• Directs research procedures• Coordinates individual contracts with sponsors• Manages study staff• Responsible for the overall coordination and management of administrative, operational, and functions of a multisite inherited cardiovascular disease registry• Manages the data collection and management activities of research staff at other study sites• Coordinates and conducts routine virtual monitoring visits at all study sties and reports the results to the PI• Prepares and tracks financial documents, such as activity budgets, contracts, invoices, and other related documents

• Organizes virtual professional development opportunities for a multidisciplinary community of current and future Black researchers• Planning for the inaugural virtual National Black Researchers Week 2022 which will highlight Black researchers, bring awareness to various research disciplines, and provide educational and professional development opportunities for students and new researchers• Serves as a central resource for Black researchers to access professional development, training, scholarships, fellowships, informational sessions related to the research journey

• Create, manage, and maintain long-term relationships within a tech company working with rare disease patient advocacy groups (PAGs) and holding them accountable through task assignments, communication about expected deliverables and facilitation of necessary resources. • Plan and execute various projects focused on rare disease throughout the entire project lifecycle, requiring subject matter expertise in different methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum); ensure project deliverables are executed under budget and on time; allocate and manage resources; define scope and ensure project alignment with shifting conditions; identify and mitigate risks; implement processes to increase efficiency or make necessary changes; establish and build communicative relationships with stakeholders of all levels, including senior leaders; collect project metrics and provide status update reports to senior leadership.• Champion a variety of marketing and engagement strategies to meet project goals while leveraging industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout the entire project execution, including hosting and participating in virtual webinars related to bringing awareness about active AllStripes Researcher studies. • Developed the Recruitment Strategies Planning session, an in-depth brainstorming meeting for program managers and PAG leaders to strategically perform community engagement activity planning for research recruitment.

• Managed complex CHAMP Lab research studies and Office of Community Outreach and Engagement activities.• Served in two program management roles simultaneously; developed and managed program budgets and timelines, ensuring ongoing alignment in both areas and facilitating changes as needed.• Served as first project manager for the newly established Office of Community Outreach and Engagement, planning and executing various operational projects throughout the entire project lifecycle, requiring subject matter expertise in different methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum); managed $50,000-1.1 million dollar project budgets and 2 project teams, ensuring projects were delivered under budget and on time; allocated resources; defined scope; identified and mitigated risks; established and built relationships with stakeholders of all levels, including senior leaders; collected project metrics and provided status update reports to senior leadership.• Developed comprehensive set of standard operating procedures for the office, facilitating increased operational consistency.• Coordinated and facilitated Community Advisory Board activities, including scheduling, material preparation (e.g. agenda, slide deck, meeting notes), meeting facilitation, member engagement, Board honoraria processing, and long- and short-term goal development in collaboration with senior leadership.• Used a community-based participatory research approach to conduct studies and establish partnerships; built and sustained community partnerships with local organizations such as the YMCA.• Provided professional development guidance to community outreach workers, student interns and volunteers; directly supervised and provided guidance to five Cancer Health Ambassadors responsible for community engagement surrounding cancer-related programs and research.

• Planned and executed various LA-TCI community-centered research studies and projects throughout the entire project lifecycle; managed $100,000 project budgets and 1 project team, ensuring projects were delivered under budget and on time; allocated resources; defined scope; identified and mitigated risks; established and built relationships with stakeholders of all levels, including local clinic staff and patients; collected project metrics and provided status update reports to senior leadership.• Tracked applications, grant objectives, and deliverables for foundation and federal grants; planned and coordinated resources, tasks, and steps to successfully meet grant obligations.• Coordinated a statewide tobacco cessation study for the pregnant and postpartum Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) population.• Developed and managed REDCap databases for survey and data entry.• Developed and led a systematic data entry process for the annual TCI-survey with a respondent population of 2,500. • Developed a comprehensive program management training manual, increasing overall efficiency and effectiveness in training efforts. • Co-facilitated the program’s first patient survey administration mock meeting, leading to alignment by all research team members on survey implementation, as well as increased comfort with research team members that were involved in distributing and conducting the survey.• Organized a systematic LA-TCI IRB process across eight partnering hospitals, leading to a centralized system to manage IRB oversight across the state.

• Planned and executed two major national VA initiatives as well as other smaller projects throughout the entire project lifecycle; managed $50,000-$3.1M project budgets and 2 project teams, ensuring projects were delivered under budget and on time; allocated resources; defined scope; identified and mitigated risks; established and built relationships with stakeholders of all levels, including senior leaders; collected project metrics and provided status update reports to senior leadership.• Recruited and performed eligibility assessment for intake; enrolled participants and conducted study intervention. • Conducted semi-structured interviews with Veterans and families for the purpose of identifying their experiences working with the VA to support their caregiving roles and how those experiences can be sustained or improved.• Tracked implementation activities by managing facilitation surveys in REDCap.• Participated in data management activities including collection, entry, verification and maintenance.• Developed and managed up to $3.1M budgets for research studies and contracts including purchase, reimbursement and subcontracting.• Completed quarterly, annual, and final program reports to convey research health outcomes.• Developed, submitted, and managed contracts as a certified VA COR; managed a total of five one-year contracts valued at up to $75K each. • Assisted with the submission, funding and launch of a national five-year research program for reducing opioid use in the VA. • Published a peer-reviewed journal article related to HIV and Racial Disparities.• Founded and served as co-chair of a Project Managers Resource Group (PMRG) within the Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i) at the VA to establish a community of support for research assistants, coordinators, and project managers working on federal projects; streamlined the research coordination process with the development of a comprehensive manual and access to relevant resources.

• Launched and coordinated two mental health programs – Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) with clinical and research components for adults, and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) with therapy groups, registries and clinical trials for youth and adolescents aged 14 to 25.• Recruited, coordinated and conducted study visits; developed study materials, conducted intake interviews for potential participants, determined eligibility and arranged clinical treatment for patients.• Compiled biomedical and biopsychosocial data directly from participants with behavioral, cognitive and/or emotional problems via paper and computer-based cognitive assessments and psychological questionnaires, with high levels of accuracy and sensitivity. • Developed databases and managed relevant data using Microsoft Excel and SPSS.• Played an integral role in the launch of the TMS Service, which provided TMS treatment to ~20 patients and streamlined treatment process flow from the initial evaluation to post-treatment evaluations; Supervised graduate school research assistant and student volunteers.• Played an integral role in the launch of the ASD program, which assisted with the development and implementation of several program research studies including a database review, two clinical trials, robot socialization group and a Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group.