Tanya Montoya, MPH
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Credentials
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Foundations of Enterprise Content Management
LinkedInMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Australian Institute of ManagementMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
WordPress 5 Essential Training
LinkedInMar, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Introduction to Google Analytics
Australian Institute of ManagementFeb, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Building Team Performance
Australian Institute of ManagementDec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Social Media Strategy
Australian Institute of ManagementNov, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Recruitment and Selection
Australian Institute of ManagementFeb, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Manage Budgets
Australian Institute of ManagementDec, 2019- Nov, 2024 -
Master Certified Health Education Specialist
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, IncSep, 2011- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Family Planning Australia
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Australia
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Health Promotion Officer, Youth and Digital
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Jul 2018 - Present
-Lead and manage the planning, design, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based over 3-5 sexual health promotion projects for young people under the age of 30 in New South Wales (NSW) and Australia-wide each year including multiple digital-based health promotion strategies aimed at reducing stigma and increasing young people’s health literacy around sexual and reproductive health. -Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to meet deliverables on time and within budget-Manage federal and state-based grants and contracts in sexual and reproductive health ranging from $10,000-$500,000-Manage a team of five Health Promotion Officers responsible for a 10-15 of sexual and reproductive health initiatives per year-Provide advice and consultancy on the design and delivery of targeted health promotion strategies for key populations to internal and external stakeholders in international and domestic settings-Serve as an advisor on external projects reference and advisory committees to provide expertise on youth health promotion strategies, digital-based initiatives and social marketing with NSW Health STI Programs Unit (NSW Youth Sexual Health Segmentation Research), Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (allgood.org.au project) and Swinburne University of Technology (Safety, risk and wellbeing on digital dating apps project)
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Senior Project Manager, Pregnancy Choices Helpline
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Feb 2021 - Dec 2021
-Led and managed the planning, development and implementation of a new NSW Health funded health helpline and service enhancements including a new service referral database and web-based chatbot-Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to meet deliverables on time and within budget
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Acting Manager
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Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
-Managed a team 12 Health Promotion Officers and 4 Senior Health Promotion officers responsible for a variety of sexual and reproductive health initiatives across our four priority population streams: Youth, CALD, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Disability-Engaged in strategic and programmatic planning across the organization and externally with partners and stakeholders
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Senior Project Officer, Trending Sexual Health
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Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
-Developed over 100 pieces of digital content for national, digital-based sexual health initiative to improve sexual health of young people-Contributed to the development and dissemination of the launch of national campaign Talk.Test.Enjoy-Oversaw the evaluation and ethics for the Trending Sexual Health project-Led stakeholder and consumer engagement in project deliverables
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Associate, Training and Technical Assistance, NC Institute for Public Health
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Nov 2009 - Jan 2017
-Managed international and federal grants and contracts in field epidemiology, public health disasters and other topics -Developed and managed the development of curriculum in multiple modalities for U.S. and international public health professionals in partnership with various international, national and state public agencies, including the CDC and PAHO -Served as a lead evaluator of training and technical assistance programs -Led or contributed to proposals for US and international government agencies and major foundations ranging in size from $100k to $1.5M -Supervised graduate research assistants and volunteer staff
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FHI 360
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant
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Jul 2007 - Jan 2009
-Participated in funding applications and research on a variety of topics, including characteristics of sexual partners and family members of injection drug users in Kenya and Tanzania, sexual coercion and control in initiation of sex, and Jamaican adolescents description of their first sexual experience -Coded and analyzed qualitative data to generate hypotheses for publication and future research -Coauthored a peer-reviewed journal article based on research -Participated in funding applications and research on a variety of topics, including characteristics of sexual partners and family members of injection drug users in Kenya and Tanzania, sexual coercion and control in initiation of sex, and Jamaican adolescents description of their first sexual experience -Coded and analyzed qualitative data to generate hypotheses for publication and future research -Coauthored a peer-reviewed journal article based on research
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Assistant, The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
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Mar 2008 - Jul 2008
-Performed literature review for a community-based participatory research project that explored rural, African American adolescents’ perspectives about dating violence -Led in the creation of the code book for joint analysis of data with community partners -Coded and analyzed qualitative data that informed community dissemination, policy, future grant applications, publications, and dating violence interventions -Performed literature review for a community-based participatory research project that explored rural, African American adolescents’ perspectives about dating violence -Led in the creation of the code book for joint analysis of data with community partners -Coded and analyzed qualitative data that informed community dissemination, policy, future grant applications, publications, and dating violence interventions
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American Sexual Health Association
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United States
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Mar 2006 - May 2006
Database Maintenance, United Way 2-1-1 Service -Performed database review, maintenance and update for the United Way 2-1-1 service to transfer all entries into a new database Content Writer, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Hotline -Provided a complete update and redesign to the CDC National STD & AIDS Hotline knowledge database, creating a new tool to meet the needs of ASHA’s STI Hotline Database Maintenance, United Way 2-1-1 Service -Performed database review, maintenance and update for the United Way 2-1-1 service to transfer all entries into a new database Content Writer, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Hotline -Provided a complete update and redesign to the CDC National STD & AIDS Hotline knowledge database, creating a new tool to meet the needs of ASHA’s STI Hotline
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American Sexual Health Association
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United States
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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1 - 100 Employee
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Content Manager/Information Coordinator
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Jan 2002 - Mar 2005
-Researched, analyzed, created and maintained knowledge base of sexually transmitted infections, in both English and Spanish, for users speaking with a diverse public; including victims of sexual assault, people recently diagnosed with HIV, and health care providers -Supervised Resource and Referral personnel in charge of the maintenance of over 3900 referrals and 500 national resources, in addition to supervising temporary employees during surge-capacity events-Worked closely with training and supervisory teams to facilitate the use of the knowledge base and gather input from all sources-Collaborated on the development and maintenance of ASHA products including: --ASHA websites and brochures --Quest Diagnostic STD counseling, testing and treatment guidelines for physicians --Online risk assessment tool for men who have sex with men --CDC annual reports
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Administrative Assistant
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Jan 2001 - Jan 2002
-Provided administrative and data entry support for supervisors and managers of the National STD and AIDS Hotlines-Coordinated and maintained hotline personnel scheduling, attendance, and vacation systems for a 24/7 365 operation for over 125 staff members
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Officer Assistant, contractor
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Feb 2002 - Apr 2002
-Assisted CDC Project Officers assess English and Spanish speaking community-based organizations applying for federal funding -Worked with a variety of different size agencies catering to diverse populations using CDC models to prevent the spread of HIV and other STIs -Assisted CDC Project Officers assess English and Spanish speaking community-based organizations applying for federal funding -Worked with a variety of different size agencies catering to diverse populations using CDC models to prevent the spread of HIV and other STIs
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Education
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2007 - 2009
UNC Chapel Hill
Master of Public Health - MPH, Health Behavior Health Education -
1993 - 1999
North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Arts (BA with Honours), Foreign Languages and Literatures, Spanish
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