Experience

Texas Medical Association

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Public Health Policy Analyst

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Acted as a staff subject matter expert for SARS-CoV-2 for TMA, helping bring crucial information on disease prevention, treatment, and mitigation to the public and physicians of Texas. Facilitated the development of dozens of COVID-19 related materials for physicians and the public. Oversaw the distribution and management of 16 local impact grants throughout Texas, which helped community organizations promote vaccinations and address vaccine hesitancy through broadened education and access. Provided staff support on public health topics, including researching, analyzing data and identifying trends, preparing specialized reports, and facilitating policy direction. Served as the primary staff for TMA’s expert physician body on infectious disease topics. Consulted staff on understanding and navigating regulatory and legislative issues related to public health.



Baylor College of Medicine

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Coordinator, Section of Public Health Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Project Coordinator on a grant focused on building a cross sector community collaborative around infants born with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Texas. The goal of the project is to align the policies and practices of law enforcement, child protection services, health providers, and treatment facilities in order to improve the outcomes for both mothers and their children. Specific tasks include a deep dive and analysis into the various sectors' current policies and practices, participation in collaboration meetings, and involvement in planning for the long term sustainability of collaborative.



JSI

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Officer for Maternal, Newborn, Child Health Projects

  • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

  Responsible for the financial and administrative backstopping for over seven projects and three field offices under the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Center. Projects include funding from USG and INGOs. Reviewed and processed monthly field accounts, performing required monthly reconciliations, and compiling monthly expenditure reports. In collaboration with country team, developed and monitored field office work plan and budget. Provided feedback to the field office on issues and corrections to the field account data; ensuring that corrections and corrective actions were taken. Worked with the field staff in ensuring compliance with corporate and donor policies and procedures and standard accounting practices.

• Contracts Officer

  • Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

  Facilitated invoice processing, including reconciliation and communication with the subcontractor when there are problems, notate French documents in English for future auditing. Provided training on the work order process; negotiate work order statements of work with the staff, which requires checking the contractual statement of work for compliance, budgetary compliance, final review of work orders, sending the work order to the subcontractor.

• Contracts Coordinator

  • Nov 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Manage work order budgets and tracking for major USAID funded project focusing on international supply chain management for health commodities.• Perform routine financial audits and verification of spending by subcontractors within the project and by project field offices.• Review and edit subcontract agreements to ensure proper guidelines are included and followed by subcontractors.• Communicate with subcontractors and field offices abroad in order to coordinate receipt of supporting documents for the project.



The Austin Technology Incubator

• Austin, Texas Area

• Associate

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

  • Collected, analyzed, and published data on the professional outcomes of ATI associate alumni. • Identified and solved key problems and executed growth plans for ATI member and pipeline companies. • Collected, analyzed, and published data on the professional outcomes of ATI associate alumni. • Identified and solved key problems and executed growth plans for ATI member and pipeline companies.



IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin

• Austin, Texas

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - May 2014

  • Consulted for major US bank on issues of bank compliance, life insurance drop rates and loss mitigation. • Researched, created, and presented Quick Looks and Recommendation Profiles for the client. • Consulted for major US bank on issues of bank compliance, life insurance drop rates and loss mitigation. • Researched, created, and presented Quick Looks and Recommendation Profiles for the client.



Texas Office of the Attorney General

• Austin, Texas

• Research Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013

  • Constructed surveys and interviewed mothers and fathers who dealt with child support and acknowledgement of paternity issues through the Child & Family Research Partnership. • Conducted statistical data analysis of the results from these surveys and formed report for the OAG’s office. • Constructed surveys and interviewed mothers and fathers who dealt with child support and acknowledgement of paternity issues through the Child & Family Research Partnership. • Conducted statistical data analysis of the results from these surveys and formed report for the OAG’s office.



Office of Texas State Representative Helen Giddings

• Dallas, Texas

• Legislative Assistant

  • Aug 2011 - May 2013

  • Constructed bill reviews and research analysis related to the 83rd Legislative Session • Managed constituent communication and authored press releases and other publications. • Constructed bill reviews and research analysis related to the 83rd Legislative Session • Managed constituent communication and authored press releases and other publications.



Southwest Securities, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2010

  • Evaluated current client survey format and prepared biographies of broker dealer firms. • Processed mortgage loan applications for submittal to government offices and ensured prompt arrival of documents from clients. • Evaluated current client survey format and prepared biographies of broker dealer firms. • Processed mortgage loan applications for submittal to government offices and ensured prompt arrival of documents from clients.



The Center for International Peace in Toledo

• Madrid, Spain

• Summer Intern in the Latin America Division

  • May 2010 - Jul 2010

  • Translated documents from Spanish to English and vice versa. • Researched issues affecting the potential disruption of peace in Latin American countries and evaluated the possible solutions to current event issues in these countries • Translated documents from Spanish to English and vice versa. • Researched issues affecting the potential disruption of peace in Latin American countries and evaluated the possible solutions to current event issues in these countries