MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE

Senior executive experience leading community-based and scientific organizations, innovating new programs and building partnerships. Sophisticated understanding of strategic planning and policy analysis involving assessment of needs and trend analysis in core scientific and public health areas. Extensive experience building teams and managing staff with diverse expertise.

Successfully turned around and reorganized several programs/Extensive experience managing education initiatives/Single-handedly increased revenue by over a magnitude/National Academies Distinguished Service Award Recipient

COMMUNITY INITIATIVES EXPERT

Provided technical leadership community-based programs on health and preparedness/resilience plans from concept development through implementation. Served as the Sustainability point of contact for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine for 5 years. Taught graduate level public health course on microbiology and biodefense course for 5 years. Served as Expert Consultant on the National Security Team operated and managed by Oak Ridge Associated University. Experienced with community members to facilitate others in the community to tackle issues.

Developed and implemented innovative school-based emergency community plan for Arlington County/ Principal Investigator for City of Alexandria’s pandemic flu plan/EPA and DOE experience with hazardous waste management/DC Water experience/Expert Consultant on the National Security Expert Team managed by ORAU for DHS

PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Recognized thought leader with 20+ years experience forming partnerships and leading teams comprised of members from the government, industry, NGOs and academia to mobilize scientific and technological advancements for public health. Extensive experience working collaboratively across transdisciplinary scientific disciplines to address opportunities for engagement.

Published community-based participatory principal investigator/Federal health risk assessment expert/Public health faculty/Pfizer scholar in public health/Sustainability expert/Environmental sciences/Microbial sciences/Doctorate in public health

EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, Program Support Director, Washington, DC July 2018-present

Oversee the strategic coordination and administration of all aspects of volunteer programs, including planning, organizing staff, leading and managing program activities. Manage community-based education initiatives, peer support programs, social media campaigns

Lead the National Hospital Alliance, a partnership program ensuring that women heart disease patients in every community have access to information, education and patient support services

Develop budgets, operating plans for programs and develop funding proposals

Key Accomplishment

Reorganized department by developing new position descriptions to increase the scope of the program. Recruited and trained new staff and markedly increased the efficiency of the organization

Improved relationships with constituents and developed processes to meet their needs in a timelier manner

American Academy of Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Director, Washington, DC May 2014-December 2017

Directed the Academy’s three core programs (Academy Fellowship, Awards Program and Colloquia) and associated Boards/Committees

Supervised staff, managed and coordinated complex initiatives, developed project priorities and ensured timelines met

Key Accomplishments

Successfully restructured program to provide timely, peer reviewed reports with recommendations addressing emerging and important issues in the microbial sciences. This is the premier program of the Academy producing high quality reports in the area of microbiological sciences relying on the expertise of Academy fellows. For the first time under my leadership, reports were made available on PubMed and used as the basis of draft federal guidance.

Developed partnerships both internal and external to the society to better leverage the impact of the Academy’s initiatives. For example, initiated the idea and completion of a joint colloquium with the American Geophysical Union

Science and Technology Program for Sustainability, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Board Director, Washington, DC June 2009 – May 2014

Provided leadership and direction for the National Research Council/National Academies Science and Technology Sustainability (STS) program

Developed and implemented a vision, goals, and working strategy for all Program activities, including identifying and prioritizing projects, formulating budgets, securing funding, assigning staff, working with partners, and establishing key milestones

Managed multiple and highly complex programs/projects. Provided oversight for all the elements in the program including a Roundtable, several ongoing Workshops and Studies, a Seminar Series and a Newsletter

Key Accomplishments

Successfully restructured the Science and Technology for Sustainability Program to provide critical, cross-functional results in the area of sustainability by engaging internationally-recognized scientific experts, Executive Branch official, (e.g., DOE, EPA, NSF, USGS, OMB), congressional staff, state officials and corporate leaders. In less than three years, grew the sustainability program to a multi-faceted entity that addresses the most pressing sustainability science and technology challenges in government, industry, and society.

Identified new research challenges and approaches to effect positive change by building successful cross-sectoral partnerships, accelerated the development of reports, initiated simultaneous research efforts and launched complex public outreach dissemination campaigns relying on printed reports, video, the Internet, face-to-face meetings, and workshops.

In slightly over a year, turned around a nearly bankrupt program in 2009 increasing the budget by an order of magnitude by prioritizing and catalyzing state of the art science and technology research.

Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Director (various positions), Washington DC May 2004 – June 2009

Led academic and research programs and provided guidance to deans, faculty and students. Monitored and evaluated the quality and impact of the practicum and doctoral program. (Practicum Coordinator, School of Public Health and Director, Doctor in Public Health Program)

Taught graduate-level courses, Public Health Microbiology and Biodefense, Bioterrorism and the Civilian Response and Biomonitoring, and lectured in other classes across the school. Served as the special project and doctoral dissertation advisor to graduate students. Director, Graduate Certificate of Public Health and Emergency Management, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health)

Key Accomplishments

Successfully restructured school-wide doctoral program resulting in a favorable accredidation review

Developed, monitored and evaluated school-wide practicum program.

Principal investigator on several cutting-edge research grants in the area of public health and environmental science:

oDeveloped and presented a community-based public health training module (Community Ready!) for public school staff with Arlington County School Health Department

oLed the team that developed the City of Alexandria's Pandemic Influenza Plan and presenting the report to the Mayor and City Council; developed a community model to enhance public health preparedness.

oCo-Principal investigator of a team at the Center of Risk Science and Public Health that assisted the District of Columbia’s Water and Sewer Authority address public health issues.

Environmental Management, US Department of Energy, Environmental Biologist, Assistant Program Manager/Team Leader Washington, DC April 1995- January 1998

Helped establish, manage and lead a targeted long-term basic scientific research agenda for Environmental Management problems related to radioactive and hazardous waste disposal and risk assessment so that “transformational” or breakthrough approaches in science could be applied that would significantly reduce long term cleanup costs of DOE sites and risks to workers and the public.

Key Accomplishment

Facilitated the review, selection and oversight of $50 million dollar program

Emergency and Remedial Response Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, Senior Scientist for Risk Assessment/Environmental Scientist, New York, NY November 1990 – April 1995

Advised Senior Management and Remedial Project Managers in the preparation and review of complex site risk documents

Key Accomplishment

Provided Congressional Testimony on a Superfund Site

EDUCATION

Columbia University New York, NY

Mailman School of Public Health

Doctorate of Public Health

Specialization: Environmental Sciences

Thesis Topic: The Development and Implementation of a Monoclonal Antibody against 4-Aminobiphenyl

Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH

Graduate School of Science

Master of Science

Specialization: Environmental Health Sciences

Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH

Undergraduate College

Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Chemistry (Minor in Natural Sciences)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Publications available upon request

Expert Consultant, National Security Expert Team operated and managed by Oak Ridge Associated University

Committee Member, USDA/DOE Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee

Trained Total Quality Management Facilitator

Smithsonian American Art Museum Docent (current)

Member Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment (current)

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