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Sacramento, California

Important Challenges:Modernizing and redefining the operations of the State's general office buildings.Reorganizing division's fiscal operations to reflect State's regular system of program-based budgeting, originally informally set only by indirect cost recovery revenue and project management software.Training and mentoring staff to be able to implement these specific changes. Communicating to high-level state executives the challenges with establishing a firm budget.Developing effective communication between other Department divisions with little familiarity with program operations. Realizing a management style that is effective not only with direct reports but also consulting firms and other private entities. Major Projects and Initiatives:In this position, I acted as lead in designing the blueprint of comprehensive fiscal vision for the maintenance and operations of State-owned office buildings. This initiative acted as a compliment to other Executive priorities both about the modernization of State operations and capital planning. The nature of this project evolved significantly over the course of my tenure and afterwards.

Sacramento, California

Important Challenges:Defining the necessary continuum of care for substance use disorder services in California's publicly funded health care system. Determining what type of legal authority would be most effective to satisfy these operational goals. Identifying and recommending logistical and fiscal barriers to major policy changes.Major Projects and Initiatives:In this position, my primary assignment was the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) amendment to California's overall Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver. There were other, collateral projects that I worked on at the time, but they were all focused on ensuring the amendment was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services. (CMS).

Sacramento, California

Important Challenges:How to provide high quality, affordable health care services to all Californians, regardless of coverage.How to reconcile "carve out" of behavioral health services with financing California's established managed care system for acute care.How to protect local control within the desire to expand coverage for all health care services statewide. How to modernize analytical methods to improve access and the success of health care servicesHow to redefine and improve the relationship of California counties to federal entitlement programs that have evolved over the past 80 years.Major Projects and Initiatives: Leveraging different state, local, and federal funding streams for substance abuse treatment for Californians unable to receive those services through private insurance.Integrating existing government funding for behavioral health into the overall framework of California's implementation of the Affordable Care Act.Developing fiscal policy to guide the transformation of publicly funded substance use disorder treatment at the state and local level into California's broader Medicaid managed care waiver.Developing fiscal policy to guide the transformation of publicly funded substance use disorder treatment at the state and local level into California's broader realignment of state and local responsibilities for public services under Prop 30.Providing technical assistance and continued support for local behavioral health departments and other Department-administered programs on state policy.

Tucson, Arizona

Worked on new database integration for the City. Had a chance to educate and reach out to several city departments that had previously suffered a degree of neglect.

Phoenix, Arizona

Important Challenges:How to address continued structural budget deficits by state governments.How to enhance the capacity of natural resource agencies in Western states to pursuing entrepreneurial funding models. How to reinforce a reputation for actuarially sound and nonpartisan recommendations for budgetary and legislative priorities under Executive Administrations and legislative coalitions of diverse political alignments.Major Projects and Initiatives:This position provides management and fiscal analysis to the Executive. This ranges from agency budget requests to pending legislation. I specialized in the state's natural resource agencies, being involved in self-funding for the Land Department, Water Resources, and loan originator licensing, respectively.

Los Angeles, Ca

This position was with the Local Programming Unit with the Authority's Programming and Policy Analysis Division. This particular entity is responsible for distributing local transportation revenue to smaller transit agencies that operate in Los Angeles County. What I worked on included a study of the EZ - Pass transit fare system, Metrolink ridership, and memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with local cities.

Ma, Public Policy

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government

Ba, Political Science