Jon-Michael Gillispie Email & Phone Number

• Provides oversight of all staffing-related projects and project-funded staff that support the strategic imperative to strengthen the public health infrastructure. Oversees the end-to-end processes enabling the CDC.
• Key contributor to the development of the framework and strategy for the CDC Foundation contingent labor business model to enable repeatable, sustainable delivery of staffing-related initiatives.
• Formulates program-related goals, objectives, operating policies, strategic plans, guidelines, governance, standards, and priorities to ensure consistency with departmental standard operating procedures.
• Serves as a cross-departmental liaison to engage HR, Finance, IT, Legal, Compliance and other departments in sustaining relationships with both staff and jurisdictional hiring managers and contacts.
• Develops and implements work plans that result in high-quality, contractually compliant deliverables in consultation with program team leads.
• Hires, recruits and supervises project-funded staff with an emphasis on ongoing performance management, coaching, counseling, and directing.

• Provides leadership and oversight for the conceptualization, execution, monitoring, evaluation, and effective close-out of the State-Funded Projects workforce capacity portfolio.
• Manages a team of four direct reports, 30 indirect reports, and over 600 indirect field employees embedded in health department programs across the nation.
• Manages program development, program budgeting, and auditing/evaluating program impact and performance.
• Serves as main programmatic liaison for and between internal and external stakeholders from contract negotiation to programmatic management.
• Manages significant matters such as project development, project-related budgeting and forecasting, and auditing/evaluating project performance.
• Provides strategic input for resource mobilization efforts by identifying and articulating high-impact programs with growth opportunities and working with the Advancement Department to identify potential donors.

• Senior Program Manager supporting the State-Funded Projects team within the Response and Crisis Preparedness Unit managing surge staffing projects with state and local health jurisdictions to build public health.
• Managed seven direct reports responsible for managing indirect field employees embedded in health department programs across the nation.
• Coordinated with the recruiting team to ensure staffing targets were met, troubleshooting issues when needed.
• Supervised preparation and submission of narrative and financial reports or updates to donors in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Worked with internal partners and Programmatic Leadership to implement systems and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality project management.
• Supports Programmatic Leadership in the preparation, negotiation, and monitoring of program-related contracts, agreements, and amendments.

• Program Manager working with CDC, state and local authorities to provide surge staffing that are crucial to the nation’s COVID-19 response.
• Manage up to 90 field employees across the nation on the frontline of the COVID-19 emergency response.
• Work with staff to develop and implement/enhance systems and processes to ensure consistent, high-quality project management.
• Prepares, negotiates, and monitors program-related contracts and agreements.
• Prepares, finalizes, and submits narrative and financial reports or updates to donors in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manages program development, program budgeting, and auditing/evaluating program impact and performance.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Manager with the Bureau of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis prevention responsible for the overall direction of the HIV Prevention Program in Houston and Harris County.
• Planned, organized, and facilitated the daily administration of the HIV Prevention Program including HIV/STI counseling and testing, linkage and re-engagement in HIV care and treatment, community engagement, capacity.
• Oversaw the HIV/STI prevention sub-recipient activities which include Community-Based HIV/STD Counseling, Testing, Referral (CTR), and Linkage; Routine/Opt-Out Sexual Health Screenings in Healthcare Settings; and HIV.
• Evaluated program outcomes and reported overall work progress and needs of HIV prevention program.
• Developed strategies for HIV and Hepatitis program promotion, education, communication and outreach.
• Incident Commander for COVID-19 community-based testing sites managing multiple sites and teams.

Houston, Texas

• Supervisor and manager within the Immunization Bureau responsible for overseeing the implementation of immunization related public health activities throughout Houston and Harris County.
• Managed the Vaccines for Children Program and staff responsible for providing publicly purchased vaccine to 500+ providers.
• Managed Texas Immunization Registry program and staff responsible for outreach, data entry, training activities, quality improvement strategies, and quality assurance activities.
• Developed an electronic database system to document grant deliverables, staff performance and manage quality assurance activities.
• Emergency Shelter Planning Section Chief during Hurricane Harvey to present.
• Developed strategies for VFC and IIS program promotion, education, communication and outreach.

Houston, Texas Area

• Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator for the City of Houston and Harris County.
• Developed and presented health education information to community partners and organizations through training sessions, community meetings, and special events.
• Established and maintained relationships with providers of services, consumers and other planning bodies throughout the city and state.
• Responsible for grant writing, progress tracking, quality assurance and reporting for multiple projects.
• Served as a community liaison for multiple community-based task forces and advisory boards.
• Developed and monitored program goals and objectives.

Houston, Texas Area

• Disease Intervention Specialist working within the community, the department’s health centers and as a liaison to community-based health centers.
• Conducted disease intervention activities including field investigations, case management, and public health interviews.
• Department liaison to the largest community health center in Houston.
• Conducted internet partner notification and elicitation for the state of Texas.
• Developed media messages for community education campaigns and events.Key Achievement: Registration unit lead for the largest mass testing and health screening event in the United States.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• High School Social Studies teacher.
• Taught United States History to 100+ ninth grade students per semester.
• Planned, designed, and implemented a curriculum in alignment to the national standards.
• Created interactive presentations and activities to enhance learning.
• Developed curriculum and lesson plans with measurable objectives.Key Achievement: Scored 100% on second-semester performance evaluation.

Morgantown, WV

• Managed the public health prevention education outreach program and volunteer services for a community-based HIV/AIDS and homelessness prevention agency.
• Developed public health education curriculum for adolescent and adult learners
• Developed public health campaigns and all marketing collateral for the organization
• Grant writer for federal, state, local & private funds
• Responsible for program evaluation and data collection (HOPWA, Housing, Education, & Volunteer programs)Key Achievement: Developed and coordinated the region’s first community based rapid HIV testing initiative.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Bachelor'S Degree, History