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Leads the Child Health Programs for the Department including Health Check, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), Healthy Start, Babies Can’t Wait, Newborn Screening, Children’s Medical Services, and Children 1st. Responsible for efficient management of state and federal funding allocations, grants, and contracts. Responsible for assuring compliance with state and federal requirements and guidelines through ongoing evaluation, oversight, and reporting.Provides ongoing coordination and monitoring to assure program timelines, reports, contract requirements are completed as required. Provides leadership for grant applications and needs assessments as required.Responsible for effective collaboration between Child Health programs and other DPH Programs, public health districts, agencies, and partners.

Provided technical assistance and advice to hospitals, providers, and community partners for neonatal quality improvement (NQI) initiatives and goals.Monitored NQI projects implemented with hospitals, providers, and community partners for compliance with state and federal guidelines through required reporting and evaluation.Responsible for the rollout and oversight of GaPQC neonatal initiatives.Planned and hosted monthly learnings sessions with participating hospitals and partners.Responsible for identifying metrics for ongoing health equity efforts in GaPQC hospitals for current and future neonatal initiatives.Led the GaPQC Neonatal Committee.

Provided leadership in the management and coordination of a statewide, multiagency, multidimensional initiative that brought together governmental, philanthropic, academic, and business communities to address language nutrition and developmental health in at-risk Georgia children. Coordinated policy efforts in all aspects of the program, including strategies designed to decrease the 30 million word gap in at risk children and increase provider, health district, and community awareness of the importance of language nutrition. Developed and delivers presentations to key stakeholders.Managed associated contracts and grants

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Served as a liaison between DPH and all external governmental organizations.Assisted in the review of proposed changes in laws, policies, and practices to identify potential public relations issues and possible impact on the agency. Assisted with the development and analysis of proposed state legislation and its impact on the department. Developed and maintained effective working relationships with legislative and advocacy groups on a local, state and national level. Monitored legislative developments within committees and on the chamber floorsTracked state legislation pertaining to public health issues as well as general health issues.Monitored and updated legislative tracking database for the department.Requested feedback from program manangers and executive leadership team on impact of proposed legislation on department programs.Ensured timely resolution of constituent issues as the agency's Constituent Services Director.Received and responded to telephone,written, and electronic complaints/queries regarding department servicesProvided information and referral to other department s and state and federal government agencies

Atlanta, Ga

Communicated with all levels of government, academia, and the department's numerous state, federal and other partnersInteracted daily with principals in the department's various divisions, sections and programsWrote dynamic, well-received speeches given by department commissioner to numerous, varied public constituenciesEnhanced and maintained an effective working relationship with department staff at the state and district levelsRe-purposed complex academic/clinical information for public consumption across a variety of platforms including the department’s numerous digital properties and newsletterTransformed a lackluster social media presence into a strong, visible social media presence while effectively driving brand awareness, engagement and traffic to social media pages

Atlanta, Ga

Conceptualized and developed components of public programs such as curricula, multimedia tools, websites, trainings, and other materials for public distributionDeveloped IRB protocols and ensured project staff observance of IRB requirements for data handling and participant protectionManaged project consultants to make certain adherence to statements of work and timely submission of invoicesDeveloped and administered surveys (telephone, written, computer-assisted, and in-person interviews)Analyzed data using such standard statistical techniques; drew conclusions from analyzed data; prepared statistical reports and data presentationsPrepared written documents with research results of qualitative and quantitative research; assisted in writing proposals and prepared papers for publication in scientific journalsPresented papers at professional conferencesReviewed and wrote critical summaries of research literature and public policy

Bachelor Of Arts In Journalism, Public Relations

Master Of Arts In Communication/ Certificate In Public Health, Health Communication, Public Health, Communication