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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia

Provide primary administrative support to directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Complete nonroutine tasks and special projects, ensuring assigned goals are met.

Edit and format dissertations, master theses, capstone projects, resumes, reports, and other documents. For Integra Publishing Services, Inc., edit textbooks, develop/update style sheets, and create glossaries and reference lists. Apply Pearson Common Library coding throughout the text and write alternate text for online chapter distribution.

San Francisco

Provided technical assistance to employees, supervisors, and managers regarding administrative and operations support functions, including leave, time and attendance, budget, work plans, training, travel, and supply procurement. Triaged requests and correspondence from providers, facilities, beneficiaries, and congressional representatives. Prepared written correspondence and instructions. Solicited information and wrote articles for monthly newsletter; formatted and distributed newsletter. Managed the Regional Administrator's calendar.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Supported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and mpox. Developed timelines for activities and editorial processes, established procedures, and ensured communications were in line with current messaging. Triaged requests and coordinated the clearance process for scientific/technical materials for publication and public release. Wrote and updated standard operating procedures documents.

Greater Atlanta Area

Supported the principal investigator and coordinated all aspects of the Consortium for Enabling Technologies and Innovation's work with 14 universities and 12 nuclear laboratories, as well as students, fellows, university personnel, and lab partners. Prepared reports to the client, edited documents for publication, and planned national meetings that brought together representatives from all Consortium partners.

Atlanta, Ga

Conducted research, evaluation, and consultation on public health initiatives primarily for federal clients. Assisted vice presidents and project managers in all aspects of project implementation. Coordinated project activities, developed and managed internal and external project timelines, monitored progress toward achieving project goals, tracked accomplishments, and ensured tasks were completed on time. Managed communications among team members, clients, grantees, and program partners. Established and maintained relationships with grantees, government project officers, and program partners, ensuring successful program implementation by grantees. Helped create effective and engaging materials. Ensured materials met client editorial standards. Managed proposal development and maintained tight response timelines. Coordinated proposal staffing among groups of trained writers. Researched, analyzed, extracted, and synthesized qualitative data from key informant interviews and supplemental information provided by the informants, generating client reports. Managed logistics for external and internal meetings. Provided onsite coordination and logistical expertise.

Tucker, Ga

Edited and formatted reports and correspondence for 2 project leads. Maintained electronic and physical filing systems.

Atlanta, Ga

Assisted the office manager and Human Resources functions. Negotiated with vendors for pricing advantages for office supplies and equipment. Arranged servicing and repair of office equipment. Created, proofread, edited, and formatted written products and graphics for multiple federal projects.

Assisted with the development and implementation of a database management program for the company’s buying guide. Updated and maintained the buying guide database, researched vendor offerings and competitive products and pricing, and maintained records of vendor certificates of insurance. Produced price sheets, promotional flyers, catalog layouts, surveys, and correspondence, and managed the in-house supply of printed materials.

B.A., Communication Through Radio

Graduated summa cum laude. Completed coursework in 1982; degree conferred in 1983.

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Liberal Arts