Experience

Aurrera Health Group

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

• Deputy Director, Behavioral Health Policy

  • Jul 2020 - Present

• Senior Policy Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Jul 2020

  I provide policy analysis, technical assistance and project management to California’s Department of Health Care Services on the implementation of state opioid response grants, Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS), as well as the development of the next Medicaid 1115 Waiver through the CalAIM initiative. I also work with county behavioral health departments on improving county Medi-Cal financing and beneficiary services.



National Governors Association

• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Policy Analyst

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2018

  Provided assistance to governors and their senior staff to identify, adapt and implement innovative policies and practices related to health care, with a focus on policies related to substance use disorder, behavioral health, and data sharing. Provided assistance to governors and their senior staff to identify, adapt and implement innovative policies and practices related to health care, with a focus on policies related to substance use disorder, behavioral health, and data sharing.



UC Berkeley, Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Assisted with the Center’s ongoing evaluation of the Village program, an emerging initiative for helping older adults age in place Assisted with the Center’s ongoing evaluation of the Village program, an emerging initiative for helping older adults age in place



Pew Charitable Trusts, Economic Mobility Project

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Policy Consultant

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Explored the effect of the Affordable Care Act on economic mobility and family economic security, to produce a recommendation on how Pew should move forward in its work on these issues. Explored the effect of the Affordable Care Act on economic mobility and family economic security, to produce a recommendation on how Pew should move forward in its work on these issues.



California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP)

• Health Policy Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  Conducted a study of similar organizations in other states as part of CHBRP’s reauthorization process Conducted a study of similar organizations in other states as part of CHBRP’s reauthorization process



American Institutes for Research

• United States
• Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

  Coordinated logistics for a $10M study assessing the effectiveness of citizen panels in determining healthcare policy Coded data and co‐wrote reports for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on public responses to US Preventative Services Task Force recommendations Collected and analyzed state health data using Stata and Excel, to assess the impact of a US Department of Health and Human Services program designed to incentivize physician adoption of electronic health records Conducted research for literature reviews, managed proposals and project deliverables



Public Policy Institute of California

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Researched and analyzed data for a study of campaign finance contributions from 1998 to 2010 as part of a project examining Proposition 34’s effect on campaign finance in California Researched and analyzed data for a study of campaign finance contributions from 1998 to 2010 as part of a project examining Proposition 34’s effect on campaign finance in California