Marlene Cole Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

Los Angeles

• First 5 LA is a child advocacy organization that invests tobacco tax funds in programs throughout LA county to provide the best start for children from prenatal to age 5 and their families. -Managed “Healthy Births.
• Instituted performance measures and evaluations to ensure greater grantee accountability.
• Monitored grantee compliance by conducting site evaluations and reviewing progress and expenditure reports
• Collaborated with grantees to devise solutions and address challenges related to program delivery.
• Provided technical assistance to grantees in developing and managing budget and scope of work, resulting in more accurate projections and fewer contract revisions.
• Improved upon collaborative process and open communication by launching, organizing, and facilitating regular team meetings between First 5 LA Healthy Births Initiative program, policy and research staff.

Los Angeles

• California Family Health Council (CFHC) promotes quality reproductive health care for Californians by providing clinic support initiatives. - Progressed through a series of promotions to manage $13 million in Title X.
• Supervised 7 area managers all over California, ensuring compliance with Title X requirements and maximization of citizen benefits.
• Planned and oversaw the addition of 42 new clinic sites to the Title X system, expanding family planning services to thousands more low-income Californians.
• Developed tools and processes to standardize monitoring of grantee agencies, leading to greater understanding and consistent application of federal guidelines among area managers.
• Designed templates for web-based grantee agency progress reports, including validation checks, and automatic calculations. Worked closely with IT division to implement these checks and calculations, resulting in.
• Led annual Title X refunding process for family planning agencies, including development of the application and staff tool for reviewing the application. Led annual refunding workshops.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Georgia School Age Care Association (GSACA) is a member based, statewide professional organization for those who work with school-age children in after school programs. -Managed and coordinated all aspects of a Georgia.
• Developed and delivered workshops on topics including adolescent development, family involvement, and community service for administrators and after school program staff.
• Assessed quality of after school programs in the areas of health and safety, human relationships, and environment; worked with program administrators to develop improvement plans.

Project Management

Currently enrolled in "Fundamentals of Project Management"

Mph, Behavioral Sciences & Health Education

Ba, Sociology

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