Marlene Mcneese Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Serving as Co-Chair for this Federal Advisory Committee being administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Providing recommendations and advice regarding the implementation of federal policies and programs.

Houston, Texas, United States

Oversee the daily operations for HIV/STI and Viral Hepatitis prevention programs.

• Provided executive-level oversight for the Division of Disease Prevention and Control’s annual operating budget of $308 million in federal and state grants, special funds, and Texas Medicaid 1115 Waiver projects for.
• Supervised ten direct and 300 indirect staff that are housed across four health centers, one central laboratory, six multi-service centers and one mobile clinic.
• Established strategic planning goals for the Division of Disease Prevention and Control (DPC)
• Provided executive leadership for public health accreditation, new initiatives, and served as Incident Commander for emergency response efforts, including Hurricanes Ike, Harvey, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Served in.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Provided executive-level consultative and educational expertise to the Bureau of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, supervising nine direct reports and 87 indirect employees.
• Reorganized and expanded the Bureau of HIV/STD Prevention to incorporate funding variances, align staff with appropriate job functions, and integrate viral hepatitis prevention activities and the Community Reentry.
• Expanded Bureau annual operating budget from $5.2 million to $15 million.
• Interfaced with governmental, business, professional, civic, and other groups to develop and implement HIV/STD, Viral Hepatitis policies, programs, and objectives.
• Developed and Co-Chaired Scientific Advisory Council along with Baylor/UTSPH Center for AIDS Research academicians providing scientific guidance for HIV/STD prevention activities for Houston/Harris County.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Managed daily activities of the HIV prevention program to include counseling and testing, health education, community planning, and prevention case management, capacity building, and evaluation.
• Authored grant proposals submitted for HIV/STD Prevention activities.
• Developed and released a Request for Proposals (RFP) eliciting community business organizations to provide HIV/STD Prevention Services in Houston/Harris County in the amount of $3.2 million.
• Assisted in planning and implementing a new, routine, opt-out HIV screening project within Houston Level I trauma centers which involved creating new partnerships and securing new grant funding.
• Assisted in transitioning all subcontractors from a fee-for-service reimbursement system to a cost-reimbursement system.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Development of welfare to work program focused on therapeutic intervention and social skills building.
• Co-Developed three additional human services programs serving low-income families.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Co-developed and supervised TCE-HIV Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration collaboration project between three local community-based organizations serving African American individuals recently released from.
• Co-authored four successful federal and state grant proposals for the organization.