teach health workshops in Boston public high schools. Lead a workshop group of 10 health educators. Taught STIs and HIV health education to underserved students in Boston Public High Schools.

Jamaica Plain, MA

Boston, MA

I assisted in maintenance of a general chemistry stockroom and distribution of laboratory materials, and I prepared solutions for chemistry students to use in lab.

Wheeling, IL

Was responsible for ten five year old boys one summer and 19 eight-year olds another summer from 9 AM to 3 PM dailyPlanned activities to nurture young campers to form a lasting Jewish community through friendship and a vibrant atmosphereBus leader accountable for creating inviting atmosphere for the long ride to and home from camp

Highland Park, IL

Enriched number sense for students ranging in age from first grade to tenth grade through the Mathnasium curriculum and personalized lessons

Cataloged books and other reference material for an over 30,000 material libraryHelped with Hebrew school classes in regards to checking out books and using the computersProficient in Sagebrush InfoCenter Library ManagerDesigned monthly bulletin board showcasing events and new books at the library

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Epidemiology

Activities and Societies: PRECEPT Fellow

Bachelor'S Degree, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General, Cum Laude