Chief of Staff

• Oct 2023 - Present

Consultant

• Jan 2015 - Present

Associate Director, Career Education

• Apr 2021 - Sep 2023

Workforce Development Consultant

• Apr 2019 - Apr 2021

Clinical Placement Coordinator / Outreach Coordinator

• 2012 - 2017

Clinical Placement Coordinator (2013 - 2017) ▪ Increased clinical placement eight-fold by facilitating the mass transition from decentralized to centralized clinical placements within the statewide health system, including updating, streamlining, creating and overseeing policies, processes, procedures, legal contracts/agreements, health requirements, documentation, and federal… Show more Clinical Placement Coordinator (2013 - 2017) ▪ Increased clinical placement eight-fold by facilitating the mass transition from decentralized to centralized clinical placements within the statewide health system, including updating, streamlining, creating and overseeing policies, processes, procedures, legal contracts/agreements, health requirements, documentation, and federal reporting. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Outreach Coordinator (2012 - 2013) ▪ Utilized workforce data and trends to address healthcare workforce needs within the MICI-AHEC region by streamlining client intake/orientation process and creating strategic alliances with external case managers resulting in: → Increased client caseload capacity by 20%. → Boosted enrollment by five times within the first quarter and more than double for year two. → Facilitated, within first 8 months, more than 140 job placements, agreements to interview, training enrollments, credentialing completions, and other services for program participants. ▪ Worked in concert with and ensured compliance with commitments to private funders, the Indiana University School of Medicine (AHEC grant recipient), the Indiana AHEC program office, the Indiana State Department of Health, and HRSA at the Federal level. Show less Clinical Placement Coordinator (2013 - 2017) ▪ Increased clinical placement eight-fold by facilitating the mass transition from decentralized to centralized clinical placements within the statewide health system, including updating, streamlining, creating and overseeing policies, processes, procedures, legal contracts/agreements, health requirements, documentation, and federal… Show more Clinical Placement Coordinator (2013 - 2017) ▪ Increased clinical placement eight-fold by facilitating the mass transition from decentralized to centralized clinical placements within the statewide health system, including updating, streamlining, creating and overseeing policies, processes, procedures, legal contracts/agreements, health requirements, documentation, and federal reporting. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Outreach Coordinator (2012 - 2013) ▪ Utilized workforce data and trends to address healthcare workforce needs within the MICI-AHEC region by streamlining client intake/orientation process and creating strategic alliances with external case managers resulting in: → Increased client caseload capacity by 20%. → Boosted enrollment by five times within the first quarter and more than double for year two. → Facilitated, within first 8 months, more than 140 job placements, agreements to interview, training enrollments, credentialing completions, and other services for program participants. ▪ Worked in concert with and ensured compliance with commitments to private funders, the Indiana University School of Medicine (AHEC grant recipient), the Indiana AHEC program office, the Indiana State Department of Health, and HRSA at the Federal level. Show less

Director of Multicultural Affairs

• 2007 - 2010

▪ Recruited and assisted with retention strategies at the Nation’s largest medical school serving 1,230 faculty, 1566 students, 1,030 residents, and numerous alumni, staff, and community partners. ▪ Advised executive level leadership with regard to the impact of programs and policies on minority and women students, faculty, staff, and residents. ▪ Analyzed equal employment opportunity (EEO) data for the entire school of medicine, and utilized the analysis to create and implement… Show more ▪ Recruited and assisted with retention strategies at the Nation’s largest medical school serving 1,230 faculty, 1566 students, 1,030 residents, and numerous alumni, staff, and community partners. ▪ Advised executive level leadership with regard to the impact of programs and policies on minority and women students, faculty, staff, and residents. ▪ Analyzed equal employment opportunity (EEO) data for the entire school of medicine, and utilized the analysis to create and implement accepted EEO action items for the upcoming year. ▪ Worked alongside human resources and EEO to mitigate conflict and create the “Occurrence of Bias” protocol to proactively address and circumvent dozens of potential exposures / liabilities. ▪ Established the IUSM Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMCA), its team, all external and internal relations’ tools and partnerships, goals, metrics, and assisted with drafting the strategic plan resulting in: → Increased number of applicants and awardees of a new faculty development salary supplement (a combined total award of $150K in its first year). → Streamlined summer research placement process due to spearheading the creation of the first common application which detected additional placements and additional funding. → Increased quantity, quality, and efficacy within the diversity portfolio with over a dozen new programs and policies that directly serve over 600 IUSM constituents year-to-date. → Increased funding for programming by 38%. → Expanded mentoring capabilities by replacing the existing obsolete mentoring method with the creation of a fully self-serve, on demand, “no-cost”, one-to-one mentoring database to serve more than 3,800 constituents annually. Show less ▪ Recruited and assisted with retention strategies at the Nation’s largest medical school serving 1,230 faculty, 1566 students, 1,030 residents, and numerous alumni, staff, and community partners. ▪ Advised executive level leadership with regard to the impact of programs and policies on minority and women students, faculty, staff, and residents. ▪ Analyzed equal employment opportunity (EEO) data for the entire school of medicine, and utilized the analysis to create and implement… Show more ▪ Recruited and assisted with retention strategies at the Nation’s largest medical school serving 1,230 faculty, 1566 students, 1,030 residents, and numerous alumni, staff, and community partners. ▪ Advised executive level leadership with regard to the impact of programs and policies on minority and women students, faculty, staff, and residents. ▪ Analyzed equal employment opportunity (EEO) data for the entire school of medicine, and utilized the analysis to create and implement accepted EEO action items for the upcoming year. ▪ Worked alongside human resources and EEO to mitigate conflict and create the “Occurrence of Bias” protocol to proactively address and circumvent dozens of potential exposures / liabilities. ▪ Established the IUSM Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMCA), its team, all external and internal relations’ tools and partnerships, goals, metrics, and assisted with drafting the strategic plan resulting in: → Increased number of applicants and awardees of a new faculty development salary supplement (a combined total award of $150K in its first year). → Streamlined summer research placement process due to spearheading the creation of the first common application which detected additional placements and additional funding. → Increased quantity, quality, and efficacy within the diversity portfolio with over a dozen new programs and policies that directly serve over 600 IUSM constituents year-to-date. → Increased funding for programming by 38%. → Expanded mentoring capabilities by replacing the existing obsolete mentoring method with the creation of a fully self-serve, on demand, “no-cost”, one-to-one mentoring database to serve more than 3,800 constituents annually. Show less

Economic Development District Business Manager

• 2004 - 2006

▪ Managed a case load of hundreds of businesses in order to retain, assist, and attract companies to Boston. ▪ Created and delivered programs, as part of the City’s new initiative, and identified resources for businesses resulting in more than $200K for businesses in tax/wage credits, grants, rebates, and lease revenue and closing of more than six low-interest loans and bond deals totaling more than $1M for business expansion. ▪ Established relationships with stakeholders to… Show more ▪ Managed a case load of hundreds of businesses in order to retain, assist, and attract companies to Boston. ▪ Created and delivered programs, as part of the City’s new initiative, and identified resources for businesses resulting in more than $200K for businesses in tax/wage credits, grants, rebates, and lease revenue and closing of more than six low-interest loans and bond deals totaling more than $1M for business expansion. ▪ Established relationships with stakeholders to garner support and to build momentum behind policies that yielded an environment favorable to industrial/commercial business success resulting in six proposed and accepted policy changes regarding industrial/commercial real estate development remediation. ▪ Secured over $100K of food, clothing and free shipping for Hurricane Katrina relief by spearheading “Bundles from Boston” with community partners, and developed many hallmark business assistance programs such as Turner University, Youth Opportunity Mini Job Fair, and the City's first Business to Business directory. ▪ Selected to launch and manage the City's first business resource center to aid companies displaced by institutional growth. Show less ▪ Managed a case load of hundreds of businesses in order to retain, assist, and attract companies to Boston. ▪ Created and delivered programs, as part of the City’s new initiative, and identified resources for businesses resulting in more than $200K for businesses in tax/wage credits, grants, rebates, and lease revenue and closing of more than six low-interest loans and bond deals totaling more than $1M for business expansion. ▪ Established relationships with stakeholders to… Show more ▪ Managed a case load of hundreds of businesses in order to retain, assist, and attract companies to Boston. ▪ Created and delivered programs, as part of the City’s new initiative, and identified resources for businesses resulting in more than $200K for businesses in tax/wage credits, grants, rebates, and lease revenue and closing of more than six low-interest loans and bond deals totaling more than $1M for business expansion. ▪ Established relationships with stakeholders to garner support and to build momentum behind policies that yielded an environment favorable to industrial/commercial business success resulting in six proposed and accepted policy changes regarding industrial/commercial real estate development remediation. ▪ Secured over $100K of food, clothing and free shipping for Hurricane Katrina relief by spearheading “Bundles from Boston” with community partners, and developed many hallmark business assistance programs such as Turner University, Youth Opportunity Mini Job Fair, and the City's first Business to Business directory. ▪ Selected to launch and manage the City's first business resource center to aid companies displaced by institutional growth. Show less

Economic Development Project Coordinator (AmeriCorps VISTA)

• Aug 2001 - Aug 2002

▪ Launched a non-profit business incubator, Nuestra Culinary Ventures (NCV), and guided incubator facility construction, equipment procurement, strategic plan development, operation guideline creation, formulation of City and State protocols and regulations, advisory committee construction, external affairs management, fundraising, and event planning. ▪ Facilitated training programs, regulatory assistance, grant writing, tenant cooperatives, and other programs. ▪ Fostered a… Show more ▪ Launched a non-profit business incubator, Nuestra Culinary Ventures (NCV), and guided incubator facility construction, equipment procurement, strategic plan development, operation guideline creation, formulation of City and State protocols and regulations, advisory committee construction, external affairs management, fundraising, and event planning. ▪ Facilitated training programs, regulatory assistance, grant writing, tenant cooperatives, and other programs. ▪ Fostered a trusting exchange with more than three dozen illegal food businesses and recruited target number of businesses to join the incubator and legally operate. Show less ▪ Launched a non-profit business incubator, Nuestra Culinary Ventures (NCV), and guided incubator facility construction, equipment procurement, strategic plan development, operation guideline creation, formulation of City and State protocols and regulations, advisory committee construction, external affairs management, fundraising, and event planning. ▪ Facilitated training programs, regulatory assistance, grant writing, tenant cooperatives, and other programs. ▪ Fostered a… Show more ▪ Launched a non-profit business incubator, Nuestra Culinary Ventures (NCV), and guided incubator facility construction, equipment procurement, strategic plan development, operation guideline creation, formulation of City and State protocols and regulations, advisory committee construction, external affairs management, fundraising, and event planning. ▪ Facilitated training programs, regulatory assistance, grant writing, tenant cooperatives, and other programs. ▪ Fostered a trusting exchange with more than three dozen illegal food businesses and recruited target number of businesses to join the incubator and legally operate. Show less