Experience

Aurrera Health Group

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Policy Consultant in Behavioral Health

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  • Support the California Department of Health Care Services in the following projects: - Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Expansion Project - California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) - Peer Support Specialist Certification• Evaluate a public-partnership to build a crisis stabilization unit



Washington State Health Care Authority

• United States
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Health Policy Analyst

  • Oct 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Chair the agency's Health Equity Workgroup, lead its workplan, and design the early drafts of its health equity strategic plan• Research and develop policy options relating to health care payment models and health equity, such as value-based payment models for home visiting programs • Coordinate agency policies that relate to health equity and social determinants of health, including screening for adverse childhood experiences and maternal care initiatives



Legislative Budget Board

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Analyst

  • Jun 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Wrote report relating to state debt for the Texas Legislature, synthesizing data and responses from 64 state agencies, and presented policy options to legislative staff• Analyzed procurement processes and evaluated managed care organizations’ sanction histories for report on the operation of a Medicaid program for disabled children• Wrote 85 fiscal notes and drafted riders for health and human services legislation• Developed budget documents on the health and human services agencies, which involved analyzing agency exceptional item requests and tracking the budget throughout session• Acted as team lead for the health and human services functional work group• Drafted 11 proposals for future staff reports relating to natural resources, criminal justice, and health and human services



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Project Assistant

  • Sep 2017 - May 2018

  • Co-authored article in the Journal of Consumer Affairs on the effects of financial capability services in a workforce development program• Analyzed administrative, survey, and banking data through regression analysis and created data visualizations in Stata to determine the effects of financial counseling• Co-authored two reports on the relationship between personal finances and health



Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Assistant

  • May 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Analyzed bank examiner performance data using Excel and Tableau• Wrote memos on the processes and outcomes of the Quality Management Program • Analyzed loan data for a bank examination to detect discriminatory practices



Center for Financial Security at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Project Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017



Washington State Institute for Public Policy

• Research Assistant

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Co-authored three reports on workforce development, substance abuse treatment, and higher education programs for Pew Charitable Trusts and the Legislature using benefit-cost, regression, and meta-analysis in Stata, SAS, and internally designed statistical models• Tracked changes in cannabis laws and policies at the federal, state, and local level for legislative report on the effects of Initiative-502 using Excel and Visio• Analyzed national data sets such as the NELS/ELS using Excel and Stata



Border Policy Research Institute

• Research Aide

  • Sep 2014 - Mar 2015

  Contributed quality written work for report for policymakers on the economic effects of the Canadian border on Washington State. Cleaned and analyzed data on Canadian cross-border trade, investment, visas, and border-related costs



Rep. Denny Heck

• Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Drafted sections of legislation resulting in the Marine Disease Emergency Act, H.R.5546. Researched financial regulatory protections for servicemembers for legislative staff. Prepared memos for legislative staff on relevant bills and briefings. Responded to constituent letters on environmental issues.



Washington State Institute for Public Policy

• Research Aide

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2013

  Co-authored report for state agencies on the effects of collaborative care using quantitative skills such as benefit-cost, regression, and meta-analysis with SAS and internally designed statistical models. Conducted independent literature reviews on a variety of policy issues, including mental health, substance abuse, and criminal justice, which involved identifying study research methodologies that are sufficiently rigorous for inclusion in meta-analyses.



Washington State Institute for Public Policy

• Research Aide

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

  Co-authored report for state legislature on the effects of domestic violence treatment, researching different types of treatment regulations in all 50 states. Planned and conducted literature reviews that required screening, collecting and coding studies used in multiple reports on criminal justice, mental health, and education.