Program Manager Human Services

S. LaVita Noël, *** Ellington Blvd, #***, Gaithersburg, MD. 20878

*********@*****.*** or **********@*****.***

Education

University of Maryland - Received a Bachelor of Sciences Degree in Social Sciences (12/2019) Continuing & on-going education…

Capella University – Receiving a master's in clinical psychology & applied research (04/2025) Liberty University – Receiving a master's in human services counseling w/Cognate in Crisis Response & Trauma (7/2025) Consulting & Teaching Experience

2024 to the Present - Provision of Counseling services/therapy on a private basis; and Consulting and developing, writing, processing of County, State and Federal Grants (25+ years of experience) for funding of foundations, organizations and other companies. Those Federal grants are those that would not be a conflict of interest. Childhood Education, Teaching (SAA) (to include substitute teaching experience, education & training).

Professional Experience; Interim & Scholastic Graduate Education 2015 to 2024 - Human Services, Societal, Crisis Response; Trauma Counseling & Psychology Application/Diagnostic Education; Program & Grants Management Specialist experience, Health Executive Leadership; Exceptional Management; Knowledge and use of Medical and Pharmaceutical Terminology and Systems; Dictation and Transcription; Conference & Review Committee Coordinator & facility experience; Audio-Visual Techniques w/Sound Technological education & training.

*Children’s National Medical Center–Assistant to the Chief of CNMC Pharmacy; Executive Assistant; Pharmaceutical Staff Overseer; Management Systems Analyst -Washington, D.C. Right hand to the Chief of Pharmacy. Responsible for all pharmaceutical departmental needs, managed and anticipated conflicts; uses diplomacy involving problems; managed emails and workflow situations; scheduled and coordinated team meetings reporting back information when needed for presentation. Partners with Senior Associates in reports, meetings, logistics, teleconference, and video conferencing. Managed sensitive and confidential information. Managed the Divisions’ finances, as well as expense accounts and business & personal travel of the CEO; responsible for ensuring that the budget is consolidated. Managed space management and the Chief’s Pharmacy budget, Human Resources, Technical Operations, Contract management and reconciliation. Coordinated all meetings, research, and prepared statistical reports overall contacts & communications with Senior CEO staff across the board. Board member. Virginia Hospital Center (VHC), Program Manager, Arlington, VA – Program Manager & Coordinator, Patient advocate in relation to all patient needs - for their total/overall health. Communicated with senior staff and other clinics/hospitals across the echelon of hospital centers connected to VHC. Advocating the patient’s rights as a representative of VHC, in the protection and medical/mental health needs. 2001 to 2015 – The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. Started working in the Review Branch of NIMH Grants. Responsible for the reading, editing, and writing of research grants. Responsible for the coordination’s, processing, and review of all incoming research grants of the caliber per each individual Institute. Responsible for the training of staff employees and assisting the Research Scientists in understanding what is needed in preparation for each upcoming review. Processed 150 grants, per quarter. Selected as the Chairman for the Expert Committee designed to train experts in the research and writing of employee performance procedures. Coordinator and Editor for the SBIR (Small Business Grants). Responsible for reviewing, reading, editing, and writing recommendations for corrections to the Grantee – in order for their resubmission, for approval. Federal Government Employment Program Manager, Grant Review; Medical, 2

Scientific and Pharmaceutical Research; Grants Mngt.; Statistical & Quantitative Analyses; International and National Staff Travel Trainer.

The National Institutes of Health (multiple Institutes) – Office of the Director and the Office of the Executive Officer of NIH and Human Resources. In Human, Responsible for overseeing HR management divisional employee information; administrative coordination’s for the executive suite and departmental operations: ensuring that all laws, regulations, and policies are being applied, followed, and communicating across senior management lines ensuring reporting, researching recording HR employee data and echelon levels; updated Institute data in records and making recommendations for the improvement of the data content, design, and information on the Institute Webpage, analyzed information and data ensuring it’s efficiency. NIMH-National Institute of Mental Health - Extramural Grants Specialist Responsible for Grant collection, acceptance, receipt, grant inventory, grant editing and Review, Processing & Management. Grants were all medical, scientific, pharmaceutical, and all areas of the spectrum sent for review and approval. Managed coordinating, organizing, and scheduling review meetings and ensuring that the data input that was submitted per grant, legitimate, and was valid was valid Ethically sound. Reviewed SBIRs for accuracy and editing purposes. Conducted research to ensure that the data submitted within each grant submitted is accurate. Division of Extramural Activities Support (DEAS) - Leading and teaching employees their roles in grant processing, review; editing and management for the establishment of Standard Operating Procedures for their divisional employees; supervisory/leadership responsibilities; graphic designs; aided in instructing classes on travel procedures, policies, and methods. Provided leadership and supervisorship to the following additional Institutes for various assigned periods or lengths of time, Grant Processing, Review & Management. Worked in Eleven (11) additional Institutes during the 15 years of employment. Transferring to where the professional need was located. o NIMH-National Institute of Mental Health, initially hired and assigned to review, edit, process, and assist in the review process of all mental health grants submitted for review; to include SBIRs. SBIRs are edited and reviewed for correction of the originator – within the time limits required by law. Right hand to one of the Senior Research Scientist at NIMH and ensured to process more than 100 mental health grants that were submitted for review, clearance, and approval. o NICHD-Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Dev. Managed the grant management for grants in relation to Child Health and worked closely with the Director of the Institute. o NIDCD-National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, worked in processing of cases in dealing with children with special needs, and communicative disorders, autistic children and the technology required to assist them.

o NIHLB-National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute. Worked with the Captain of this Institute as his Executive Assistant in daily operations and management of diseases that affect and harm the Circulatory System and its Organs.

o NIDA-National Institute on Drug Abuse. Worked as a Supervisor in this department in relation to patient cases and research.

o NINR-National Institute of Nursing Research. Worked as a supervisor in Nursing Grants Management and Processing.

o NIMHD-National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities. Worked with this Institute in conjunction with OMHR in Health Disparities internationally and nationally, using comparatives in life and survival of men, women, children, nutrition comparatives and lifestyles and longevity. o OMHR-Office of Minority Health Disparities Relations. Worked in the research studies developing charting of data and statistical comparisons in Minority Health. o NIBIB-National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering. Worked in the management of grants and employees in the technological advancement in Bioengineering. 3

o *NINDS-National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Worked in Grants management, processing and review in Neurological Disorders and Strokes. o *RAID-Research Alternatives Innovation on Drugs (BIO-Warfare/Pharmaceuticals). Multiple responsibilities working directly with the Supervisor in helping to coordinate information needed for employees as it relates to grant processing, review, and management. RAID was a committee formed for the purposes of discussing, reviewing, editing and approving pharmaceutical grants, their information viewing detailed records in relation to that drug that was submitted for review and approval. LnD & RnD experience, review of all clinical trials, the determining amount of appropriate length of time to adequately collect, observe and record responses and behaviors that are a direct relation to each drug. Biowarfare Pharmaceutical Review & review for submission of input to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). o NIMH-National Institute of Mental Health, Office of the Director & Human Resources. Returned after my 15 years of experience to the initial Institute, working in the area of Human Resources for all Staff for the entire Institute. This role was non-grant related and executive administrative. 1985 to 2001 – EUROPE, West Germany; Rheinberg. Employed by the Department of the Army, 7th SUPCOM Intelligence and Security; Provost Marshall’s Office; U.S. Air Force Academy; 4th SUPCOM Finance; Determination and Processing; Kimbrough Army Hospital, Fort Carson, CO; U.S. Pentagon, U.S. Torts & Claims Service, Washington, D.C., and Fort George G. Meade. Worked as an Administrator, Executive Assistant, Lead Secretary, Lead Legal Administrative Assistant, German Translator, Executive Assistant to the Chief of Orthopedics and Podiatry/Transcription; and Hospital Services, Quality Assurance Management, Committee, Statistical Data Collection and Compilation; and Case Manager. State of Maryland, University of Maryland College Park and Shady Grove; Grants in Academic Affairs; Chairman’s Office in the Department of Computer Science; and Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Biotechnology. U.S. Department of Corrections, Smyrna, Delaware–7 Prisons, Project Manager; Fed/State Compliance Officer. Dictation and Medical Transcription.

(Secret NATO, & Secret Security Clearances, & Background Checks Obtained in the Majority of the Positions). Served on a Master guide and Director’s level of Adventurers Program and responsible for annual criteria completion of 27 children. Additionally served as a counselor & Instructor for a Pathfinders squad. Training coach for the PBE (pathfinder Bible education) Coach, bringing them to the 1st place level Conference wide; and 2nd place level Union wise. Continued childhood education.

*Represents Pharmaceutical Board Determination Approval positions, management and leadership experience, knowledge & training.

SAA-Spencerville Adventist Elementary, Secondary/Academy Levels. Childhood education. Complete Security Secret-NATO clearances; complete childhood thru adulthood background clearances and checks. Criminal background checks were all passed, required and performed under all of these positions. References are available upon request

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