Kate Kilbourne Email & Phone Number

Marysville, Mi, Us

Remote, Us-Based

• Develop, rollout, and maintain organization-wide project management system, tools, and processes for 230 employees; design and facilitate project management training for 150 staff focused on principles and expectations; serve as a project management coach• Streamline the capture, sharing, and application of institutional knowledge across four diverse country programs by designing an internal Wiki, launching an internal project and knowledge management community of practice, and transitioning all organizational electronic files to Google Shared Drive• Develop and execute organization-wide annual planning process to allocate multi-million budget; lead technical assistance to develop and implement team strategic plans, objectives, budget, and work plans• Lead development and use of risk registers to identify risks, plan mitigation, and coordinate response• Diagnose organizational performance challenges and establish Project Management Office (PMO) to oversee 15 high-impact projects; collect and use data to monitor operational systems' efficacy and drive system-level improvements• Serve as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Champion to collect and analyze data on DEI, and improve organization’s policies, programming, and environments for staff, partners, and communities

Remote, Us-Based

Monrovia, Liberia

• Served as lead technical advisor to the national and subnational Liberian Ministry of Health to design, scale, and sustain the National Community Health Assistant Program (NCHAP) serving 1.2 million Liberians• Developed, executed, and analyzed country-wide needs assessment to identify community health system gaps at national, county, and community level; developed 15 county-specific quality improvement plans and revised national community health policy and programs based on data• Supervised three Capacity Building Specialists to design, execute, and monitor improvement plans to strengthen NCHAP implementation across three Last Mile Health managed counties• Organized Quarterly Review Meetings for 100 stakeholders across multiple levels to share NCHAP performance data, collaboratively address challenges, and recommend process/policy improvements• Developed NCHAP COVID-19 training curriculum and information, education, and communication materials for 3,500 Liberian Community Health Workers and the communities they served• Provided technical backstopping to develop LMH annual plans and budgets, project work plans, policies and procedures, reports, and other various deliverables

Monrovia, Liberia

• Led engagement with Liberian Ministry of Health (MOH), local government, and partners to build political will, strengthen stakeholder collaboration, and influence national community health policy• Managed $500,000 team budget as signatory authority for all budgetary spend, reviewed monthly budget to actual reports to monitor spend down, and strengthened internal financial controls• Supervised, mentored, and supported the professional development of six-person team, and led recruitment, hiring, and onboarding process for all new team members• Represented LMH at key community, national, and global convenings to advocate for the National Community Health Program (NCHAP) and maintain key relationships• Navigated complex government relationships and processes to pursue and implement health financing opportunities (e.g. Co-Impact, Global Fund, USAID’s CHWs For ALL)

Xianyang, Shaanxi, China

• Instructed ~150 Chinese children aged 2-10 years old with varying proficiency levels in four areas of English language learning: speaking, writing, reading, and listening • Managed seven weekly classes containing ~20 children by developing and teaching curriculum, monitoring and evaluating student performance, organizing extracurricular events, and leading multicultural team staff to achieve classroom learning objectives• Recruited 20 new students to enroll at the Training Center by demonstrating teaching methodology to parents through mock lessons

Mbala District, Zambia

• Designed and implemented community health programs at rural, resource-limited health clinics focused on maternal/child health, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, and malaria• Partnered with community leaders to recruit and train 50 community health workers to increase rural healthcare accessibility, and launch nine Neighborhood Health Committees to improve community feedback channels and linkages to social services• Authored and executed $7,000 grant to sustainably increase rural health clinic capacity by constructing housing and partnering with MOH District Director to recruit and place health worker staff • Provided technical assistance to the Zambian National Malaria Elimination Center and Ministry of Health to lead country-wide insecticide-treated net (ITN) distribution; designed standardized guidelines for ITN procurement, distribution, and utilization at the community-level• Mobilized communities to increase Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) program coverage from 50 to over 10,000 people; trained and managed CLTS Champions to complete household registration, community mapping, and WASH education curriculum; and monitored achievements and challenges to propose innovative strategies to district-level CLTS team• Authored $1,000 grant to design and implement province-wide infant and young child feeding program in compliance with national guidelines; trained and provided technical oversight to community health workers and clinic supervisors• Elected as Peace Corps Provincial Malaria Coordinator and National ITN Coordinator, and selected to attend Stomp Out Malaria Conference to support malaria programs across Africa

Atlanta, Georgia

• Collected prospective cohort study data from colorectal cancer survivors and their first degree relatives, coded and cleaned data, and managed Microsoft Access database• Delivered health education to patients via telephone counseling, and worked with primary care providers to strengthen patient-provider communications with at-risk individuals• Conducted and presented systematic literature review on health-seeking behaviors of cancer survivors in the US

Atlanta, Georgia

• Instructed 30 students on community needs assessment methodology through class lectures, one-on-one tutoring, group practicums, and assignment/exam feedback• Facilitated practicum opportunities for students to conduct community needs assessment by partnering with local organizations and providing instructional oversight to students• Designed instructional tools for course including presentations, course webpage, and student evaluation form

Atlanta, Georgia

• Monitored incipient Ebola epidemic in Liberia, international and community-based programmatic response plans and efforts, and Liberian political/socio-economic landscape using a wide range of government, international, and local media sources• Reviewed, analyzed, and briefed staff on government and community-based strategies, practices, and policies for Ebola emergency risk reduction• Developed and maintained Excel database for Ebola emergency response proposals, and made recommendations for Carter Center funding• Conducted meta-analysis on risk and incidence reduction of sexual and gender-based violence in post-conflict Liberia, and recommended evidence-based policies and interventions• Supported work with government, civil society, and international partners to strengthen Liberia’s administration of justice, foster civic education and dialogue on rule of law, improve access to justice, and reform policy during reconstruction

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Designed and facilitated community needs assessment, qualitative data collection, and data analysis plan to study the needs, resources, facilitators, and barriers female sex workers living in Cape Town, South Africa experience in their role as mothers• Collected and analyzed qualitative data through 13 key informant interviews, structured observation of program activities, and stakeholder focus group discussions• Developed nine module health, parenting, and social resilience curriculum for sex workers who are mothers; trained ~10 peer educators to facilitate curriculum• Provided technical assistance to design and found Mothers of the Future Program, a social support group for sex workers who are mothers• Developed evaluation protocol, tools, and analysis plan to critically evaluate program outcomes and reiterate curriculum based on data

Roswell, Georgia

• Co-authored $100,000 proposal for WellStar Atlanta Medical Center to improve effectiveness of social and health programs for Latino population• Co-designed culturally competent trainings and social support programs to increase Latino communities’ access to health programming• Designed website to advocate for and share health programs for Latino populations

Lansing, Michigan

• Supported the rehabilitated of ~250 child and adolescent victims of physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse through psychosocial individual and group behavior interventions, family needs assessments, and active case management• Prepared and presented youth psychological evaluations, medication management plans, and behavioral assessments to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services• Developed and communicated assessment-based recommendations for children’s follow-up treatment to internal/external stakeholders

Master’S Degree, Public Health, 3.86/4.0

Hubert Department of Global Health Certificate Program: Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Concentration: Community Health and Development

Bachelor’S Degree, Interdisciplinary Studies In Social Science, Global And Area Studies, 3.96/4.0

Specializations: African Studies and International Development Cognate: Women, Gender, and Family History