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Direct projects for state and federal clients to inform public policy and support policy implementation, including:-Maintaining HIV-related electronic clinical quality measures on behalf of the Health Resources and Services Administration-Conducting a study of telehealth expansion and payment parity for the Minnesota Department of HealthOversee teams.

Directs project tasks on behalf of federal, state, and private sector clients to support public policy implementation and research, with a strong focus on-Development, testing, and implementation of electronic clinical quality measures and registry measures in federal programs including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit-based Incentive.

Cambridge, MA

• Manage project tasks for a range of health policy projects on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), including► The creation of reports to inform CMS of hospital-level outcomes related to the.
• Design chartbooks and deliver webinars on the usage of benefit enhancement waivers among Next Generation ACOs
• Edit and write case studies on ACO strategies for delivering behavioral health services
• Oversee project schedules and workflows
• Collaborate with project directors in allocation of project staff to tasks
• Manage interactions with clients and project subcontractors

Burlingame, CA

• POLICY LEAD (August 2015-present)POLICY ASSOCIATE (February 2013-July 2015)
• Manage and coordinate work of multiple project teams conducting quantitative policy research using large administrative data sets on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), including:► Team of 12.
• Oversee project schedules and workflows
• Collaborate with project director in allocation of project staff to tasks
• Manage interactions with clients and project subcontractors
• Edit and write project documents including reports on findings, policy memos, environmental scans, analysis plans, and progress reports

Burlingame, CA

• SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST (February 2012-January 2013)RESEARCH ANALYST (June 2011-February 2012)
• Edited and wrote project documents for CMS policy research projects including reports on findings, policy memos, environmental scans, analysis plans, documentation of statistical models, and progress reports
• Collaborated with Acumen senior research personnel and subject matter experts and subcontractor personnel to plan and draft technical proposals to secure contracts
• Edited technical proposal content from multiple authors to ensure consistency and adherence to company style

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed plan to measure outcomes relating to the partnerships between schools and community-based organizations (CBOs) that provide after-school, arts, and college/career preparation programming
• Researched existing structures used by city and school district for monitoring and evaluating the performance of school-based CBOs and identified opportunities for improving those structures
• Developed recommendations to expand the user-base of existing data sources related to the performance of school-based CBO partners

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed plan for the department to conduct a community needs assessment to measure the needs of families in the city related to after-school programming, early childhood education, youth workforce development.
• Researched best practices and effective models for conducting community needs assessments
• Interviewed department planners and outside stakeholders to identify sources of data and opportunities to solicit community input in the community needs assessment process
• Analyzed quantitative data on San Francisco high-school-age youth. Used analysis to write a chapter of a community needs assessment report, focused on topics including participation in DCYF programs, school enrollment.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Developed plan for the district to integrate school-based health clinics focusing on primary care into Oakland secondary schools, working with fellow Goldman School students
• Analyzed options for integrating services provided by clinics with state-mandated services provided by school nurses

Greater Boston Area

• Wrote weekly articles on a wide range of topics including state and national politics, HIV/AIDS, gay and lesbian youth health and safety disparities, state budget cycles, elections and campaign finance, and the.
• Interviewed elected officials, state and local education officials, non-profit executives and staff members, community activists, and members of the public
• Monitored annual state budget process, tracking key line items and assessing the impact that changes to those line items would have for state-funded programs
• Tracked the progress of key pieces of legislation through the state legislature and analyzed the implications of the passage of individual billsAWARDSThree New England Press Association Awards in the alternative.

Master Of Public Policy (Mpp), Public Policy Analysis, 3.9

Courses: Decision, Modeling and Quantitative Analysis (2 semesters, includes training on STATA statistical software); Policy Analysis.

Bachelor’S Degree, English Language And Literature/Letters, 3.8