Manage 4 immunization initiatives to plan, organize, lead, and manage program activities and maintain budget.Track program activities to ensure program goals and deliverables are achieved.Educate health care professionals and the community on the importance of immunizations.Lead a team of 2 immunization specialist to plan events and educate communities on vaccines.Establish and maintain relationships with community organization to host community events.Address barriers and identify strategies to improve immunization rates.Completion of quarterly reports on all immunization initiatives.

•Consolidate data from 3 different data sets to an ongoing primary database for analysis and completing of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. •Selected in the top 10% of abstracts submitted for poster presentation receiving Poster of Distinction Award at Digestive Disease Week conference. •Double HIV and Hepatitis C testing volume of inpatient clients by collaborating with IT department to include advisory prompts in electronic health record system (Cerner).•Collaborate with leaders from Registration, Legal, IT, and Nursing departments to implement processes for HIV and Hepatitis C screenings Emergency Department (ED).•Design and deliver training to over 40 ED staff on HIV and Hepatitis C screening procedure for our electronic health record system.•Coach ED nurses on best practices for facilitating conversations with clients.

•Educated patients with a diagnosis of HIV and/or Hepatitis C about the disease and provide resources to schedule clients for follow-up care.•Documented all client encounters into an internal database and electronic health record system, Cerner.•Assisted clients with referrals to additional resources such as primary care and social services as needed. •Developed procedure to track previously screened and hospital admitted clients to ensure additional outreach and care engagement opportunities.•Served as subject matter expert for Hepatitis C and HIV linkage to care and resources.

•Developed evidence-based program for African American adults to provide education and encourage participants to get comprehensive eye exams.•Researched and authored vision health pamphlets to educate community on the importance of eye health.•Detected potential vision issues and referred children for comprehensive eye exams during bi-weekly vision screenings visits to 8 schools.

•Developed 8 lesson plans for monthly empowerment group for women of color to inform participants of HIV management protocol.•Conducted home and hospital visits to reengage clients with HIV to resume care to suppress virus and prevent transmission.

•Collected and analyzed soil samples from Jersey City parks using handheld XRF•Prepared soil samples for ICP-MS analysis by performing single-step microwave digestion •Supervised high school students working in the lab •Presented research findings at USDA Hispanic-Serving Institutes Education Grants Program, Edinburg, TX and at Geological Society of America Section meeting, Hartford CT

•Planned and facilitated two sessions per week on course material using planned group work, collaborative activities, and active learning strategies•Maintained all records required to document students' attendance and academic progress

•Studied the health impacts of consuming contaminated fish from the Elizabeth watershed•Conducted qualitative interviews with the community to learn their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to fishing in the Elizabeth watershed•Participated in community outreach events to raise awareness on the health consequences of consuming fish from the Elizabeth watershed