Tekisha Dwan Everette, Phd, Mpa, Mph, Cph Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Serve as the lead strategic partner and advisor to the President and CEO on all internal and policy positions related to the organizational vision and misson.

Oakland, California, United States

ChangeLab Solutions is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that uses the tools of law and policy to advance health equity. We partner with communities across the nation to improve health and opportunity by changing harmful laws, policies, and systems. Our interdisciplinary team works with community organizations, governments, and local institutions to design and implement equitable and practical policy solutions to complex health challenges.

The Health Care Advisory Board provides expert advice to aid the Tribal Council and Tribal Members in making health care decisions that promote the health and wellbeing of tribal members and drives better population health outcomes.

ONE X LEAGUE is a private social league exclusively for Black women executives and founders. Our mission is to provide an exceptional space centered around the holistic needs of Black women and how they uniquely experience the world. It’s where they are safe, seen and celebrated, while immersing collectively in amazing curated Experiences spanning our seven verticals: Arts & Entertainment, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Luxury Travel, Philanthropy, Wealth, and Wellness.

New Haven, Ct

Hartford, Connecticut Area

Serving as the lead visionary and capacity builder for a non-profit startup organization committed to increasing awareness and civic action on racial and ethnic inequities in the state of Connecticut; Created fund development strategy of the organization; Developed issue-based collaborations; Led strategic visioning process; Established the organizational frameworks for operations and educational programming; Develop and manage organizational budget; Engaged in board development activities.

Responsible for developing and implementing the strategic vision for the federal legislative and certain regulatory activities for the Association; Serve as the primary contact for Congressional offices, White House and several federal agencies; Develop and implement legislative and field strategies for various issues including but not limited to health care access, prevention, health entitlement programs (Medicaid/Medicare), transportation, and appropriations; Evaluate policy opportunities for merit and provide recommendations to support or change policy initiatives; Provide leadership and guidance through direct supervision of federal government relations staff; Serve as senior planning strategist for advocacy fly-in events; Develop and manage department budget; Manage several coalition relationships on behalf of the Association; Serve as an important member of the senior management team for the Division of Government Affairs and Advocacy, helping to decide and implement strategy and vision for the division.

Prince Georges County Campus

Courses: Introduction to Sociology; Sociology of Developing Countries

Department Of Sociology

Adjunct Professor, Department of SociologyCourse: Social Policy Analysis

Responsible for legislative and regulatory project management for several non-profit, health care related clients; advise and represent clients on legislative and regulatory activity including, but not limited to: lobbying and strategic analysis, grassroots and grasstops advocacy, selected research, analytical writing, policy development, and public speaking, training; develop written material including testimony, reports, and policy memoranda.

Served as chief lobbyist for Medicaid, SCHIP, and health disparities; served as chief lobbyist for the Congressional Black Caucus; served as chief lobbyist on health care for Energy & Commerce and Senate Finance Committees; worked with the Ways & Means Committee thought not in a primary capacity. Developed and implemented legislative and field strategies for health care issue campaigns. Responsible for all aspects of legislative activity which included, but was not limited to: selected research, analytical writing, policy development support, public speaking, member education, training, lobbying and strategic analysis; develop written material including testimony, reports and policy memoranda, distributed internally and externally; liaises and advocates with outside organization.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Conducted research and analysis on social, economic, and public policy trends related to the goals of the organization; Tracked state legislative developments across the country on various health care issues including Medicaid, SCHIP, and health reform efforts; Developed written material including testimony, reports and policy memoranda, distributed internally and externally; Served as a liaison between my organization and advocates with outside organization; Provided research and statistics relevant to work of the organization. Instrumental in drafting historic health care legislation in Maryland - conducted research, helped draft bill, wrote and delivered testimony

Tracked and analyzed proposed and enacted legislation, at the federal and state level that impacts the lives of low-income families; Conducted research on federal and state program developments concerning low-income families; Developed research projects to analyze the implementation of policy in Maryland; Served as the liaison between RESI and the Maryland Department of Human Resources; Prepared issue papers for the Governor, Department Secretary, and State Legislature; Served as chief editor of documents; Negotiated issues concerning contract between RESI and the Maryland Department of Human Resources

Two-year appointment, for selected students who have recently completed a graduate degree program; the program consists of three, eight-month rotations and is designed to introduce fellows to executive level state government positions in the State of MarylandMaryland Department of Human Resources, Governor's Policy Fellow

Master Of Public Health - Mph

Phd, Sociology

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa DeltaConcentration in Race, Gender, and Social Justice

Graduate Certificate, Social Research

Masters, Public Administration

Ba, Polictical Science; Legal Studies And Women Studies

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc Vice President - Student Government Association

Ba, Interdisplinary Studies

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, Mortar Board, Order of the Gavel, Omicron Delta Kappa, Student Government.