MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IN HEALTH:

Special Projects Officer, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHU/CCP) Baltimore, MD. 1997-present
Senior management staff responsible for external relations, press relations, fundraising, project development and management, grant preparations, special events and projects. Often represent JHU/CCP at international conferences and meetings, such as the Beijing+5 Special Session of the UN General Assembly Women :Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century. Write and edit materials for various audiences, including policymakers. Manage reports. Manage crises on an international level. Key team member or the lead in raising more than $31.5 million for the Center over a 12-month period. Managed preparations and logistics for US Congressman Cummings’ visit to USAID-sponsored projects in Zambia and Ghana for World AIDS Day and Week events as well as served as the US-based point person while he was in Africa. Manage visits for VIPs and deliver multi-media presentations to guests. Co-chair of AIDS Task Force.

Advocacy and Special Projects Coordinator, JHU/CCP 1996-1997
Worked with the media to achieve full and accurate coverage of health communication successes in developing countries, which can be applied in Maryland. Promoted JHU/CCP efforts on a local call-in radio talk show. Arranged and coordinated visits of members of the Maryland Congressional delegation and community leaders. Updated staff members on policy and funding issues related to population and family planning.

Committee Member, Citizen’s Agenda for Maryland, Fall 1996-Winter 1998
Active in the Health Care Subcommittee of the Livable Communities Committee. Interviewed leaders in the public health field and the medical community. Worked with team to identify public health policy priorities and to write a comprehensive report of the status of health, gaps in public health and medical care, and legislative priorities in Maryland.

Committee Member, "Staying Healthy Together" Women’s Health Conference, Baltimore, MD, Dec. 1994-Dec. 2000
Active member of the planning committee of State Senator Hollinger’s conference comprised of community leaders in health care and business. Provide the public health perspective to committee deliberations. As chair of the fundraising committee, responsible for obtaining funds from health organizations to cover costs of the conference each year. Also serve as key member of the program committee. Assist with media relations, including press releases.

AIDS Task Force Member, DE-MD Synod of the Lutheran Church, Spring 1992-present
Develop and conduct HIV/AIDS training sessions. Arranged a meeting between the Task Force and President Clinton’s National AIDS Policy Coordinator Kristine Gebbie. Coordinated the National AIDS Policy Coordinator’s logistics and presentation to AIDS-focused workshop to Eastern Shore churches. Conduct focus groups on public health and spiritual issues concerning HIV/AIDS. Advocate for the legal and moral rights of HIV+ persons. Provide moral and spiritual support to those directly or indirectly affected by AIDS. Coordinated her visit and presentation to the task force’s educational conference.

Senior Document Abstractor/Indexer, JHU/CCP 1989-1997
Abstracted English and French language documents on public health policy, international health, maternal and child health and nutrition, family planning, primary health care, HIV/AIDS, population, demography, and the environment for the international electronic and CD-ROM database POPLINE, now available on the Internet at www.jhuccp.org.

Public Health Manager, Island Resources Foundation St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 1989
Directed the public health initiative for the Eastern Caribbean. Wrote proposal for AIDS survey.

Team Leader/Primary Author, Medical Service Corporation International (MSCI) 1989 Arlington, Virginia,
Researched diseases and analyzed their impact on the population of Caribbean countries. Authored comprehensive report on the health sector of these countries.

Environmental Specialist, Natl. Food Processors Assoc. Washington, D.C. 1987-88
Lobbied the Environmental Protection Agency for the food processing industry. Met with members of Congress on behalf of the food industry. Disseminated information on crop protection, pesticide regulations, and environmental issues. Designed, developed, and directed hazardous substances workshop. Addressed major conference on the issue of pesticide residues on imported foods.

Environmental Health Advisor, Mission to Nicaragua, American Public Health Association 1987
Advised environmental health officers in periurban community. Observed training of community health workers. Evaluated private and public health systems through observation, inspection of facilities, and meetings with health professionals.

International Health Research Analyst, MSCI 1986-1987
Composed comprehensive health sector country reports. Researched country specific health care systems and policies.

EDUCATION: Graduate-Level work. Johns Hopkins University. School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Health Policy Advanced Skills: Strategic Communications, 2000
Health Communication Projects Iⅈ, 1999
Epidemiology and Health Policy, 1996
Writing and Reviewing Epidemiologic Papers, 1995.

Continuing Studies Courses. Johns Hopkins University. School for Continuing Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Effective Public Speaking (including working with the media), 1998
Seeking Grants and Writing Effective Proposals, 1999

Master of Public Health. University of Illinois at Chicago 1985

Bachelor of Arts. Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa
Majored in Biology and French.

LANGUAGE ABILITIES
Fluent in French. Conversant in Spanish.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in MS Word, WordPerfect, MS Excel, PowerPoint, Quicken, Internet/World Wide Web, and other software programs as well as in database searching.