Experience

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Cancer Programs Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Present

  Administers, plans, organizes, directs operations, and evaluates functions to implement the New Hampshire Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, Comprehensive Cancer Program, and Cancer Registry.

• Health Systems Coordinator

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2019

  Develops and evaluates program goals, objectives, and planning activities to ensure coordination of program services and implementation of science-based public health practice to reduce the burden of chronic diseases, and risk factors through health systems interventions.Coordinates with health care, insurance, health information technology, and other professional organizations to develop and recommend policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines to ensure optimal prevention and management of specific chronic diseases in New Hampshire.Serves as a resource for quality improvement information for contract agencies, federal, other state, and local agencies.Organizes, plans and supervises educational programs, workshops, conferences, workgroups, and in-service trainings for professional personnel in nursing, medicine, allied health, and public health fields on topics related to health systems, heart disease and stroke, related chronic diseases and risk factors.Assists the program manager and epidemiologist to develop performance measures, collect, analyze, and publish health systems and quality improvement data relevant to the program, and conduct program evaluation. Develops and issues Requests for Proposals to implement program objectives. Supervises the evaluation of proposals, selection of vendors, contract and budget development and negotiation.Monitors and evaluates work conducted under such contracts to assure compliance and effectiveness. Show less



American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Policy Analyst

  • Jul 2010 - Apr 2015

  Was primarily responsible for being a subject matter expert, developing policy principles, drafting model legislation, and guiding the organization’s position on federal and state legislation within specific content areas. Major areas of expertise were focused on access to breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings in the new health care environment, the CDC cancer screening programs and sun safety. Other areas include survivorship, quality of life, pharmaceuticals, appropriations, and health care reform. Worked collaboratively across teams to identify the best way to promote the organization’s position. This often involved developing educational materials to be used by staff and volunteers at the state level, responding to open comment periods (USPSTF, CDC, FDA), presenting information at meetings, and monitoring and tracking activity. Maintained relationships and works collaboratively with outside stakeholders such as those with other non-profits and governmental organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to promote, develop, and improve programs and areas of interest for ACS CAN. Wrote and contributed to both ACS CAN and American Cancer Society reports such as the annual "How Do You Measure Up?” report, "Cancer Facts & Figures", and "Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Facts & Figures". Show less



National Cancer Institute

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Coordinator - Contractor

  • Jul 2009 - Jul 2010

  Was a key member of the Cancer.gov American Recovery and Reinvestment Act team. This site informed the public about how NCI was using recovery funds. This project involved working with researchers who were highlighted on the site, updating content based on new funding rewards, and finding and placing the newest news stories related to the Recovery Act on the appropriate pages.Worked with Information Architects to update and create new pages on Cancer.gov. This often entailed creating content inventories of current pages on the site, and later writing a content brief of all the content which needed to be either added or revised.Did a comparison analysis of “best in class” Research and Funding websites and presented my findings to various groups across the organization. The purpose of this project was to inform our efforts in updating the Research and Funding portal on Cancer.gov. Show less

• Health Communications Fellow

  • Jul 2008 - Jul 2009

  Was a key member of the CancerSPACE (Simulating Practice and Collaborative Education) team. CancerSPACE is an educational tool presented in a game format which is aimed to improve health disparities in community health clinics. A main area of focus included content research on cancer screening and disparities. Developed a project plan and began research on a project which looked at how breast cancer content is portrayed in videos on YouTube, with the ultimate goal of discovering how this form of media can effectively engage the general population. Was responsible for learning and informing staff about widgets and how they can be advantageous to the organization. This included writing a white paper and presenting my findings to interested staff. This resulted in the development of multiple widgets across NCI Divisions, Offices, and Centers.Became an advanced writer and had two papers accepted into peer reviewed academic journals. See the publications section for more details.Was responsible for staying informed, and informing others, about emerging technologies and how they can be applied to cancer communications efforts. Show less



Holyoke Food Fitness and Policy Coalition

• Intern

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008

  HFFPC is a community based project working in collaboration with the Kellogg Foundation, to address childhood obesity by increasing access to healthy foods and fitness opportunities in the city of Holyoke.. Researched obesity prevention and interventions, and looked specifically at programs that have been proven effective among Hispanic populations and within inner city areas. This research was compiled into a literature review and was used to guide the development of the HFFPC program. Attended HFFPC meetings and training sessions. Show less



Anna Jaques Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Certified Nurses Assistant

  • May 2005 - May 2007

  Obtained and documented patient’s vital signs, blood sugars, and specimens. Communicated effectively with the nurses about vital patient information. Guided and motivated patients through daily activities. Obtained and documented patient’s vital signs, blood sugars, and specimens. Communicated effectively with the nurses about vital patient information. Guided and motivated patients through daily activities.