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Boston, Ma, Us

Greater Boston Area

I empower clients to develop plans to navigate life and career successfully with a focus on self responsibility. I can assist with relationship management, time management, and money management to help you achieve effectiveness in all areas of life.

Gloucester, Ma

Gloucester, Ma

Gloucester, Ma

Gloucester, Ma

I act as the face of Wellspring adult education & oversee: Adult Learning Initiative 1 (ALI), College Prep Math, and the Wellspring Educational Resource Collaborative (WERC - Wellspring's free mentoring and advising program). I manage all assigned staff, schedules, and evaluate programming. I supervise program promotion and student retention. The Education team and I work hard to ensure that Wellspring students design their own Pathway for Personal Success leading to a living wage job or enrollment in post-secondary education.

Gloucester, Ma

- Coordinate Adult Learning Initiative (ALI) adult education program- Develop, implement, and facilitate Career Development curriculum- ALI helps individuals:Enter the work forceMove into a better paying jobGet ready for college or a job training programIncrease confidenceHomes - Jobs - Education

Greater Boston Area

I create unique, one-of-a-kind, hand crafted bracelets and bangles.

Greater Boston Area

Cambridge, Ma

• Recruited provider network to support exponential membership growth for Inc. Magazine’s 500 Fastest Growing and Boston Business Journal’s Pacesetter Awards• Hired, managed, and trained staff of 18 contractors and provider relations representatives to support corporate goals and provider network• Managed development and distribution of all provider communication materials • Achieved provider satisfaction rate of 97% consistently

Methuen, Ma

Oversight for 3rd party payor relationships, contract maintenance, and negotiations.Managed payer relationships to ensure contracts were negotiated, implemented, and paid appropriately.• Analyzed payer volumes, cost, and profit margin to support contract renegotiations• Led negotiations for the health system resulting in 17% increase in net patient revenues• Managed ongoing review of payer net revenue; assisted in resolving systematic underpayments• Advanced collaborative relationships between IPAs and the health system improving quality, increasing patient volume, and achieving pay for performance targets• Integrated managed care with Revenue Enhancement and Utilization Review teams• Led negotiation to appeal filing limits with a health plan that resulted in payment of additional $85,000• Led team that resolved large payer observation policy communication issues• Promoted Holy Family Hospital interests on the health system Managed Care team• Generated Pay for Performance guidelines and Contract Terms checklist as part of Massachusetts Hospital Association work groups• Interfaced between payers and hospital staff - investigated and ensured payment terms were met• Negotiated payments with payers for hospital services not covered in current contracts

• Managed all aspects of contract negotiation, network expansion, project implementation, and relationship management with both professional and institutional providers • Led successful contract negotiations resulting in savings of $875,000 to Anthem, ensured negotiated rates were correctly loaded in Anthem claim systems for all products • Managed relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, created strong foundation for future contract and product launches• Developed strategy and managed the implementation of HMO and POS networks meeting targets• Resolved complex institutional and professional provider issues with marketing, customer service, etc• Maintained ongoing awareness of trends and events in healthcare and monitored changes in legislation and current knowledge of new techniques and services that might impact the negotiation process• Promoted Anthem’s interests regarding various legislation by participating in NH DOI rules implementation work groups

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Health And Physical Education/Fitness

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