Vanessa Tate Finney, Mph Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

Program & Policy Manager for the Low-Income Housing Coalition of Alabama and the Professional Association of Social Workers in HIV/AIDS.

Birmingham, Alabama, Us

Supervised over twenty full-time Navigators, leading community mobilization and voter engagement efforts.Collaborated with national and state organizations on housing, healthcare, and funding issues.Chaired advocacy groups, including Alabama HIV/AIDS Policy Partnership and Teen Advocates for Risk Prevention.Secured over $7 million in grant funding and managed a $3 million annual budget.Planned and executed large-scale events like Alabama’s statewide HIV Advocacy Day.Conducted trainings, webinars, and presentations; engaged regularly with state and federal lawmakers.

Birmingham, Al, Us

Clinical Research Coordinator II, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham*Oversaw four different research projects as Study Coordinator and Study Assistant on a fifth. All projects were related to culturally-responsive care for various populations of people with serious illness. *Wrote and submitted all regulatory documents to the IRB; assisted in the writing and submission of grant applications (including large and small Federal grants and institutional grants), progress reports to funders, abstracts and posters for local and national conferences, and papers to be published in academic journals. *Created, updated, and maintained data in SPSS; inputted study results to SPSS; conducted quantitative and qualitative thematic analyses with study data in SPSS, Qualtrics, and without the use of software. *Assisted in the hiring and was primary supervisor of three graduate assistants on two different projects. *Created IRB-approved recruitment materials for Community Advisory Boards and screened interested candidates for eligibility for two research projects.

Tampa, Florida, Us

*Research Project: Needs Assessment of Problem-Solving Courts for the 13th Judicial Circuit Courts*Grant Information: Hillsborough County, Florida 13th Judicial Circuit Court, December 2016 – June 2017, $15,000*Responsibilities: Assisted in the creation of qualitative interview questions for various stakeholder groups to identify gaps in treatment services provided as necessary for court-ordered participants of several treatment courts; assisted in the execution of qualitative interviews to ensure that evidence-based practices are being used by community providers receiving persons referred by the courts; assisted in the development of criteria which future providers must meet in order to contract with the 13th Judicial Circuit Courts; and co-wrote the final report which is currently being utilized by the treatment-based courts in Hillsborough County.

Tampa, Florida, Us

Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences and Behavioral Health Concentration, Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, and USF Institute of Translational Research Education in Adolescent Drug Abuse *Responsibilities: Assisted in the evaluation of two graduate level programs to align with SACS accreditation criteria; prepared multiple presentations on various subjects such as mentoring and peer reviewing journal articles; assisted in recruitment and counseling of prospective students for two graduate degree programs; assisted in the preparation of upcoming published textbooks; other duties as assigned.

Tampa, Florida, Us

MHS 4002 Behavioral Health Delivery Systems Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Community and Behavioral Sciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL | Fall Semester 2015 & Fall Semester 2016*Responsibilities: Graded weekly student discussion posts in a timely manner; revamped mid-term and final exams by creating new multiple choice/ True/False exam questions; administered make-up exams; updated weekly lectures, videos, and other course materials; responded to and assisted students with questions and concerns regarding writing the semester paper, other assignments, and their grades or the course; other duties as assigned. Graduate Teaching Assistant, HSC 4172 Women’s Health: A Public Health PerspectiveDepartment of Family and Community Health, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL | January 2015 – May 2015 (Spring Semester)*Responsibilities: Graded student assignments and exams within a timely manner; created new multiple choice/ True/False exam questions; and respond to student questions and concerns regarding their grades or the course.

Screened manuscripts for goodness of fit to the Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research (JBHS&R) readership; navigated manuscripts through the peer review process; copyedited manuscripts before transmittal to production for publishing; updated subject areas to reflect changes in science and terminology; updated “Author Guidelines” document; served as the primary source of contact for the JBHS&R for authors, reviewers, publishing, and others; other duties as assigned.

*Supervised a team of 20-60 associates*Interviewed, on-boarded, and trained seasonal associates*Provided ongoing training to year-round associates to increase sales and conversion*Received numerous customer mentions specifically by name from phone and internet surveys complimenting customer service skills, friendliness, and knowledge of product*Recognized by direct supervisors regularly for exemplary customer service and ability to coach associates to a higher standard of service and job performance

*Led the development of more efficient shipment processes that became implemented company-wide*Supervised a team of 30-90 associates, dependent on season*Facilitated and implemented all associate training for the store*Presented tools and incentives to improve customer survey scores*Increased credit acquisition by 25% in one fiscal year*Organized volunteer and charitable activities for the store and district*Ensured the store was in compliance with legal and company safety standards

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Behavioral Health

Graduate Certificate, Translational Research In Adolescent Behavioral Health

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies