Experience

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  HCA Healthcare | TriStar Division

  • Nashville Metropolitan Area

  • Workforce Development Program Manager

    • Aug 2023 - Present
    • Nashville Metropolitan Area

    Expanding the healthcare workforce pipeline for the footprint of HCA's TriStar division in Tennessee and Kentucky. This work is accomplished through the identification of employer-driven workforce needs, partnership with public and private post-secondary and K-12 education systems and institutions, collaboration with community stakeholders, and support of the labor pool from square-one to job attainment.

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  Baker Tilly US

  • Nashville, Tennessee, United States

  • Senior Consultant, Economic Development

    • Jun 2022 - Aug 2023
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    Helping communities experience economic growth through purposeful planning, smart development, and local focus.

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  Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development

  • Brentwood, TN

  • Director of Workforce Development

    • Aug 2019 - Jun 2022
    • Brentwood, TN

    Developing the healthcare workforce in underserved areas where care is needed most across the State of Tennessee. This is accomplished first and foremost through helping manage our incentive programs available to physicians in residency, practice sites, and other healthcare professionals. Through this programming, I work to assist in promoting job openings at underserved sites and help match healthcare professionals to these jobs. Creating and carrying out pipeline initiatives for K-12 students and beyond, participating in hands-on experiential career fairs, and apprenticeship program development and execution also falls under my purview. I am proud to say that everyday, I get the joy of knowing that my work at TCWD positively impacts the people and the healthcare workforce of Tennessee.

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  Area Development Partnership

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Vice President, Community Development

    • Dec 2018 - Jul 2019

    In my role as Vice President, Community Development at the ADP, I strive every day to positively impact the lives of the folks that call Greater Hattiesburg home. The overarching goals of our organization are to create jobs, help businesses grow and flourish, educate our workforce, help families and individuals obtain stable, good-paying jobs, and assist our entire community's growth and development from the bottom-up. Some of the ways that I get to help do this are through: working with the rest of the ADP economic development team, as well as the state economic development organization, on recruitment and retention projects; overseeing workforce development directives in order to create a better match between industry needs and curriculum taught in local high schools and community colleges, as well as K-12 initiatives; leading legislative and military affairs efforts and ensuring local, state, and federal level decisions positively impact economic development recruitment and retention activities; and managing the Southeast Mississippi Community Investment Corporation. I am honored to be able to lead our Community Development Coordinator that works beside me on these efforts and blessed to have an absolutely incredible, hardworking, positive team to be around day-in and day-out.

  • Community Development Director

    • Dec 2016 - Dec 2018

    As the Community Development Director I was responsible for: Managing legislative and military affairs efforts on the local, state, and federal levels; carrying out workforce development efforts; overseeing and executing K-12 education initiatives, impacting 1,500+ students/year; working with the rest of the ADP economic development team, as well as the state economic development organization, on business recruitment and retention projects; and managing the Southeast Mississippi Community Investment Corporation (SEMCIC), a small business loan program. I also served on the executive committee of the Downtown Hattiesburg Association board as Treasurer, the United Way of Southeast Mississippi’s Education Advisory Council, and on other taskforces that impact economic and community development throughout Greater Hattiesburg.

  • Community Development Manager

    • May 2015 - Dec 2016

    Was responsible for carrying out the ADP’s Post-Graduate Success Support Initiatives and building relationships with local, state and federal elected officials, as well as military officials at Camp Shelby. I also ran the Southeast Mississippi Community Investment Corporation (SEMCIC) and served on committees for nonprofit entities throughout the community.

  • Research Intern

    • Jul 2014 - May 2015

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  The University of Southern Mississippi

  • Graduate Assistant

    • Aug 2014 - May 2015

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  Enterprise Rent-A-Car

  • Mobile, Alabama, United States

  • Management Trainee

    • Aug 2013 - Jul 2014
    • Mobile, Alabama, United States

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  University of Southern Mississippi

  • Healthcare Marketing Student Intern- College of Business

    • Jan 2013 - May 2013

    Developed and carried out a marketing and objectives plan to increase student enrollment, retention, and involvement in the Healthcare Marketing program.