Sarah M. Axelson, Drph(C), Msw Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Lead, manage, and execute a portfolio of innovative programs from inception to completion using a racial and gender and equity lens; oversee ten unique grants totaling more than $4 million in annual funding.
• Serve as a critical member of the Senior Leadership Team; act as a strategic advisor and thought partner to the Chief of Staff (COS) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on program strategy and innovation.
• Identify opportunities for synergy and cross-collaboration within the… Show more
• Identify opportunities for synergy and cross-collaboration within the organization and with external partners, especially as it relates to innovative programming.
• Work closely with the Programs and Finance Teams to ensure sound fiscal and program management, completion of deliverables, and successful outcomes tracking; achieved 100% renewal for all grants under my purview.
• Oversee the grant application development, review, and submission process; secured over $6 million dollars in grants as Senior Director.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Served as a critical member of the senior leadership team, overseeing all programmatic aspects of the organization; led Board report completion for the Programs team.
• Guided, supported, and engaged in collaborative efforts to optimize results for cross-portfolio initiatives; designed short and long-term project plans, including measurable goals and objectives, staffing needs.
• Successfully oversaw day-to-day operations of the Programs… Show more
• Successfully oversaw day-to-day operations of the Programs Team, including setting a learning agenda, preparing grant reports, managing the budget and communicating with funders; supervised a team of twelve.
• Identified new funding opportunities and oversaw the grant application development, review, and submission process; secured over $5 million dollars in grants as Interim Head of Programs.
• Designed and delivered customized trainings on a variety of SRH topics for over 130 practitioners, partners, and staff. Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led the implementation and evaluation of two core programs – 1) All Access Eastern Kentucky, a community-based contraceptive access initiative, and 2) Innovation Next, a five-year federally funded program to catalyze.
• Provided direction and planning for Power to Decide’s portfolio of training work, including the design and development of three online trainings.
• Designed and delivered customized trainings… Show more
• Designed and delivered customized trainings on diverse SRH topics for over 300 practitioners, partners, and staff. Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Led the implementation and evaluation of Innovation Next, a five-year federally funded program to catalyze innovation in adolescent SRH.
• Contributed to the development of nearly 20 new innovations in SRH, many of which are currently in the market and/or in rigorous randomized controlled trials.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Design and teach undergraduate courses, including Design Thinking; Senior Seminar - Grant Proposal Writing; Contemporary Social Justice and Public Health; Human Sexuality; Sexual Health Policy & Services; and US Sex.
• Support SRH student organizations on campus, including GW Voices for Choices and Foggy Bottom Plan B.

Remote

• Developed a first-of-its-kind training team; supervised a team of nine, including leaders who supervised smaller sub-teams.
• Led the conceptualization, expansion, and management of ETR contract and enrichment training.
• Designed, analyzed, and strengthened systems related to instructional design, and training facilitation and evaluation.
• Formulated recommendations to improve quality and consistency of training, including standard operating procedures for training design.

Family And Youth Services Bureau Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program

• Implemented a national strategic vision for adolescent SRH programs; served as a subject matter expert on adolescent health, government grantmaking, and capacity building for grantees.
• Served as a Program Officer, monitoring 40 government agencies and local organizations receiving over $20 million in federal grants; conducted annual site visits with grantees for relationship-building and monitoring.
• Conceptualized, designed, implemented, and evaluated training for over 150… Show more
• Conceptualized, designed, implemented, and evaluated training for over 150 government agencies and local organizations receiving over $175 million in federal grants; led the successful conceptualization and.

District Of Columbia, United States

• Managed a multi-year grant from the CDC; implemented, evaluated, and scaled a youth-focused Contraceptive Access project in diverse geographical regions to improve contraceptive services for young people.

Drph Candidate, Health Behavior

Pursuing a DrPH in Prevention and Community Health with a focus on Health Behavior. Dissertation is entitled "Preparing the Public Health.

Master Of Social Work (M.S.W.), Management And Community Practice; Certificate Of Non-Profit Leadership

Earned a Certificate in Non-Profit Leadership. Studied Management and Community Practice with a concentration in Broad-Based Human.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication Studies And Foreign Languages (Double Major)

Graduated Magna Cum Laude; President’s List - 2 semesters; Dean’s List - 4 years