Samantha Schaefer, Mph Email & Phone Number

Virginia Beach, Va, Us

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Currently volunteering at Sentara Princess Anne. Infection Control: Working with Infection Control in assisting with hand hygiene surveillance, day to day operations, Flu Clinic, and meetings.HR: working with HR director for new employee orientation.Employee Health.

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

OPERATIONS MANAGER/EVENT PLANNER/ASSISTANT SHOW RUNNER •INCREDIBLE CONVENTIONS• FEBRUARY 2020-JUNE 2024•Assisted in planning, arranging (including remote work), and running (in person) 13 comic book and anime conventions across the East Coast, per year•Supervised approximately 100 employees per show on training and workflow•Oversaw billing exhibitors via Excel and PayPal•Responsible for customer service and planning involved with exhibitors, attendees, volunteers, and catering•Communicated with professionals successfully, in writing and verbally from different backgrounds to achieve goals on a daily basis•Lead all social media presence and website management for 13 shows, across 3 different platforms, including effective communication and advertising•Created and built relationships with talent, agents, stakeholders, exhibitors, attendees, volunteers, and professionals across all networks of show planning•Highly skilled at handling crisis management and troubleshooting before, during, and after events•Created, scheduled, and completed programming for shows•Responsible for creating post-action reports of events•Created mapping and assignments for exhibitors•Spearheaded standard operating procedures for all tasks and positions•Special Guest Liaison Coordination•Responsible for setting up deals with hotels for exhibitors, attendees, and staff•Correspondence and planning with venues prior and during events•Photographed parts of events for social media posts and websites•Assisted in creating graphics for social media posts and websites•Assisted in volunteer coordination and assignments•Performed pre and post-show setup and break down•Handled contracts between parties to finalize agreements

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

•Created foodborne illness outbreak procedural response document that outlined the steps, contacts, and forms needed for an outbreak investigation•Assisted in stakeholder meeting for Community Health Assessment by setting up, taking notes, and reference assistance•Created a follow-up report of the Community Health Assessment stakeholder meeting, citing the purposes, what was said, counts of topics, and pictures•Collected data from multiple resources (ESSENCE, VDH, VBPD (FOIA), NHTSA (FARS), VSP (TREDS), FBI , BJS (FOIA), and CDC (WISQARS, WONDER) for producing analysis, trends, and recommendations for the Safety section in the Virginia Beach Community Health Assessment•Completed a SWOT analysis of VBDPH

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

•Witnessed day to day operations including meetings, phone calls, outbreak investigations, teamwork, case reporting, and use of surveillance systems•Training on surveillance systems•Completed systems training in Environmental Health and Epidemiology•Attended many regional, state, and district meetings that included current outbreaks, new topics, and public health talks•Learned about specific diseases in real time; Neisseria meningitidis, Salmonellosis, Hand Foot and Mouth Disease, Hepatitis A, B, and C, lead levels, Bacillus cereus, and Clostridium perfringens•Outbreak training on TRAIN website•Contact tracing training and conducted contact tracing on FBI case

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

•Supervised 10 pharmacy staff on daily tasks including training, work flow, answering questions, and assisted in conflict resolution•Compounded medications, which included the use of calculations of concentrations, as well as the measurement and weighing of ingredients•Dispensed prescriptions by counting, labeling, packaging, and distributing•Processed prescriptions and insurance by transcription of sig codes into written word, data entry, insurance billing, and accurate identification of medication•Managed inventory by checking expiration dates, ordering, receiving, andhandling paperwork•Vaccination intake, record keeping, and compliance upkeep•Complied with state and national laws, including HIPAA•Taught a National Certification test prep course to 20 Walgreen’s Pharmacyemployees, explaining many topics such as mathematical concepts, pharmaceutical concepts, medical concepts, and laws

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Epidemiology

Activities and Societies: President of the Public Health Student Association Focus was on Epidemiology of Infectious Disease and Data.

Bachelor Of Science, Public Health, Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Member of Alpha Eta National Honor Society for Allied Health Member of Tau Sigma National Honor Society Studied.

Associate Of Science - As, Science

Social And Behavioral Responsible Conduct Of Research

Biomedical Responsible Conduct Of Research