Rebekah Fries Email & Phone Number

United States

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• Conduct policy research and draft policy positions reflective of patient-centered contraceptive care• Manage and execute annual appropriations advocacy of $50M (included in FY23 draft bill and supported by more than 40 members of Congress)• Assist in the development and execution of a public private partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services • Collaborate with members of Congress to create legislation that addresses gaps in contraceptive care funding and coverage• Represent Upstream in national coalition settings, conferences, meetings with Administration officials, and members of Congress (federally registered lobbyist)• Manage portfolio of more than 400 contacts to maintain high levels of stakeholder engagement• Lead public comment and regulatory information request opportunities

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

• Conduct needs assessment interviews and evaluate areas of opportunity for healthcare partners • Analyze results of needs assessments and aggregate data to be presented to external stakeholders• Act as a change management sponsor to support colleagues through internal restructuring and transformation• Regularly monitor and update project plan utilizing Asana • Provide technical assistance to improve policies and procedures, contraceptive counseling and EHR workflows, stocking, and billing and coding processes • Coordinate trainings for healthcare partners• Prepare deliverables and timely status reports for external stakeholders• Manage Salesforce data and host office hours as a Salesforce Superuser • Track project financials and ensure execution of partnership schedule

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Conduct needs assessment interviews and evaluate areas of opportunity for healthcare partners • Analyze results of needs assessments and aggregate data to be presented to external stakeholders• Regularly monitor and update project plan utilizing Asana • Provide technical assistance to improve policies and procedures, contraceptive counseling and EHR workflows, stocking, and billing and coding processes • Coordinate and moderate trainings for healthcare partners• Prepare deliverables and timely status reports for external stakeholders• Manage Salesforce data and ensure accuracy in Jedox • Track project financials and ensure execution of partnership schedule

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Evaluated Medicaid eligibility and addressed community needs by managing over 200 client cases on a monthly basis via North Carolina’s social services platform, NCFast• Designed and managed new business process implementation for Medicaid review teams which reduces workload of the department by three employees• Utilized technical writing skills to create job aids and training material for step by step instruction of NCFast functionality and eligibility criteria for NC Medicaid• Created training materials and conducted monthly training seminars for new hires and peers• Recognized by state and local administration for 100% accuracy on audits• Awarded Customer Service Excellence Accolade at Networks Meeting• Completed training in Public Health & Emergency Shelter Fundamentals

Mifflinville, Pennsylvania

• Designed a research project from creation to completion via compilation of raw data sets analyzed using SPSS statistics software• Gained a deeper understanding of rural healthcare inadequacies through observation and identifying statistical patterns and trends amongst the population• Completed extensive community outreach via mail campaigns, cold calls and networking to identify needs of community members

Huntingdon, Pa