CONSULTANT Experience 09/2016 08/2017 CONSULTANT Company Name － City State Supports planning, organization, development, direction overall operation $1M Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration grant cost extension. Provides information, technical assistance training ensure program operates accordance current federal, state, local standards, guidelines regulations, established policies procedures, may directed Principal Investigator, assure medically related emotional social needs persons receiving substance abuse intervention met/maintained individual basis. Collaborates present "Alcohol drug risk patterns patients screened advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students" 13th annual meeting International Network Brief Interventions Alcohol Other Drugs, Lausanne, Switzerland. Ensures program compliance applicable state federal guidelines writes final financial program report submittal SAMHSA. 01/2016 08/2016 GRANT PROJECT COORDINATOR Company Name － City State Planned, organized, developed directed overall operation alcohol screening, brief intervention referral treatment (SBIRT) training evaluation project 8 Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) programs three states using $1M Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)grant. Served Project Director applying knowledge administrative procedures budget, procurement, personnel administrative functions ensure project activities completed time, within budget, met goals. Worked ensure program operated accordance current federal, state, local standards, guidelines regulations, established policies procedures, directed Principal Investigator, assure medically related emotional social needs persons receiving substance abuse intervention met/maintained individual basis. Supervised team three employees locate collect, organize, enter analyze 5000+ electronic paper surveys within three months evaluate program no-cost extension eligibility. Collaborated resolve web-based training survey accessibility problems. Produced, edited published several SBIRT training videos sbirtonline.org YouTube using on-the-job training. 07/2014 09/2015 PATIENT ADVOCATE Company Name － City State Planned, organized, developed, directed Social Services accordance current federal, state, local standards, guidelines regulations, established policies procedures, directed Administrator, assure medically related emotional social needs Cancer Life Center patients met/maintained individual basis. Provided health education, case management support 300+ patients diagnosed cancer, families care providers resulting significantly fewer hospitalizations reduced costs care amongst supported patients. Assisted developing nationwide model cancer navigation using guideline-driven cancer management strategies $15 million Centers Medicare Medicaid Services Innovation Grant. Guided work several staff resolving problems reporting weekly progress towards defined goals, reviewing evaluating statistical reports well collaborating patients families increase patient medication compliance attendance scheduled physician appointments. 04/2010 04/2014 GRANT ACCOUNTS OFFICER Company Name － City State Planned, directed implemented program $137.6M Department Housing Urban Development (HUD) grant administered purchase redevelop 1,246 affordable housing units five states within three years; defined scope 300+ projects, tracked project overall program progress, created distributed project status reports; reviewed approved contracts, provided guidance reporting payment; Communicated local municipalities, small governments community groups study environmental health problems methods disease prevention, coordinated nationwide environmental health protection programs, evaluated improved health education programs. Created, submitted processed invoices expenses totaling $37M, paying close attention detail. Coordinated meetings internal external staff, collaborated ensure individual projects completed time within budget. Attended conferences/meetings reviewed literature stay abreast current knowledge issues. Monitored contractor compliance specified programmatic federal benchmarks achieving goals. Presented "National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Part 50: Environmental Hazards Compliance Requirements HUD Nonprofit Grant Recipients" Habitat Humanity International administrative staff, contractors developers. Awarded Certificate Appreciation Habitat Humanity International. 05/2009 09/2009 PROJECT CO-COORDINATOR Company Name － City State Planned, directed executed Women, Infant, Children (WIC) Nutrition Health Survey Chicago using National Institutes Health grant. Scheduled supervised 12 data collectors six sites. In doing, accelerated participant recruitment identifying correcting common misinterpretations survey's purpose, risks, benefits. Identified equipment needs, worked principal investigator develop data collection/information management system, compiled delivered data collection packets, biweekly basis made purchase requests averaging $100. Evaluated program activities compliance organizational, state federal guidelines. Recruited, interviewed, hired 400 survey participants; recorded contracts mailed financial incentives totaling $2,000. Education Doctor Philosophy Public Health Candidate Community Health Education Walden University TBD － City State Public Health Candidate Community Health Education GPA: 3.3 2009 Master Public Health Community Health Sciences University Illinois Chicago School Public Health － City State Community Health Sciences Capstone: A Qualitative Assessment Alzheimer's Disease Services Programs GPA: 3.4 2007 Bachelor Arts Sociology Pre-Health Sciences Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Wellness Center Nursing Services － City State Sociology Pre-Health Sciences GPA: 3.3 Summary Master's degree seven years experience planning, organizing, developing directing social service projects. Possesses excellent communication organization skills, pays attention details innately listens, empathizes responds patients, families, internal external partners. Forward thinking, emotionally intelligent effective social services coordinator. Supervised team three employees locate collect, organize, enter analyze 5000+ electronic paper surveys within three months evaluate program no-cost extension eligibility. Communicated progress leadership staff levels detailed reports presentations. Recognized management exceptional planning, analysis, writing leadership skills promoted healthcare consultant. Commended colleagues management flexible, diligent thorough. 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