LOIS BRAYBOY
P. O. Box ****
Pembroke, North Carolina 28372
Phone 910-***-**** Cell 919-***-****
*********@***.***
Employment Objective: Contract Manager
Summary of Experience: 15 years in NC State Government Department of Administration as a
Contract Program(s) Manager of Community Human Services Programs, engage in negotiating
budgets, contract deliverable, goals and objectives, engage in problem solving and recommend
solutions, monitor implementation of community programs according to regulations and guidelines
of the contract, responsible for budget monitoring and audit compliance, carry out community
outreach activities, develop division budget policies, strategic planning, communicate with local
contractors, supervise assistant program coordinator, and field staff working with community
programs.
Responsible for vendor contract templates, carry out compliance and monitoring of
community health and human services programs such as older adult care, teen tobacco
prevention, diabetes education, cancer education, HIV AIDS community outreach,
developed problem solving administrative policies and guidelines, engaged community
partners in decision making and implementation to meet strategic goals and objectives,
compile program data reports, supervised office support and field staff.
Served as a working member on statewide health committees, i.e., NC Institute of
Medicine Subcommittee on Medicaid Policy, NC Healthy Carolinians Task Force, DPH
Diabetes Management, Asthma Coalition, National Institutes of Health Community Ethics
and Best Practices, HIV AIDS, UNC Advisory Committee on Disease Prevention.
Provided professional advising/strategic contribution to community partners/program
managers on administering Federal/State/Local programs, analysis/evaluation, and budget
management for federal/state/block grant funding.
Responsible for government contracting and compliance, prepared budgets, coordinated
program logistical services, monitored program activities, and provided training to partners
on health program action plans, implementation strategies, wrote performance measures
and reported out comes to funding agencies.
Education: University of North Carolina at Pembroke, MPA (2013)
Robeson County Community College, Electronic Health Record Certification
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(2013)
University of California at Berkeley, BS, Conservation and Natural Resource
Studies, Primary Focus EPA Policy and Planning (1994)
Select Skills Includes:
Problem solving and solutions oriented, analytical/critical thinker, logistical coordinator,
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decision maker, policy developer/strategic planner, program manager, evaluator, public
administrator, prepare contract templates, contract management/compliance monitoring,
budget management, organizer, motivator, grant writer and DHHS grant reviewer.
Compile reports on program outcomes
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Researcher in lifestyle behavior
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Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, PowerPoint
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Comprehensive List of State Government Accomplishments:
Promoted a public health awareness campaign on Indian health issues to state and local
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health agencies, through statewide health conferences, social media, community health
initiatives and partnerships in North Carolina.
Director of the NC American Indian Health Initiative to include management of human
service programs such as the statewide DHHS Older Adult Programs, Low Energy
Assistance Program, Health & Wellness Trust Fund Programs, American Indian Teen
Tobacco Prevention Program, HIV AIDS, Cardiovascular Health, Healthy Eating and
Physical Activity, Diabetes Education and Management, Coordinated American Indian
Cancer Educational Program.
Wrote PH policy guidelines for DHHS block grant funding, organized and coordinated
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community partnerships, provided technical guidance on best practices, leadership
training on program action plans, setting goals/objectives. Wrote monitoring
rules/guidelines for block grant state funding for health departments.
Participated on the NC Institute of Medicine, State Medicaid Subcommittee on developing
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State Medicaid Plan, subcommittee on NC CDC 2020 Health Objectives; UNC Health
Promotion and Disease Prevention Center Advisory Committee; NC State Asthma
Advisory Committee; NC Mental Health Task Force; NC State Public Health Task Force;
American Indian Health Task Force; NC Healthy Carolinians Task Force; Community
Campus partnership for Community Engagement; and Institute of Minority Economic
Development.
Participated in the NIH Study “Research Ethics/Integrity of Community Engaged
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Research”, advisor on community health best practices.
Co wrote grant proposals for SAMSHA HIV/STD, HRSA Rural Health Outreach Project,
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and NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund Teen Tobacco Prevention Grant Proposal.
Professional Experience:
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2003 to 2012: DOA, North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs (CIA)
Community Services Program Director and NC American Indian Health Initiative
Supervision of field staff
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• Program strategic planning, policy development, wrote guidelines, and perform
program evaluation
• Prepared program budgets, budget management, track expenditures, prepared
vendor contracting and compliance monitoring
Coordinated the American Indian Public Health Initiative through state government and
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community partnerships
Provided cultural competency training, guidance and consultation to state agencies on
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community outreach in ethnic communities
1995 to 2002: NC DHHS Division of Public Health
Administrative assistant to director, perform administrative processes for health programs,
prepared correspondence, program budget manager and member of division management team.
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