Health Project
Resume:
Nikita Boyd Spears
Clayton, NC 27520
***********@*******.***
Objective: To communicate health education topics effectively and utilize
educational practices and
skills in an effort to promote the reduction of
health disparities and disease prevention .
Education: Strayer University, Raleigh, NC
Masters in Public Administration, October 2007
Current Overall GPA: 3.8
North Carolina Central University, Durham NC
Bachelors of Science, Community Health May
2002
Major GPA: 3.2
Certified Health Communication Specialist, Durham NC
CDC Trained
Work Experience:
Part - Time Adjunct Professor (Environmental Health) 01/10
- Current
Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC
. Instructs and teaches environmental health course
. Provides lead instruction, supplemental skill evaluation,
. Creates and develops lesson plans and evaluation instrument
. Maintains record maintenance, adjunct instructor
scheduling, and/or other duties.
Public Health Educator 04/06-Current
Wake County Human Services, Raleigh, NC
. Provide direct and essential service for Youth Development
programming in Wake County
. Connect and establish ongoing relationships with community
partners and agencies in an effort to work more
strategically on helping to address the needs of
underserved youth and at risk youth in the community.
. Serve as liaison between 4-H Youth Development and other
Wake County Human Service Departments, as well as external
community service agencies, organizations, partners, and
community members in the Central Region (within the
beltline) of Wake County
. Conduct family visits/assessments for placement of un-
served and under-served youth ages 5-19 in appropriate
Youth Development programs in Wake County
. Maintain youth records, program tracking, and reporting
efforts and outcomes of programming
. Help to develop strategies that support healthy lifestyles
and quality of life for youth and their families;
. Support existing 4-H Volunteers in their efforts to
strengthen youth leadership and life skills via volunteer-
led clubs
. Research, follow, and promote Best Practice in Youth and
Family Development; create and implement staff-led 4-H
clubs.
Syphilis Elimination Coordinator 07/05 -
04/07
Wake County Human Services, Raleigh, NC
. Develop mass media campaigns on STI's with a special
emphasis on Syphilis
. Produce educational materials and curriculums, printed,
audiovisuals
. Build community partnerships and community task force
group within high risk identified communities
. Organize and mobilize community action on health issues
. Provide health education leadership on health teams in
the agency and community
. Advocate for health issues
. Promote healthy behaviors and preventive care
. Train and manage health advisors and peer educators
. Market health programs and services
. Conduct educational trainings on HIV/AIDS, STDs to the
community and throughout various settings
. Contact person for Syphilis Cases in the county
. Serves as a health liaison between Wake County Human
Services and the state on syphilis and other STI issues
in the community
. Serve as a liaison with other external and internal
service agencies, departments and non- profit
organizations
. Coordinate Community meetings on syphilis rates in
various communities in Wake County
. Experience engaging with communities and gatekeepers to
assist in providing better health services to the
community
. Assist with managing the direction of the Syphilis
Elimination programming piece
. Perform duties and tasks involving designing, planning,
coordinating, promoting, monitoring, tracking, reporting,
and evaluation for the Syphilis Elimination Project
. Evaluate the effectiveness of the program and implement
modifications/improvements based on findings.
. Plan, develop and execute a broad range of internal
communications to the community that exemplifies the
programmatic goals and objectives of the agency
. Plan, solicit information, write, edit and oversee the
design of community activities
. Plan, promote, and develop materials for internal
meetings
. Assist in the planning and implementation of community
projects and community outreach activities and special
events
Health Educator Specialist 11/04- 7/05
Lee County Government, Sanford, NC
. Perform needs and resource assessments at individual and
community levels
. Develop, manage and evaluate health education programs
and services
. Develop mass media campaigns
. Produce educational materials and curriculums, printed,
audiovisuals
. Build coalitions within priority communities
. Organize and mobilize community action on health issues
. Provide health education leadership on health teams in
the agency and community
. Advocate for health issues
. Promote healthy behaviors and preventive care
. Train and manage health advisors and peer educators
. Market health programs and services
. Conduct educational trainings on HIV/AIDS,STDs to the
community and throughout various settings
. Coordinate a youth anti- smoking program for teens within
the community
. Act as a resource and service provider to the community
. Performed duties and tasks involving designing, planning,
coordinating, promoting, monitoring, tracking, reporting,
and evaluation on various HIV and STI projects
Residential Support Specialist 12/03-06/05
Bridging The Gap Inc., Raleigh, NC
Planned and coordination of services for children
. Linked individuals to evaluation, treatment, educational,
vocational, residential, and health services
. Recommended any needed changes and monitored the effects
and benefits of various services
. Supervised high risk teen in group home
. Administered medication when necessary
. Coordinated and conducted educational programs and
presentations for youth
. Provided support to therapeutic foster children and acted
as a liaison to all parties on treatment teams
. Clinically and administratively supervised therapeutic
foster child as well as assessed and located appropriate
resources needed to accomplish treatment goals
Program Coordinator 6/02-11/04
Strengthening The Black Family, Inc./Teens Against
AIDS, Raleigh NC
. Hired and Train High school students to be Peer
Educators
. Trained High school students on HIV/AIDS, Drugs/Alcohol,
Self Esteem, Communication, Decision Making, and other
health issues affecting teens
. Coordinated programs/special events for agency
. Served as a mentor and resource person to adolescents in
the community
. Outreach worker
. Supervised for Teens Against AIDS Peer Educators
. Worked with representatives of the Teens Against AIDS
Working Group to develop an annual plan of work based on
the goals and objectives outlined in the Teens Against
AIDS proposal.
. Implemented project activities as outlined in approved
plan of work.
. Recruited applicants for assistant's position and for
the peer educator positions.
. Scheduled interviews for the peer educators and the
assistant's position. Include some members of the
Working Group as a part of the interview team.
. Performed duties and tasks involving designing,
planning, coordinating, promoting, monitoring, tracking,
reporting, and evaluation.
. Developed and implement a comprehensive training program
to prepare the Peer Educators and the assistant to the
coordinator to help teens develop knowledge of the
harmful effects of HIV/STDS and practice to follow in
controlling the spread of the diseases.
. Worked with Teens Against AIDS Working Group and the
Executive Director to review, revise as needed and
implement an evaluation process to assure all aspects of
the project are being addressed as proposed.
. Developed and distribute promotional materials,
newsletters, etc.
. Interpreted the Teens Against AIDS Program to civic,
community, and student groups
. Responded to inquiries from parents, school personnel,
the media and other interested persons
. Collaborated with existing community networks to
establish a forum for identifying groups that can
benefit from the services provided through the project.
. Utilized the resources of STBF, Inc. member
organizations to identify potential peer educators and
youth groups that could benefit from the services of the
project.
. Served as liaison to STBF Board and coordinator of
meetings for Teens Against AIDS Working Group.
. Coordinated all meetings related to Teens Against AIDS.
. Ensured compliance with laws, regulations, policies,
etc. affecting the Teens Against AIDS Project:
o Maintained accurate records related to all
activities of the project.
o Prepared and distribute monthly, quarterly and
annual reports on time.
o Worked collaboratively with the financial secretary
for STBF, Inc. to manage the project budget and
finances.
o Submitted to the treasurer of STBF, in a timely
manner, all requisition regarding program
expenditures.
o Oversee the implementation of evaluation and
service contracts.
. Developed and maintained key relationships and execute
all marketing efforts to promote the project.
Program Coordinator 5/02-6/02
Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities,
Raleigh NC
. Coordinated special events
. Outreach worker
. Designated resource person for agency
. Discussed HIV/AIDS Information with Individuals
. Assisted in monitoring of other HIV programs funded by
the state
. Participated in Wake and Durham County ICEE
Program Coordinator/Community Outreach Worker 3/02-5/02
CenterLink, Inc., Raleigh NC
. Coordinated programs
. Conducted educational presentations on HIV/AIDS, STDs,
and Breast cancer awareness
. Coordinated special events
. Provided educational outreach to various communities
. Designated resource person for the agency
. Communicated health education information effectively
Health Communication Specialist
2/01-3/02
American Social Health Association, Research Triangle Park
NC
. Responded to calls nationally relating to communicable
diseases
. Advised callers about communicable disease testing sites
in their area
. Provide CDC approved STD and HIV reproductive health
information.
. Provide tailored, risk reduction, and behavior
modification information.
. Provide referrals for health care seminars, intervention
programs and education.
. Work closely with public health professionals to ensure
accuracy and consistency.
. Maintain a broad and comprehensive knowledge base of
health related information.
. Participate and facilitate meetings and foster
organizational change.
Skills: Computer Skills (Windows, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel,
Publisher, and Works)
Community Service/Volunteer/Organizations
North Carolina Board of Registry for Health Education, Inc.
Raleigh, NC 10/04-
Current
Active member of Board of Registry, which is a committee,
conformed of health educators throughout North Carolina that
meets on the quarterly bases to fine ways to promote health
education.
Healthy Wake Coalition
11/02-08/04
Vice President of HIV/AIDS/STD and Substance Abuse
Prevention Sub-Committee
Raleigh, NC
This sub-committee was created to assemble organizations
/agencies and individuals whose purpose is to address
the growing numbers of STD cases, including HIV and its relation
to substance abuse.
Awards: Certificate of Appreciation National AIDS Hotline
Certificate of Appreciation North Carolina Central University
Project S.A.F.E program
Professional Conferences: Whetston 2003 HIV Counseling, Testing,
and Referral Training (21Contact Hours); South Carolina Department of
Health and Environmental Control STD/HIV Division/"Talking About Sex:
Building Communication Skills for Effective Messages to Reduce Risk";
HIV/AIDS Stigma Training; Harm Reduction "Common Sense Solutions for a
Healthier Tomorrow"; 2003 National HIV Prevention Conference;
Community -Based Organizations Infra Structure, Capacity Building and
Program Development (15.5 Contact Hours); Harm Reduction : Its Role in
Controlling HIV(11 Contact Hours), North Carolina HIV/STD Prevention
& Community Planning Leadership School (15 AHEC Hours),Building a
Stronger Community : One Family at a Time, NC Symposium on Hepatitis
C and HIV 2006: Helping Heal Our Community ( 9 hours of Community
Education), Teen Pregnancy Prevention Conference (6 Community
Education), SISTA Project Facilitator Training, Media Smarts: Making
Media Literacy a Part of Youth Programs ( 5 Community Education),
Fatherhood Conference; Building Bridges : Strengthening Support for
Fathers and Families ( 8.25 Instructional Hours)
Professional Presentation:
2007 Lets Talk Teen Lock In
Topic Presented: Safe Sex and Healthy Choices
Date: October 16, 2007
2006 Teen Youth Explosion NCCU
Summit Coordinator
Date: September 30, 2006
CHARM Girls Summit 2006: Choosing How To Adorn And Refine Myself
Topic Presented: Communicable Diseases
Date: August 19, 2006
2005 Lets Talk Teen Lock In
Topic Presented: HIV and STDs 101
Date: September 16, 2005
7th Annual Healthy Start Training Institute: N.C Baby Love Plus
Program
Topic Presented: Parent and Teen Interaction
Date: June 29-31, 2004
2004 Teen Youth Summit Wilson OIC
Topic Presented: Communicable Diseases
Date: June 20, 2004
References: Available upon request
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