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Ascent Populi is a public benefit corporation dedicated to supporting positive social outcomes for people in need. By crafting thoughtful solutions to address social needs, we hope to lift up our communities.Ascent Populi combines technical knowledge in the human service sector with cutting edge technological solutions to support addressing social needs.

• Designed and implemented the Quality Improvement (QI) program for ACBH including managing and supervising the QI Team. Developed strategy for meeting federal and state QI requirements including development of necessary.
• Designed and implemented new processes and structures for receiving stakeholder input from alllevels of… Show more Designed and implemented the Quality Improvement (QI) program for ACBH including managing and.
• Designed and implemented new processes and structures for receiving stakeholder input from alllevels of the AH system including providers, clients, family members, and other community stakeholders.
• Incorporated stakeholder feedback into ACBH policy development and QI Projects.
• Established the QI Project Team to coordinate and partner with other divisions within ACBH on projects designed to improve the quality care and reduce disparities for specific populations and
• Established the Performance Measurement and Management Team to lead analysis of systemperformance metrics, HEDIS measures, and racial, ethnic, and lingual inequities and disparities withinACBH.

• Developed a project team to launch critical data-driven solutions to complex problems and systems improvement. Led teams to develop Health Care Services Agency Reentry Innovations, clinical and financial model for Drug.
• Under reentry innovationso Funded development of reentry peer advocate trainingvccurriculumso Launched effort to improve diversity and cultural… Show more Developed a project team to launch critical data-driven.
• Under reentry innovationso Funded development of reentry peer advocate trainingvccurriculumso Launched effort to improve diversity and cultural competency to serve reentry clients by developing a self-assessment tool.
• Designed and implemented a comprehensive vision to improve mental health outcomes for reentry clientso Launched Pre-Release Mental Health Engagement and Referral Programo Launched Reentry Treatment Teams, which paired.
• Developed a new financing model for affordable housing Show less

• Managed Decision Support unit, and all employees. Duties included: planning, organizing and providing leadership in the areas of management and evaluation of programs, providing data and research to support to.
• Grew staff from a team of three to a team of nine employees.
• Democratized access to information by launching dashboarding software that increase availability of service data to ACBH staff.
• Launched dashboards that highlighted and monitored performance metrics and population disparities for ACBH clients Show less

Developed policy, programmatic, and business recommendations basedon application of legal regulations, administrative data, and best practices. Supervised work of other analysts.

• Developed policy, programmatic, and business recommendations based on application of legal regulations, administrative data and best practices.
• Developed and implemented a data-driven enrollment strategy for the Low Income Health Program (LIHP) that leveraged Social Services Agency data and applications to enroll clients in LIHP because all LIHP clients would.
• In order to improve health outcomes for disabled Alameda County residents, designed and… Show more Developed policy, programmatic, and business recommendations based on application of legal regulations, administrative.
• In order to improve health outcomes for disabled Alameda County residents, designed and secured funding for developing a disability benefits advocacy program where the Countyo funded lawyers,o provided case management.

Oakland, California, United States

• Developed, Implemented, and Managed Alameda County's SSI Advocacy Program.The program includes the following elements:
• 70 attorneys providing disability benefits advocacy
• Integrated physical and behavioral care at an FQHC
• Mental health treatment and case management teams
• Provided Income Advance for clients awaiting disability benefits

Education record

B.S., Management Science