Merissa Larson Email & Phone Number

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Responsible for data entry, data management, data analysis, and report creation for the agency programactivities and contracted work.Analyzing data using statistical techniques and providing reportsDeveloping and implementing databases and data collection systemsAcquiring data from primary and secondary sources and maintaining data systemsIdentifying, analyzing, and interpreting trends or patterns in complex data setsFiltering and cleaning dataWorking with management to prioritize business and information needsLocating and defining new process improvement opportunities

ƒ Develop curriculum for a one-year Culinary Certificate, two-year Associates' Degree in culinary, and courses to support those pathways. ƒ Ensure that appropriate Sanitation, Maintenance, and Safety Standards are followedƒ Train and manage culinary personnel and supervise all culinary activities ƒ Track food costs while Managing Vendors to provide Standard Cost-efficient Productsƒ Estimate Food Consumption and Requisition of Food Purchaseƒ Prepare, plan and teach credit classes, community education classes, and certificate trainingƒ Provide active support to the college administration to help achieve the goals and objectives of the collegeƒ Assist with the hiring process of instructor(s) for program

-Organize, plan, and coordinate educational programs for the community pertaining to a wide variety of topics based on data obtained from local community feedback.-Analyze data from student feedback to evaluate programs and events, identify areas of improvement, and devise and implement solutions regarding teaching methods, curriculum changes, etc.-Lead a team of instructors and program employees.-Devise marketing strategies via social media, press releases, and flyers to promote programs and increase student engagement and college revenue.- Instructs food safety courses, administers food safety exams and proctors examinees.- Teaches cooking summer camps for kids at the College for All Kids.

- Researched community health needs assessment moderate and significant areas of concern in the county to inform projects- Analyzed data at a zip code level to identify priority populations for areas of concern- Recorded influenza data from county hospitals, and medical facilities, highlighting populations who had higher cases of the flu, which zip code they resided in, the vaccination status of those individuals in order to inform health education intervention strategies for vaccination.

-Developed, assessed, and implemented improvements to the preventative health education program which emphasized for children and adults the importance of oral health practices.-Conceptualized and executed health program activities, gave presentations to audiences of all ages, and built relationships with guests to improve knowledge retention.-Organized the first "Birthday Bash" which brought in 350+ attendees while adhering to a strict budget.-Lead staff in the daily operations and execution of program objectives.

-Collaborated to write and create a Quality of Life survey, including a survey disclaimer, and used the data from the survey to identify priority populations.-Collected, organized, and disseminated health information to the team for the T21 Bill, which raised the tobacco purchasing age from 18 to 21.-Assisted with planning a Community Partner Open House event to engage the community in discussions regarding evidence-based community health issues and awareness.

Saint Louis

-Coordinated Membership Appreciation events which included two monthly awareness events and two cultural awareness events, thereby increasing member engagement and interest.-Scheduled health screenings to obtain data and subsequently created a family fitness program to meet the health needs of members.-Collaborated with key program coordinators and directors to organize program operations, including program implementation, budgets, and program planning.

-Engaged in health advocacy for child hunger by researching and identifying counties with high need and low assistance.-Designed marketing posters to target select audiences and advertise free summer meals for children.-Resulted in 71,000+ meals served to 5,000+ children during the summer at 47 sites across seven counties.

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Dietetics/Dietitian

Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts/Chef Training

Associates Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: International Club (Vice president), Study Abroad Program