Experience

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  USDA

  • Alexandria, Virginia, United States

  • Program Analyst

    • Jul 2022 - Present
    • Alexandria, Virginia, United States

    Serving as a Program Analyst for the SNAP Quality Control Branch for the USDA’s Food Nutrition Service.

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  Texas Department of State Health Services

  • San Antonio, Texas, United States

  • Public Health Prevention Specialist II

    • Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States

    • Provide technical assistance and consultations in a timely manner to 24 facilities in PHR8 regarding the prevention and control of tuberculosis.• Create and improve electronic surveillance databases and spreadsheets to monitor and track reported suspects, cases, contacts, interstate and intrastate jurisdictional transfers, hospitals, and other reporting facilities. Capture and enter all reports in THISIS in real time, resulting in accurate data management for each patient.• Receive, review, and analyze DSHS required monthly and yearly correctional reporting forms from 20 facilities for accuracy, including submission to Globalscape for central office to review and approve.• Create, present, and manage patient files, summary presentations and cohort reviews for cases and suspects who are under the care of the Regional Medical Director.• Perform contact investigations through interviews for infectious cases and suspects to manage and track TB outbreaks, investigate and collect information to ensure timely medical evaluation is performed on all contacts.• Cooperate, maintain and foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including laboratories, local health departments, state agencies, hospitals, correctional facilities, physicians, community-based organizations and individuals from a variety of cultures, including high-risk populations.• Coordinate and request consultations with TB Experts at Heartland National TB Center and the Texas Center for Infectious Disease for case sensitive patients.• Implement procedures for prevention, management, surveillance and control of TB through presentations, meetings, and educational materials for correctional facilities, detention centers, and shelters in PHR8.• Onboard contractors how to assist with data entry, accessing and using THISIS the state database, as well as our local databases.

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  Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio

  • San Antonio, Texas, United States

  • Social Adjustment Services Case Manager

    • Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
    • San Antonio, Texas, United States

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  Peace Corps

  • Cameroon, Africa

  • Community Health Educator

    • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019
    • Cameroon, Africa

    • Assessed and evaluated the Gangassaou health center’s needs, while creating programs to meet those deficits (e.g., men and women’s care group, and classes for pregnant women).• Implemented sustainable projects and initiatives focused on STEM. Engineering and science projects focused on water, hygiene projects, and the environment (e.g., tippy taps, reusable menstrual pads, tree planting and gardening).• Established access to programs and campaigns that empower and educate women and girls. Programs and campaigns focused on maternal and child health, malaria, immunizations, HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, nutrition, youth development, water, and sanitation (e.g., let girls learn program, girls’ camps, and health clubs).• Received core training (e.g., data collection tools, designing and facilitating trainings, diversity, population health, grant writing, policy, monitoring and evaluation), technical field based training (e.g., community mobilization, HIV/AIDS, malaria, maternal andchild health, nutrition, immunizations and public health), and language training (e.g., French and Fulfulde; a local dialect).

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  Foundation Communities

  • Austin, Texas Area

  • Green and Healthy Kids Intern

    • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016
    • Austin, Texas Area

    Construct educational lessons for grades K-5 over environmental and health issues (e.g. renewable vs. nonrenewable resources, healthy eating, and eco-friendly transportation). Assist with translating energy conservation packets from English to Spanish for residents in the community.

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  • Austin, Texas Area

  • Energy and Water Conservation Intern

    • Aug 2014 - May 2016
    • Austin, Texas Area

    Coordinated a energy conservation program called Longhorn Lights Out that encouraged students, staff, and faculty to turn off lights and electronic devices around the university campus. Duties included, drafting communication pieces to engage and monitor participation, devising and implementing incentive structures, and aggregating results data for each event. Conducted research on building consolidation efforts of peer universities and complied the data to create a white paper for upper management to use in decision-making at the University of Texas at Austin.