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United States

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) State Innovation Group (SIG) Multi-Payer Operations; Maryland Total Cost of Care (MD TCOC) Model Lead (Director/Managing Consultant: October 2021 to Present);

Eden Prairie, MN

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) State Innovation Group (SIG) Multi-Payer Operations; Monitoring Execution Lead (Senior Consultant: September 2019 to October 2021); Maryland Total Cost of Care (MD TCOC) Model.
• CMS Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care (CEC) Model Evaluation (April 2015 to April 2020. Senior Consultant: February 2019 to April 2020)

Eden Prairie, MN

• Evaluation of the Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care (CEC) Model (Consultant: August 2016 to February 2019)
• Evaluation of the Oncology Care Model (Consultant: August 2016 to October 2016)

Eden Prairie, MN

• Evaluation of the Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care (CEC) Model (Research Consultant: April 2015 - August 2016)
• Evaluation of the Oncology Care Model (Research Consultant: January 2016 - August 2016)
• Rhode Island State Benefit Exchange (November 2014 - March 2015) – Supported Health Source Rhode Island by improving the case escalation process and reducing the escalation backlog at the Connextions/Optum contact.

Minnetonka, MN

Responsible for the junior varsity girls’ lacrosse team at Minnetonka High School. Each year, I served 22 high school players and their families. Planned and organized practices, coordinated schedules, and worked closely with the varsity coaches to organize events, coordinate buses, and reschedule games. My total win rate across four seasons was 84%.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Contracted, part-time position working on the MyPath Research Study: a longitudinal study of the health and wellbeing of youth with physical disabilities during their transition to adulthood
• Conceptualized, organized, and prepared manuscripts for publication
• Worked closely with other authors to focus research and complete sections for manuscripts

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• The 2012-2013 University of Minnesota LEND program was an interdisciplinary fellowship that focused on leadership skills and competencies and included 13 fellows (post doctoral, pre doctoral, and community) and LEND.
• Clinical experience in the University’s Autism clinic, Craniofacial clinic, and Cleft Palate clinic
• Families as Teachers in home experience
• Individualized research practicum under the mentorship of LEND faculty

• Contracted, part-time position working on MCH Navigator: a nationally disseminated learning portal/ training website for Maternal and Child Health Professionals
• Identified applicable competencies associated with various learning opportunities/ training modules available on the MCH Navigator website
• Conducted web-investigation for applicable training websites for targeted MCH populations, created MCH Navigator catalog of training modules, wrote up instructions for accessing learning opportunities/ training.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

• Intern position working to coordinate and organize the 2012 update of the Refugee Health Provider Guide
• Edited the Refugee Health Provider Guide with current statistics and up-to-date information relevant to health providers in Minnesota
• Met with different experts at the Minnesota Department of Health to ensure accuracy of data
• Attended meetings with partners, Voluntary Resettlement Agencies, and Local Health Departments to gain a better understanding of the function of the Refugee Health Program

Santa Monica, California

• Provided harm reduction services and education for vulnerable youth/ young adult populations as well as for volunteers and the community at-large. The position focused on increasing access to comprehensive social.
• Provided health education, HIV testing and counseling, syringe exchange, overdose (narcan) training, and other services for the community in the office and at local high schools, community colleges, treatment and.
• Co-ran Common Ground's Homeless Youth Peer Education Program (HYPE) that served over 600 individual clients a year. The HYPE program includes a drop-in center, programming, and outreach. Managed eight HYPE volunteers
• Entered and evaluated data regarding HIV testing and counseling and HYPE services; created and managed a database on HYPE clients and services; purchased supplies and food for the HYPE program; acted as secretary for.

Saint Joseph, Minnesota

Personal care position at a group home for adults who have neurodevelopmental disabilities.· Provided direct care and independent living skills training to four residents (aged 18 to 42) who have severe neurodevelopmental disabilities· Administered medication, completed documentation and reports, personal hygiene/ care, meal planning and preparation.

Kathmandu, Nepal

S2 is a women's development NGO whose focus is on the empowerment of women, youth, and excluded groups in Nepal. Its work includes research, trainings, advocacy, policy recommendations, and programming.· Edited various reports and documents, created S2's brochure and organization profile, went on site and field visits· Researched and drafted the health.

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

· Event planning and preparation for several DFL and Tinklenberg events through the Saint Cloud DFL, recruited five volunteers· Door knocked thousands of doors throughout the district, phone banked hundreds of people, put up dozens of campaign signs throughout the Saint Cloud area

Master Of Public Health, Maternal And Child Health

Activities and Societies: LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) Fellow, Global Health.

Bachelor Of Arts, Peace Studies, Biology, Pre-Medicine ·

Activities and Societies: St. Ben's Lacrosse, Student Preparation Committee, College Democrats, Books for Kibera Fund, Student.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Soccer, Lacrosse, National Honors Society, SADD