Experience

Poolesville High School
• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Assistant Football Coach

  • Jul 2018 - Present


Indian Health Service

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

• Program Evaluator

  • Dec 2014 - Present

  Serves as a senior analyst in developing, monitoring, implementing, and evaluating current or projected complex health programs involving governmental and non-governmental organizations from multiple sectors at the community, Tribal, State, national and/or international levels. Designs, conducts, and prepares evaluative reports on new and existing initiatives and to recommend effective operations consistent with overall program objectives. Provides senior management with objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and programmatic aspects of agency operations and management. Serves as lead representative, project officer, or comparable position for administration of contracts, grants, or a comprehensive, multi-organization cooperative agreement. Manages evaluation sections of the agency budget and various Departmental and executive evaluation reports, i.e., the HHS Annual Performance Plan and Report, HHS Evaluation database, OMB reports, and ONDCP reports, etc. Coordinates high level, collaborative projects with other internal and/or external organizations to meet broad agency goals. Designs and oversees evaluation projects, including conceptualizing rigorous evaluations; developing statements of work; actively collaborating on all aspects of evaluations. Analyzes existing or proposed systems, strategies, services, or other health-related matters for long range implementation and administration of the program. Designs, conducts, and prepares evaluative reports on new and existing initiatives and to recommend effective operations consistent with overall program objectives. Provides senior management with objectively based information for making decisions on the administrative and programmatic aspects of agency operations and management. Show less



SAMHSA/CMHS

• Public Health Advisor

  • Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

  Mental Health State Block Grant Program, Monitor

• Public Health Advisor

  • Mar 2012 - Feb 2013

  Protection and Advocacy of Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI), Monitor

• Public Health Advisor

  • Feb 2005 - Mar 2012

  Serve as a Federal Project Officer for the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Initiative, multiple Interagency Agreements, and Congressional Earmark grant awards.Develop request for application materials, screen grant applications, and manage grant reviewsDevelop content for web-based training modules for current and prospective granteesProvide technical assistance to grantees related to content, budget, and administrative requirementsMonitor grantees to assure compliance with regulations and program successCommunicate and negotiate with other Federal agenciesAct as the Branch/Division representative for the following workgroups:SS/HS Evaluation and Request for Application DevelopmentSAMHSA Rural Mental Health and Children's Mental HealthFederal/National Partnership Integration of Mental Health and Education National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) Show less



National Cancer Institute

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Health Analyst

  • Oct 2002 - Mar 2005

  Served as the Division Evaluation CoordinatorCoordinated the evaluation efforts of seven large initiatives within the DivisionMaintained a web-page and database of all evaluation resources as they evolved through experimentation and useProvided evaluation consultation to large initiative efforts external to the Division, National Cancer Institute, and National Institutes of HealthChaired NIH-wide Evaluation work groupResearched and created grant portfolio analyses for the Division Director and DeputyProvided grants management and fiscal technical assistance to program and grantee staff Show less

• Presidential Management Fellow

  • Aug 2000 - Oct 2002

  Managed the Behavioral Research Program's (NCI) Evaluation of Large Initiatives teamAnalyzed and redeveloped the NIH Employee Assistance Program's marketing and communication strategyWrote concept papers outlining the science-to-service gap between federal mental health agencies an coordinated an information sharing framework between those agenciesCreated a grant cohort tracking system to streamline information requests and Congressional reportingDeveloped, evaluated, awarded, and managed a best practice dissemination contractCompiled agency-level end of year data for fiscal year closure and prepared Congressional reporting documentsCollected data for program-level budget closure and developmentOrganized a large-scale staff moveProcessed personnel actions in accordance with agency policy and system requirementsResearched, developed, and managed an agency-wide results-based management initiative Show less



The Mental Health Association

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Mental Health Technician

  • Jun 1994 - Aug 2000

  Taught/modeled appropriate social and living skills Provided individual counseling as needed Ensured safety of all residents Performed crisis interventions as needed Taught/modeled appropriate social and living skills Provided individual counseling as needed Ensured safety of all residents Performed crisis interventions as needed



Chestnut Ridge Hospital (Residential/Inpatient Treatment Centers)

• Social Work and Public Administration Intern

  • Aug 1999 - Jun 2000

  Facilitated group therapy sessions specific to sex offending and substance abuse Provided individual and family therapy sessions Presented psycho-educational information to clients and staff on subjects such as human sexuality, anger management, relapse prevention, and behavior and mood disorders Provided daily supervision and yearly performance evaluations for milieu staff Facilitated group therapy sessions specific to sex offending and substance abuse Provided individual and family therapy sessions Presented psycho-educational information to clients and staff on subjects such as human sexuality, anger management, relapse prevention, and behavior and mood disorders Provided daily supervision and yearly performance evaluations for milieu staff



West Virginia University Advising Center

• Graduate Advising Assistant

  • Aug 1999 - May 2000

  Advised undergraduate students concerning major and course selection Identified, assessed, and referred students with special needs to the appropriate campus resources Advised undergraduate students concerning major and course selection Identified, assessed, and referred students with special needs to the appropriate campus resources



Centerville Clinics Incorporated: Greene County MH/MR Base Service Unit

• Student Assistance Program & Adolescent Therapist/Case manager

  • Jul 1995 - Aug 1999

  Assessed service needs and link students and families to available community resources Completed case management services for teens across four school districts Coordinated treatment, emergency, and re-integration services at the school Educated school personnel regarding mental health interventions Developed and implemented individual and family treatment and therapy plans Provided mental health services to all county emergencies and acted as a county delegate for inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations. Show less



Centerville Clinics Incorporated: Partial (Day) Hospital Program

• Psychiatric Technician

  • Jun 1994 - Jul 1995

  Facilitated group therapy sessions Presented psycho-educational information to clients on subjects such as stress management, addiction, self-awareness, and adult basic living skills. Provided individual counseling Facilitated group therapy sessions Presented psycho-educational information to clients on subjects such as stress management, addiction, self-awareness, and adult basic living skills. Provided individual counseling



Lehigh University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 1993 - Jun 1994

  Supervised other undergraduate research assistants Administered experimental instruments to human subjects Gathered, coded, and interpreted data 1 of 3 Supervised other undergraduate research assistants Administered experimental instruments to human subjects Gathered, coded, and interpreted data 1 of 3