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Newark, New Jersey, United States

Responsible for managing the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) cooperative agreement awarded to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Developing and implementing a health promotion campaign via various communication platforms in collaboration with facility and system communication departments. Supporting existing and expanding wellness initiatives.Facilitating the data collection and reporting of healthy food access, nutrition education and physical activity programming for the system’s Food FARMacies.

Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Responsible for enrolling and educating over 20 community physician groups into the system’s various value-based programs with government and commercial payers including but not limited to the Clinically Integrated Network (CIN), Independent Physician Association (IPA) and Accountable Care Organization (ACO). Facilitating and supporting multiple internal and external program initiatives such as chart chases. Developing and implementing program best-practices with participating groups. Utilizing data analytics to track participant’s performance within the program. Generating and coordinating distribution of program payments to participating groups. Managing system’s preferred provider network—Premier and Inner Circle tiering—and system’s referral capture. Collaborates with hospital physician-liaisons to manage and maintain each hospital’s preferred provider roster. Assisting in system-wide distribution of equipment for COVID patients.

Somerset, Nj

Responsible for coordinating, monitoring, and maintaining the credentialing and re-credentialing process of new and current providers for the Behavioral Health Department at various facilities throughout the system. Part of the credentialing team for the first ever Tele-Psych program for Behavioral Health within the system.

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Teaching Sections 1 and 2 of the Digital Communication, Information and Media Capstone course (04:189:45). The capstone course is designed to facilitate students' synthesis of what they have learned in the program by developing a Capstone Project that critically analyzes a personal field/topic of interest. Students also develop their online presence and skills by creating their own Personal Brand Website, like an e-portfolio.

Montclair, Nj

Assisting the Director of Development and Director of Marketing/Sponsor Relations with daily tasks and aiding in the consolidation of CEC’s shows content for transfer to the website. Assists the producers with guest-relations on tape days, including obtaining guest's post-interview testimonial for Testimonial page of the website and promotional social media content. Works closely with the Senior Producer of Digital and Post Production on adding content to social media calendar.

New Brunswick, Nj

Spring Semester of 2018: Assisting Professor Philip McCormick with his Digital Technology and Disruptive Change course. Duties include Social Media Monitoring/Facilitation. .Fall Semester of 2017: Assisting Professor Mary Chayko with her Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar Digital Technology and Disruptive Change course. Duties included Social Media Monitoring/Facilitation and Grading.

New Jersey

Assisting the Vice President of System Development and Planning of RWJBarnabas Health with Form 990s for each of the system facilities. Assisting the Director of Communications/Marketing of Saint Barnabas Medical Center with the Opening of the Cooperman Family Pavilion.

Belleville, Nj

Assisting the Director of Communications and Marketing at Clara Maass Medical Center. Activities included: writing and editing content for the hospitals’ social media platforms, internal and external news content, and social media research.

Newark, Nj

Assisting the Senior Director of Public Relations & Marketing at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Activities included: writing and editing content for the hospitals’ social media platforms, internal and external news content, and social media research.

Livingston, Nj

Assisting the Senior Vice President of Community and Behavioral Health. Activities include: assessing the community needs in the areas surrounding the 11 hospitals in the healthcare system, taking minutes for the Meidcaid 2.0 summit meeting as the committee team prepared a draft of the proposal.

Livingston, Nj

Assisting the Director of Public Relations and Marketing. Activities included: writing and editing press releases, tabulating and analyzing forum responses, and working on a new welcome video for the Radiation Oncology Department of the hospital. Organizing and implementing the National Heroin, Opioid Forum with Senators Menendez and Booker on August 8th.

Hunterdon County

During the School Year: Assistant Counselor at at Three Bridges School (480 Main St., Three Bridges, NJ 08887) and Whitehouse School (50 Whitehouse Ave., Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889). This is a formal child after school-care program where my responsibilities included monitoring the kids, assisting them with homework, and participating with them in games such as sports or board games, and the occasional craft.During the Summer: Assistant Counselor at YMCA Camp Carr, Hamden River Rd., Clinton Township. This was a nine-week summer job at an organized YMCA summer camp program, providing activity leadership, care oversight and interaction with children. Named Counselor of the Year, recognized for creativity in activity leadership and participation.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Communication And Media Studies

Specialized in Health Communication Cumulative GPA Average: 3.875 Teaching Assistant for 2 semesters.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication

Specializations in Strategic Public Communication and Public Relations, Leadership in Organizations and Community GPA: 3.612 (Dean's List).