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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Provide leadership for and management of public health programs and services for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and employees of the enterprise.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Provide leadership for and oversee community health initiatives designed to improve outcomes with a variety of populations, including underserved communities. Serve as a catalyst to bridge Intermountain Healthcare's hospitals with community partners to improve health outcomes and reduce costs. Collaborate with hospital caregivers and clinic partners to increase access to care. Support behavioral health partners for the effective coordination of resources and services.

Prescott, Arizona

Provided executive leadership for and management of a variety of public health services, including Maternal Child Health, Public Health Nursing (Immunizations, STD, HIV/AIDS, TB, Family Planning), Public Health Emergency Preparedness, WIC/Nutrition, Environmental Health and Community Health Education programs for a county population of 210,000.• Directed and administered the public health department with 70 employees, including nurses, dietitians, health educators, physicians, environmental health specialists and general office staff• Supervised five direct reports, including four senior managers; responsible for overall performance improvement, accountability measures and all dimensions of disciplinary actions for staff• Administered a budget of approximately $5,250,000, encompassing over 30 public health programs and services; responsible for negotiating and managing contracts• Led strategic planning initiatives to improve operational efficiency, effectiveness, performance and revenue• Directed activities to objectively improve the quality of clinical services and population health measures/indicators• Collaborated on all policy development and enforcement activities with the Community Health Center of Yavapai, including risk management• Led the Community Health Assessment and Improvement processes for the county• Oversaw all grant writing endeavors• Contributed to studying and applying principles of the Affordable Care Act

Salt Lake City, Utah

Responsible for directing and overseeing the day-to-day operations of two distinct public health programs, including supervisory, policy, financial management and grant development activities. Accountable for effective program management and achievement of performance metrics.• Supervised and managed nine staff members; responsible for hiring, taking corrective action, and staff training and development• Managed, prepared and analyzed two annual budgets, including forecasting (managed $1,660,000 in aggregate)• Administered, negotiated and developed 28 grants/contracts with healthcare agencies for the provision of quality health services• Ensured grant writing and progress reporting activities were completed effectively• Developed and fortified numerous partnerships with physicians, other healthcare professionals and various organizations to further program goals• Analyzed and applied intervention and personnel data for effective decision making

Salt Lake City, Utah

Performed programmatic and basic management duties such as the implementation and evaluation of interventions designed to improve diabetes outcomes.• Grew the Utah Diabetes Telehealth Program (professional development focus) from two states to 25 and from an average of 30 to 125 participants • Managed 13 contracts for diabetes care improvement around the state, with a focus on effectively addressing health disparities• Administered 18 state-certified diabetes programs; ensured that each program was maintaining certification by meeting designated criteria and standards

Riverside, California

Managed activities pursuant to a Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Cooperative Agreement.• Responsible for the education and training of the public, emergency services personnel, and healthcare workforce on issues relating to disaster preparedness and response• Served as the Distance Learning Coordinator to ensure that various formats of training were available to the County at large, with an emphasis on competency-based training• Planned, implemented, and evaluated emergency preparedness activities for populations with special needs, as well as establishing a network of partners

Mission Viejo, California

Coordinated tobacco cessation and asthma education programs at Mission Hospital of the St. Joseph Health System.• Responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating a tobacco control program for youth and Spanish-speaking adults• Collaborated with community partners and schools to develop cessation programming for high-risk youth• Implemented an asthma education program for Spanish-speaking families• Managed a group of Hispanic volunteers for the purposes of community health and social change in our community

Master Of Business Administration

Master Of Public Health

Bs, Health Science