Experience

Karna, LLC

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Evaluation Specialist

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Jewish Federation of St. Louis

• Director, Community Assessment and Planning

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2021



2M Research

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contract Research Analyst

  • May 2018 - Jul 2018



Battelle

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Jun 2010 - Mar 2018

  As a project manager, oversaw budgeting, strategic planning, client management, and implementation for public health survey and evaluation research studies for government clients that included CDC, NIH, FDA, and NIOSH. Conducted research on a variety of topics encompassing childhood obesity, maternal and child health, eye disease, tobacco prevention, and evaluation of programs related to opioids. Successfully conducted focus groups, interviews, analysis, and reporting using NVivo 11. Conducted usability validation studies for medical devices. • Hired, trained, and supervised field and professional staff, developing protocols, submitted to IRB/OMB, led cross-functional teams that included investigators, IT, project control, and data management. • Led proposals in response to RFPs for projects with the government, universities, and foundations resulting in new work acquisition. • Worked closely with IT to develop a data management system for several projects, meeting deadlines for the client deliverables to the satisfaction of the clients and enabling data collection to begin ahead of schedule. • Managed community education, marketing and outreach for the National Children’s Study Gateway Study Center under the direction of Battelle manager and the client. • Oversaw community relations strategies, involving the management of a media campaign, development of branding and marketing materials, leading community communications, and managing volunteer training. • Trained and supervised a team of more than 25 data collectors as Community Data Collection Lead for the Healthy Communities Study resulting in more than 1,400 interviews being conducted and nearly 10,000 community programs and policies being identified for the study. Show less



FOCUS St. Louis

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Policy and Community Engagement

  • Dec 2003 - Jun 2010

  Initiated and implemented community leadership programs, facilitated community dialogue, and built and maintained relationships with formal and informal civic and non-profit groups to promote policy change. Led advocacy efforts related to issues that included immigrant education, affordable workforce housing, and affirmative action; wrote policy briefs; and gained marketing expertise by implementing a public awareness campaign for a policy issue. • Created Connect With, a collaboration of 40+ young professional organizations to promote civic engagement. • Developed and led Impact St. Louis, a high-impact leadership development experience offering an opportunity for regional professionals to learn more about the region and increase professional soft skills. • Increased participation in Bridges Across Racial Polarization, an inter-racial community dialogue program by two-fold in the first year of managing it. Show less



Family Resource Center

• St. Louis, MO

• Missouri Mentoring Partnership Program Coordinator

  • Jul 2002 - Dec 2003

  Developed and implemented a mentoring program serving 100+ pregnant and parenting teens annually. Managed and mentored case management staff. Recruited, screened, and trained volunteer mentors. Expanded the program two-fold in six months and managed a $250K annual program budget. Developed and implemented a mentoring program serving 100+ pregnant and parenting teens annually. Managed and mentored case management staff. Recruited, screened, and trained volunteer mentors. Expanded the program two-fold in six months and managed a $250K annual program budget.



St. Louis Neighborhood Network

• Community Support Coordinator

  • Aug 1999 - Jul 2002

  Managed a community partnership for the protection of children as one of four national pilot sites funded by the Edna McConnel Clark Foundation. Organized and mobilized residents, social service providers, churches, and businesses towards keeping children safe, strengthening families, and building a stronger community. • Initiated and implemented leadership programs for neighborhood residents. • Successfully obtained funding resulting in the creation of more after-school programs and safe places for children. Show less