Kate Maude Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il

Description:In this role, I work to achieve the missions of my client organizations through the execution of their strategic initiatives and operations. Throughout my time at SmithBucklin, I have worked with four separate health care business trade associations while managing an ever-expanding portfolio of responsibilities and projects for my clients due to role changes and four merit promotions. Current Duties Include:Management of an NCCA accredited individual certification program and two program certifications for a multidisciplinary health care business trade association. The management of these certification programs includes governance work with the certification boards and committees, financial management of the budget lines for each program, outside contractor relationship management, oversite of marketing for the certification offerings, and management of the certification customer service team members. Administration of two outcomes registry databases, including contractor relationship management and the launching of a Data Analytic Center to begin the process of reviewing the quality and completeness of the data for scientific research purposes. Serving as the Managing Editor of the organization's peer reviewed journal, and working closely with the Editor-in-Chief on projects and initiatives to streamline the peer review process and improve journal reach and impact. Committee management, including financial and strategic initiative management of committees that cover the following organizational projects: coordination of internal quality review of association publications, review of scientific abstracts, and the creation and distribution of educational products.Assisting and/or lead the hiring, management, and training of junior staff members on all aspects of their roles, and assisting in career development planning and employee review process for staff members on both clients.

Chicago, Il

Accomplishments as a Senior Coordinator:Increased clinical registry program subscriber retention rates by 20% and 15% to end at 94% subscription retention and 97% subscription retention for two separate registries through process improvement projects.Successfully assisted in the redevelopment and launch of three new website and database platforms for three separate clients.Increased abstract submissions by 26% between 2014 and 2017 by streamlining submissions, developing user guides, and expanding program advertising and outreach to new groups.

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

Chicago, Il

New Zealand

Spent three months volunteering on small organic farms and gardens around New Zealand. Duties included light construction, garden bed construction, weeding, pruning, animal care (cows, pigs, sheep, and chicken), planting, harvesting, organizing work spaces, and general cleaning.

Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Researched and designed new displays for the Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Oslislo Visitor Center. Maintained and operated the Oslislo Visitor Center for public visitation. Completed various construction and conservation projects, including wetland restoration work and bridge construction. Planned and presented numerous interpretive programs on a variety of topics. Supervised groups of 5-8 young adults on various conservation and maintenance projects in Maryland State Parks.

As part of a ten month team based community service program, completed watershed restoration work in Oregon, chaperoned 10-12 year olds at environmental education camp in California, maintained 10.75 miles of trails and 103 campsites at a county park in southern California, and created a disaster preparedness plan for a non-profit organization based near Seattle, Washington.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researched ocean conservation topics, reviewed grant proposals, attended meetings and panels on ocean conservation and briefed foundation staff on their content, and completed general office duties as needed.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Supervised researcher use of original historical documents, answered questions about document availability, and demonstrated the proper use of research aids and technology, including microfilm readers and online databases.

Interacted with the public and answered questions about the preserves, issued permits, maintained databases, directed phone calls, completed various filing, copying, collating and faxing tasks, assisted with closing procedures, and other office duties.

Researched health and environment related topics, organized project status reports and articles into excel spreadsheets, and completed other basic office assistant duties.

Dual Bachelor Of Arts, Environmental Studies, Geography, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Theta Upsilon, College Democrats

Certificate Of Proficiency, Biology, Geography, Anthropology