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Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

Manage small business, nonprofit, and public sector marketing, training, and planning needs.• Write, re-wrte and edit marketing materials, e.g., website content, press releases, newsletter articles, brochures, etc.• Create original blog content and marketing materials, including print and online ads.• Develop and facilitate experiential adult learning theory-based curriculum and training modules.• Conduct and implement strategic planning, quantitative and qualitative research… Show more Manage small business, nonprofit, and public sector marketing, training, and planning needs.• Write, re-wrte and edit marketing materials, e.g., website content, press releases, newsletter articles, brochures, etc.• Create original blog content and marketing materials, including print and online ads.• Develop and facilitate experiential adult learning theory-based curriculum and training modules.• Conduct and implement strategic planning, quantitative and qualitative research, as well as monitoring and evaluation processes. Show less

Portland, Maine Metropolitan Area

Work on NASHP's population and public team conducting policy analysis, facilitating a public health modernization learning collaborative, providing technical assistance to states, and developing resource materials that are relevant to state and national public health trends.

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Oversee the organizational infrastructure, development and implementation of key operational, planning, and reporting components: performance management, strategic planning, quality improvement, workforce development, and special projects.• Coordinate the recent influx of multiple large-scale pandemic related health equity grant monies, creating new jobs and their job responsibilities and developing overarching goals and objectives that will feed into an action plan for the state.… Show more Oversee the organizational infrastructure, development and implementation of key operational, planning, and reporting components: performance management, strategic planning, quality improvement, workforce development, and special projects.• Coordinate the recent influx of multiple large-scale pandemic related health equity grant monies, creating new jobs and their job responsibilities and developing overarching goals and objectives that will feed into an action plan for the state. • Assist and manage all reaccreditation activities, such as the coordination and alignment of community health assessments, the state health assessment, the state health improvement plan and the strategic plan.• Facilitate department, division and programmatic strategic planning processes, where goals, objectives, and action steps are defined, documented and aligned.• Develop and conduct core competency assessments, a managerial gap analysis interview, and a core competency employee self-assessment, to identify the gaps in actual employee capabilities against the ranked top ten core competencies, thereby assisting the Learning Management Center to prioritize training and development efforts toward the most need. Show less

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

• Manage and coordinate a set of around 75+ performance measures, submit and negotiate performance measures to the legislative and the executive branches of government, and report on their quarterly progress. • Review and monitor performance metrics tied to strategic and performance management implementation plans.• Write, compile, review and submit many reports, on a timely basis, such as quarterly performance progress reports, strategic plans, quality improvement reports, workforce… Show more • Manage and coordinate a set of around 75+ performance measures, submit and negotiate performance measures to the legislative and the executive branches of government, and report on their quarterly progress. • Review and monitor performance metrics tied to strategic and performance management implementation plans.• Write, compile, review and submit many reports, on a timely basis, such as quarterly performance progress reports, strategic plans, quality improvement reports, workforce development plans, etc. • Liaise and coordinate agency-wide workforce development activities related to employee evaluation policies and procedures, hiring and onboarding practices, training and development needs, etc. Show less

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

Manage the population-based, mostly outcome oriented measures of the Department that highlight NMDOH's impact on their mission to create a healthier New Mexico. Work with the Legislature, the Executive branch, and the Department's leadership to negotiate measures that will monitor the agency's ability to fulfill the Performance based budgeting and Accountability in Government Act's mandated responsibilities. And finally, takes the lead on agency-wide departmental initiatives like strategic… Show more Manage the population-based, mostly outcome oriented measures of the Department that highlight NMDOH's impact on their mission to create a healthier New Mexico. Work with the Legislature, the Executive branch, and the Department's leadership to negotiate measures that will monitor the agency's ability to fulfill the Performance based budgeting and Accountability in Government Act's mandated responsibilities. And finally, takes the lead on agency-wide departmental initiatives like strategic planning, performance management, statewide health improvement, accreditation, and quality improvement efforts. Show less

Sur Oman

Taught foundational English for beginner and intermediate college students in the 5 skills areas: grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening. • Conducted a professional development teaching survey of the teaching staff to identify training needs and teacher preferences, compiled the results and gave a written report to the College.

Denpasar Area, Bali, Indonesia

Training & Development Manager for an in-house Business English program for Indonesia’s largest software development company. • Revamped the Business English training program to synergistically align with the employee competency-based system. • Conducted a managerial needs analysis to identify job related training & development needs.• Wrote descriptive indicators that became course objectives and then crafted it all to feed into a skills-based assessment, determining employee job… Show more Training & Development Manager for an in-house Business English program for Indonesia’s largest software development company. • Revamped the Business English training program to synergistically align with the employee competency-based system. • Conducted a managerial needs analysis to identify job related training & development needs.• Wrote descriptive indicators that became course objectives and then crafted it all to feed into a skills-based assessment, determining employee job performance and progress. • Developed timelines, presentation materials, needs analysis report and graphic aids to sell and deliver the training project plan to executive management. • Tracked, reassessed, assessed and leveled 450+ employees in English proficiency skills. Show less

Buk-Gu, Daegu, Korea

English Professor for a contracted special programs department within a Korean College. Taught multiple levels and subjects, anywhere from kindergarten to adults and from beginning to advanced, as well as developing and tailoring courses on an as needed basis.• Specialized in a 6-month intensive, advanced English program for provincial government employees with syllabuses developed in public speaking and business writing.

Daegu, South Korea

English Teacher for an English Village in Daegu, South Korea. Taught 30 hours per week, mostly for Elementary aged students, but also conducted and taught specialty programs for adults and Middle School students. • Managed an intensive, 3-week EFL Summer camp program for 100 elementary students and coordinated 20 teachers’ schedules.• Taught Business Writing and English Conversation courses for a Purdue University preparatory program.

Denver, Colorado

A Health Policy Analyst advocating for federal and state legislation in health policy issues specific to low-income Coloradans. Worked as a contracted Colorado lobbyist during the ObamaCare legislation process, interfacing with legislators, providing policy briefs, issues papers, and health related policy initiatives, and marketing CCLP's legislative work and research.• Wrote policy briefs, issue papers and analyses of health-related policy initiatives.• Interfaced with legislators as a… Show more A Health Policy Analyst advocating for federal and state legislation in health policy issues specific to low-income Coloradans. Worked as a contracted Colorado lobbyist during the ObamaCare legislation process, interfacing with legislators, providing policy briefs, issues papers, and health related policy initiatives, and marketing CCLP's legislative work and research.• Wrote policy briefs, issue papers and analyses of health-related policy initiatives.• Interfaced with legislators as a registered Colorado lobbyist.• Drafted, compiled, edited, marketed and distributed CCLP legislative work and research through presentations, email postings, newsletter articles, weekly “Health Law & Policy” updates, etc. Show less

Greater Denver Area

Director for a coalition of public health organizations representing Colorado’s entire public health community. • Conducted annual strategic and action planning processes for the Alliance and member organizations in the Fall of 2007 & 08, as well as the Spring of 2008 & 09.• Facilitated statewide dialogue sessions on public health improvement in 2007, collecting local input and data for compilation into a statewide stakeholder report.• Coordinated the legislative drafting process… Show more Director for a coalition of public health organizations representing Colorado’s entire public health community. • Conducted annual strategic and action planning processes for the Alliance and member organizations in the Fall of 2007 & 08, as well as the Spring of 2008 & 09.• Facilitated statewide dialogue sessions on public health improvement in 2007, collecting local input and data for compilation into a statewide stakeholder report.• Coordinated the legislative drafting process and advocacy for the Public Health Act of 2008 omnibus bill, by convening workgroups, drafting bill language, collecting feedback, developing talking points, and distributing informational packets.• Introduced and assessed the Public Health Act’s passage with a Public Health Summit in Dec. 2008, where field specific localized workgroups generated input for the State Health Dept. and the State Board of Health’s implementation efforts. Show less

Santa Fe, New Mexico Area

Director for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant studying the uninsured population in New Mexico and developing legislation to provide more health insurance coverage. • Conducted an extensive uninsured household survey generating comprehensive data about New Mexico’s uninsured population, health coverage barriers, and possible coverage options.• Organized focus groups with American Indians on the barriers to health insurance.• Wrote the final report on all… Show more Director for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant studying the uninsured population in New Mexico and developing legislation to provide more health insurance coverage. • Conducted an extensive uninsured household survey generating comprehensive data about New Mexico’s uninsured population, health coverage barriers, and possible coverage options.• Organized focus groups with American Indians on the barriers to health insurance.• Wrote the final report on all of the evaluation efforts, the findings, and the recommended legislative initiatives to expand health coverage to New Mexicans.• Accounted for HRSA funds of $900,000 with an additional $400,000 awarded, totaling $1.3 million.• Managed a research team with contractual staff and multiple scopes of work, including an in-house economist, a research and polling company, a statistician on sabbatical from NMSU, an in-house actuary and an actuarial firm (Mercer). • Interfaced and reported to the Governor’s Insure NM! Council, the Medicaid Advisory Committee, the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee, and multiple state agencies. Show less

Red Wing, Minnesota

Executive Director of a non-profit victim service provider assisting two rural counties in Minnesota for sexual violence issues. Raised the annual budget by $92,000, a 53% increase from the starting budget, which included increased grant funds from the Violence against Women and Victims of Crime Act of $32,000/year. Under her leadership, part of the reason GWSAS saw boosted financial support was because of the growth they saw in client contacts by 74% and their enhanced ability to advocate for… Show more Executive Director of a non-profit victim service provider assisting two rural counties in Minnesota for sexual violence issues. Raised the annual budget by $92,000, a 53% increase from the starting budget, which included increased grant funds from the Violence against Women and Victims of Crime Act of $32,000/year. Under her leadership, part of the reason GWSAS saw boosted financial support was because of the growth they saw in client contacts by 74% and their enhanced ability to advocate for widespread systems change in the medical, criminal, legal, educational and social service institutions in their counties. Show less

Master'S, International And Intercultural Management

Bachelor'S, Intercultural Communication