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Phoenix, Arizona

• Directs and administers $17.5 million statewide programming in the public and private sectors for the creation of tobacco-free environments for all Arizonans.
• Develops and maintains relationships and contract agreements with internal and external partners including community based organizations, local health departments, health plans and providers, Tobacco Revenue.
• Supervises and directs staff and subcontractors, including the Black Hills Center for American Indian Health, University of Arizona, and American Lung Association; effectively manages multiple program contracts and.
• Coordinates technical assistance, provides budget oversight, and analyzes statewide policy recommendations to local county health departments. Guides strategic planning, training, and surveillance efforts with federal.
• Develops and oversees $3 million statewide Emmy-award winning media campaigns promoting tobacco prevention and cessation among youth and adults. Directs local ad agencies, production staff, and works across ADHS.
• Authors, submits, and presents reports, plans, contracts, and other documents to officers within ADHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Arizona Health Care Cost.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Managed approximately $4.6 million in federal- and state-funds for statewide breast and cervical cancer early detection program and comprehensive cancer control program.
• Designed and oversaw program contracts, monitored contractor expenditures, navigated program conflict resolution, and assisted in the development of program budget requests.
• Developed annual program work plans containing specific goals, objectives, activities, and performance measures to meet federal guidelines.
• Coordinated quarterly contractor meetings and continuing systems change education for statewide federally qualified health center clinics and local county level health departments.
• Co-authored office data reports and documents in collaboration with the Arizona Cancer Registry, including the Arizona Cancer Control Plan 2014 – 2018, Colorectal Cancer in Arizona, and Cervical Cancer in Arizona report.
• Organized and executed national and state-level meetings, including the annual Arizona Tribal Collaborative Conference and the Arizona Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.

University Of Nevada, Reno

• Developed course materials and assignments for a class of 80 undergraduate students in an Ethics & Professionalism course; creates and executes presentations on ethical research considerations.
• Conducted research and data analysis surrounding the use of chemical restraints and covert medications.
• Organized student recruitment and program outreach efforts.

Las Vegas, Nevada Area

• Analyzed and interpreted statewide sexual health, health care utilization, and health resources data; conducted research; developed and maintained health data bases composed of survey results and updated statistical.
• Authored comprehensive statewide Nevada Youth Sexual Health report and presented survey results to the Statewide HIV/AIDS Prevention Planning Council.

University Of Nevada, Reno

• Conducted and monitored weekly lab periods to 15 – 20 students in an Applied Kinesiology undergraduate course; assisted the instructors with grading assignments and exams.
• Developed course materials for 65 students in a Personal Health & Wellness undergraduate course; assisted the instructor in grading student papers, proctored and graded exams; interpreted exam short answer and essay.

Reno, NV

• Designed and implemented local programs including the Start! Heart Walk, Reno Physicians’ Night of Wine, Fantasy Wedding Faire, and Go Red For Women Campaign; created and distributed health education and prevention.

• Managed conflict resolution and facilitated the development of interpersonal relationships among 36 undergraduate women in the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) program; developed academic and social student.

Master, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Graduate Society of Public Health, School of Community Health Sciences Graduate Committee, Nevada Public Health.

Bs, Community Health Sciences