Prevention Curriculum Development Specialist

• Sep 2022 - Present

Development of custom solutions for workplace clients to create and maintain safe and respectful working environments for all. Leverages insight and expertise to help clients affect and achieve lasting change to positively affect the health of its employees. Development of custom solutions for workplace clients to create and maintain safe and respectful working environments for all. Leverages insight and expertise to help clients affect and achieve lasting change to positively affect the health of its employees.

Health & Wellness Consultant/Project Advisement

• Jun 2014 - Present

Establish multidisciplinary services that will lead to effective partnerships between the community at large, health care providers, academic institutions and/or patients. Promote capacity building aimed at specific populations through increased knowledge and empowerment of targeted individuals. Engage in the development, application and dissemination of data driven strategies to increase consciousness of health and wellness.Implement workplace health promotion by developing efficient… Show more Establish multidisciplinary services that will lead to effective partnerships between the community at large, health care providers, academic institutions and/or patients. Promote capacity building aimed at specific populations through increased knowledge and empowerment of targeted individuals. Engage in the development, application and dissemination of data driven strategies to increase consciousness of health and wellness.Implement workplace health promotion by developing efficient prevention/interventions that increase knowledge and encourage early screenings for early detection. Disseminate health education which may reduce health risks for employees. Focus on reducing and managing chronic conditions Use empirical/scientific data to set health priorities and plan group level interventions (i.e. focus groups), to tailor programming and evaluation. Evaluation (monitoring, program, process, outcome, impact, needs assessment). Conducting evaluation to engage in activities related to target identification and assessment of the appropriateness of programs,services and interventions Show less Establish multidisciplinary services that will lead to effective partnerships between the community at large, health care providers, academic institutions and/or patients. Promote capacity building aimed at specific populations through increased knowledge and empowerment of targeted individuals. Engage in the development, application and dissemination of data driven strategies to increase consciousness of health and wellness.Implement workplace health promotion by developing efficient… Show more Establish multidisciplinary services that will lead to effective partnerships between the community at large, health care providers, academic institutions and/or patients. Promote capacity building aimed at specific populations through increased knowledge and empowerment of targeted individuals. Engage in the development, application and dissemination of data driven strategies to increase consciousness of health and wellness.Implement workplace health promotion by developing efficient prevention/interventions that increase knowledge and encourage early screenings for early detection. Disseminate health education which may reduce health risks for employees. Focus on reducing and managing chronic conditions Use empirical/scientific data to set health priorities and plan group level interventions (i.e. focus groups), to tailor programming and evaluation. Evaluation (monitoring, program, process, outcome, impact, needs assessment). Conducting evaluation to engage in activities related to target identification and assessment of the appropriateness of programs,services and interventions Show less

Program Manager, Health Equity Programs

• May 2023 - Nov 2023

Community Health Manager

• Feb 2018 - Jul 2018

Planned and managed community research and educational programs; identifying and coordination of community based participatory research in target populations Assessed community health needs and program outcomes by collecting and analyzing survey data and other qualitative and quantitative data Responsible for driving recommendations to implementation Maintains positive relationships with community partners, govenement agencies, volunteers Leads the develpment of… Show more Planned and managed community research and educational programs; identifying and coordination of community based participatory research in target populations Assessed community health needs and program outcomes by collecting and analyzing survey data and other qualitative and quantitative data Responsible for driving recommendations to implementation Maintains positive relationships with community partners, govenement agencies, volunteers Leads the develpment of planning and evaluation of health programs aimed at addressing health disparities Define and launch studyprotocols Leads the development o educational programs and corresponding curriculum Clearly documents and presents findings including creation of diagrams and procedure documentation Communicates clear expectations, manages performance and conducts evaluations of direct reports Identifies and writes grant proposals and seeks other potential funding sources Show less Planned and managed community research and educational programs; identifying and coordination of community based participatory research in target populations Assessed community health needs and program outcomes by collecting and analyzing survey data and other qualitative and quantitative data Responsible for driving recommendations to implementation Maintains positive relationships with community partners, govenement agencies, volunteers Leads the develpment of… Show more Planned and managed community research and educational programs; identifying and coordination of community based participatory research in target populations Assessed community health needs and program outcomes by collecting and analyzing survey data and other qualitative and quantitative data Responsible for driving recommendations to implementation Maintains positive relationships with community partners, govenement agencies, volunteers Leads the develpment of planning and evaluation of health programs aimed at addressing health disparities Define and launch studyprotocols Leads the development o educational programs and corresponding curriculum Clearly documents and presents findings including creation of diagrams and procedure documentation Communicates clear expectations, manages performance and conducts evaluations of direct reports Identifies and writes grant proposals and seeks other potential funding sources Show less

Manager Artist Relations/Operations

• Jan 2012 - Jun 2014

Manages organization operations by directing and coordinating activities consistent with established goals, objectives, and policies. Implements programs to ensure attainment of business plan for growth and profit. Provides direction and structure for operating. Implements improved processes and management methods to generate higher workflow optimization. Develop and create strategies and policies aligned with organizational goals. Provide mentoring and guidance to subordinates and other… Show more Manages organization operations by directing and coordinating activities consistent with established goals, objectives, and policies. Implements programs to ensure attainment of business plan for growth and profit. Provides direction and structure for operating. Implements improved processes and management methods to generate higher workflow optimization. Develop and create strategies and policies aligned with organizational goals. Provide mentoring and guidance to subordinates and other employees.Responsible for overall management to achieve customer satisfaction. Must interpret policies, purposes, and goals of the organization for subordinates. Responsible for employees’ performance reviews Show less Manages organization operations by directing and coordinating activities consistent with established goals, objectives, and policies. Implements programs to ensure attainment of business plan for growth and profit. Provides direction and structure for operating. Implements improved processes and management methods to generate higher workflow optimization. Develop and create strategies and policies aligned with organizational goals. Provide mentoring and guidance to subordinates and other… Show more Manages organization operations by directing and coordinating activities consistent with established goals, objectives, and policies. Implements programs to ensure attainment of business plan for growth and profit. Provides direction and structure for operating. Implements improved processes and management methods to generate higher workflow optimization. Develop and create strategies and policies aligned with organizational goals. Provide mentoring and guidance to subordinates and other employees.Responsible for overall management to achieve customer satisfaction. Must interpret policies, purposes, and goals of the organization for subordinates. Responsible for employees’ performance reviews Show less

Quality Resource Specialist

• Jun 2009 - Jul 2011

Focuses on measurably improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries who transition among care settings through a comprehensive community effort Coordinating and implementing clinical and quality improvement activities with designated providers. Includes evaluating appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness and recommending improvements through on-site visits, meetings, phone consultation and abstraction of data. On a community level and through a… Show more Focuses on measurably improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries who transition among care settings through a comprehensive community effort Coordinating and implementing clinical and quality improvement activities with designated providers. Includes evaluating appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness and recommending improvements through on-site visits, meetings, phone consultation and abstraction of data. On a community level and through a comprehensive community effort, improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries. PATH/Care Transitions initiatives will help communities to make more self-efficacious health informed decisions and empower them to efficiently self- manage their chronic conditions. These interventions will assist in reduction of re-hospitalization and facilitate adoption of best practices. Participate in community gatherings such as church events, activities in senior centers, health fairs and other pertinent community events i.e. community engagement. Skills-building among community residents was facilitated by introduction of The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP), Community Engagement Initiatives: Discuss and emphasize SpeakUp, Ask Me 3, Medicare Rights, Checking your Medicines, following a low-sodium diet, the importance of keeping a personal health record and medi-planner, going over CMS discharge preparation checklist, health marketing/communication by disseminating a quarterly health newsletter for over 1000 recipients over a two year basis. Each newsletter focused on a different health related topic. Show less Focuses on measurably improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries who transition among care settings through a comprehensive community effort Coordinating and implementing clinical and quality improvement activities with designated providers. Includes evaluating appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness and recommending improvements through on-site visits, meetings, phone consultation and abstraction of data. On a community level and through a… Show more Focuses on measurably improving the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries who transition among care settings through a comprehensive community effort Coordinating and implementing clinical and quality improvement activities with designated providers. Includes evaluating appropriateness, efficiency and effectiveness and recommending improvements through on-site visits, meetings, phone consultation and abstraction of data. On a community level and through a comprehensive community effort, improve the quality of care for Medicare beneficiaries. PATH/Care Transitions initiatives will help communities to make more self-efficacious health informed decisions and empower them to efficiently self- manage their chronic conditions. These interventions will assist in reduction of re-hospitalization and facilitate adoption of best practices. Participate in community gatherings such as church events, activities in senior centers, health fairs and other pertinent community events i.e. community engagement. Skills-building among community residents was facilitated by introduction of The Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP), Community Engagement Initiatives: Discuss and emphasize SpeakUp, Ask Me 3, Medicare Rights, Checking your Medicines, following a low-sodium diet, the importance of keeping a personal health record and medi-planner, going over CMS discharge preparation checklist, health marketing/communication by disseminating a quarterly health newsletter for over 1000 recipients over a two year basis. Each newsletter focused on a different health related topic. Show less

Adjunct Instructor

• Jan 2009 - Sep 2009

Department of Health Sciences Responsibilities include teaching students the most common categories of medication used in the operating room. The student gains an understanding of medications used in a surgical setting and on the surgical field, as well as anesthetic agents and their conditions. A study of prefixes, roots, suffixes is undertaken as an approach to understanding medical vocabulary. Medical specialties, operative terms, and medical record words are included. Also included is… Show more Department of Health Sciences Responsibilities include teaching students the most common categories of medication used in the operating room. The student gains an understanding of medications used in a surgical setting and on the surgical field, as well as anesthetic agents and their conditions. A study of prefixes, roots, suffixes is undertaken as an approach to understanding medical vocabulary. Medical specialties, operative terms, and medical record words are included. Also included is medical terminology that applies to body systems. Pronunciation is also emphasized. Provided an introduction to basic anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, digestive, urinary, and reproductive human organ systems. Emphasis was on cell and tissue structure as they relate to organ system function. Pathologies of organ systems were also discussed. Show less Department of Health Sciences Responsibilities include teaching students the most common categories of medication used in the operating room. The student gains an understanding of medications used in a surgical setting and on the surgical field, as well as anesthetic agents and their conditions. A study of prefixes, roots, suffixes is undertaken as an approach to understanding medical vocabulary. Medical specialties, operative terms, and medical record words are included. Also included is… Show more Department of Health Sciences Responsibilities include teaching students the most common categories of medication used in the operating room. The student gains an understanding of medications used in a surgical setting and on the surgical field, as well as anesthetic agents and their conditions. A study of prefixes, roots, suffixes is undertaken as an approach to understanding medical vocabulary. Medical specialties, operative terms, and medical record words are included. Also included is medical terminology that applies to body systems. Pronunciation is also emphasized. Provided an introduction to basic anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, digestive, urinary, and reproductive human organ systems. Emphasis was on cell and tissue structure as they relate to organ system function. Pathologies of organ systems were also discussed. Show less

Adjunct Instructor

• Sep 2000 - May 2008

School of Education, Department of Human Studies Responsibilities include teaching university students essential concepts for healthy living. Also, how to use information provided through class to critically analyze and assess methods unto which to live healthy and make better health informed decisions, which lead to healthy behaviors and healthy lifestyles. Topics covered include: nutrition, diet, physical fitness, cancer, cardiovascular disease, drug use and abuse, stress and management… Show more School of Education, Department of Human Studies Responsibilities include teaching university students essential concepts for healthy living. Also, how to use information provided through class to critically analyze and assess methods unto which to live healthy and make better health informed decisions, which lead to healthy behaviors and healthy lifestyles. Topics covered include: nutrition, diet, physical fitness, cancer, cardiovascular disease, drug use and abuse, stress and management, sexually transmitted diseases, infectious diseases, etc

Research/Lead Evaluation Assistant

• Aug 2001 - Aug 2002

School of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health. Responsibilities consisted of: data entry, working in the community, grant authorship and writing, reviewing literature, exposure to different conferences and symposiums related to health education/health promotion, Continuation of learning about evaluation to answer questions that administrators and health educators want to know. This includes whether to continue a program, to extend it to other sites, to modify it, or to… Show more School of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health. Responsibilities consisted of: data entry, working in the community, grant authorship and writing, reviewing literature, exposure to different conferences and symposiums related to health education/health promotion, Continuation of learning about evaluation to answer questions that administrators and health educators want to know. This includes whether to continue a program, to extend it to other sites, to modify it, or to end it.

Recruiter/Inerviewer

• Jan 2001 - Jun 2001

PLCO Cancer Screening Trial (sponsored by National Cancer Institute) – Department of Preventive Medicine/Recruitment and Retention Shared Facility. Responsibilities consisted of recruiting of possible research participants (eligible men and women ages 55-74) to participate in a nationwide cancer screening study. This entailed interviewing, data analysis, creative counseling and retention of participants.

Research Assistant

• Sep 1995 - Dec 1998

Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program (MEDTEP) Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee Worked on the following programs: Increasing the Rate of Influenza Immunization Among Elderly African Americans, Are Short Hospital Stays After Birth Cost Effective, Examining Various Approaches to Treatment of Hypertension, Examining Various Approaches to the Treatment of Disease. Responsibilities consisted of: Data collection, survey administration, data analysis using the Statistical… Show more Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program (MEDTEP) Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee Worked on the following programs: Increasing the Rate of Influenza Immunization Among Elderly African Americans, Are Short Hospital Stays After Birth Cost Effective, Examining Various Approaches to Treatment of Hypertension, Examining Various Approaches to the Treatment of Disease. Responsibilities consisted of: Data collection, survey administration, data analysis using the Statistical Analysis Software, report generation, survey instrumentation, grant development, information dissemination, literature searches, phone interviews and home visits. Supervisor for Health MACS/Medicaid Independent Research Project 1995-1996. Responsibilities consisted of: Maintaining an organized and positive working environment, administering and directing phone-based interviews, formulates unit goals and objectives. Show less Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program (MEDTEP) Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee Worked on the following programs: Increasing the Rate of Influenza Immunization Among Elderly African Americans, Are Short Hospital Stays After Birth Cost Effective, Examining Various Approaches to Treatment of Hypertension, Examining Various Approaches to the Treatment of Disease. Responsibilities consisted of: Data collection, survey administration, data analysis using the Statistical… Show more Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program (MEDTEP) Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee Worked on the following programs: Increasing the Rate of Influenza Immunization Among Elderly African Americans, Are Short Hospital Stays After Birth Cost Effective, Examining Various Approaches to Treatment of Hypertension, Examining Various Approaches to the Treatment of Disease. Responsibilities consisted of: Data collection, survey administration, data analysis using the Statistical Analysis Software, report generation, survey instrumentation, grant development, information dissemination, literature searches, phone interviews and home visits. Supervisor for Health MACS/Medicaid Independent Research Project 1995-1996. Responsibilities consisted of: Maintaining an organized and positive working environment, administering and directing phone-based interviews, formulates unit goals and objectives. Show less