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New York, New York

Greater New York City Area

Plan and execute wellness education programming to support food literacy and culinary education in area schools. Lead and support educational and promotional efforts in community events to gain awareness towards food responsibility and sustainability.

Greater New York City Area

Coordinate and execute administrative details to make classes and events come to life, including processing all permit and rental requests, creating and monitoring partnership classes, overseeing enrollment in partnership classes, and communicating details between departments and with school directors.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

With multi-disciplinary team, pioneered the Special Needs Weight Management Clinic, one of nation's first comprehensive intervention programs targeted at obese children who have a special need such as Autism or Down Syndrome. Screened and recruited clinical research study subjects, managed communication between family and clinicians, obtained informed consent and maintained clinical and research databases. Passed IRB audit inspections, providing proof of proper coordination and maintenance of study subject related responsibilities, helping procure extension of grant funded study for third consecutive year.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Developed and taught lesson plans for the PHIT Kids and Zoom to Health programs by incorporating the mind, body and spirit as they relate to the well being of child/family and obesity associated problems. The resulting curricula are evident in achieving an overall improvement of BMI score, anthropometrics and psychosocial measures in a diverse population. Lead and supervised team of Education Coordinators in the planning of group sessions to ensure smooth operation of education and treatment to child and parent participants.Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team in identifying ways to improve program organization and curriculum delivery. Analysis of a randomized research trial comparing the efficacy of 12 and 24 week intervention programs, resulted in implementation of a proven 18 week curriculum. Provided bilingual nutrition, physical and behavior-related education for Spanish-speaking parent groups comprising 1/3 of diverse population treated.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Performed basic nursing skills and spanish interpretation in primary care clinic that serves over 73,000 patients and families annually.

Overland Park, Ks

Executed technical functions as phlebotomist to outpatients and critical care inpatients.Delivered clerical and administrative duties in lab specimen processing.

Madrid, Spain

Performed investigative research for Spanish-speaking international market research agency whose main clients include leaders in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. Interviewed and surveyed physicians about the efficacy of various breast cancer drugs.Compiled and wrote research report on international money exchange competitors

Bachelor Of Science, Journalism And Mass Communications

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Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Journalism And Mass Communications