Experience

CT Office of Health Strategy

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Planning Analyst

  • dic. de 2021 - - actualidad

  Work on health equity initiatives to promote equal access to high quality health care, control costs and ensure better health for all CT residents. Develop RFPs, manage federal, state grants and policy related projects. Work on health equity initiatives to promote equal access to high quality health care, control costs and ensure better health for all CT residents. Develop RFPs, manage federal, state grants and policy related projects.



Help Me Grow National Center

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Training and Technical Assistant Consultant

  • mar. de 2021 - oct. de 2021

  Provide technical assistance for evidence-based model implementation to national affiliates. Focus on pediatric primary care outreach and developmental screening, maternal depression and other screening tools. Assisted with "patient led visit" technology tool testing and scaling. Provide technical assistance for evidence-based model implementation to national affiliates. Focus on pediatric primary care outreach and developmental screening, maternal depression and other screening tools. Assisted with "patient led visit" technology tool testing and scaling.



Sparkler Mobile App

• Project Manager

  • mar. de 2021 - ago. de 2021

  Managed all aspects of early childhood mobile app statewide dissemination. Conducted outreach, training, mobile app user evaluations, onboarding and mobile app enhancement recommendations based on user feedback. Managed all aspects of early childhood mobile app statewide dissemination. Conducted outreach, training, mobile app user evaluations, onboarding and mobile app enhancement recommendations based on user feedback.



Child Health & Development Institute (CHDI)

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Associate for Early Childhood Initiatives

  • abr. de 2014 - feb. de 2021

  Provided project management, grant management, training and policy related work on early childhood initiatives including childhood development, obesity prevention, trauma, social determinants of health, maternal depression infant mental health and toxic stress issues. Provided daily project management for Sparkler Mobile Application dissemination to statewide early childhood workforce. Worked closely with the CT State Office of Early Childhood. Worked with national and local partners to implement pediatric practice projects to mitigate toxic stress in young children. Consulted with pediatric providers on practice change implementation and continuous quality improvement. Worked with national Help Me Grow programs to provide support to affiliates on provider outreach techniques. Worked with state Medicaid agencies on early childhood reimbursement issues. Wrote grant applications to support our work. Developed request for proposals for grant making programs, managed all grant making processes. Wrote policy briefs, provided legislative testimony as needed. Worked with state and local agencies on all aspects of work. Represented CHDI on statewide committees. Appointed co-chair of CT Home Visiting Consortium.



Goodwin College

• Adjunct Faculty

  • ene. de 2008 - ene. de 2016

  Adjunct faculty in Human Service Dept. Designed Introduction to Research in The Human Services course and a Community Advocacy course and have taught it for over 5 years. Adjunct faculty in Human Service Dept. Designed Introduction to Research in The Human Services course and a Community Advocacy course and have taught it for over 5 years.



Center for effective practice

• Consultant

  • ene. de 2010 - mar. de 2014

  Researched and wrote sections of children's mental health website. Worked with web developer to maintain site. Researched and helped create new database for children's mental health initiatives in Connecticut funded by The CT Health Foundation. Researched and wrote sections of children's mental health website. Worked with web developer to maintain site. Researched and helped create new database for children's mental health initiatives in Connecticut funded by The CT Health Foundation.



CT Office of the Healthcare Advocate

• Consultant

  • ene. de 2011 - feb. de 2011

  Researched and wrote health care materials targeting consumers and providers. Researched and wrote health care materials targeting consumers and providers.



The Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate

• Consultant

  • ene. de 2005 - ene. de 2008

  Conducted investigations into child welfare cases and the Court Appointed Special Advocate program. Conducted investigations into child welfare cases and the Court Appointed Special Advocate program.



UnitedHealthcare of New York Inc

• Government Programs Operation Manager

  • ago. de 2000 - ene. de 2003

  Worked with all healthcare departments to manage daily operations of Medicaid and Child Health insurance products. Liaised with state and federal regulators on oversight of NY program. Provided training and oversight of customer service teams. Worked with compliance staff to complete federal and local regulator audits. Managed operations staff. Worked with all healthcare departments to manage daily operations of Medicaid and Child Health insurance products. Liaised with state and federal regulators on oversight of NY program. Provided training and oversight of customer service teams. Worked with compliance staff to complete federal and local regulator audits. Managed operations staff.



Community Service Society of NY

• Deputy Director

  • 1997 - 2002

  Developed and implemented Medicaid Managed Care Education Program and a healthcare ombudsman project Developed and implemented Medicaid Managed Care Education Program and a healthcare ombudsman project