Elizabeth "Betsy" Martinez

Director of Community Health Workers at Siloam Health
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, US
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Portuguese Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Mental Health First Aid
    Mental Health First Aid
    May, 2023
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Siloam Health
    • United States
    • Hospitals and Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Community Health Workers
      • Jul 2023 - Present

      In addition to managing my team's day-to-day performance and long-term development as described below, I lead overall programmatic direction and strategy. I map annual goals, operationalize data, and manage finances to ensure grant compliance.

    • Community Health Manager
      • May 2019 - Jun 2023

      Siloam Health is a faith-based, non-profit health care organization that serves the uninsured with a specialized focus on Nashville's immigrant and refugee populations. As the Community Health Manager, I lead a team of Community Health Workers (CHWs) who help to create health equity by addressing social determinants of health. I manage eight individuals who come from immigrant backgrounds and/or speak English as their second language. They represent three different programs that I manage: our Comprehensive Care program that serves patients with long-term diagnoses, our Rapid Response program that provides COVID support, and our Refugee Health Promotion Medical Case Management program that specially supports new arrivals. As the team's manager, I cultivate the staff's leadership abilities, decision-making skills, and confidence as they work with patients on their caseloads. By offering specialized one-on-one mentoring as well as weekly trainings, I keep their skills sharp while also challenging them to achieve new goals. This also includes serving as their first line of support during patient emergencies, requiring quick thinking while maintaining patient and team safety. Furthermore, with several of my team members being native Spanish speakers, I conduct much of my work entirely in Spanish. Show less

  • Restore Small Groups
    • United States
    • Mental Health Care
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Global Development Specialist
      • Apr 2018 - May 2019

      In addition to my previous work as the Hispanic Groups Coordinator (described below), I also utilized my cross-cultural communication skills and experience to support all intercultural and developing partnerships. This included leading Restore's Latino outreach initiative in the U.S., as well as serving international partners in Belize, Ukraine, Scotland, England, and Kenya. I also onboarded all potential partners and guided them through the initial stages of our partnership development process, regardless of their geographic location. Show less

    • Hispanic Groups Coordinator
      • Nov 2016 - Apr 2018

      Restore Small Groups brings hope and health to program participants through a proven small groups process and infrastructure. As the Hispanic Groups Coordinator, I translated and adapted our curriculum to meet the linguistic and cultural needs of the Spanish-speaking community, with special emphasis on the immigrant population. I also built our Latino outreach initiative from the ground up, including participant recruitment, group coordination, networking, volunteer training and support, etc. All of these activities were conducted in both English and Spanish. Show less

  • Lipscomb University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Assistant, Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership
      • Aug 2017 - Jul 2018

      As the student leader of my academic cohort, I liaised between program administration and peers to provide a quality academic experience for all. My primary responsibilities included assisting the program director with academic research projects, as well as engaging program alumni and stakeholders through social media and newsletter publication. As the student leader of my academic cohort, I liaised between program administration and peers to provide a quality academic experience for all. My primary responsibilities included assisting the program director with academic research projects, as well as engaging program alumni and stakeholders through social media and newsletter publication.

  • Adventures In Missions
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Kingdom Journeys Missionary
      • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

      I conducted reconnaissance through three South American countries to prepare for future missionary teams from Adventures in Missions. Specifically, I traveled through Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana to do on-the-ground research in logistics, housing, safety, cost, etc. I conducted reconnaissance through three South American countries to prepare for future missionary teams from Adventures in Missions. Specifically, I traveled through Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana to do on-the-ground research in logistics, housing, safety, cost, etc.

  • Robertson County Schools
    • United States
    • Primary and Secondary Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Spanish Teacher at Greenbrier High School
      • Feb 2016 - May 2016

      I facilitated learning for 92 high school students by developing and implementing dynamic lessons that included reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Spanish. All class activities were conducted entirely in Spanish to ensure students' language acquisition and cultural exposure. I facilitated learning for 92 high school students by developing and implementing dynamic lessons that included reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Spanish. All class activities were conducted entirely in Spanish to ensure students' language acquisition and cultural exposure.

    • World Race Missionary
      • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

      I completed an 11-month service commitment through 11 countries in Latin America, during which I came alongside local organizations to support them in community activities. Some projects included teaching English, food distribution programs, youth ministry, café outreach, and construction. I also served as the primary interpreter for my team for seven months, facilitating communication in Spanish and English in both public and one-on-one settings. I completed an 11-month service commitment through 11 countries in Latin America, during which I came alongside local organizations to support them in community activities. Some projects included teaching English, food distribution programs, youth ministry, café outreach, and construction. I also served as the primary interpreter for my team for seven months, facilitating communication in Spanish and English in both public and one-on-one settings.

  • Su Casa Family Ministries
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Administrative Assistant
      • May 2014 - Dec 2014

      I administered and supported various programs intended to benefit the Hispanic immigrant population. This primarily involved managing the English as a Second Language program, which consisted of registering and academically guiding more than 200 adult students and their families throughout the semester. Additionally, I assisted with the planning and execution of community outreach events, regularly interpreted between English and Spanish, coordinated an organization-wide program evaluation, and designed and taught a computer literacy course in Spanish. Show less

  • Rhodes College
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Resident Assistant
      • Aug 2011 - May 2014

      I supervised halls in on-campus dormitories, mentored residents, and regularly organized community-building programs. I supervised halls in on-campus dormitories, mentored residents, and regularly organized community-building programs.

  • Latino Memphis
    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Policy & Advocacy Intern
      • Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

      My primary role was to research social issues for political advocacy projects to benefit the Hispanic community. This also involved collaboration with public officials, in addition to regularly interpreting between Spanish and English. My primary role was to research social issues for political advocacy projects to benefit the Hispanic community. This also involved collaboration with public officials, in addition to regularly interpreting between Spanish and English.

    • Summer Service Intern
      • May 2012 - Aug 2012

      As an intern through the selective Rhodes Summer Service Fellowship, I led and supported multiple organizational activities. I orchestrated day camps for elementary school children, aided in the coordination of large outreach events, all while consistently interacting with individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds. As an intern through the selective Rhodes Summer Service Fellowship, I led and supported multiple organizational activities. I orchestrated day camps for elementary school children, aided in the coordination of large outreach events, all while consistently interacting with individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Education

  • Lipscomb University
    Master of Arts - MA, Civic Leadership
    2017 - 2018
  • Rhodes College
    Bachelor's Degree, Anthropology/Sociology
    2010 - 2014
  • Davidson Academy
    High School
    2006 - 2010

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