YVETTE J. BENJAMIN, BA, BS, PA, MPH, DTh

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Gaithersburg, MD 20877

240-***-****

addc28@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

•A seasoned professional with a proven record both nationally and internationally in public health policy, strategic planning, project management, program evaluation, fund-raising and administrative management. Additional expertise in international public health laboratory needs and public health analysis, clinical medicine and clinical laboratory standards with an emphasis on HIV/AIDS. Additional strengths in HIV/AIDS education, and research, in both pediatric and adult health.

•A problem solver and detailed oriented, decision-maker able to assess relevant needs in challenging situations, determine and implement solutions based on knowledge obtained through analysis of perceived needs and referring to extensive past experience.

•An effective leader, motivator and mentor with the ability to develop staff to full potential.

• Goal-oriented, highly motivated and creative thinker, an asset in establishing programs and directing efforts towards a successful outcome.

EDUCATION

Landmark Worldwide

Alexandria, VA

Leadership Training Program 2015-2017

SUMMIT BIBLE COLLEGE

Bakersfield, CA

Doctorate in Theology 2012

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Washington, D.C

•Master of Public Health, Administrative Medicine and Health Policy

School of Medicine and Allied Health 1995

•Bachelor of Science and Physician Assistant Certificate 1986

UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD

San Antonio, Texas

•Bachelor of Arts in Psychology 1980

HISTORY OF CAREER PROGRESSION

YVETTE J. BENJAMIN, CONSULTING

Gaithersburg, MD

CEO

International Consulting

2005 to Present

ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES

Washington, DC.

Director

Global Health Program

November 2002 - October 2005

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO)

Geneva, Switzerland

Division of HIV/AIDS

Technical Officer

2001 - 2002

BETAH ASSOCIATES

Bethesda, MD

Public Health Consultant

2001 – 2003

I.Q. SOLUTIONS

Rockville, MD

Public Health Consultant

2001 - 2002

JOHN SNOW, INC.

Boston, MA

Public Health Consultant

2000 - 2002

THE LEWIN GROUP/ QUINTILES INTERNATIONAL

Falls Church, VA

Senior Associate

1998-2000

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE (I0M)

Washington, D.C.

Division of Health Sciences Policy

Research Associate - 1994 - 1998

Health Policy Intern 1993-1994

SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS (SSS)

Rockville, MD

Women's Health Committee (WHC) AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG)

Protocol Specialist

1992-1993

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AIDS CLINICAL TRIALS UNIT

Baltimore, MD

Adult HIV/AIDS Services

Medical Coordinator for Outreach Project

1991-1992

WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER

Washington, DC

Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Clinician and Clinical Researcher

Infectious Disease Division

Clinician and Clinical Researcher

1990-1991

PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Wilmington, DE

Regional Monitor - Clinical Research Associate

1990

RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE (RTI)

Research Triangle Park, NC

AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Regional Monitor

1989 -1990

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

Baltimore, MD

Department of Pediatrics/Infectious Disease

Study Coordinator, Data Manager, Clinical Research Coordinator

1987-1989

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA)

Humanitas, Inc.

Applications Reviewer for DIR Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care (D58) Field Review - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

2010

Data Training and Technical Assistance

HIV/AIDS Bureau -

Consultant

2000 - 2001

Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, Ryan White Title IV

Grants Reviewer

1996

Bureau of Health Professions, Division of Medicine and Dentistry

Grants Reviewer 2010

AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC)

AIDS Education and Training

Grants Reviewer

1994 -1995

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)

Department of Pediatrics

Grants Reviewer

1991

UNITED STATES ARMY

Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas

Laboratory Services

Laboratory Technologist

1976 - 1979

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

International Consultant

Duke University

Durham, NC

Policy & Organizational Management Program

2009 to Present

Project Interchange

Washington, DC

2007 to Present

National Physicians Center

Burmingham, AL

•Safe Sex HIV/AIDS Training and Education Video

•Decision Making Skills Training to Youth in Uganda and China

2007 to Present

APPOINTMENTS

State of Maryland

Member Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (MCHRC)

2005 to 2009.

Chair, School Based Community Health Centers Expansion Committee MCHRC

2005 to 2009.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Founding member Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health - Omega Chapter

The George Washington University School of Public Health

1997 to Present

MEMBERSHIP

•American Public Health Association

1995 - present

PUBLICATIONS/ABSTRACTS

Health Care Play Book, in Frederick M. Gale (Ed), A Survival Guide for Physician Executives. Benjamin, G.C., Benjamin, YJ., Kennan, S.A BookCrafters, Fredericksburg, Virginia (53-114).

Keruly, J., Cotton, S., Biggs, M., Benjamin, Y, et al: Clinical Trials in a Prison Setting. VIII International Conference on AIDS, Amsterdam, 1992.

Ruff, A, Kavanaugh-McHugh, A, Rowe, S., Benjamin, Y, et al: Selenium Deficiency and Cardiomyopathy in Malnourished Pediatric AIDS Patients. Presented at the Fifth International Conference on AIDS, Montreal, Canada, 1989.

CONTRIBUTIONS & ORIGINAL WRITINGS

National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Institute of Medicine (I0M)

Reports

Future of the Academic Medical Center - Institute of Medicine 1995.

An in-house document developed to provide guidance for future work on this topic.

Xenotransplantation: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy.

National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1996

The Program for Research in Military Nursing - Progress and Future Direction.

National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1996

Military Nursing Research Bibliographies.

National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1996

Environmental Justice: Research, Education and Health Policy Needs. –

National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1998.

Cancer Research Among the Medically Underserved.

National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. 1999

Quintiles/The Lewin Group

Reports

Evaluation reports presented to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation:

•Milwaukee Indian Health Board - Lisbon Avenue Clinic Project, 1999.

•West Alabama Health Clinics and the University of Alabama School of Medicine Project, 1999.

The World Health Organization (WHO)

Reports

Global Health-Sector Strategy (GHSS) for HIV/AIDS

World Health Organization Press, Geneva, Switzerland.

2003-2007

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