The Commission on State Mandates carries out four distinct statutory duties:1. Hears and decides test claims alleging that the Legislature or a state agency imposed a reimbursable mandate upon local agencies and school districts.2. Hears and decides claims alleging that the State Controller has incorrectly reduced payments to local agencies and school districts.3. Hears and decides requests to adopt new test claim decision to supersede a previously adopted test claim decision upon a showing that the state's liability for that decision pursuant to subdivision (a) of section 6, article XIII B of the California Constitution has been modified based on a subsequent change in law.4. Determines the existence of significant financial distress for applicant counties that seek to reduce their General Assistance standards of aid.

The Committee on Human Research (CHR) is UCSF's Institutional Review Board (IRB). An Institutional Review Board is a committee, operating under Federal regulations, State laws, and Institutional policy, that reviews research involving human subjects to ensure the ethical and equitable treatment of subjects. The CHR is comprised of four panels that share equal authority and responsibility. As Assistant Coordinator for the Mt. Zion panel, I process Modifications and Continuing Reviews for Full Committee/Greater than Minimal Risk and Expedited/Minimal Risk studies and Initial Reviews for Expedited and Exempt review at Laurel Heights. I write stipulations to PIs for revision, assign reviews to Chairs, Vice Chairs, Members, and staff, and generate bi-monthly meeting agendas. During the meetings, I facilitate discussion between Members while navigating our projected online agenda. After our meetings, I summarize controverted issues for the minutes and write additional stipulations to Investigators, if needed, and process their responses. I process Emergency Use Authorizations, Public Records Requests and special projects.I serve as the point of contact for collaborative studies conducted at multiple UC campuses under the UC MOU using the UC IRB Reliance Registry. I communicate with PIs, UC IRBs and UCOP ensuring adequate review and approval by the reviewing and/or relying campus(es). I am responsible for processing all submissions for all research using the UC MOU on an Expedited basis across all four panels of the UCSF CHR, for coordinating the submissions that require review by the Full Committee and for tracking and submitting all approvals via the UC IRB Reliance Registry.I teach the Advanced iRIS Submissions course, report iRIS errors, generate weekly reports and serve as the point of contact for the CITI Human Subjects Protection Training.One afternoon per week, as Analyst of the Day, I receive all general calls to the CHR and answer questions.

The Quality Improvement Unit oversees processing of post-approval activity and performs monitoring visits to both biomedical and behavioral research studies approved by the Committee on Human Research at the University of California, San Francisco. I provide analysis, follow-up, feedback and overall reporting on behalf of the Quality Improvement Unit for post-approval reporting including Adverse Events, Protocol Violations & Incidents, Safety Reports and Study Close Out Reports. I process Emergency Use requests, schedule Routine Site Visits and prepare responses to Public Records Requests.I provide analysis, feedback, and follow up on behalf of Investigators submitting applications for Expedited Review: No Subject Contact/Minimal Risk studies at Initial Review, Modification and Continuing Review.I am responsible for the UCSF review of collaborative studies being conducted at multiple UC campuses under the UC Memorandum of Understanding using the Notice of Intent to Rely between UC IRBs. I communicate with involved UC IRBs as well as UCOP ensuring adequate review and approval by the reviewing and/or relying campus.I coordinate special projects on behalf of the Director and Assistant Director of the Human Research Protection Program.

Instructor of Record – English 110Developed students’ analytical reading, thinking, writing, revising, and research skills working with non-fiction. Designed syllabus, writing assignments, and an innovative system of assessment replacing asynchronous commenting with weekly individual student-managed revision meetings. Facilitated class discussion and revision workshops. Writing Center Graduate AssistantCompiled a report and presented it to a University Senate sub-committee resulting in the elimination of over-enrollment of writing courses University-wide. Assessed student writing and facilitated support for graduate students teaching writing outside the English Department.Connecticut Writing Project Graduate AssistantResearch coordinator for K-12 outreach writing programs, designed the Connecticut Demographic Report on state testing data to the National Writing Project, and assisted the CWP Intensive Summer Institute for Teachers.

Represented the UCONN Graduate Student Senate on the General Education Oversight Committee (GEOC) a sub-committee of the UCONN University Senate populated by professors from the humanities and the sciences charged with design, implementation, assessment, and oversight of a new system of General Education.

Region Office Administrator Provided the senior corporate administrative interface in the field for the Merck & Co., Inc., Western Hospital Market Pharmaceutical Sales force: one Executive Director, one Analyst, eight District Managers, and one hundred Hospital Sales Representatives. Maintained multiple secure databases relevant to benefits, fleet, training, and product lines; coordinated budget allocations, background checks, and intake of new hires; planned and coordinated executive and region meetings; and supervised the Field Support Administrator position upon promotion to ROA.Field Support AdministratorAssisted the Region Office Administrator in establishing a new Merck Region Office; created and maintained the filing system and multiple region rosters; evaluated expense reports, streamlined and tracked the expense submission process; worked closely with IT personnel; processed all incoming mail; and operated the main reception desk.