White House Leadership Development Fellow

• Oct 2022 - Present

During FY 23, I have the great privilege to participate in the White House Leadership Development Fellows program, where I will be embedded with the Office of Management and Budget's Evidence Team, working to advance the President's Management Agenda Learning Agenda. During FY 23, I have the great privilege to participate in the White House Leadership Development Fellows program, where I will be embedded with the Office of Management and Budget's Evidence Team, working to advance the President's Management Agenda Learning Agenda.

Deputy Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

• Dec 2020 - Present

Director, Division of State Programs

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

International Branch Chief

• Apr 2018 - Jan 2020

Commissioner

• 2016 - 2019

Appointed to a three-year term as as member of the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS by the Alexandria City Council, to advise the city on HIV/AIDS related issues. Appointed to a three-year term as as member of the Alexandria Commission on HIV/AIDS by the Alexandria City Council, to advise the city on HIV/AIDS related issues.

Public Health Analyst

• Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

Detailed to the U.S. Department of State's Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator as a Senior Program and Budget Analyst overseeing PEPFAR's Headquarters Operational Plan (HOP). Coordinate the planning and monitoring of the interagency HOP activities with State Department, USAID, CDC, DOD, Peace Corps, NIH, HRSA, SAMHSA, and Census. Funding supports HIV/AIDS research, data analysis and technical assistance to support the implementation of PEPFAR county programs across the globe. Serve as Chair for five PEPFAR Oversight and Accountability Response Teams (POART): Central Asia Regional Team, Central America Regional Team, Asia Regional Team, Dominican Republic, and Papua New Guinea.

Senior Program and Budget Analyst

• Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

Summary: Oversee the development and tracking of all PEPFAR centrally funded HIV prevention, care and treatment activities, including international public-private partnerships, funding for the working capital fund, international and multi-lateral agencies, including UNAIDS, the Global Fund and WHO. Responsibilities: * Establish and monitor fiscal controls for central funds * Chair monthly calls with the multi-agency PEPFAR HOP Working Group * Support outreach to and financial workplanning with private sector, non-governmental organizations, international and multi-lateral organizations * Report to senior management on HOP funded activities Accomplishments: * Planned and improved the 2015 HOP Development and Review process * Led the 2015 HOP Review, including a leading a two-day analysis of financial statements. Developed a balanced scorecard model for the final programmatic and technical review, which weighed 10 financial, impact and technical criteria to evaluate and prioritize investments. * Conducted an analysis of the proposed 2015 HOP projects, and presented recommendations to PEPFAR Leadership

Regional Team Lead

• Oct 2011 - May 2015

Summary: Managed a diverse five-person team providing policy development and field support to US Government funded HIV/AIDS programs in 50 countries across the globe, including programs in Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Asia, totaling approximately $1.4 billion annual budget. Responsibilities: * Led the Latin America/Caribbean and Asia Regional Teams, including all aspects of managing and supervising 5 employees within the workgroup * Conduct outreach to foreign governments in developing countries, academic research institutions, technical experts, national agencies and other federal government agencies to communicate about PEPFAR’s foreign policy approach in Latin America and Asia * Supporting the development of public-private partnerships at regional, national and local levels in Latin American and Asian countries. * Directly provided technical assistance to PEPFAR Country teams including strategic-level planning guidance, budgetary recommendations, technical and programmatic reviews, as well as support to improve program management, organizational development and cross-team coordination. Accomplishments: * Supported the formulation of U.S. foreign policy on funding PEPFAR programs outside of Africa, including drafting the document “PEPFAR Investments in Latin America, Caribbean, Eastern Europe, South, Central and East Asia, 2014” which summarized key priorities for these investments. Developed a training plan for Country Leads and PEPFAR Coordinators, used for both new hires and employee development. * Development of program monitoring tools for technical assistance programs to help senior leadership better understand the impact of these investments, and supporting efforts to improve the integration of HIV, malaria, maternal-child health, tuberculosis and other health programs.

PEPFAR Coordinator

• Jun 2009 - Oct 2011

Summary: Led a US Government team to manage an $90 million annual HIV/AIDS program. Collaborated with the Government of Botswana and other stakeholders to plan, implement and monitor over 50 public and private sector, national and community-based organizations, providing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services throughout Botswana. Responsibilities: * Coordinated the interagency PEPFAR program, and acted as the primary point of contact between the PEPFAR Botswana Team and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator. Led the annual COP development process, including the development of the M&O section of the COP. * Chaired weekly interagency program management meetings to monitor work progress, and to analyze current issues and make strategic decisions in response to changes in the epidemic, or political or financial changes. * Supervised three direct reports. * Represent the US Embassy at national events and meetings. Supported the Embassy’s policy and communications objectives with the Government and stakeholders. Responsible for understand legislation and regulatory policy, and using these guidelines to manage, implement, improve programs. * Supported cross-organizational teams to develop and award new solicitations, including local and regional public-private partnerships, from identifying programmatic needs, developing statements of work, determining the best contracting options, market research on available partners and reasonable costs, to solicitations, evaluations and making final awards. Accomplishments: * Led the team in through a major review of the program’s strategic approach, which changed the way the program operated. These changes have set the team up to operate more effectively, with fewer resources over the next several years.

Capacity Building Resource Development

• Nov 2007 - May 2009

Developed capacity building technical assistance resources for non-governmental organizations competing for and receiving US Government funding for public health projects in developing countries, including "The New Partners Initiative Guide to Managing US Government Funded HIV/AIDS Projects," a 200+ page illustrated guide designed as an easy-to-use reference guide explaining the various requirements of US Government funding included in most cooperative agreements. (www.npi-connect.net/documents/592341/749044/NPI+Guide+to+Managing+USG-Funded+HIV+AIDS+Programs)

Health and Development Project Consultant

• Jan 2007 - May 2009

Coordinated the start-up and management of 23 cooperative agreements with indigenous and US-based NGOs to carry out prevention and care projects under PEPFAR in 13 different countries. Worked directly with partners providing guidance and technical assistance on a broad spectrum of capacity building topics, including program development and implementation, workplan development, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation, and compliance with USAID policies, rules, and regulations. Interacted with other agencies on the overall program management, and in-country PEPFAR teams to integrate the NPI partners into their programs. Evaluated the implementation Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) programs of 14 partners in 4 countries to understand the achievements of the OVC Track 1 program, and the effectiveness of the management of the centrally-funded mechanism. The evaluation included extensive review of program data, interviews of US Government, host government and partner staff members, site visits, debrief presentations to field and headquarter stakeholders, and a final report.

Senior Consultant

• Apr 2008 - Aug 2008

Designed and development of international and domestic health program, and proposal writing. I provide these services both directly to A+, as well as to A+ customers. Designed and development of international and domestic health program, and proposal writing. I provide these services both directly to A+, as well as to A+ customers.

New Partners Initiative (NPI) Project Coordinator

• Jan 2007 - Oct 2007

Worked in the Office of HIV/AIDS assisting with the management management of the New Partners Initiative (NPI) program. This included evaluating proposals, assisting awardees with workplan development, project management and reporting. Worked in the Office of HIV/AIDS assisting with the management management of the New Partners Initiative (NPI) program. This included evaluating proposals, assisting awardees with workplan development, project management and reporting.

Deputy Country Coordinator

• Dec 2005 - Sep 2006

Assisted the PEPFAR Country Coordinator in managing the multi-agency Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program in Ethiopia. Assisted with developing the annual program operational plan; chaired technical working groups; coordinated technical assistance visitors; managed reporting for US and Ethiopian government officials; and assisted in managing program implementers. Assisted the PEPFAR Country Coordinator in managing the multi-agency Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program in Ethiopia. Assisted with developing the annual program operational plan; chaired technical working groups; coordinated technical assistance visitors; managed reporting for US and Ethiopian government officials; and assisted in managing program implementers.

Supervisory Project Manager

• Mar 1999 - Jan 2005

Summary: Managed a team of 4 direct reports that led cross-organizational projects implementing key business initiatives. Responsibilities: * Planned and directed the work of project teams, including technical implementers, operational teams, customer service managers and sales executives. Independently constructed budgets for new projects, which were presented to executive level leadership for approval. * Managed entire project lifespan: research, design, budget, planning, development, implementation and post-implementation measuring and evaluation. Accomplishments: * Developed the company’s first web-based customer data reporting tool, the development of a corporate intranet and several web-based workflow applications. These tools helped the company and its customers achieve over $1 million in cost-savings in the first year of the project, and drastically increased customer satisfaction. * Led the reorganization of the entire customer service team, creating a single-point-of-contact for customers, and drastically reducing the costs to maintain customer support. Contributed to the improvement of labor relations with customer service and warehouse staff.