Experience

Change Matrix, LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Evaluator and Change Specialist

  • Aug 2017 - Present

  Directing the Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) program, established to increase the field's diversity by developing pipelines of evaluators from communities that are underrepresented and who are committed to culturally responsive and equitable evaluation. Directing the Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) program, established to increase the field's diversity by developing pipelines of evaluators from communities that are underrepresented and who are committed to culturally responsive and equitable evaluation.



Altarum

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Associate

  • Apr 2011 - Sep 2018

  Led and supported 1) research and evaluation contracts involving quantitative and qualitative data collection such as through surveys, key informant interviews, and focus groups; 2) communications contracts that have involved strategic communications, community outreach, social media and digital planning, web design, and development of educational materials and web content; and 3) TA contracts focused on supporting partnership development and capacity building with federal grantees, such as health departments and community-based organizations. * Managed AIM evaluation for the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) that is monitoring implementation of state learning collaborations and will identify and support dissemination of best practices. * Led initiative Brother, You’re on My Mind, for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) addressing mental health disparities among African-American men. Oversaw development of a toolkit with educational handouts, event planning checklists, mental health presentation, sample evaluation forms, and promotional materials to help community organizations host events. * Served as deputy director for a multiyear contract with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to support expansion of the Community Health Worker Health Disparities Initiative. Led development of tools, resources, and materials to support outreach and education around heart health specifically targeting Latino and Vietnamese populations and engaged partners to plan regional trainings. * Directed a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded project, Project ACHIEVE, which supported community interventions focused on implementing policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) strategies to reduce chronic disease disparities. Contracted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) to evaluate NACCHO-funded communities.



Altarum

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Policy Associate

  • Apr 2006 - 2011



Health Research Systems Inc

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Analyst

  • Apr 2003 - Jul 2006



Boston Medical Center (BMC)

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

• Research Interviewer and Coordinator

  • 1998 - 2002

  Coordinated day-to-day research activities for Starting Early Starting Smart (SESS) Project, funded by SAMHSA and Casey Family Programs. This was part of multi-site research project studying the effects of providing integrated behavioral health services (mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment) in community-based setting to at-risk mothers. Supervised recruitment of research participants and coordination of data collection efforts. Worked with research staff and study participants to coordinate follow-up research visits. Conducted hundreds of research interviews in English and Spanish with study participants at Boston Medical Center, which represented the ethnically and racially diverse communities receiving their care at Boston Medical.