Eric Strunz Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed diverse portfolio of public health programs with ~$5 million total annual budget• Developed and managed dozens of subcontracts to achieve program objectives by identifying promising vendors, drafting effective agreements and scopes of work, and fostering strong collaboration• Coordinated key stakeholders with competing interests through clear communication, active listening, and foundational trust built by a consistent track record of delivering results• Stewarded funding through vigilant financial reporting and relentless focus on program priorities, e.g., trimming bloated contract proposals or reallocating resources to boost most pressing needs• Hired successful direct reports by developing attractive and informative position descriptions, deploying pragmatic recruitment plans, thoroughly assessing candidates through comprehensive interviews and work exercises, and going above and beyond to make compelling offers to top candidates• Supervised up to six direct reports at a time, providing varied programmatic support and coaching while also ensuring sustained engagement and cultivating opportunities for their professional development• Supported proposal development to secure funding from foundations, government awards, and corporations

Atlanta, Ga

• Led multiple statewide issue campaigns, coordinated multi-sector coalitions, guided strategic planning process with dozens of organizational partners, and helped achieve successful passage or introduction of legislation• Identified strategic grantees, managed subgrants, and coordinated efforts among partners to maximize impact• Led constituent relationship management (CRM) system transition to Salesforce, trained staff, managed system• Led team adoption of project management software (Zoho), trained staff, and managed rollout• Redesigned, modernized, and managed organization’s WordPress website• Drafted press releases, ghostwrote opinion pieces, developed accessible talking points, created social media shareables, and crafted extensive range of communications deliverables for array of state policies and audiences• Shot and produced stories about how policy impacts lives with compelling multimedia outputs to engage broader audiences on public policies and highlight lived experiences in otherwise data-driven campaigns

Atlanta, Ga

• Authored systematic literature review and meta-analysis about the impact of water, sanitation, and hygiene on soil-transmitted helminth transmission (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001620)• Helped implement “WASH NTDs” initiative creating resources to build bridges between the water/sanitation/hygiene and neglected tropical disease sectors through education and knowledge sharing• Created interactive, informative online maps using ArcGIS, Google Maps Engine, and CartoDB• Managed development of PartnersMap.org, an interactive mapping platform for sharing health intervention data, overseeing team of programmers and leveraging open source code to accelerate progress

Greater Atlanta Area

Greater Atlanta Area

Los Angeles

• Educated over 900 people in disaster preparedness with innovative approaches that empowered and entertained• Managed activities of a Volunteer Organization Active in Disaster with dozens of organizational members; chaired meetings, steered strategic direction, and cultivated relationships among members• Produced three H1N1 public service announcements for the City of Santa Monica, reaching 24,000 homes• Partnered with unique organizations spanning interests from pets to zombies to make disaster preparation fun and engaging• Instructed hundreds in CPR and First Aid, from celebrities to former gang members• Led event operations for Red Tie Affair Gala with Jada Pinkett and Will Smith, raising over $275,000• Planned and led operations for “Youth Run 4 Haiti,” a beachfront charity run that raised over $100,000• Served in leadership and planning roles for multiple influenza clinics that vaccinated 1500+ people

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Behavioral Sciences

Activities and Societies: Co-President, Georgia Public Health Association - Emory Chapter

Ba / Bs, History, Telecommunications, Music