Deputy Director
Established relationships and provided ongoing support and communications to 70 free and charitable clinics throughout North Carolina. Managed initiatives to address oral health, food insecurity, health inequities, telemedicine, and other critical health care issues with partners including the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative, East Carolina University, and Appalachian State University.• Created collaborative relationships with 70 free and charitable clinics throughout North Carolina providing ongoing support and communications with each clinic;• Created and facilitated monthly statewide region meetings to provide 70 member clinics with opportunities to learn, network and collaborate; • Managed association communications including quarterly newsletter sent to over 400 people throughout NC; and weekly communication email sent to 70 clinic leaders throughout NC; • Planned and implemented annual professional development meetings for clinic leaders and staff;• Assisted with the immediate onboarding of 50 clinics onto telemedicine platform in March 2020 at start of the Covid pandemic allowing clinics to remain open while creating a safe environment for clinic staff and patients; • Collaborated with East Carolina University Nutrition Department as they implemented food insecurity programs at clinics in eastern NC;• Helped develop and implement first equity, diversity, and inclusion program for free and charitable clinics in North Carolina;• Assisted with recruiting and onboarding new employees.