Tara N.
Operations and Program Evaluation at The Sylvia Center- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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FDA-Regulated Research
CITI ProgramSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
RCR Social and Behavioral
CITI ProgramSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Research With Minors - BIOMED
CITI ProgramSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
GCP for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices (U.S. FDA Focus)
CITI ProgramSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Human Subjects Protection Biomed
CITI ProgramSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Human Subjects Protection SBR
CITI ProgramSep, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
IRB Chair
CITI ProgramSep, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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The Sylvia Center
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations and Program Evaluation
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Jul 2023 - Present
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Chef Instructor
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Feb 2023 - Sep 2023
Working as a Chef Assistant and Chef Instructor to better-underserved youth's relationships with food and increase nutrition-based health initiatives in NYCLed a team of public health professionals on program evaluation Working community-based events to fundraise and bring awarenessAssisted in helping fundraise over $500,000 for community-based programming
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MedTruly, Inc.
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director of Medical Operations
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Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
- Led the medical operations team of a telehealth company with 30+ direct reports, and led medical teams of 50+ MDs, DOs, NPs, RNs, RDs, and MAs - Managed, and implemented & quality assurance lead in medical clinics across 50 states- Consulted on a cross-functional team leadership team with company executives, directly reported to the CEO - Implemented and set up HR, HIPAA, and onboarding training systems for providers and all new hires - - - Analyzed patient metrics and consulted EHR teams Improved patient satisfaction and health by over 125% among patients across the nation - Promoted from Manager to Director within a year Show less
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Manager of Medical Business Operations
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Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
Manage & setup up clinics in all 50 statesConsulted on a team with all C-suite executivesImplemented and operationalized SOPs and HIPAA training
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Color
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United States
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Public Health
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300 - 400 Employee
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Laboratory Operations Associate
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May 2021 - Aug 2021
Lead and assisted multiple operation projects.Implemented improvements for multiple laboratories’ workflows.
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Clinical Lab Associate II
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Nov 2020 - May 2021
Promoted to qualifying trainer CLA II.Assisting in qualifying, training and guiding new hires. Contributing to group efforts to better the COVID-19 lab workflow.
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Clinical Laboratory Associate
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Aug 2020 - Nov 2020
Assist in routine clinical testing (including reagent preparation and nucleic acid extraction), equipment and reagent validation, and other laboratory activities. Assist in research and development activities for future test protocols.Working on supporting and efficiently processing thousands of COVID-19 tests and thus making a direct impact on people’s lives by scaling up the availability of COVID-19 testing and developing much needed public health infrastructure.
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SNAPkids | Special Needs Aquatic Program
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Coordinator
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Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
Coordinating and facilitating over 300 volunteers and children for a 501c3 nonprofit. Adapting to the pandemic and continue impacting special needs children lives by implementing online classes. Coordinating and facilitating over 300 volunteers and children for a 501c3 nonprofit. Adapting to the pandemic and continue impacting special needs children lives by implementing online classes.
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UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Lead
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Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
Performed duties independently while reporting to post-doctoral scientist for DNA/RNA isolationDesigned experimental plans based on PI’s needs, executed experiments, analyzed data, generated laboratory protocols, and contributed to reports Presented at the Molecular Cellular Biology/ Integrative Biology Fall Honors Poster Session
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Laboratory Assistant
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Jan 2019 - Aug 2020
Working under Dr. Anders Näär at the department of Nutritional SciencesExperienced in various cell lab techniques including but not restricted to:• Cell Cultivation, Western blots, qPCRs, RT-PCR, DNA quantification• miRNA/RNA, DNA & protein extraction and electrophoresis• Recrystallization, purifications, and column chromatography• Bacteria cultures and transformation
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Guayakí Yerba Mate
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United States
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Food and Beverage Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Campus Ambassador
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Oct 2018 - Jun 2020
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Camp Alima
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Berkeley, California, United States
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Vice President External Affairs
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Aug 2019 - May 2020
Organized and raised over 3k in funds for an amazing Cal founded charity based on encouraging young minority women to pursue STEM. Camp Alima was established in 2018 with the purpose of exposing high school-aged girls in Morocco to the possibility of a career in the STEM fields including, but not limited to, biology, chemistry, and computer science. The purpose of our student organization at UC Berkeley is to design the STEM curriculum that we will then teach the following summer during a week-long summer camp for interested Moroccan students. Camp Alima is in the process of becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Show less
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ASUC Student Union
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Advisor
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Aug 2019 - Jan 2020
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Managing Director
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Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
Pre-Health DirectorManaged and directed a team to conduct various large projects for the UC Berkeley Pre-Health community including:- Pre-Health Resource Fair* (with over 20 companies and 500 attendants)- Pre-Health Panel (that brought diverse student panelists to speak their paths)- multiple Pre-Health study sessions- Pre-Med MCAT prep classes*- various other free guides and resources for the Pre-Health community**Indicate Project Leader
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UCSF Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Laboratory Assistant
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2018
Generated over 200 hours of analyzed data for the PTSD Oxytocin Project (POP) research team Presented findings both orally and with written reports to show patterns and trends with in dat findings Utilized AcqKnowledge and R Script and collaborated on statistics included in the developing publication Generated over 200 hours of analyzed data for the PTSD Oxytocin Project (POP) research team Presented findings both orally and with written reports to show patterns and trends with in dat findings Utilized AcqKnowledge and R Script and collaborated on statistics included in the developing publication
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University of California, Berkeley
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Cal Athletics Sports Medicine Intern
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Jan 2017 - Aug 2018
Built professional relationships with the Cal athletic trainers and both current & alumni athletes. Assisted in the daily activities of the athletic training room, as well as helped the training staff to maintain its facilities and record-keeping Evaluated injuries, using various physical therapy modalities in the treatment of injuries, and worked with team physicians as they evaluated injuries Worked as first responders at sports events and monitored rehabilitation programs Built professional relationships with the Cal athletic trainers and both current & alumni athletes. Assisted in the daily activities of the athletic training room, as well as helped the training staff to maintain its facilities and record-keeping Evaluated injuries, using various physical therapy modalities in the treatment of injuries, and worked with team physicians as they evaluated injuries Worked as first responders at sports events and monitored rehabilitation programs
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American Cancer Society
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Development Manager
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Jan 2015 - Mar 2016
Starting my own project fundraiser by organizing multiple high school musicians to perform on the streets of their community and raise awareness along with donations to the American Cancer Society. Starting my own project fundraiser by organizing multiple high school musicians to perform on the streets of their community and raise awareness along with donations to the American Cancer Society.
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Sutter Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Volunteer
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Jun 2015 - Jan 2016
Helping a Pediatric Physical therapist with her private appointments in the pool. Experienced in physical therapy especially for disabled children. Helping a Pediatric Physical therapist with her private appointments in the pool. Experienced in physical therapy especially for disabled children.
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Stanford University School of Medicine
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Summer Research Internship
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Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
A research intern under the BioEngineering department of the Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR), a competitive summer medical research internship. Hands-on research and engineering were used to solve a prompt and create a biomedical device that detects heart attacks. As an AMGEN grant recipient, our device was presented at a scientific poster session. Following the program, our research paper was published in the National High School Journal of Science. A research intern under the BioEngineering department of the Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR), a competitive summer medical research internship. Hands-on research and engineering were used to solve a prompt and create a biomedical device that detects heart attacks. As an AMGEN grant recipient, our device was presented at a scientific poster session. Following the program, our research paper was published in the National High School Journal of Science.
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Education
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Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Master of Public Health - MPH, Sociomedial Sciences -
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor's degree, Integrative BIology -
San Mateo High School
High School, Science