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• Serves as technical lead for the Policy Innovation Exchange for Advancing Policy as a Public Health Intervention to Reduce Morbidity, Mortality, and Disparities in HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDS, and TB cooperative agreement funded by the Centers for Disease Control• Provides subject matter expertise for projects across the organization, focusing on topics including health equity, law, policy, opioid overdose prevention, harm reduction, sexual and reproductive health, and adolescent health.• Produce a biannual 50 state policy scan and analysis of relevant current legislation• Develop and execute project work plans and portfolio strategies related to priority topics• Provide technical assistance to public health institutes and other stakeholders/partners • Author and edit journal articles, reports, conference presentations, and communication materials• Manage and build relationships with external and internal partners• Provides support to the Framework to Address Health Disparities through Collaborative Policy Efforts: Coordinating Center and Demonstration Projects funded by the Office of Minority Health supporting a legal epidemiology framework.

•Monitors and administers over $850,000 annually in grant funds from diverse private and state funding sources•Develops, delivers and evaluates professional training and support with a focus on harm reduction and reproductive and sexual health advocacy for providers, health professional students, and youth•Develops and maintains relationships with community partners locally and nationally•Monitors and tracks applicable healthcare policy and legislation•Hosts community events •Manages, administers and delivers the Louisiana Adolescent Focus Program: a replication partner of AHI's Adolescent Champion Model•Clinic Director for the LSUHSC Peds School Based Health Centers:Supervises medical professionals and support staff, adheres to Louisiana Department of Health School Based Health Center requirements, implements professional development and quality improvement initiatives, manages grants•Manages and supervises the Adolescent Medicine team of 5 staff members•Executes contracts, MOUs, and partnerships for Adolescent Medicine•Provides administrative support to the Adolescent Medicine Service Line and the Ambulatory Division of LSUHSC at Children’s Hospital New Orleans.•Represents The Southern Center at local, national and global convenings and presents on research, quality improvement, and community practices.•Manages, administers and delivers the Louisiana Adolescent Focus Program (the Louisiana replication partner of AHI’s Adolescent Champion Model): a quality improvement model designed to drive health centers to become adolescent-centered medical homes.•Clinic Director for School Based Health CenterSupervises medical professionals and support staff, adheres to Louisiana Department of Health School Based Health Center requirements, implements professional development and quality improvement initiatives•Provides administrative support to the Adolescent Medicine Service Line and Ambulatory Division of LSUHSC at Children’s Hospital New Orleans.

• Led and facilitated COVID-19 contact tracing and case investigation trainings with a team of 4-5 trainers for NY Disease Intervention Training Center • Facilitated trainings with the National HIV Training Center (NHCLC) for the Center for Disease Control including: Fundamentals of Motivational Interviewing, Social Network Strategy, Data 2 Engagement, and Cultural Competency Trainings.• Converted, developed and updated in-person NHCLC curriculum into online synchronous curriculum• Built and supported technical assistance relationships with multiple jurisdictions involved in the End the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America HRSA grant

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

-Supervise 3 units of between 7-14 people each that collectively performs all functions of the COVID-19 Community Team response.-Co-supervise a team of over 150 people with 4 other supervisors-Coordinate the unit’s schedules and provide daily remote supervision and troubleshooting.-Track daily and weekly progress for the Team including cases contacted successfully, contacts tracked and referred, and patients and contacts referred to social support systems-Perform quality assurance through listening in on calls or to recordings of calls and providing feedback to team-Liaise with partners and stakeholders at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Boston

-Supervise a unit of between seven and 10 people that collectively performs all functions of the COVID-19 Community Team response.-Coordinate the unit’s schedules and provide daily remote supervision and troubleshooting.-Report issues from the unit to the Community Tracing Supervisor, brainstorm and implement solutions.-Act as primary point person to call people with a positive diagnostic test for COVID-19, provide support and gather information including information about the disease-Triage and coordinate next steps for care and isolation for individuals the person has been in contact with.-Perform phone calls as needed, including to contacts who have been exposed to COVID-19, to places of business a COVID-19 positive patient has frequented, and to refer patients and their families to different social services.-Track daily and weekly progress for the unit including cases contacted successfully, contacts tracked and referred, and patients and contacts referred to social support systems-Perform quality assurance through listening in on calls or to recordings of calls and providing feedback to team as well as participating in quality improvement conversations with supervisors-Liaise with partners and stakeholders at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health-Maintain daily contact with supervisor

Greater Boston Area

• Worked on the Community Immunity Act (SD2548) and Midwives (S1206) legislation, research and communications.• Monitored opposition and support on SD2548 and S1206 • Drafted press releases, op-eds and fact sheets • Attended and reported on hearings and briefings in the State House• Managed front desk operations and constituents calls

Greater Boston Area

• Assisted and supported Professor Wendy Mariner in two classes; PH719 Health Systems, Law and Policy and LW850 Public Health Law• Held weekly office hours for graduate students• Graded and assessed papers and tests.• Supported students in their academic needs throughout the semester• Worked with faculty to develop assessment tools

Greater New York City Area

• Managed social media advocacy for the ProTruth Campaign; exposing fake clinics in New York• Lobbied, strategized and worked on policy coalitions and campaigns including #FundAbortionNYC and comprehensive age-appropriate K-12 sex ed in New York• Developed, updated, and distributed educational materials and content around fake clinics in New York• Monitor and track state and national policy around reproductive rights and fake reproductive health clinics

Greater New York City Area

• Facilitate STI/HIV and teen pregnancy prevention evidence-based curricula to youth in public schools and community-based organizations• Facilitate sexuality education groups for young folks and college students, including LGBTQ+ youth• Facilitate trainings to professionals via PPNYC’s training institute• Extensive social media and public speaking training and experience on behalf of PPNYC• Plan and implement large events• Data collection and entry• Curriculum writing and development including LGBTQIA specific curricula• Community outreach and workshop coordination• Trained in: Trauma informed care, sex education for folks with IDD, Be Proud Be Responsible, and Making ProudChoices.

Greater New York City Area

Developing LGBTQIA sex education curriculum for youth, observing courses on sex education for youth, participating in and attending trainings and conferences, planning and organizing alumni events, working with the teen advocate program, public affairs, the I&E committee and conducting outreach.

Greater New York City Area

Conducting screenings to determine candidate eligibility for studies in bars, clinical settings, and community events, conducting follow up phone interviews, setting up baseline appointments for new research participants, attending monthly debriefings on research and recruitment progress.

Greater New Orleans Area

Answering the Statewide HIV/AIDS hotline, entering and updating patient files into a database, counseling testing and referral training and expected certification, updating the referral database, participating and volunteering in conferences, panels, training and fundraising events, assisting in creating and facilitating workshops for both employees and youth groups.

Durban Area, South Africa

Filing of scholarly documents, attendance at academic seminars, data extraction, Protecting Human Research Participants training and editing data, interviews, and research for anonymity.Skills gained from this experience: Protecting Human Research Participants NIH certification, office skills, confidentiality practices, computer database proficiency and interview experience and skills.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Sexual And Reproductive Health

Bachelor’S Degree, International/Global Studies

A bachelor’s degree program affiliated with Long Island University that provides a Global Studies degree and an intercultural hands-on.