● Provides operational leadership and oversight for a complex portfolio of health programs and research, estimated at $320 million. ● Oversees the business operations, administrative management, and resource planning for the Global Health, Population and Nutrition (GHPN) business unit. ● Collaborates with other to drive strategy, planning, and implementation of scientific and programmatic portfolios in support of strategic priorities. ● Engages leadership across departments and subsidiaries to identify and address operational challenges.● Ensures continuous process improvement to increase revenue, leverage resources, manage and/or minimize expenses. ● Serves as liaison with corporate enterprise services to strengthen systems and to harmonize policies and procedures.● Facilitates change management.● Advocates for standardized procedures and monitoring systems to align with relevant regulations, policies and procedures – including award terms and conditions.● Identifies and mitigates financial, legal, performance and reputational risks.● Coordinates financial management and oversight of indirect resources and donor-funded awards.● Supervises and mentors staff responsible for operational and administrative support to multiple departments.● Ensures compliance with HR policies with GHPN – approximately 900 scientists, public health professionals, and operations staff.● Serves as internal thought leader on organization-wide initiatives for re-organization, compensation planning, systems improvement, and others that impact the global workforce of more than 4,000 employees.

● Operating on behalf of the director, provided management direction and operational oversight for FHI 360’s health portfolio, which consisted of approximately $200 million annual revenue and more than 700 staff members across multiple health domains. ● Led key hiring for departmental leadership positions for six departments. ● Developed, implemented and ● Monitored compliance with policies and procedures specific to the operations of the business unit, including adaptation of corporate mandates. ● Contributed to performance management, goal setting and monitoring, and accountability across GHPN. ● Reviewed financial data to assess performance against stated goals and objectives. ● Analyzed key business development opportunities and related proposals and budgets. ● Identified structural and procedural impediments to effective implementation and proposed solutions to improve processes in support of GHPN and FHI 360 goals. ● Oversaw key projects, processes and performance reports, data and analyses● Facilitated communication and coordination between GHPN and Enterprise Services. ● Coached and trained staff in finance, operations, administration, personnel management, client relations, and compliance with FHI 360 policies.

● Provided operational, administrative, and financial oversight to the department portfolio of approximately $80 million in annual revenue and a staff of more than 70 staff. ● Ensured compliance with FHI 360 policies and procedures. ● Continued to serve in senior operational and administrative leadership roles on Gates- and USAID-funded awards on biomedical prevention of HIV.

● Served as the deputy director providing management, technical and financial direction for the Male Circumcision Consortium (MCC), an $18.5-million Gates Foundation grant. Served as the deputy director for the Preventive Technologies Agreement (PTA), a $175-million USAID award. ● Oversaw FP/HIV integration, youth, and gender efforts. ● Developed and monitored project timelines, budgets, and contract agreements. ● Established and maintained the systems to ensure efficient and effective functioning of the PTA. ● Managed a department portfolio (approximately $35 million) ● Ensured compliance with US government regulations, FHI 360 policies and procedures, and terms and condition of each award in the portfolio.

● Provided management, technical and financial oversight for the Gates-funded award to conduct and apply research on male circumcision to prevent HIV infection. ● Collaborated with principal investigators to develop protocols and secure ethics approvals for behavioral, clinical and economics studies. ● Developed and monitored project timelines, budgets, and contractual agreements. ● Served as the technical and contract monitor for two primary subcontractors and ensured contractual and budgetary compliance. ● Developed and managed the systems necessary for efficient and effective allocation of financial and human resources. ● Prepared necessary narrative and financial reports.

● Provided leadership, technical direction, and management oversight across two distinct reproductive health program areas: health promotion and training. ● Promoted evidence-based public health strategies. ● Served as manager for a multi-site study to estimate incidence for candidate microbicide trial sites. ● Budgeted and monitored expenditures to ensure efficient, effective marshaling of resources. ● Supervised and managed technical and professional staff. ● Expanded technical and programmatic directions and developed necessary implementation strategies. ● Served as a team leader for multiple resource development initiatives. ● Served as a member of the departmental senior management team.

● Managed the Unit, including strategic planning, new business development efforts, budget development and monitoring, and staff supervision. ● Provided technical leadership and assistance to international public health programs, including assessments, intervention design, monitoring, and reporting. ● Identified and developed funding opportunities. ● Supervised technical and professional staff, including the medical advisor for the department. ● Liaised with research staff and country offices to incorporate findings into country-specific strategies. ● Led new programmatic efforts including private sector involvement in reproductive health.

● Managed behavior change communication projects, including technical oversight on reproductive health initiatives. ● Provided capacity building, skills transfer, and technical assistance to country programs, throughout the assessment, strategic planning, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation processes. ● Worked with researchers and implementation agencies to translate research findings into policy and programmatic initiatives. ● Designed, implemented, and evaluated programs and interventions related to reproductive health, including the prevention on sexually transmitted infections, HIV and unintended pregnancies. ● Served as manager and technical monitor for programs to ensure adherence to established goals and objectives, budgets, timelines, and work plans.

● Merged the health communications and the programs and research units to create a new department promoting evidence-based programs and services. ● Provided senior leadership and management, as well as financial and technical oversight, for programs on responsible sexual health decision-making. ● Developed, implemented, and monitored departmental strategic objectives, work plans, budgets, and operational priorities. ● Had primary responsibility for $1.5 million annual budget and a staff of 12.

● Developed, implemented, and monitored media relations and mass media campaigns. ● Served as spokesperson for the association. ● Advised executive management in the development, positioning, and implementation of media strategies, promotions, marketing efforts, and mass media-related social marketing programs and services. ● Developed and nurtured partnerships across programs and with governmental and private donors. ● Provided technical assistance and guidance to internal programs and external partners.

● Developed and implemented Youth Outreach Programs as a new initiative. ● Managed the design, production, implementation, and evaluation of a $1.2 million award-winning media campaign to raise awareness of sexually transmitted infections among 15- to 19-year-old populations in two pilot areas. ● Coordinated national and local media and evaluation subcontractors. ● Ensured community involvement throughout formative research, design, and implementation processes. ● Provided fiscal, technical, and management oversight for foundation funding and the new department.

● Provided management, fiscal, administrative and technical oversight for a US$12 million, USAID-sponsored project in five Central American countries. ● Established PASCA headquarters and satellite presence in each country throughout the region. Identified, managed, and supervised subcontract personnel and local hire staff. ● Developed and implemented technical plans to achieve project tasks and objectives. ● Supervised technical and professional staff responsible for creating a supportive political environment and for building the capacity of indigenous organization to operate effectively within the enhanced environment. ● Liaised with government officials to integrate HIV prevention into public health priorities. ● Developed and implemented a small grants program for non-government organizations throughout the region. ● Ensured compliance with US government regulations, AED policies and procedures, and terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement.

● Responsible for coalition building among private and public-sector agencies in Newark, NJ. ● Facilitated increased and sustained participation of under-represented populations in decision-making processes and project design. ● Managed technical assistance and training activities in formative research, youth involvement, and project design. ● Served as the site coordinator for CDC-funded programming in Newark as part of the Prevention Marketing Initiative.

● Conducted needs assessment and planning to design multi-year, multi-faceted public health strategies and programs to reduce sexual transmission of HIV Facilitated the integration of STIs into HIV/AIDS prevention services in Latin America to maximize limited resources. ● Provided technical assistance in the development of behavior change communication programming including training, counseling programs, materials development and mass media efforts. ● Served as expert reviewer and provided technical assistance for national strategic communication plans and small grant awards for programs and services in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Asia. ● Provided management oversight to implementation partners and built the capacity of local organizations to develop and implement prevention programs.

● Negotiated and managed subcontract budgets for bilateral interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean. ● Developed training curricula and collateral materials on integrating disease prevention into family planning services. ● Coordinated and provided technical assistance in communication to health promotion and disease prevention programs. ● Served as technical monitor for multiple subawards, working with host country governments and implementation partners, to ensure contract and budget compliance.

● Provided face-to-face and telephone counseling in risk reduction to diverse populations. ● Trained and supervised healthcare and social work professionals in risk reduction and crisis counseling. ● Co-led the development and implementation of a referral system, in conjunction with local community-based organizations, for Spanish-speaking clients from the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

● Designed and implemented a comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention program funded by USAID in Guatemala. ● Developed strategic and program plans. ● Developed and facilitated training sessions for medical and administration staff, resulting in better patient care and treatment in two national hospitals. ● Managed programmatic expansion from one full-time staff and 30 volunteers to five staff members and 60 volunteers.

● Designed and implemented disease prevention and health promotion programs for sexually active adolescents in rural communities. ● Integrated health promotion and disease prevention themes into literacy campaigns. ● Lobbied local officials to integrate sexuality and HIV/AIDS/STD prevention education into middle schools in Livingston, Izabal.● Supported women’s economic development through family and community gardening and community-based bakery initiative.