Experience

Arizona Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants Coordinator

  • May 2022 - Present



Self-employed

• Grant Writer

  • Feb 2022 - Present



Arizona Department of Health Services

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Office Chief

  • Apr 2000 - Feb 2022

  • Manage grants for two Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) Cooperative Agreements through the FDA (cCAP) and USDA (FSIS CAP) • Manager one grant for the CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Laboratory Response Network – Chemical (LRN-C) • Supervise the LRN-C program • A member of the ADHS Human Subject Review Board • Navigate procurement process and approve program purchasing • Provide oversight of laboratory safety practice, program waste disposal, and the… Show more • Manage grants for two Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) Cooperative Agreements through the FDA (cCAP) and USDA (FSIS CAP) • Manager one grant for the CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Laboratory Response Network – Chemical (LRN-C) • Supervise the LRN-C program • A member of the ADHS Human Subject Review Board • Navigate procurement process and approve program purchasing • Provide oversight of laboratory safety practice, program waste disposal, and the implementation of rules pertaining to radiological chemistry work • Serve as program lead for quality assurance and control – specifically EPA Drinking Water and the implantation of CLIA and ISO 17025 • Approve and maintain procedures and policies pertaining to all programs • Responsible for program instrumentation and equipment – which includes maintaining service contracts, repair/acquisition of new instruments/equipment • Provide oversight of Chemistry STARLIMS • Responsible for all grant writing and submittal processes for maintaining and enhancing program viability • Act as hiring supervisor for the program

• Chemical Emergency Response Section Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Jun 2009

  • Supervised two federal grant programs: CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Laboratory Response Network – Chemical (LRN-C) and FDA Chemistry Cooperative Agreement Program (cCAP) • Oversaw program budget, hiring, analytical work, QA/QC, and instrumentation • Ensured programs met and maintained grant deliverables • Participated in proficiencies • Organized outreach to jurisdictional first-responders and hospital staff • Planned and oversaw outreach with regards to… Show more • Supervised two federal grant programs: CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Laboratory Response Network – Chemical (LRN-C) and FDA Chemistry Cooperative Agreement Program (cCAP) • Oversaw program budget, hiring, analytical work, QA/QC, and instrumentation • Ensured programs met and maintained grant deliverables • Participated in proficiencies • Organized outreach to jurisdictional first-responders and hospital staff • Planned and oversaw outreach with regards to biomonitoring through a CDC grant with the Rocky Mountain Biomonitoring Consortium (RMBC) • Oversaw the identification of unknown samples of interest from law enforcement and local public health • Oversaw and implemented processes and direction that resulted in the Arizona Department of Health Services LRN-C program being ranked as a top Level-2 LRN-C Lab

• Epidemiology Specialist II

  • Aug 2003 - Apr 2005

  • Maintained an epidemiological focus on Arizona’s lead-poisoned children through upkeep of the state’s registry of poisoned children, onsite environmental investigations, and individual case management • Worked with parents, physicians, federal (CDC, HUD, EPA, IHS), state (AHCCCS, WIC, ADHS Lab) and county health departments, tribal governments, municipal housing authorities, and various activist groups • Maintained grant communication with the CDC • Wrote ‘The Childhood Lead… Show more • Maintained an epidemiological focus on Arizona’s lead-poisoned children through upkeep of the state’s registry of poisoned children, onsite environmental investigations, and individual case management • Worked with parents, physicians, federal (CDC, HUD, EPA, IHS), state (AHCCCS, WIC, ADHS Lab) and county health departments, tribal governments, municipal housing authorities, and various activist groups • Maintained grant communication with the CDC • Wrote ‘The Childhood Lead Poisoning Elimination Plan for the State of Arizona’ and ‘The 2005 Arizona Targeted Screening Plan’