Khristen Holmes, PhD, MPA, FCCM
Project Manager (Contract) at African American Wellness Project (Formerly Black Doctors Speak)- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Florida Certified Contract Manager
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Experience
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Project Manager (Contract)
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May 2021 - Present
Identified opportunities to collaborate with organizations to share resources with community residents. Project management lifecycle and use of project management Agile process. Grant management. • Developed and implemented grant monitoring project tools to establish timelines, monitor deliverables, and track communications with 8 assigned staff members • Assisted with writing grant proposal and conducted research to identify statistics to support proposal approaches to address social isolation, loneliness, and health education in minority communities • Initiated time bound project management processes to ensure all goals meet deadlines • Developed consumer education curriculum with federal and state resources for target population Show less
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Everly Health
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Program Manager, Lab Operations
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Dec 2021 - Mar 2023
Strategize process improvement for lab operations across two owned lab facilities while increasing project visibility for leadership team. • Develop project plans to monitor scope, timeline, and budget of current projects. This includes risk register, milestone monitoring, and budget tracking logs. • Collaborate with external vendors and matrixed staff to manage projects from kick-off to project close. • Identified opportunities to improve sample hold process in labs and implemented new sample tracking • Created internal website, templates, department initiatives, and processes to increase alignment • Lead department OKRs and maintain progress across teams to ensure metrics are met Show less
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AdventHealth
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Community Benefit Program Coordinator
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Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
Developed implementation strategies for community benefit teams located across 46 campuses of AdventHealth Hospital system. Collaborated with external vendors and across matrixed teams to ensure proper community benefit reporting. Conducted social determinants of health research to support identified needs.• Revised Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and strategic implementation plan templates for Hospital system to ensure compliance with IRS requirements for non-profits• Develop strategy to address SDoH across 10 states in identified communities served by Hospital• Lead regular CHNA workgroups, present develop new process and implementation strategy for systemwide focus group sessions associated with the CHNA process• Assisted with the role out of a new process for community health plan submissions across the multi-state division which resulted in a two-month reduction in evaluating CHP submissions• Lead the CBISA platform migration and roll-out for all Hospital campuses and community benefit leads (about 40 staff members) system-wide to increase community benefit reporting• Redefined priority areas and definitions across Hospital system to align with the Healthy People 2030 objectives and highlight SDoH Show less
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Contract Specialist
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Jul 2017 - Jan 2021
Developed compliance strategies for physician-related contracts and lease agreements across the Central Florida Division. Collaborate with Finance and Tax Departments to streamline the contracting process. • Developed forms, process maps, materials, training, and communications for contract teams• Program management for contracting process across the hospital facilities in Central Florida• Trained and presented processes, tools, and resources to contract teams and executive leaders• Supervised and tracked about 75 contract requesters in contract management system• Supervision of 3 interns and activities related to petty cash audits and fund collections• Reduced contract rejection rate by 40% and reduced processing timeline by 3 weeks• Developed centralized contract approval process and guidelines for the Central Florida Division to manage approximately 1,000 physician-related contracts and lease agreements Show less
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University of Central Florida
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Aug 2017 - Aug 2021
• Conducted research on social determinants of health, health literacy, unequal access to health care, public health, health policy, and health-related topics as they relate to low-income, vulnerable populations• Conducted community-based participatory research and completed research data analysis using primary and secondary data sources• Drafted manuscripts for publications• Created materials and presented information to stakeholders and team members• Used programs to generate citations and transcribe interviews Show less
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Community Outreach Researcher
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Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
• Developed Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Survey for the residents• Hosted focus group interviews of low socioeconomic populations• Conducted research on various healthcare-related topics and drafted manuscripts for publication.• Conducted community-based participatory research and completed research data analysis using primary and secondary data sources (both quantitative and qualitative data)• Research to address SDoH issues in communities (i.e., health literacy and access to care)• Conducted health-related research that has resulted in 4 peer-reviewed publications on topics such as health literacy and quality of care. Show less
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Graduate Teaching Assistant
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Aug 2017 - Dec 2019
Developed lectures/presentations for students via online and face-to-face instruction.• Created syllabi, lesson plans, and grading rubrics for students • Provided technical assistance and provided regular communication to students• Classes: HSC 3593: HIV Disease: A Human Concern (Undergraduate; HIM 5118C: Health Informatics and Information Technology (Graduate); HIM 3116: Health Record Organization and Management (Graduate); HIM 6125: Health Informatics Capstone (Graduate) • Created interactive course materials to engage over 150 students during class sessions Show less
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Florida Health
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Government Operations Consultant II
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Oct 2015 - Jul 2017
Purchasing Agent/Contract Manager Drafted various contract documents and conducted reconciliation of Division purchases. Collaborated with external vendors and across statewide offices to provide services to communities in need.• Conducted audit of department charges for the Division staff across 6 area offices statewide• Project management of Division contracts, procurement, and budget (federal and state funds)• Generated competitive solicitations, purchase requisitions, statements of work for the Division • Established internal contract tracking process for compliance and accuracy of allocated funds.• Provided contract monitoring via site visits and conducted file audits that ensured appropriate use of contract funds over $1 million (monitoring contract budget). Show less
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Operations Analyst II
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Jul 2013 - Oct 2015
Training Coordinator and Contract Manager Designed and maintained training modules for Bureau staff. Served as Maternal and Child Health Contract Manager and Procurement lead.• Collaborated with subject matter experts to identify core competencies, develop supporting materials, evaluations, and assessments for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) staff• Interviewed and processed new hire documents for job candidates• Composed work plans and maintained tracking process for current health policies and initiatives• Developed contract tracking process for invoices and payments associated with MCH contracts• Managed internal tracking process to accurately monitor department budget over $330,000 Show less
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Education
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2017 - 2021
University of Central Florida
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Public Affairs -
2014 - 2016
Nova Southeastern University
Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public Administration -
2009 - 2013
Florida State University
Sociology, Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
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