Experience

Men's Health Foundation

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director of Public Programs

  • Aug 2019 - Present

  Provide overall leadership, strategic direction, and management to the organization’s publicly-funded programs addressing overall men’s health and wellness including ambulatory outpatient medical services, care coordination, behavioral health, and prevention services with a particular focus on low-income communities from diverse backgrounds.Define programmatic, administrative and operational plans and strategies to advance the Men’s Health Foundation’s mission in collaboration with the organization’s Executive Team by reviewing, updating and maintaining MHF’s program and service-related administrative and operational policies and procedures; identifying potential long- and short-term innovations to improve practices and/or services, to reduce costs, and/or to generate savings/additional revenues; and facilitating strategic, organizational and partnership planning with various constituencies and stakeholder groups. Direct and supervise the development, preparation, and submission of annual, aggregate budgets for public programs.



Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Children's Medical Services

• Deputy Director

  • Dec 2015 - Jul 2019

  Serve as Deputy Director of Children’s Medical Services (CMS), and as CMS Director in the Director’s absence. Provide administrative and operational direction and support to CMS' California’s Children’s Services (CCS), Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program, the Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care (HCPCFC), and other programs and services addressing critical health needs of children and youth. Duties include, but are not limited to the following areas: annual, aggregate $150 million+ budget; administrative and operational plans and strategies; patient financial services; provider relations; human resources; contracts and services agreements; legal matters; external relations.



Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs

• Chief, Contracted Community Services

  • Jul 2015 - Dec 2015

  Directed/managed a portfolio contracts, programs and services with community-based providers and County agencies designed to prevent HIV and STD infections, provide care and treatment, and improve health outcomes for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Los Angeles County. This portfolio represented an investment of approximately $75 million in contracts and service agreements for prevention, medical outpatient, medical specialty, oral health, early intervention, case management, mental health, substance abuse, medical transportation, nutrition support, interpretation, hospice, skilled nursing, and residential care services, among others.



Los County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs

• Chief, HIV Care Services Division

  • Apr 2010 - Jun 2015

  Directed/managed a portfolio contracts, programs and services with community-based providers and County agencies designed to provide care and services to improve health outcomes for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Los Angeles County. This portfolio represented an investment of approximately $57 million in contracts and service agreements for the delivery of medical outpatient, medical specialty, oral health, early intervention, case management, mental health, substance abuse, medical transportation, nutrition support, interpretation, hospice, skilled nursing, and residential care services, among others.



Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs

• Chief, Clinical Enhancements Divison

  • 2009 - 2010

  Directed/managed a portfolio contracts, programs and services with community-based providers and County agencies designed to provide care and services to improve health outcomes for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Los Angeles County. This portfolio represented an investment of approximately $22 million in contracts and service agreements for the delivery of case management, mental health, substance abuse, medical transportation, nutrition support, interpretation, hospice, skilled nursing, and residential care services, among others.



Los Angeles County Department of Pubic Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs

• Chief, Provider Support Services

  • 2007 - 2009

  Administered a $2.5 million portfolio of programs to strengthen the capacity of community and County agencies to deliver HIV prevention and care services in Los Angeles County.



Neighbor's Consejo

• Executive Director

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2007

  Provided overall leadership, strategic direction, and management to the organization in its efforts to address the housing, behavioral health, and vocational needs of low-income Latino immigrants in the District of Columbia (Washington-D.C.) with particular focus on homeless families and individuals.



Vega-Matos Consulting

• Independent Consultant

  • Jan 2005 - Aug 2005

  Provided advice on strategy, organization building and professional development to expanding public sector organizations.



AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth & Families

• United States
• Public Policy

• Deputy Executive Director for Programs

  • Dec 2002 - Dec 2004

  Responsible for a portfolio of programs providing education, training and technical assistance to providers and consumers of HIV prevention, care and treatment services with a particular focus on women, children, youth and families.



National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Executive Director

  • 2001 - 2002

  Senior manager responsible for key financial, staffing, leadership and strategic functions within the organization.

• Project Director

  • 1994 - 2001

  Led various national projects on adolescent and school health with a primary focus on HIV, teen pregnancy, and related school-based policies and programs.