Manager, Health Promotions

• Feb 2023 - Present

Affiliate Faculty

• Jul 2021 - Present

Metropolitan State University of Denver, with 2,848 employees including 738 student employees, is a nationally recognized leader for social mobility, where students of all ages and backgrounds build a better, more equitable Colorado through innovative and transformative education. Department of Health Professions; College of Health and Applied Sciences • Teach virtual, asynchronous Health Policy class • Taught Foundations of Healthcare Organization and Management • Organize and… Show more Metropolitan State University of Denver, with 2,848 employees including 738 student employees, is a nationally recognized leader for social mobility, where students of all ages and backgrounds build a better, more equitable Colorado through innovative and transformative education. Department of Health Professions; College of Health and Applied Sciences • Teach virtual, asynchronous Health Policy class • Taught Foundations of Healthcare Organization and Management • Organize and support writing grant proposal project for the department Show less Metropolitan State University of Denver, with 2,848 employees including 738 student employees, is a nationally recognized leader for social mobility, where students of all ages and backgrounds build a better, more equitable Colorado through innovative and transformative education. Department of Health Professions; College of Health and Applied Sciences • Teach virtual, asynchronous Health Policy class • Taught Foundations of Healthcare Organization and Management • Organize and… Show more Metropolitan State University of Denver, with 2,848 employees including 738 student employees, is a nationally recognized leader for social mobility, where students of all ages and backgrounds build a better, more equitable Colorado through innovative and transformative education. Department of Health Professions; College of Health and Applied Sciences • Teach virtual, asynchronous Health Policy class • Taught Foundations of Healthcare Organization and Management • Organize and support writing grant proposal project for the department Show less

Senior Consultant

• Sep 2021 - Oct 2022

RevGen Partners is a business and technology consulting firm of 134 employees with an annual revenue of $3.4 million. RevGen Partners serve the Fortune 500 and midmarket alike, specializing in customer experience, analytics & insights, digital enablement, and technology services. Served as a lead in Telecommunication Migrations, Center Enablement, and Change Enablement. Collaborated with client team members to address critical business issues in data, technology, and management with a… Show more RevGen Partners is a business and technology consulting firm of 134 employees with an annual revenue of $3.4 million. RevGen Partners serve the Fortune 500 and midmarket alike, specializing in customer experience, analytics & insights, digital enablement, and technology services. Served as a lead in Telecommunication Migrations, Center Enablement, and Change Enablement. Collaborated with client team members to address critical business issues in data, technology, and management with a focus on analysis, design, and development of solutions. • Led sub-project teams and workstreams on client accounts. • Facilitated cross-functional project/workstream meetings with agendas, outcomes, and minutes. • Built strong relationships with clients, project leaders, executives, directors, managers, key stakeholders, workstream leads, and impacted staff to achieve business outcomes and goals. • Anticipated and communicated project risks and challenges, provided recommendations. • Maintained accurate and timely project reporting. • Developed high-quality project deliverables, artifacts (roadmaps, journey maps, blueprints), and documentation. Show less RevGen Partners is a business and technology consulting firm of 134 employees with an annual revenue of $3.4 million. RevGen Partners serve the Fortune 500 and midmarket alike, specializing in customer experience, analytics & insights, digital enablement, and technology services. Served as a lead in Telecommunication Migrations, Center Enablement, and Change Enablement. Collaborated with client team members to address critical business issues in data, technology, and management with a… Show more RevGen Partners is a business and technology consulting firm of 134 employees with an annual revenue of $3.4 million. RevGen Partners serve the Fortune 500 and midmarket alike, specializing in customer experience, analytics & insights, digital enablement, and technology services. Served as a lead in Telecommunication Migrations, Center Enablement, and Change Enablement. Collaborated with client team members to address critical business issues in data, technology, and management with a focus on analysis, design, and development of solutions. • Led sub-project teams and workstreams on client accounts. • Facilitated cross-functional project/workstream meetings with agendas, outcomes, and minutes. • Built strong relationships with clients, project leaders, executives, directors, managers, key stakeholders, workstream leads, and impacted staff to achieve business outcomes and goals. • Anticipated and communicated project risks and challenges, provided recommendations. • Maintained accurate and timely project reporting. • Developed high-quality project deliverables, artifacts (roadmaps, journey maps, blueprints), and documentation. Show less

Senior Planner and Manager, Public Health

• Apr 2014 - Sep 2021

Provided leadership, management, direction, budgeting, and oversight/monitoring to multiple tobacco program grants within the Health Promotion Division. Supervised staff. • Oversaw more than $2.5 million in implementation of Denver and statewide grant programs in Colorado for tobacco prevention, cessation and education. • Provided oversight and ongoing support to more than seven staff of the Chronic Disease Tobacco Education Program. • Collaborated with project… Show more Provided leadership, management, direction, budgeting, and oversight/monitoring to multiple tobacco program grants within the Health Promotion Division. Supervised staff. • Oversaw more than $2.5 million in implementation of Denver and statewide grant programs in Colorado for tobacco prevention, cessation and education. • Provided oversight and ongoing support to more than seven staff of the Chronic Disease Tobacco Education Program. • Collaborated with project evaluators to analyze, evaluate, and compile data and metrics for program activities. • Developed and submitted monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, and final program reports. • Monitored project budgets and work to approve monthly invoices. • Ensured effective implementation of project deliverables via project management, continuous improvement and Visual Management Boards to increase efficiency and identify and solve problems. • Coalition Building and Stakeholder Relations. • Built and maintained high-performing teams. • Published program's work accomplishments in professional, peer-reviewed publications: National Academy of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Society, Journal Addiction, GIS Mapping Centers for Disease Control.

Planner, Public Health

• Nov 2010 - Mar 2014

Provided overall coordination, planning, development, implementation, management, and evaluation of a public health tobacco program. Monitor grant objectives and deliverables; implement programmatic activities and processes.

LiveWell West Denver Coordinator

• Jan 2010 - Dec 2013

Provided overall coordination of the diverse, multi-sectoral LiveWell West Denver Coalition. Community and stakeholder organizing; hosted and facilitated meetings; oversaw budget, goals, strategies and deliverables. Supported policy, environment, and systems change. * Identified key strategies for increasing healthy eating and/or active living in West Denver: active transportation infrastructure, healthy food access, and school wellness policy implementation * Managed and… Show more Provided overall coordination of the diverse, multi-sectoral LiveWell West Denver Coalition. Community and stakeholder organizing; hosted and facilitated meetings; oversaw budget, goals, strategies and deliverables. Supported policy, environment, and systems change. * Identified key strategies for increasing healthy eating and/or active living in West Denver: active transportation infrastructure, healthy food access, and school wellness policy implementation * Managed and implemented interventions. * Provided progress reports. * Attended LiveWell Colorado quarterly meetings and site visits. * Developed, oversaw, and ensured compliance with annual budgets within the Coalition. * Collaborated with the evaluator to develop and submit an evaluation plan.

Health Program Administrator

• Nov 2005 - Oct 2010

Provided overall planning, implementation, management, and evaluation of a public health tobacco program. Monitored implementation of grant budget, objectives and deliverables.

Training Specialist

• Feb 2000 - Oct 2005

Implemented tobacco control grant activities and budget of a public health tobacco program.