Experience

University at Buffalo's School of Public Health and Health Professions

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Adjunct Instructor for graduate-level course: Introduction to Health Policy in the United States. Responsible for course design, delivery, and student evaluation. Adjunct Instructor for graduate-level course: Introduction to Health Policy in the United States. Responsible for course design, delivery, and student evaluation.



Daemen College

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Adjunct Instructor for undergraduate-level course: Introduction to Health Systems Management. Responsible for course design, delivery, and student evaluation. Adjunct Instructor for undergraduate-level course: Introduction to Health Systems Management. Responsible for course design, delivery, and student evaluation.



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Contractor

  • May 2018 - Present

  Contracted with BestSelf Behavioral Health (BBH) to write grants for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: 1) Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) designed to expand BBH's current New York State Certified CCBHC to include 24/7 immediate access clinic; establish a community clubhouse; and expand Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services; funding awarded in October 2018 for $2 million/year for 2 years; Parent-Child Interaction Therapy expansion program designed to increase the number of trained PCIT and PCIT-Toddler certified clinicians; train early education providers in Teacher-Child Interaction Training (TCIT); and educate local pediatric practices about PCIT and early identification of behavioral and developmental issues in infants and young children; award notification pending.



Northwest Buffalo Community Health Care Center, dba Neighborhood Health Center

• Quality Director

  • Aug 2014 - Apr 2018

  Managing Community Health Program and Grants Portfolio to align with strategic development of organization. Manages the development, monitoring, and presentation of internal quality measures and initiatives. Assures completion of the Total Quality Management Plan (TQM). Coordinates the work and human resources of grants received to support PCMH and MU. Maintains status as level 3 PCMH. Coordinates submission of UDS, PCMH, MU, and FTCA. Leads successful monitoring and completion of Quality component of the Strategic Plan.

• Community Health Program Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2014

  Overall management of the Community Health Department, including Healthcare for the Homeless, for a 330e designated Health Care Facility. Grants management and portfolio development that align with the strategic vision and mission of NHC.



Society of Thoracic Surgeons

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• TVT Registry Project Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Mar 2013

  Develop and manage the work plan for the project, to include identification of all project activities, development of project timeline, determination of required STS effort, and assignment of resources (personnel and materials). Develop and manage the work plan for the project, to include identification of all project activities, development of project timeline, determination of required STS effort, and assignment of resources (personnel and materials).



University of Illinois at Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Coordinator

  • Nov 2009 - Aug 2012

  Works closely with the PI, attend regular meetings held with the PI, Co-PIs and graduate research assistants (GRAs), as well as regular meetings held with the PI, Co-PIs and the Directors of Nursing at the participating local health department (LHDs); provide training on Quality Improvement to LHDs and continued technical assistance for LHD QI projects; duties related to purchasing grant supplies, monitoring the budget, and assuring that the personnel requests have been appropriately processed; responsible for overseeing the work of RAs; prepare drafts of reports and grant objectives to HRSA; participate in the preparation of abstracts for national conferences and manuscripts related to the KRISP project.



American Indian Health and Family Services of Southeastern Michigan

• Operations Director

  • Nov 2007 - Oct 2009

  Supervisor for administrative staff and clinic staff; responsible for contractual and grant report requirements and compliance issues; grant writer, HIPAA Officer; quality improvement coordinator. Supervisor for administrative staff and clinic staff; responsible for contractual and grant report requirements and compliance issues; grant writer, HIPAA Officer; quality improvement coordinator.



Wayne County Health Department

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Improvement and Accreditation Manager

  • Nov 2004 - Nov 2007

  Responsible for the daily quality management activities of the department including Michigan Local Public Health Accreditation program, development, implementation, and analysis of Continuous Quality Improvement projects, client satisfaction surveys, chart reviews, and other quality assessment, control, and planning projects; Managed Local Public Health State Accreditation program for County that resulted in 98% compliance with State requirements. Supervised the Implementation of Division corrective action plans in response to the Accreditation review in August 2005, resulting in WCDPH being awarded “Full Accreditation Status with Commendation”; Conducted an in-service training on Continuous Quality Improvement and its applications to a public health care system focusing how to develop, use, and analyze outcome indicators; Member of Michigan Accreditation Continuous Quality Improvement Collaborative (MACQIC) project team working with State, local, and institute personnel; Active on State sub-committee regarding implementation of a Quality Management Program into the Michigan Local Public Health Accreditation process; Responsible for providing technical assistance and served as a mentor to grantees from other local health department as part of Multi-State Learning Collaborative-2; Member of Accreditation Quality Improvement Process (AQIP) Team that reviews and improves the Michigan Local Health Department Accreditation evaluation tools and processes; Provide training on Continuous Quality Improvement tools and methodology to AQIP and MACQIC team members; Wrote and managed several Maternal Child Health Grants both Federal and State grants, totaling over $800,000; Developed and co- lead Detroit-Wayne County Infant Mortality Prevention Coalition, entitled Infant Vitality Action Network; Developed Wayne County Fetal Infant Mortality Review board consisting of key stakeholders from County and State partners