Experience

University of Bridgeport

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Clinical Nutrition Clinical Nutrition



Kresser Institute

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Functional Health Coach Functional Health Coach



Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director, Division of Global HIV & TB, Kenya

  • Dec 2016 - Dec 2020

  • Senior leader and manager of large, dynamic HIV/TB program (~$150 million annual budget, >35 Cooperative Agreement financing mechanisms, 75+ staff, 6 Branches, 2 offices – Nairobi and Kisumu) guiding program strategy, integrated program and financial analytics, efficient and effective business processes, strategic change, and successful collaboration to maximize the program's contribution to the Government of Kenya's HIV/TB program.https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/kenya/

• Health Economist

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Provided technical assistance related to expenditure analyses, cost, economic evaluations, and global HIV resource tracking to inform policy, strategic planning and budgeting to maximize impact and accountability of the U.S. government’s international HIV/AIDS program, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Health Advisor

  • Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Drafted standardized guidance for the reporting of PEPFAR expenditures to the WHO National Health Accounts (NHA), which tracks global health expenditures, and to UNAIDS National AIDS Spending Accounts (NASA), which tracks global HIV expenditures. • Supported development of the global PEPFAR annual program planning strategic guidance document. https://www.state.gov/pepfar

• Interim PEPFAR Country Coordinator, South Africa

  • Oct 2015 - Nov 2015

  • Supported the $400+ million multiagency PEPFAR South Africa program, with specific focus on human resources, business processes, and the DREAMS Initiative start-up.



U.S. Department of State

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• PEPFAR Country Coordinator, India

  • Jul 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Led the multiagency PEPFAR India ($28 million annual budget, 25+ staff, 3 agencies) program strategy, business processes, and budget formulation through a data-driven process informed by HIV epidemic profile, financing envelope, programmatic results, financial expenditures, and inclusive stakeholder engagement. Directed and advised staff regarding policies, procedures and guidelines and served as the primary focal point for the program with Washington and external stakeholders. • Increased HIV and TB resources to India through co-authorship of India’s New Funding Model Concept Note application awarded for $500+ million.

• PEPFAR Country Coordinator, Mozambique

  • Apr 2009 - Jun 2014

  • Led the multiagency PEPFAR Mozambique ($277 million annual budget, 100+ staff, 5 agencies) program strategy, business processes, and budget formulation through a data-driven process informed by HIV epidemic profile, financing envelope, programmatic results, financial expenditures, and inclusive stakeholder engagement. Directed and advised staff regarding policies, procedures and guidelines and served as the primary focal point for the program with Washington and external stakeholders. • Supported Mozambique to secure $1.3+ billion in HIV funding through 5 annual budget cycles and over 8 supplemental funding requests (a 22%+ increase in available HIV resources, 33%+ increase in program expenditures), increasing HIV treatment by 215%, HIV testing by 194%+, and funding for local NGOs by 50% (2013-2014).• Increased transparency and data-driven decision-making through harmonization of the PEPFAR and UNAIDS resource tracking systems, creation of systems to utilize resource tracking and budget data for financial reporting to Mozambican Ministries and spearheading the utilization of expenditure data in program budgeting and management – all of which were incorporated into global PEPFAR guidance.



Emory University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Coordinator

  • Jun 2007 - Mar 2009

  • Led research coordination for a $2 million per year HIV clinical trial site in Kigali conducting clinical, behavioral, and laboratory studies on HIV prevention, HIV vaccines, acute HIV-infection, sexual transmitted infections (STI), and family planning. • Managed organizational, operational, and scientific aspects of 10+ HIV research and programmatic activities in Rwanda implemented by over 100 staff, ensuring activities adhered to national strategies, guidelines, and national and international regulatory bodies’ requirements. • Formulated and monitored budgets, human resource plans and policies, and financial systems, which resulted in study site approval to conduct a Phase III HIV vaccine trial. http://www.rzhrg.org/

• Study Coordinator

  • Jun 2006 - May 2007

  • Managed enrollment, follow-up, and data collection, quality control, and utilization of prospective epidemiological study of over 1000 HIV discordant couples, a Phase III clinical trial (153 HIV discordant couples) studying herpes simplex virus (HSV-2) suppression to prevent HIV transmission among HIV discordant couples, and an antiretroviral therapy program of over 160 patients funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) via the University of Washington, and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).

• HIV Counseling Testing Team Lead

  • Jun 2005 - Jul 2006

  • Managed three HIV testing centers for married/cohabiting couples in Zambia where couples were screened for eligibility in ongoing HIV prevention studies, including a large prospective cohort study of HIV discordant couples, a family planning randomized control trial (RCT), HIV vaccine feasibility studies and the first HIV vaccine trial conducted in Zambia. • Led and supervised team of over 25 Zambian counselors, laboratory and data technicians, and community outreach coordinators to train nearly 300 community leaders in the promotion of VCT for couples which resulted in the testing of over 5,000 couples as part of a VCT supply and demand neighborhood RCT.

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2004 - May 2005

  • Conducted analysis of large household survey (1600+ respondents) assessing Rwandan and Zambian couples’ HIV testing knowledge and attitudes. • Refined data collection instruments and databases deployed at research sites in Rwanda and Zambia. • Prepared Emory and in-country IRB renewals and submissions and collated data for progress reports to funders, National Institutes of Health and the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative.

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • May 2004 - Aug 2004

  • Led and managed research design and implementation for independent research thesis on community promotion of HIV voluntary counseling and testing for cohabiting couples.