Kellie Hawkins Email and Phone Number

• Draft, analyze, and monitor authorization and appropriation bills on behalf of the department.• Support the Secretary and others in preparation for appropriation hearings and other budget related presentations and briefings. • Prepare draft testimony for appropriation hearings for the Secretary.• Brief the Assistant Secretary and HHS leadership on budget proposals to inform decision making process.• Responsible for budget formulation and execution activities for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), National Vaccine Program for Children, and World Trade Center Health Program.• Review and analyze multi-year and multi-dollar budgets for the purposes of planning, formulation, and justification for presentation to the Secretary, OMB, and Congress.

• Manage a national grantee program in support of medical providers adopting electronic health record software in order to meet the requirements of federal incentive payment programs and other health IT quality improvement initiatives. • Serve as liaison to Health Resources Services Administration for policy development and programmatic strategy relative to health IT grantees working with community health centers and rural/critical access hospitals. • Work closely with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and national public health organizations to assess the need for technical assistance to states implementing health IT and public health billing. • Draft responses to congressional inquiries and budget justifications regarding the REC program, an ARRA funded multi-year project.• Partner with stakeholder organizations in support of health IT adoption within medically underserved communities.Develop and prepare a variety of written products, including congressional briefing documents, performance metrics, reports, program releases and issue papers.

• Managed the day-to-day operations and staff of a newly created city department consisting of the Commission on the Status of Women, Commission on Children, Youth, and their Families, and Human Relations Commission. • Developed a transition plan that reflected synergy and a greater impact on the communities of Los Angeles through civic engagement and policy advocacy. • Amended city charter to reflect the new departmental structure.• Served as subject matter expert on youth, LGBT, inter-group relations, and gender equity for planning and policy development. • Serve as intergovernmental liaison.

• Served as general manager for a city department dedicated to advising the Mayor and City Council on policy issues relative to women in Los Angeles. • Developed a legislative program for the purposes of advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels of government; monitor legislative cycles at all levels of government.• Developed and maintained intergovernmental relationships at all levels of government.• Developed public/private partnerships supporting gender equity in non-traditional careers for women; re-establishing relationships with local organizations, universities, and labor unions. • Subject matter expert on gender equity within local government.• Raised funds to support commission programs and activities.

• Served as liaison to City Council Members and their staff(s), monitoring and attending Council Committees. • Researched, analyzed, and provided policy recommendations to the senior staff and Mayor. • Developed policy recommendations for the US Conference of Mayors and prepared federal testimony on behalf of the Mayor.

• Developed and implemented a coordinated strategy with City departments and the California Charter School Association to ensure that charter schools were able to occupy facilities in a timely and safe manner. • Served as liaison to foundations, non-profit organizations, and corporations for citywide youth initiatives such as Secure Passages, Safe Havens, and Mentoring. • Developed public/private partnerships to support physical activity amongst youth. • Managed and implemented Mayor’s Council of Education Advisors.

• Served as data manager and program coordinator for various research and community projects within Los Angeles County funded through the CDC. • Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis of disease trends. • Co-authored publications for medical journals related to sexually transmitted diseases.