The Bloomberg American Health Initiative seeks to make progress on five challenges facing health in the United States: addiction and overdose, environmental challenges, obesity and the food system, risks to adolescent health, and violence. A key part of the initiative is the Bloomberg Fellows Program, which is designed for individuals who are currently working with collaborating organizations on the front lines of one of these five challenges in the United States. Fellows will center their studies in their focus area and engage with their organization while at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Fellows will serve at least one year with their organization after graduation and the fellow and their organization will then join an ongoing network of practice and research with the Bloomberg School of Public Health. As the Fellowship & Engagement Officer, I support the participation of the Bloomberg Fellowship Collaborating Organizations (BFCO) through various experiences including relationship building, conferences, research opportunities, policy programs, access to resources, and practice networks. We create the experience of being a BFCO.

SOURCE (Student Outreach Resource Center), is the community service and service-learning center for the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health. As the Assistant Director, I support the growth and effectiveness of community involvement initiatives. Responsibilities include working closely with students and student leaders in developing community outreach skills, exploring and understanding social justice issues, accessing community service resources, and making connections to the Baltimore community, particularly as it relates to students’ future roles as professionals. We model and encourage involvement in the community and effective program planning. All responsibilities require close collaboration with SOURCE’s Director and staff, students and student leaders, campus colleagues, and community-based organizations. As the Assistant Director, I function as a counselor/educator; providing programs and services that embrace the values of social justice, citizenship, ethical decision-making, diversity and service to others. Specifically, the duties include: counseling, event planning, advising, and coordinating student volunteer initiatives.

Responsible for serving the community of Hyattsville through offering educational, active, engaging, and fun camp programing. Supervise a group of high school to college age coaches while also providing professional and leadership development for those individuals. Create and implement curriculum for activities geared toward elementary aged youth. Engage and interact with families.

Main responsibility is coordinating the Northwestern High School Partnership, Maryland-D.C. Campus Compact 2012 Campus Community Partnerships of the Year. This partnership seeks to increase educational attainment and decrease drop-out rates of high school students at Northwestern High School (NHS). This position provides organizational structure and avenues to connect University of Maryland (UMD) students with tutoring and mentoring programs geared towards NHS students, a school located in Prince George’s County. We address the need for cradle-through-college solutions by helping to grow the seeds planted through work accomplished by other University programs in elementary schools, through middle and high school, towards the goal of college matriculation. Fostering relationships and strengthening communication between the UMD and NHS through the Northwestern High School Partnership and an Advisory Board created out of a Memorandum of Understanding between Prince George’s County and the University has been instrumental in the success of the partnership. Convene regular Northwestern Connection group meetings as well as Northwestern High School Partnership Advisory Board meetings, conduct regular site visits and office hours at Northwestern High School, implement assessment for programs, collect and analyze program evaluation data, including regular reflection and evaluation with community partners, and work in collaboration with students and staff on program recruitment, trainings and workshops are all responsibilities relating to coordinating the partnership. Other responsibilities include: First Look Fair, Stamp Fest, All Niter planning committee, Campus Community Partnership Network, President’s Honor Roll, Campus Compact Survey, Good Neighbor Day, Center for Educational Partnership, Campus Engagement Proposal, Terps Vote, VISTA concept paper and application, Latino Heritage Month planning committee, and the Lakeland Community Mural Project.