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San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco Bay Area

Provide strategic direction on public health policy, STD program, and best practices to 30 assigned federal field staff embedded throughout jurisdictions in the southwest region of the US. Perform supervisory, performance management, and career development activities to 30 assigned federal field staff as defined by the Field Services Branch (FSB) staffing plan and the Division of STD Prevention priorities. Serve as the CDC principal advisor to the San Francisco Department of Health’s STD or integrated STD/HIV Prevention Program on STD program policies and best practices. Serve as member of FSB’s management team, setting goals, objectives and strategic direction.Completed a detail as Lead with the Workforce Enhancement and Development Unit.

Atlanta, Ga

Supported health departments and directly-funded community-based organizations in developing and sustaining high impact HIV prevention programs.Conducted effective program monitoring and budget management, building strong partnerships and collaborative relationships with internal and external partners, and program staff. Evaluated and provided capacity to improve health promotion services targeting disenfranchised communities of color.Developed presentations, progress reports, funding opportunity announcements, grantee monitoring spreadsheets, policy and issues briefs, and technical reviews. Led workgroup initiatives, national meetings, and webinars, including teams responsible for developing recommendations for public health initiatives targeting migrant communities, refugee communities, and other hard-to-reach populations. Fulfilled an international assignment in Haiti as part of the CDC’s response to the cholera outbreak.

Served as a health communication and marketing specialist responsible for supporting the planning, implementation, and evaluation of various health communication initiatives to impact positive environmental health outcomes. Enhanced communication effectiveness by applying relevant social marketing practices, health education models, and mass communication theories. Supported the development of communication messages, talking points, communication plans, press releases, community engagement meetings, and news stories, and served as a communication expert consultant for scientists working with communities in the US. Served in emergency response assignments for the agency, including H1N1 outbreak response in Chicago and the response to the earthquake in Haiti.

Managed the Broward County STD Prevention and Disease Control Program, with five clinics providing testing, vaccination, and treatment for STDs, Hepatitis, and HIV. Developed, implemented, and promoted STD program policies and procedures that impacted the delivery of STD treatment and prevention to hard-to-reach communities. Hired, managed, trained, and rated approximately thirty disease investigation specialists and surveillance clerks, working collaboratively with other partners including healthcare providers. Developed communication, social media, and marketing strategies to promote program activities.Served as an emergency responder, supporting the health department response during natural disasters and disease outbreaks in Florida.

Conducted disease investigations and surveillance for communicable diseases, including rabies, cryptosporidium, influenza, listeria, vibrio, hepatitis, and salmonella. Led the Coalition of Cultural Communications to address disease outbreak and emergency response information barriers in disenfranchised communities. Implemented, managed, and evaluated enhanced surveillance systems.Developed health education materials for print, radio, internet, and television that were culturally and linguistically appropriate for the communities targeted.

Conducted group behavior change interventions as part of an AIDS research project working with HIV positive clients that were former injecting drug users. Conducted individual assessment interviews with HIV positive clients that were former injecting drug users, and their families. Developed a control intervention for Spanish speaking HIV positive clients. Translated from English to Spanish research handouts and materials.

Managed nine HIV prevention and education grantees serving Hispanics, African Americans, and Native Americans in Utah. Facilitated group and individual HIV prevention education, effective behavioral interventions, and other behavior change sessions. Conducted HIV pre and post test counseling, including the provision of HIV positive test results for Spanish speaking clients. Organized and conducted focus groups, review committees, Hispanic leadership initiatives, and statewide minority public health conferences. Wrote successful grants, request for proposals, program reports, technical reviews, and budget reviews. Taught a 40-hour medical interpreter’s training and a 40-hour cultural competency training, addressing the technical capacity needs of providers working with refugees and mono-linguistic communities in Utah. Served as a spokesperson for the Spanish media, communicating and disseminating important public health messages to Hispanics in Utah. Job Related TrainingMonitoring Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Federal Personnel, CDC-11/2011Appropriations Law Training, CDC-06/2011ICS 100, 200, 300, and 700, DEOC 101, and CDC Emergency Operations, CDC-02/2011Counter Intelligence and Foreign Safety Training, CDC-02/2010Introduction to Epi Info, CDC-07/2010Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative Training, CDC-10/2009Risk Communications, EPA-08/2009Communicating Risk through Multi-Agency Teaming, EPA-08/2009Communicating during Environmental Crisis, EPA-08/2009Health Education for the Health Assessment Process, CDC-02/2009

Public Health Management Certificate, Public Health Administration

Master Of Science, Health Promotion And Education

Bachelor Of Arts, Communications