Valerie Caplan Email & Phone Number

California, United States

•Leads public reporting on the COVID-19 virus and response in San Francisco by coordinating with public health experts, data engineers, communications staff, and City leaders to publish data visualizations on the COVID-19 Data tracker. •Builds and maintains internal dashboards, maps, and reports to inform San Francisco's operational response to COVID-19.•Oversees multi-stage data pipelines and cross-departmental technical projects to ensure uninterrupted access to up-to-date and high quality data on COVID-19 cases, testing, vaccination, and hospitalizations.•Manages a team of five data analysts and oversees the prioritization and fulfillment of data requests from department leadership, the media, and the public.

440 Turk St San Francisco, Ca 94102

440 Turk St San Francisco, Ca 94102

•Led Point-in-Time Homeless Count to enumerate and survey San Francisco's homeless population. •Developed and deployed dashboards and business intelligence tools to measure program performance. •Cleaned and analyzed large datasets using R, Python, Tableau, and Power BI. •Designed and implemented clear and responsive data reporting processes and outputs for internal and external stakeholders. •Conducted independent research and analysis to inform program and policy decisions.

Oakland Ca

•Led focus groups, conducted interviews, and analyzed large data sets for both domestic and international clients. •Conducted site-visits to develop on-the-ground understanding of how programs function and form relationships with program staff. •Collaborated with cross-functional teams from diverse professional backgrounds to evaluate programs using mixed methods.•Designed and implemented randomized control trial of teen pregnancy prevention programs in collaboration with federal, state, and local government officials. •Developed, tested, and implemented online random assignment system to be used with 6,000 program participants.

Washington, Dc

•Designed a case study aimed at identifying challenges that home visiting programs have engaging fathers.•Conducted a literature review on what methods past home visiting programs have used to engage fathers.•Interviewed staff at home visiting service sites.

University Of Maryland, College Park

• Coached students on how to craft effective, persuasive, and succinct written content.• Designed and implemented protocol to streamline the referral process to the writing center.• Assisted international students in editing papers for grammar, conciseness and readability.

820 First Street, Ne, Suite 510 Washington, Dc 20002

•Updated office on state Medicaid expansions through weekly memorandum containing original infographics and news updates.•Researched state policy decisions on health insurance marketplaces to construct a best practice guide for states operating state-based marketplaces.•Provided colleagues with written summaries of Congressional hearings.

9159 Brookville Rd, Silver Spring, Md 20910

•Wrote, designed and edited the 2011 Annual Report in Microsoft Publisher.•Completed a grant proposal to the Cafritz Foundation for $35,000 to help fund an extension of the organizations programming.•Corresponded with donors and clients over the phone and via email to ensure needs were met.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Developed a fact sheet on children’s dental health to be posted on the CDF website for reference by other organizations and policy makers. •Created compilation of published research on children’s health issues to keep colleagues up to date on the most current research. •Provided colleagues with written summaries of Congressional hearings.

University Of Maryland, College Park

•Co-authored 14 page report on campaign contributions on the timing of campaign contributions during the 2006 election cycle.•Coded data research projects using SPSS software.•Presented research updates at weekly staff meetings.

Master Of Public Policy, Health Policy, 3.9

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Government And Politics, 3.9

Study Abroad, Honors Program In Peace And Conflict