Capacity Building Associate

• Aug 2021 - Present

• Coordinate capacity building activities benefiting Ryan White funded health departments, service providers, and the communities they serve, in order to advance the goals of jurisdictional plans under the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE).• Serve as a key staff member in support of the Technical Assistance Provider Innovation Network (TAP-IN) project through coordination of technical assistance, engagement with health department staff, administrative functions, tracking of deliverables, and other project monitoring• Support systems coordination efforts in priority jurisdictions by working in collaboration with partners from peer organizations• Travel for technical assistance and planned meetings in collaboration with Cicatelli Associates, Inc., NASTAD, and NACCHO• Work in collaboration with program consultants and other faculty• Engage in groups and other spaces with TAP-IN and NASTAD to ensure optimal collaboration with partners and stakeholders• Partner with Cicatelli Associates Inc. responding to technical assistance request throughout the southern jurisdictions i.e. Alabama, Florida, Texas• Partner with NASTADs EHE Mentorship Program• Support development of technical assistance tools and trainings for health departments• Provide technical assistance to state health departments related to effective implementation of their jurisdictional plans under the EHE• Build relationships with and onboard appropriate faculty to implement technical assistance plans• Support SAC staff member at meetings, briefings, and consultations related to state department HIV health care programs• Participate in requisite planning meetings for funded projects• Track and update projects in Asana• Assist with report preparation relevant to grant-funded programs

Preventive Health Strategist-Ending the HIV Epidemic

• Sep 2020 - Jul 2021

Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan Coordinator

• Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

• Certificate of Completion Awarded for Technology of Participation (ToP) ToP Facilitation Methods Conducted by The Institute of Cultural Affairs in the U.S.A.• Responsible to coordinate the development, implementation and dissemination of the Community Health Assessment (CHA) processes for Nashville using Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) created by NACCHO• Responsible to coordinate the development, implementation and dissemination of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) processes for Nashville• Responsible to provide staff support for and facilitate Healthy Nashville Leadership Council (HNLC) as the county health council• Responsible for assisting in development and implementation of the Health Promotion/Primary Prevention Initiative annual work plan• Participation in the Metro Public Health Department Health in All Policies (HiAP) Steering Committee• Gold Sneaker Initiative Facilitator• Responsible for the coordination of Quality Improvement, Accreditation and Customer Satisfaction • COVID-19 Response Team

Associate Program Manager-SEPTEP/MAI

• Dec 2017 - Sep 2019

• Coordinate the Southeast Practice Transformation Expansion Project (SEPTEP) and Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI)/CDC Community of Practice (CoP)• Manage 16 non-Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (non-RWHAP), health centers in high risk areas from Southeast region for the Southeast AIDS Education & Training Center (SE AETC) for the SEPTEP grant funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)• Coordinated two-day trainings for the SE AETC's, SEPTEP regarding opt-out testing, linkage to care, stigma, culture change, PrEP, cost reduction strategies, interprofessional teamwork, cultural humility, sexual history taking, HIV epidemic, primary care, ART, and STI's• Engage and facilitate monthly SE AETC MAI Work Group CoP, SEPTEP WebEx, SEPTEP Work Group/CoP, and Coaching for Culture Change: CoP Sessions WebEx conference calls• Engage and facilitate biweekly and monthly calls with HRSA and Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)• Facilitated conference calls with the SEPTEP clinic champions to obtain the needs of their health centers in order to reach the goals of SEPTEP and their health centers • Coordinated live trainings with the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) and Cicatelli Associates, Inc. (CAI Global) • Recorded emails, calls, and supplies i.e. HIV test for the SEPTEP health centers • Followed a Logic Model and edited a work plan for SEPTEP • Attend weekly Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) conferences• Active Vanderbilt HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Community Advisory Board Member• Create and log data into Measuring Outcomes Across the Southeast (moXse)• Facilitate CoP Webinars• Coordinate live training's• Live event coordination• Collaborate with Sr. User Experience Designer and Media Services Specialist in creating and producing SE AETC stigma videos, activities and leader manuals • Create announcements for email blast via emma• Create flyers via Adobe Spark•eProcurement Training (VUMC Financial Training)

Administrative Services Assistant 2-NHBS/Project PrIDE

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

• Underwent National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS) Interviewer and Data Manager Training• Managed incentives for the Heterosexual, MSM and IDU Cycles for the NHBS/CDC Project• Recruited "Seeds" for NHBS• Completed Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) for Biomedical, Social and Behavioral Research • Planned and performed measurable goals for Project PrIDE to assist the Program Director in achieving achievable Work Plan goals in a timely manner following the Logic Model• Gained common knowledge of PrEP and African American-Black Men MSM's within the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)• Provided updates on Project PrIDE, at HIV Care and Prevention Group (HCAP), Community Advisory Board (CAB) and C2P Community Coalition meetings• Engaged in Social Networking Strategies to ensure the success of the Project PrIDE throughout Social Media

Federal Work-Study Student-Vice Presidents Office for Student Affairs

• Aug 2015 - May 2016

• Managed budget books for the Financial Coordinator• Sorted mail, managed multi-line phones, reserved transportation, and scheduled meetings for the Vice President of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs• Retrieved and sorted professor evaluations to be submitted to the Vice President of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs for review and awards • Managed inventory and orders to be submitted to the Financial Coordinator for review and final processing • Managed budget books for the Financial Coordinator• Sorted mail, managed multi-line phones, reserved transportation, and scheduled meetings for the Vice President of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs• Retrieved and sorted professor evaluations to be submitted to the Vice President of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs for review and awards • Managed inventory and orders to be submitted to the Financial Coordinator for review and final processing

Intern-Infusion Suite/Sickle Cell Clinic

• Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

• Studied and obtained evidence, supporting documentation and built basic knowledge of and around Sickle Cell Anemia• Shadowed Registered Nurses to fully understand the clinics processes, policies and procedures as it pertained to Sickle Cell Anemia and HIV Positive patients• Provided special and proper care to adults that included understanding medications, meals, and sterile cleaning before, during, and after care• Assisted in patient check-in, retrieval of medical records, taking of vital signs, and patient check-out• Transported patients to Triage in Crisis Mode; specifically Pregnant Women with Sickle Cell Anemia

Federal Work-Study Student-Office of Admissions

• Jan 2015 - May 2015

• Researched, collected, and obtained data on students to build inventory on prospective candidates for college recruiters• Prepared for “Preview Days” such as campus tours, packets for students with various information i.e. campus, dining, financial aid• Answered telephone calls for students inquiring about admissions on a time recorded call and line• Engaged in campus tours with prospective students, family and friends • Researched, collected, and obtained data on students to build inventory on prospective candidates for college recruiters• Prepared for “Preview Days” such as campus tours, packets for students with various information i.e. campus, dining, financial aid• Answered telephone calls for students inquiring about admissions on a time recorded call and line• Engaged in campus tours with prospective students, family and friends