Lead the Business Support Services team for the City of Hope Medical Foundation, City of Hope’s faculty practice plan and physician services organization. Oversee a team of 5 direct reports and 160 indirect reports managing financial reporting for our expansive clinical network of over 35 sites throughout Southern California; financial performance, compensation plan, and clinical operations of the faculty practice plan composed of 500+ oncology specialists, and revenue cycle of the clinical network and professional services.

City of Hope is a nationally recognized Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Center Network (NCCN). COH is one of only 41 comprehensive cancer centers in the nation, as designated by the National Cancer Institute and is continuously ranked as one of the nation’s premier Cancer Centers by the US News and World Report. In addition to the City of Hope National Medical Center, City of Hope is comprised of the Beckman Research Institute, where its cancer research and basic science is developed City of Hope Medical Foundation; City of Hope’s physician enterprise consisting of over 350 nationally recognized physician experts and TGEN, a nationally recognized leader in genomic and precision medicine.

- Manage the month end and fiscal year end closing process, the production of internal and external financial reports, and supervised the creation of budgets for 3 Primary Care groups, 1 Specialty Care group, an IPA with 3 separate regions, and the overall management service organization charged with the fiscal, legal, and operational management for those entities. - Manage physician compensation including productivity models, monthly payroll, and incentive protocols.- Supervise and approve the quality calculations of the Ambulatory Scorecard/Dashboard. Provided leadership and guidance to 17 direct reports in the finance division. - Coordinated the monthly financial reporting process with finance, decision support, managed care, billing and revenue, and patient revenue services as well as UCLA Hospitals and UCLA Office of the President/Regents.

- Facilitated strategic objectives achieving organizational sustainability and profitability through transition. - Financial and operational oversight over 8 clinics and a corporate office including Finance and Accounting, IT, HR, Revenue Cycle, and Customer Service.- Utilized and implemented operational tactics including managerial finance, accounting, and compliance to provide a strong and stable foundation; budgeting and forecasting tools to mitigate fluctuations in an ever-changing healthcare environment; and negotiation and fulfillment of services of contracts and procurement.

Responsible for all aspects of finance, accounting, budgeting, revenue cycle, customer service and operations for a $34 million organization managing 6 primary care offices, 1 specialist office, an urgent care and occupational health facility. Supervise a staff of 17: Revenue Cycle, Finance, Operations, Accounting and Customer Service. Manage financial and operational support for 6 Primary Care Offices, a Specialty Care Office, an Urgent Care and an Occupational Health Center

Responsible for the all aspects of finance and operations. Supervised 4 employees overseeing AP, AR, grants and contracts, insurance, investments, reconciliations, and overall general ledger. Manage month end close and reports. Prepare financial reports for the CFAO and Board. Budget development and cost allocations. Consult with projects on project, proposal and grant budgets and reports. Retirement benefit administrator. Primary backup on HR and payroll. Creation, implementation and enforcement of internal controls surrounding finance, risk management, and information technologies. Supervise and direct IT personnel. Primary contact for federal contracts. Integral in editing and writing the current Employee Handbook and the finance and administrative procedures for the Project Handbook.

Responsible for the creation, interpretation, report summation and dissemination of all financials to program and support staff. Analyze current accounting and financial reports to develop the yearly budget, re-forecast for discrepancies, and create managerial reports for internal strategic management. Work closely with the accounting office to reconcile accounts receivable, accounts payable, revenue, budget analysis, etc. Maintain BCEE contract process from creation through termination, signature authority and AP approval for up to $10,000, and supervise vendor relations process from bidding, selection, execution and termination.

Business Analyst with local non-profits, NGO’s and associations performing tasks such as financial auditing, business and financial advising, contract and acquisition assistance, marketing/database management, auditing of donations and clerical work. I spent the majority of my time with MAIC as a business advisor to FEMA’s SSEB.

Responsible for creation, implementation and supervision of four main community program areas budgeted at $1,000,000, a staff of 40 seasonal employees, 70 volunteers and program board. Responsible for the utilization and creation of business and communication strategies, budget and financing projects and programs, marketing and advertising, human resources and leadership training, publication of all media outlets, and organizational development tools required to increase the performance standards of all programs within my purview.