Experience

Rutgers School of Nursing

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • May 2016 - Present

  Research and develop reports, position papers, correspondence, and other written products for the School of Nursing; edit reports, publications, grant applications and correspondences; take the lead on special projects and studies as requested by the Executive Vice Dean; take meeting minutes. Additional responsibilities include taking the role of project planner and coordinator in clinical and academic projects and interacting with members of central administration including the President’s office, Legal Management and University Academic Affairs. Show less



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Public Health Writer and Consultant

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2020

  Support the development of public health and health-related products. Clients have included UNICEF, Partners In Health, Rutgers University, New Jersey Department of Health, and not-for-profit organizations, including PROCEED. Activities have included technical advisor, writer/editor, coordinator, final reader, and researcher for products such as grant proposals, articles for publication, global recommendations, curricula, and state comprehensive services plans. Support the development of public health and health-related products. Clients have included UNICEF, Partners In Health, Rutgers University, New Jersey Department of Health, and not-for-profit organizations, including PROCEED. Activities have included technical advisor, writer/editor, coordinator, final reader, and researcher for products such as grant proposals, articles for publication, global recommendations, curricula, and state comprehensive services plans.



FXB Center at UMDNJ/Rutgers

• Global Program Director

  • Sep 2002 - Jun 2014

  As Global Program Director (7/06–10/08 and 4/11–6/14), AIDSLine Editor (2/12–6/14), Volunteer Adjunct Assistant Professor for graduate and undergraduate programs at the School of Nursing (3/12–6/14), Director Global Products (10/08–3/11), and Global Program Manager (3/03–7/06) oversaw a technical assistance program that focused on the development of products in the areas of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, family planning, emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and HIV care, treatment and support for national governments in resource-limited settings. Duties included: managing the development of global products (such as reports, applications, curricula, and tools); working with the in-house evaluation team to ensure products were monitored and evaluated; developing quarterly/annual progress reports and applications for submission to funders. As AIDSLine Editor: planned, edited, wrote and advised in the layout and printing of the biannual continuing education publication funded by the Department of Health. As Project Coordinator for the MTCT-Plus (Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-Plus) project (9/02–3/03), functioned as the lead in planning and coordinating the day-to-day activities necessary to achieve the overall MTCT-Plus Education and Training Initiative project goal. Responsibilities included liaising with key personnel at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, at each MTCT-Plus site (sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia), and with training consultants. Show less



Newark EMA HIV Health Services Planning Council

• Executive Director

  • Mar 1998 - Sep 2002

  Responsible for ensuring the quality and timely delivery of all Council mandates (conducting needs assessments and health plans and completing priority setting). Duties included: ensuring the development, piloting and implementation of outcome measures and service standards; designing and implementing an evaluation of the Grantee’s (i.e. the City of Newark’s) ability to rapidly allocate funds; participating in, evaluating and improving Council and Committee functions; facilitating communication between staff, members and volunteers; writing, revising, negotiating and managing the budget; supervising and managing 3.5 FTE staff; working with the Grantee to assist in writing of the Ryan White Title-I proposal submitted to the Health Resources Services Administration Show less



Bexley and Greenwich Health Promotion Department, Bexley and Greenwich Health Authority

• HIV Prevention Team Leader

  • Sep 1994 - Feb 1998

  Responsible for coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the HIV prevention program as part of the district health promotion service (serving a population of 450,000). Duties included: managing the 8.7 FTE members of the HIV Prevention Team; writing and evaluating the HIV related sections of the business plan for the Department; setting and evaluating objectives with members of the team; coordinating the multi-sectoral Bexley and Greenwich HIV prevention strategy; identifying areas of unmet need and developing funding proposals; writing and managing the HIV prevention budget; and liaising extensively with key professionals in other statutory and non-statutory organizations locally and nationally. Co-opted member of the Greenwich Vietnam Community Management Committee. Show less



Bexley and Greenwich Health Authority (formerly Bexley Health Authority)

• HIV Coordinator

  • Nov 1990 - Aug 1994

  Responsible for the overall short- and long-term strategic development, implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the multi-sectoral HIV prevention and care and sexual health strategy in Bexley (population 220,000). Duties included: writing, submitting, managing and monitoring the HIV financial allocation; researching, extrapolating and interpreting epidemiological data to predict trends and service requirements; developing and implementing HIV-related policies throughout the district; consulting with providers of local health services to write HIV-related contract specifications for the commissioning agency; advising in the district’s HIV training program; and motivating and organizing the local voluntary sector’s involvement in HIV. The position required extensive liaison with other statutory and non-statutory HIV and social services providers. Show less