Experience

Aurrera Health Group

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

• Deputy Director, Behavioral Health Policy

  • Jun 2020 - Present



Harbage Consulting, LLC

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

• Deputy Director, Behavioral Health Policy

  • Nov 2019 - Jun 2020

• Program Manager, Behavioral Health Integration

  • Sep 2017 - Jun 2020

  - Responsible for simultaneously managing multiple projects, activities, and deliverables for the behavioral health policy team whose clients include states, counties, providers, and foundations.- Conducts policy research and analysis on a variety of behavioral health issues to ensure compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations. - Experienced in organizing, hosting, and facilitating large stakeholder events (via conference call, webinar, and in-person).

• Senior Policy Consultant

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2020

  - Served as Project Manager in the development of clinical projects for two large hospital systems in New York City in their efforts to implement New York State’s $7.4 billion Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program- Analyzed and synthesized complex DSRIP policy topics into user-friendly materials and presentations to inform and educate stakeholders- Developed expertise in mental health and substance use disorder (behavioral health) policy, and familiarity with the administration and financing of the California behavioral health system- Developed expertise on issues related to Medicare and Medi-Cal integration for dual eligible beneficiaries- Contributed to the development of factsheets focused on a diverse range of policy topics, and tailored to different stakeholder audiences- Experienced in using communication software programs like join.me, GoTo Webinar, Maestro Conference, and Constant Contact to disseminate information and engage stakeholders- Organized a number of large stakeholder events, some exceeding 500 participants Show less



Harbage Consulting, LLC

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

• Duals Demonstration Intern

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Developed an increased understanding of how new policy initiatives are formulated in California, and the process of obtaining valuable stakeholder input - Actively participated in 17 stakeholder meetings held during May-August 2012, and drafted meeting summaries which were posted to www.CalDuals.org for public viewing and comment - Managed up to 200 stakeholder meeting participants by utilizing the Maestro Conference Call software - Managed www.CalDuals.org, the main website containing up to date information and news about the California Duals Demonstration, and developed proficiency in WordPress - Conducted research about legal barriers to data sharing and co-authored a case study about a county in California that is in the process of setting up a country-wide data sharing platform Show less



Saath USA

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Program Associate

  • Aug 2010 - May 2012

  - Performed and completed administrative tasks as specified by the research design and community grant requirements to ensure that funded projects were executed by specific deadlines - Collaborated with the project manager to recruit multi-lingual volunteers to assist in health information dissemination, and worked with the volunteers to plan culturally tailored educational workshops - Contributed to the planning and execution of breast and cervical cancer workshops, sensitive to the cultural needs of low-income, Bengali women - Managed communication between and among the 11 members of the Saath team - Developed grant writing skills, specifically in the financial and budgetary sections, to secure funding for future programs Show less



University of Southern California

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Hollywood, Health & Society Intern

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2010

  - Conducted research and literature reviews while searching for information on the impact that media has on people’s health decisions and perceptions- Completed numerous fact-sheets containing detailed overviews on health related topics for distribution to television producers- Drafted press releases for exclusive events organized by Hollywood, Health & Society

• Patient Education & Community Outreach Center (PEOC) Intern

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  - Initiated and organized communication between the PEOC and a prominent community health clinic in Los Angeles so that they could collaborate and plan events to raise cancer awareness to members within the uninsured and underinsured community- Examined cultural factors related to low screening and high cancer prevalence rates in Korean American women- Revitalized the Policy and Procedures manual by restructuring the current manual and adding new sections to the manual- Developed and presented innovative ideas to hospital staff and professors during PEOC committee meetings Show less