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Richmond, Va, Us

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Facilitate and manage the OPTN Liver and Intestine transplant professional committee through the process to change and create new national policies to regulate organ transplantation. (temporary)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Broaden relationships, referral sources, and networks with physicians, program directors, patients, and industry coalitions to mobilize efforts to gain bipartisan support for legislation that benefits transplant patients.Analyze, summarize, and explain complex state and federal law and proposed legislation. Skilled at facilitating advisory group virtual/in person meetings and presenting to executive-level audiences.

Richmond, Virginia

Facilitated transplant professional committees through the process to change or create new national policies to regulate organ transplantation. Focus Areas: Infectious Disease Transmission, Histocompatibility, Fiscal Impact Analysis

Richmond, Virginia Area

Led the development and implementation of a new initiative for Board members to consider financial implications of policy changes for OPTN member organizations nationwide: Hospitals, Labs, Organ Procurement OrganizationsAssembled diverse workgroup of financial and clinical directors to identify implementation and ongoing costs of proposed changes published in a new visual/narrative report for UNOS Board of Directors.Focus Areas: Fiscal Impact Analysis, Minority Affairs, Patient Affairs

Chesterfield, Va

Coordinated and executed all logistics for national athletic tournaments, including multi-weekend lacrosse, soccer, and field hockey college recruiting events (12,000+) and running events (600 +)Negotiated event contracts and managed vendor relationships.Collaborated with county leadership, departments and community task forces and volunteer groups to publicize events.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Developed formal training and development curriculum for 2 year college new hire rotational program in inaugural year and launched website and newsletter to brand program.Executed full campus hire orientation week with many company divisions to plan associate travel, orientation training, project management instruction, and networking events.

Richmond, Va

Communicated wise fiscal, programmatic, strategic planning, and regulatory policy, serving as a liaison between state agencies (Dept. of General Services, K-12 Public Education, State Board of Elections) and the Governor and his administrationAnalyzed and compiled sources of revenue and expenditures for annual nationally published surveys (such as "Best State for Business"), used to compare and rank fiscal management and planning for all states

B.A., Political Science, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Division I Cross-Country, Indoor Track, Outdoor Track

M.P.A., Public Administration

Wilder Fellow - one of six full scholarship recipients