Joya Coffman, Ms, Ches Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Arlington, VA

• Develop, direct, and manage federally funded projects on a day-to-day basis. Write and review cooperative agreements, project proposals, and progress reports. Develop and manage budget.
• Oversee the fulfillment of objectives and activities in ASTHO project areas of state and territorial accreditation and performance improvement.
• Design and provide technical assistance to state and territorial health agencies preparing for PHAB accreditation and implementing performance management, and quality improvement.
• Manage and facilitate work groups of public health leaders and subject matter experts.
• Design and develop performance management resources and tools to measure internal health department effectiveness and efficiency
• Lead the research, development, and revision of policy and position statements for adoption and use by state and territorial health agencies.

Arlington, Virginia

- Serve as project manager for four federally funded projects in the areas of: quality improvement planning, performance dashboards, state-local collaborations during accreditation, and prevention status reports guides - Provide on-site technical assistance and lead accreditation readiness workshops for state health agencies- Manage budget and.

Arlington, VA

• Coordinate Performance Policy Committee. Draft public health position and policy statements.
• Manage online education webinar series on accreditation readiness and quality improvement.
• Present and moderate sessions at APHA annual meeting.
• Research and provide responses to technical assistance requests from state health leaders and staff.
• Provide program and financial guidance to subcontractors and subject matter experts.
• Spearhead production, editing, and dissemination of quarterly QualityConnection newsletter.

Arlington, VA

• Coordinated the day‐to‐day activities across three grant funded school health program areas: childhood obesity, healthy school environments, and asthma.
• Provided guidance on effective strategies and best practices in addressing health and wellness policies within a school setting.
• Facilitated partnerships to assist with implementing school health policies and mandates
• Led sessions with school system leadership and community leaders at national conferences.
• Managed the creation and production of health communication materials.

Washington, DC

• Utilized performance‐based management system to monitor the effectiveness of health programs.
• Provided administrative support and management of volunteer medical professionals.
• Created professional learning opportunities in the form of ‘how‐to guides,’ tool‐kits, and ‘webinars’.
• Writer and editor of “Volunteer of the Week” publication and managed online educational content.
• Coordinated the revision of the Nationwide Strategic Plan through research of comparable voluntary health organizations.
• Served as Budget Administrator for division.

• National Institutes of Health and National Science Foundation
• Provided research and logistical support for NIH scientific staff in neurogenetic grants division.
• Served as liaison between NIH & NSF scientists and grantee researchers/principal investigators.
• Reviewed incoming grant proposals in for compliance, intellectual merit, research history and scientific credentials.
• Monitored and evaluated scientific study progression and created project updates
• Researched and retrieved scientific articles, studies and literature.

Ms, Health Promotion Management

Ba, Communication Sciences And Disorders