Jonna Thomas, Mph Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Surveillance ● Responsible for analyzing data, identifying outbreak clusters, and communicating findings for COVID-19, influenza, and other communicable diseases. ● Conducted case interviews for Campylobacter and Yersinia infections. ● Coordinated biological sample collection with the patients, Connecticut Department of Public Health staff, and state public health lab for foodborne communicable diseases.Community Health ● Identification of topics of relevance for the Bridgeport community and create communication tools, including articles, reports, social media posts, and fliers for a variety of audiences.● Directed research chronicle topics and ensured that they were written for the target audience of Bridgeport residents.● Worked with Health Educator to develop and enhance programs for the detection and prevention of hypertension, diabetes, as well as healthy living promotion. Special Projects ● Converted department and division website to the new provider while updating pages to ensure messaging was accurate, timely, and accessible to residents ● Directed research chronicle topics and ensured that they were written for the target audience of Bridgeport residents. ● Worked with Health Educator to develop and enhance programs for the detection and prevention of hypertension, diabetes, as well as healthy living promotion.● Grant application writing for a variety of initiatives, including: hypertension prevention, diabetes prevention, and climate change health interventions.

Milford, Connecticut

● Responsible for approving vendor audits, corrective actions, food safety plans, and validation tests.● Core member of the Incident Management Team responsible for coordinating traceback and communication of product withdrawals.● Lead initiatives with supply chain partners to improve product quality and address customer complaints.● Managed lifecycle of product specifications including creation, maintenance, and inactivation.● Partnered with the global supply chain to ensure food safety and quality of produce through distribution from field to franchisee.● Participated in many cross functional teams across departments including: Culinary and Innovation, Operations, Legal, Supply Chain, Sustainability, and Marketing.

Soledad, California, United States

● New Products and Line Extensions – contributed to new sales ($57 mil) resulting from new salad products and line extensions to current packaged salads.● Performed research and development for value-added products including: concept to commercialization product development, raw material analysis, shelf life studies, and product process development.

Soledad, California, United States

● Worked on projects to improve food quality and safety including: chemical measurement techniques, microbiological sampling, and novel product process techniques.

San Jose, Ca

● Prepared and graded lab exams, quizzes, and reports for Medical Microbiology Laboratory Course● Maintained grade roster

Mountain View, California, United States

● Performed plasmid preparations and restriction digests to expand base cDNA library of normal newt genes for comparison to regenerative tissue cDNA.

Hollister, Ca

● Maintained NuNu mouse breeding pairs in gnotobiotic and clean room environments, cared for cages, kept breeding records, weaned mice, prepared specimen mice for shipment, and performed compassionate euthanization.

Hollister, Ca

● Maintained C57 and BalbC mouse breeding pairs in a clean room environment, cared for cages, kept breeding records, weaned mice, prepared specimen mice for shipment, and performed compassionate euthanization.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health

MPH Culminating Experience Project: Bernier, Jamie; Thomas, Jonna; Donepudi, Sindhu; Serino, Sierra; Crisafulli, Mia; and Zamboni, Joseph.

Ma, Biological Sciences

Degree Requirements - https://catalog.sjsu.edu/pdp/?catalog=2&program=216

Bs, Biology: Microbiology

Activities and Societies: Biology Student AssociationDegree Requirements - https://catalog.sjsu.edu/pdp/?catalog=2&program=215