Experience

Nuvance Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Emergency Management Director

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  New York and Connecticut



Vassar Brothers Medical Center

• Safety and Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

  • Oct 2014 - Jan 2022

  Poughkeepsie, NY • Directed the Environment of Care Program at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, the flagship hospital within the system, and 61 offsite locations. • Coordinated the indoor air quality project for the assessment and correction of all clean and soiled areas of the hospital to ensure a successful CMS survey. • Grew the Environment of Care Committee to include additional clinical and ancillary department representatives to gain support from under-represented departments. •… Show more • Directed the Environment of Care Program at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, the flagship hospital within the system, and 61 offsite locations. • Coordinated the indoor air quality project for the assessment and correction of all clean and soiled areas of the hospital to ensure a successful CMS survey. • Grew the Environment of Care Committee to include additional clinical and ancillary department representatives to gain support from under-represented departments. • Partnered with infection prevention staff to perform weekly rounding throughout the hospital to assess and evaluate compliance with safety standards and reduce and control environmental hazards and risks. • Reviewed and analyzed the system’s emergency management plans and procedures and made revisions based upon exercise and real-world event findings. • Trained and assessed staff on all emergency operating procedures to ensure they were understood. • Conducted risk and threat assessments in coordination with local officials and emergency management partners to ensure coordinated disaster mitigation, response, and recovery procedures. • Designed, developed, and executed full-scale, functional, tabletop, and operational exercises. Show less



Westchester County

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Injury Prevention and Outreach Coordinator

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2014

  Valhalla, NY • Developed, implemented, and managed injury prevention programs for the community based on evidence-based best practices and key data from our trauma registry for both the medical center and the children’s hospital. • Created a culture of health promotion and safety within the organization by teaching injury prevention modules to both new nurses upon hire and to staff nurses during their annual competency and education day, and authored injury prevention articles for the employee… Show more • Developed, implemented, and managed injury prevention programs for the community based on evidence-based best practices and key data from our trauma registry for both the medical center and the children’s hospital. • Created a culture of health promotion and safety within the organization by teaching injury prevention modules to both new nurses upon hire and to staff nurses during their annual competency and education day, and authored injury prevention articles for the employee newsletter. • Collaborated with national, state, and regional partners by chairing the Sports Injury Treatment Task Force of the American Trauma Society’s Injury Prevention Council, establishing a new chapter of the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation, and actively participating in the New York State Injury Community Planning Group of the NYSDOH’s Bureau of Occupational Health and Injury Prevention. Show less



NorMet Hospital Association and NorMet Patient Safety Institute

• Director

  • Oct 2009 - Jun 2013

  Newburgh, NY • Managed activities of the 22 contracted hospitals participating in New York State’s first federally-certified Patient Safety Organization, including leading the Patient Safety Institute’s Patient Falls Committee in which more than half of the 17 member hospitals on the committee realized sustainable and statistically significant reductions in the number of patient falls within their organizations in the first year of implementing the committee’s recommendations. • Served as a liaison… Show more • Managed activities of the 22 contracted hospitals participating in New York State’s first federally-certified Patient Safety Organization, including leading the Patient Safety Institute’s Patient Falls Committee in which more than half of the 17 member hospitals on the committee realized sustainable and statistically significant reductions in the number of patient falls within their organizations in the first year of implementing the committee’s recommendations. • Served as a liaison with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Alliance for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (AQIPS). • Developed educational programming for 27 member hospitals in the seven-county region of Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan counties to provide updates on new regulations. Facilitated a forum in which members shared challenges, best practices, and developed recommendations. Areas included but were not limited to medical directors, corporate compliance, quality, risk management, case management, emergency preparedness, and language assistance. • Strengthened the relationship between hospitals in the region and the NYSDOH and Metropolitan Area Regional Office (MARO) through collaboration on emergency preparedness initiatives by serving as a liaison among hospitals, the Regional Resource Center, and the NYSDOH. Led the development of operational guidelines to support the regional mutual aid agreement. Managed the Mutual Aid Coordinating Entity (MACE), a group of hospital emergency management professionals responsible for helping others in emergencies and disasters. Show less



St Francis Hospital

• Executive Services Associate

  • Mar 2002 - Aug 2009

  Poughkeepsie, NY • Conducted research, analysis, and strategic planning and provided guidance in the implementation and evaluation of designated projects, including the viability of new program plans, goals, and objectives and administrative and statistical reports and recommendations based on those findings. • Authored and received final approval for eight Article 28 Certificate of Need applications with the NYSDOH for projects exceeding a total of $18,746,000 related to emergency department renovation… Show more • Conducted research, analysis, and strategic planning and provided guidance in the implementation and evaluation of designated projects, including the viability of new program plans, goals, and objectives and administrative and statistical reports and recommendations based on those findings. • Authored and received final approval for eight Article 28 Certificate of Need applications with the NYSDOH for projects exceeding a total of $18,746,000 related to emergency department renovation and expansion project, clinical laboratory renovation and expansion project, adult diagnostic cardiac catheterization laboratory, and others. • Facilitated organizational risk assessments and served as risk manager for the organization, including managing all hospital risk management activities related to professional and comprehensive general liability insurance, auto insurance, property insurance, umbrella insurance, and directors, officers and trustees insurance, and reduced claims by 27%. • Led the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance initiative organization-wide as the HIPAA Project Liaison. • Created and implemented an effective management system to maintain all of the hospital’s Institutional Review Board documents, including all clinical trials and humanitarian use device files as the Human Protections Administrator. Show less



ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers)

• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager, Regional Operations

  • Aug 2000 - Mar 2002

  New York, NY • Managed six regional offices throughout the U.S., including setting and meeting strategic objectives related to operating and administrative support of the Society’s Council on Member Affairs, comprised of regional operating boards, sections, subsections, technical chapters, and student sections in the 13 regions throughout the world. • Collaborated with membership and marketing departments, college and university faculty members, and industry leaders to develop and promote regional… Show more • Managed six regional offices throughout the U.S., including setting and meeting strategic objectives related to operating and administrative support of the Society’s Council on Member Affairs, comprised of regional operating boards, sections, subsections, technical chapters, and student sections in the 13 regions throughout the world. • Collaborated with membership and marketing departments, college and university faculty members, and industry leaders to develop and promote regional and local mechanical engineering programs, both educational and technical, to students and professionals to all 13 regions. Show less