Nicky Smith Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

• Launched operations for Street Health Outreach & Wellness (SHOW), a program of mobile units that provides COVID-19 treatment, wound care, and harm reduction services to unsheltered New Yorkers
• Executed expansion of SHOW’s fleet from three vehicles to eight vehicles across all five boroughs
• Co-authored workplans for multiple operational processes; documented workflows for: inclement weather, Narcan kit administration, clinical referrals, on-site incident escalations, etc.
• Established relationships with over 20 major community partners, harm reduction centers, and drop-in centers across NYC
• Created reporting systems, data tracking, and analysis for daily operations
• Managed and coordinated bi-monthly training series for staff on various clinical topics

New York, New York, United States

• Managed and organized daily data outreach and collection of 3.6 million traveler health forms from quarantine checkpoints at Penn Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, JFK Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark airport.
• Collaborated with Mayor’s Office to enforce at-home quarantine orders for travelers arriving from non-contiguous states

• Develop, manage, grow, and evaluate the PHE program at two chapters: Fordham University Rose Hill & Hunter College
• Increased racial diversity at the Fordham University chapter by 15% through equity-centered recruitment techniques
• Managed and professionally developed college student leaders on a weekly basis
• Implement strategic volunteer recruitment plan and selection on both college campuses to recruit over 200 students
• Co-authored trainings with curriculum team on health decision-making using harm-reduction principles
• Trained college over 200 students in skills such as in leadership management, classroom facilitation, health equity, LGBTQ+ identities, and power, privilege & oppression

New York, New York

• Developed, managed, evaluated the PHE Program in New York City by supporting program staff with materials and preparation during volunteer recruitment and selection
• Led the training of college students in leadership skills, teaching skills (public speaking, facilitation, and classroom management), and health information
• Evaluated volunteer performance
• Managed the volunteer background check for over 500 college students city-wide
• Collected and reported data for program evaluation
• Assisted the Program team in supervising the scheduling and teaching of PHE workshops in partner schools, and workshop logs

Bronx, NY

• Recruit and manage 15 members for the BxCRRB—an independent volunteer board that reviews research proposals to ensure that studies are culturally relevant and beneficial to the community
• Develop professional relationships with academic researchers, community-based organizations, evaluators, and other stakeholders interested in working with the BxCRRB
• Co-author articles, posters, and abstracts for local, regional, and national conferences about the work and progress of BxCRRB

Bronx, NY

• Launch and maintain BxCRRB website for optimizing the community’s and stakeholders’ communications
• Serve as liaison with external web servers/hosting services administrators to ensure that hardware and software are operating accurately and optimally
• Update website, Facebook, and EventBrite on all BxCRRB & CERA events
• Generate and revise web pages, appearance, and setting of site, as needed
• Regulate access rights of different users and permission levels on website

Bronx, NY

• Manage the Community Engaged Research Academy: a community-based academy designed to raise Bronxites’ awareness about health research
• Develop a new budgetary tracking system for income and expenses used to generate quarterly reports for grant reporting
• Ensure that contents of education/training curricula remain up-to-date and aligned with deadline deliverables
• Assist the Project Lead in the development of evaluation and tracking tools

Manhattan, NY

• Edited press releases for health studies published by resident doctors and researchers within the department
• Developed content for the weekly e-newsletter and Twitter. Crafted health-themed calendar and promoted major panels and conferences from the department

https://neqtpoc.com/

• Formulated logistics for the third annual NEQTPOC Conference, an event for LGBTQ professionals and community members to network and present workshops on the intersections of queer and trans identities and race
• Established branding by crafting mission statement and statement of purpose.
• Designed materials such as logo, promotional headers, t-shirts, flyers, posters, and website content; developed marketing via website, Twitter, Facebook, and monthly newsletter for region-wide conference
• Outreached to northeastern university networks and local NYC LGBTQ organizations for promotional support; crafted grant letters and fundraising plan.
• Reviewed 40+ applications for workshop presenters and coordinated keynote speaker for the closing session

Manhattan, NY

• Founded the first club on campus centered on the intersections of public health, health inequities, health disparities, and race/ethnicity
• Facilitated bi-weekly discussions to educate around current global public health crises especially in underserved communities

Manhattan, NY

• Facilitated campus-wide Safe Zone 101 trainings on LGBTQ inclusion and identity to administrators, student leaders, and global exchange groups.
• Customized curriculum for university wide trainings on marginalized gender and sex identities, such as transgender and intersex populations

Master Of Public Health - Mph

Bachelor'S Degree, Global Public Health And Anthropology

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Public Health