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 sub-contracting processes for multiple funding sources- Manage learning community for state accreditation coordinators- Develop comprehensive tools and resources to support state public health accreditation efforts *continued responsibilites and activities detailed below*

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.• Author, launch, and analyze surveys and data. • Serve as website administrator.

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.• Assisted Meetings Manager with quarterly meeting logistics and post‐meeting follow‐up

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.• Planned scientific conferences, workshops, education training sessions, and research fairs

Ms, Health Promotion Management

Ba, Communication Sciences And Disorders