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St Paul, Minnesota, United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Assisted families of children with disabilities enroll in MA-TEFRA by creating step-by-step process guides for various counties in Minnesota
• Ensured accuracy of existing guides by communicating with counties about recent changes to MA-TEFRA forms

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Course: Principles of Health Policy, August 2019-September 2019
• Co-facilitated a skill-based class focused on approaches to policy analysis through assignments, project deliverables, presentations, and group discussions
• Advanced students’ policy writing skills by providing feedback on their work through both grading and individual interactionsCourse: The Healthcare System and Public Health, January-May 2019 & January-May 2020
• Developed students’ knowledge of the American Healthcare Systems by facilitating discussions, grading assignments, and providing additional resources to students
• Improved students’ experience by serving as a liaison between students and the professor

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Project: Health in All Policies (HiAP) Implementation
• Implemented a HiAP approach at the county by assessing and adapting existing tools in addition to creating an “Introduction to HiAP” training for county staff
• Conceptualized approaches to reducing housing disparities in the county by serving on the Housing Disparities Reduction teamProject: Opioid Use Disorder in Hennepin County
• Furthered Hennepin County’s efforts to address opioid abuse by writing a one-pager on opioid prescribing guidelines that was distributed to all physicians in Hennepin County
• Contributed to the county’s opioid outreach plan by researching best practices in opioid communication

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Assist with employment process, manage integration of all temporary employee information into HR database, provide excellent customer service, and support transition to paperless on-boarding process.

Madrid Area, Spain

While working with the Programa Beda in Madrid, I worked at two different schools. At both schools, I taught using the existing curriculum, but worked hard to include extra activities that would motivate students to become active in their own learning. Each day I worked with other assistants, bouncing ideas for activities off each other and supporting them.

In my time at Gomez Moreno, I worked with both teachers and students to improve their English language skills. With the team of other language assistants, we created activities and planned events to encourage student engagement. At the end of my time, I was asked to create a handbook for the incoming language assistants.

625 Chestnut Grand Rapids, MI

I joined GR Chair in the summer, an extremely busy time for the company. I worked closely with the Human Resources Manager to provide support in all things HR. My work ranged from assisting with the hiring process to filing to time card audits. I enjoyed working in a fast-paced environment where I interacted daily with the manufacturing employees in a.

In my time at the Alumni office, I was frequently responsible for greeting visitors, answering phone calls, assisting in mailings, and other typical administrative duties. I also participated in the organization and execution of several alumni events--from 5K runs to 50 Year Reunions.

Grand Rapids, MI

Master'S Degree, Public Health

Ba, Spanish, Business

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