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New York, United States

Design, develop, and deploy a membership profile application, reporting, and process that ensures improved diversity, equity, and inclusion of SWOG leadership, committees, and membership. Lead the organization change and transformation. Develop specifications by leading stakeholders in defining requirements, communications, and process. Create and implement future state.

Ensure a seamless transition to new leadership for the co-chairs and the patient advocate committee.

SWOG Cancer Research Network is one of four adult and one children’s cancer research groups operating as the National Clinical Trials Network under the National Cancer Institute. PAC Chair term limit reached October 2023 (term limits that I installed!).

TeamScience@SWOG Training Module 6, Improving Diversity and Representativeness of Clinical Trial Participants, will implement a methodology and accountabilities for actions that drive diversity and representativeness of clinical trial participants and create tools and templates for the study team (PI, Patient Advocates, Biostatisticians, and others) to plan for diversity and representativeness, implement countermeasures against shortfalls, and share results with and engage underserved communities. The methodology has already been defined and training has been funded by Genentech. Training development will be completed by year-end. Training will be rolled out at SWOG Cancer Research Network in 2021 and will build on the 2018 PCORI-funded training on engagement of patient advocates across the clinical trial lifecycle which consisted of five modules. However, in this additional module, the focus is on PI and study team actions that improve diversity and representativeness with corresponding engagement of underserved communities. Alignment of leadership and supporting policies, procedures, and tools will also be addressed.

Co-chair Cancer Care Delivery Research Committee (CCDRC) Intervention Breakout Group “Addressing Health-Related Social Needs to Improve Cancer Care Delivery and Outcomes Among Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients in Community Settings.” Our team was charged with recommendations interventions and intervention components to address health-related social risks for presentation at a Clinical Trials Planning Meeting (CTPM) which would provide the necessary foundation for one or more NCORP research bases to create clinical trials. Article drafted for submission.

The NCI Council of Research Advocates is comprised of about a dozen cancer research advocates who provide strategic guidance to the Director of the NCI.

Identify opportunities to promote research aimed at identifying the most successful strategies forimproving patient enrollment and retention in cancer clinical trials, particularly for patients from underrepresented and minority populations. The primary focus will be on the financial costs of participation in cancer clinical trials. Secondary consideration will be given to the role of researchers, clinicians, sponsors and other health care organizations in addressing these financial burdens as well as other related inclusion and retention issues.Working Group membership will include select NCI advisory board members, as well asindividuals with expertise in cancer clinical trials, population science, health disparities,and patient advocacy.The Working Group will advise the NCI Council of Research Advocates and the NCI Director.

Coach, mentor, and seamlessly transition new Co-Chairs.

The National Cancer Institute is part of the US government-funded National Institutes of Health and oversees cancer research strategy, funding, and execution.

Co-led $225k PCORI Eugene Washington Award to create training at SWOG Cancer Research Network, a member of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) National Clinical Trials Network. The training focuses on engaging patient advocates in the clinical trials research process and is targeted for everyone in a research organization -- leadership, the entire study team (including principal investigators, protocol coordinators, and others) and patient advocates. The training is called TeamScience@SWOG and has five modules, each 30 minutes or less: Module 1: For Leaders: Enabling, Reinforcing, and Rewarding Patient Advocate Engagement orients Executive Officers and Leadership, Committee Chairs, and Study Chairs to a vision for the engagement of Patient Advocates in every stage of clinical trial research and clarifies their role in achieving this vision. Module 2: TeamScience at SWOG provides strategies and downloadable tools and defines the typical activities of Patient Advocate engagement across all stages of clinical trials. Module 3: Engaging Patient Advocates in the Define, Review, Design Stages explains the specific activities within the three earliest stages of a clinical trial, how Patient Advocates contribute, and how researchers can fulfill the vision for Patient Engagement in these stages. Module 4: Engaging Patient Advocates in the Implement Stage explains the specific tasks within the Implement Stage, how Patient Advocates contribute, and how researchers can fulfill the vision for Patient Engagement in the Implement stage. Module 5: Engaging Patient Advocates in the Share Stage explains the specific tasks within the Share Stage, how Patient Advocates contribute, and how researchers can fulfill the vision for Patient Engagement in the Share stages.

Ttoy, Mi

Accountable for HR, Payroll, Legal, and Marketing/Communications IT strategy and projects. Portfolio includes 200 systems costing ~$10M annually. • Managed sourcing (RFI, RFP) for SaaS/BPO's including ADP Payroll (Brazil), Kapost, Businessolver, delivering approved funding and contracts• Achieved $600K annual ADP contract award approval, enabling elimination of at risk supplier• Produced RFP for Mexico Payroll and Timekeeping replacements (40k employees), enabling elimination of technical and business obsolescence

Troy, Mi

Accountable for testing of global Workday solution including localizations and all major integrations across three waves that comprised 90% of Delphi employees. Execute special strategic assignments including resolution of gap-fit for Mexico. Mexico accounts for 60+k employees comprising 40+% of Delphi employees globally.• Delivered zero defect payrolls in 18 countries across three waves, resulting in on time, on target Workday solution• Optimized scope and gap-fit for custom Mexico HRIS replacement, eliminating technical obsolescence and risk and enabling on time, on target delivery of Wave 2 of global Workday deployment• Produced and successfully tested 1000+ Workday test use cases across 18 countriesCIO Award

Troy, Mi

• Delivered HR IT Strategic Roadmap, aligning HR and IT on capability gaps and closure timeline• Achieved $20+M Workday business case, funding, and contract award, resulting in enterprise-wide Workday deployment

Troy, Mi

Accountable for HR, Payroll, and Legal IT oversight and systems 200 systems costing about $10M annually (2009-2011) and HR, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Sales, Marketing, Communications, Facilities, and Global Supply Management IT oversight and systems (scope varied based on Delphi staffing, project portfolio and budget; 2004-2009). • Reduced and transformed legacy GM application landscape and business process across HR, Payroll, Finance/Employee Services, Sales, and Legal, eliminating 50+ applications, improving operational efficiency, and eliminating waste and technology risk• Optimized acquisition and divestiture strategies and implementations, enabling Delphi’s business transformation and emergence from Chapter 11• Expanded use of SaaS and BPO models and delivered IT SaaS/BPO methodology which is now a Delphi IT standard• Managed sourcing (RFI, RFP) and contract awards for SaaS/BPO's including ADP Payroll, ADP Timekeeping, Aetna Workability (formerly PIHMS), Aliquant, and Towers Watson• Delivered IT strategic roadmaps for HR, Payroll, Employee Services, and Legal

Troy, Mi

Accountable for HR, Payroll, Finance (Employee Services), Legal IT oversight and systems strategies and implementation.• Reduced and transformed legacy GM application landscape and business process across HR, Finance/Employee Services, and Legal, primarily via SAP including SAP HR implementation, improving operational efficiency, eliminating waste and technology risk• Managed sourcing (RFI, RFP) and contract awards for SaaS/BPO's including Concur and American Express (one project over $1M: expense report outsourcing via Captura/Concur); credit card migration ($15M NPV), US/Mexico/EMEA travel self-booking tools (Outtask and eTravel; less than 12 month payback and $6M annual savings), Conflict of Interest surveys; international payroll migration.• Dramatically improved client satisfaction based on client input on performance assessment.• Reduced IT costs and staff.

Troy, Mi

Managed training development for SAP Supply Chain, Finance, and HR application functionality across 7 divisions. Established Training vision. Supervised curriculum, material development, SAP Training instance, and deployment database. Deployed training (HR only). Managed/developed 9 professionals.

Troy, Mi

Managed SAP organization change across Order-to-Cash, Purchase-to-Pay, Finance, Manufacturing, and Human Resources processes, leveraging SAP R/3 version 4.6C Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Production Planning, Finance and Controlling, Human Resources and Business Warehouse (SD, MM, PP, FICO, HR, and BW) modules and SAP Automotive 3.0 Industry Solution. Managed/developed 8 professionals.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Gap-fit and planning activities for SAP SD and SAP MM implementation. Managed 5 professionals and consultants.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Partnered with SAP on development of Ability to Promise (APO 3.0)

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Responsible for brand marketing, sales, and profit for Firestone brand tires (10+M units; $500+M sales) across 4 channels of distribution, and for sales promotion and market research for Bridgestone, Firestone, and Seiberling brands. Multi-million dollar budget. Managed and developed 3 professionals.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Responsible for supply and inventory management during strike (President’s Award); marketing research and analysis; and controlling $50M of expenses across 3 brands. $1M budget. Managed and developed 6 professionals.

Greater Chicago Area

• Improved market share by half point and increased sales by $50M (CEO Award)• P&L responsibilityResponsible for $400M tire sales in 1,500+ company stores. Managed and developed 6 professionals.

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Mba, Marketing, Finance, And Accounting, 3.6/4.0

Dean's List

Bs, Ba, Chemistry, Economics, 3.3/4.0

Activities and Societies: President, Student Government Planning Board.

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