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LANA (LESLIE) SCHECHTER, MA

Jackson, NJ 08527 917-***-**** ad0ljt@r.postjobfree.com Executive Profile Summary

Smart Administration

Integrity

Dynamic Executive/Manager/Expediter with 20+ years experience in Operations and Administration. Proven leader with progressively responsible career positions. Expert long-term planner, implementer, troubleshooter, report writer. Quickly evaluates organizational/operational needs. Designs and implements appropriate solutions in a timely, cost-effective manner, while improving workflow processes. Results oriented. Effective communication with all levels of the organization. Expertise:

• Operations Management

• Complex Program Management

• Human Resources Transactions

• Financial Management

• Regulations Compliance

• Streamlining Workflow Process

• Purchasing

• Quality Improvement (QI)

Transferable Skills

Data Analysis

Strategic Planning

Policies and Procedures Development

Large-Scale Accreditation Report Writing

Training

Staff Supervision, Development and Evaluation

Space Planning and Renovation

Superior Communication Abilities, Both Written and Verbal Achievements:

Maintained budget in the black for 15 years at State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate School of Public Health/Master of Public Health Program.

70% Reduction in transaction times for new hires.

50% Increase in productivity and efficiency by mainstreaming workflow processes.

Facilitated 3 successful accreditation site visits including writing 200+ page metric driven documents.

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LANA (LESLIE) SCHECHTER, MA

Jackson, NJ 08527 917-***-**** ad0ljt@r.postjobfree.com Executive Profile

Dynamic Executive/Manager/Expediter with 20+ years experience in Academic Healthcare Operations and Administration. Proven leader with progressively responsible career positions. Expert long-term planner, implementer, troubleshooter, report writer. Quickly evaluates organizational/operational needs. Designs and implements appropriate solutions in a timely, cost-effective manner, while improving workflow processes. Results oriented. Meets deadlines. Effective communication with all levels of the organization.

Professional Experience

VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

LAKEWOOD, JACKSON and DEAL, NEW JERSEY 2021 – 2023 Operations and Transportation Specialist

Responsible for day-to-day operations and transportation arrangements for getting students to educational institutions in Lakewood from the surrounding municipalities. Currently working for a Summer Camp in Deal and Morganville.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 2003 - 2021

Assistant Vice President of Operations 2017 - 2021 Office of Academic Affairs

Responsible for day-to-day operations of Office of Academic Affairs which oversees five schools that comprise the entire educational enterprise at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Responsible for strategic planning, implementation of initiatives of the Office of Academic Affairs, policies and procedures, goals, all operations. Oversaw budgets for the departmental areas that report to the Office of Academic Affairs, assessed quality outcomes and trained staff. Liaised with the national accrediting bodies and authored numerous periodic and ad hoc reports. Reviewed and edited accreditation documents, e.g. Substantive Changes, for Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Departments Administered: Center for Healthcare Simulation Education, Continuing Medical Education (CME), Medical Research Library of Brooklyn, Office of Academic Support Services and Advisement, Student Affairs

Previous Positions at SUNY Downstate Medical Center: Associate Dean for Administration, School of Public Health (SPH) 2014 - 2017 Assistant Dean for Administration, School Of Public Health 2008 - 2014 Administrator, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health 2004 - 2008 Administrator, Master of Public Health (MPH) Program 2003 - 2004 Page 3 of 3

LANA (LESLIE) SCHECHTER, MA

SUNY Downstate Medical Center Committee Appointments (selected) Liaison, Search Committee for the Dean of the College of Medicine - September 2018 Strategic Planning Committee - June 2018

Centerwide Outcomes Measures Committee - May 2018

Space Committee - February 2018

Liaison, Presidential Transition Committee - January 2017 Steering Committee for the Building of the Public Health Academic Building - October 2010 IPRO (Quality Improvement Organization), Lake Success, New York 1998 - 2003 Operations Manager, Managed Care Department

Managed day-to-day operations of Managed Care Department

Extensive organization and coordination of audit/quality improvement study activities, medical record reviews, staff travel, site visits, technical equipment needs, etc.

Conducted National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS)/Quality Assurance Reporting Requirements (QARR) Auditor for Managed Care Plans Medicaid Compliance audit activities, including final report writing.

Conducted New York State Department of Health contract projects, including Quality Improvement Studies, patient surveys and reporting.

Supervised/trained Administrative Support Staff. ALTERNATE STAFFING HOMECARE, Brooklyn, New York 1997 - 1998 Administrator

Responsible for management/organization of homecare/nursing home staffing agency.

Ensured compliance with regulatory and safety requirements (JCAHO, OSHA, etc.).

Developed screening criteria for homecare applicants and staff.

Trained/educated homecare and office staff; troubleshooted as necessary. OXFORD HEALTH PLANS, White Plains, New York 1996 - 1997 Program Manager, Disease Management

Managed two Disease State Management Programs: 1) HIV/AIDS, 2) Stroke Prevention.

Provided ongoing strategic development.

Developed comprehensive design for intervention strategies and timelines for implementation. Education

SCHOOL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA Norwich, England

MA, Development Administration

SIMON’S ROCK EARLY COLLEGE

Great Barrington, Massachusetts

BA, Social Science

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