Project & Program Manager

JUDITH TAYLOR-FISCHER

Senior Project Manager Leadership Program Management

1-850-***-**** **********@***********.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-taylor-fischer

SUMMARY

Driven detail-oriented Project Leader with over 18 years of proven experience in implementing strategies and managing programs. Excelling in project management, grant writing, policy development, and effectively overseeing diverse teams to achieve exceptional organizational outcomes.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

•Led 14-member team in initiating, implementing, monitoring statewide COVID-19 testing programs for community-based organizations, licensed healthcare facilities, and schools, resulting in 88M+ tests and vaccinations.

•Developed, presented training and competency assessments for thousands of clinicians and non-clinicians resulting in minimal (0.22%) school closures.

•Developed partnerships with 50 community organizations to bolster health education outreach, increasing community engagement by 40%.

•Implemented an employee professional development program, enhancing team skills and reducing staff turnover by 15%.

•Led the transformation of health services with a focus on equity, successfully improving access for underserved populations by 35%.

•Authored successful grant proposals securing $2 million in funding for health initiatives focused on disease prevention.

•Devised comprehensive compliance audit totaling $250M across 62 Florida jurisdictions.

•Developed communications plans for stakeholders, including oversight of 15 State Agencies (=43% of FL funds). Initiated community health workshops, increasing preventative health knowledge by 50% among participants.

•Ensured seamless organizational response to disasters by facilitating swift resumption of critical IT functions.

•Led 11-member team in developing, implementing, administering, and monitoring Medicaid policy with managed care plans to prevent, detect, and investigate fraud, waste, and abuse. Oversaw policy development, implementation, training, contract procurement, management, and monitoring of up to 23 Medicaid managed care plans to deliver healthcare services and guarantee federal and state statutory and contractual compliance.

•Led the adoption of electronic health records, improving reporting capabilities for Medicaid health programs.

•Strengthened operations by administering $15M annual division budget, evaluating projects, securing grants, identifying gaps in service, and managing implementation of utilization management for 4K+ providers.

•Developed stakeholder training, outreach materials, presentations, and events, and establishing electronic provider communications process, resulting in 84K subscribers.

SKILLS

Public Health Policy Development/Analysis Program & Change Management

Grant Writing Community Outreach Data Analysis

Outstanding organizational, time management, planning, and problem-solving skills.

MS Office, SharePoint, Visio, Adobe, ADA Compliance, MS Dynamics CRM, Smartsheet, MAC, AI Tools

Proficient in virtual meeting & webinar hosting platforms (Teams, GoToMeeting, Zoom, GoToWebinar)

EXPERIENCE

Marketing and Program Consultant

JTF Marketing 02/2002 - present Remote

Senior Health Planner/Communications Manager

California Department of Public Health/Hagerty

08/2021 – 7/2023 Remote

Government Services Supervisor

Florida Governor’s Office/Horne LLP

10/2020 - 07/2021 Hybrid

Disaster Recovery-Business Continuity Consultant

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare/Randstad

12/2019 – 10/2020 Hybrid

Philanthropic/Disaster Recovery Advisor

Federal Emergency Management Agency

02/2019 – 09/2019 Tallahassee FL

Agency Administrator

Agency for Health Care Administration

09/2009 – 03/2018 Tallahassee FL

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science

Arizona State University Tempe, AZ

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Scrum Master

Certified Risk Management FMEA ISO 31000 Expert

Six Sigma Process Improvement and Process Mapping Expert

Project Management – Program Management Professional

ADA Compliance, California Department of Public Health

Accredited Healthcare Fraud Investigator, National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association

Certified Program Integrity Professional, U.S. Department of Justice

Florida Certified Contract Manager

Certified MS Office Expert, Microsoft Corporation

Leadership, Supervisory, & Facilitator Certification

Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Certification, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Public Information Officer, Basic Emergency Operations Management, Leadership & Influence, Partnerships with Tribal Governments, Fraud Awareness & Prevention

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