Public Health Professional

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JADE CONWAY, MPH

**********@*****.*** • St. Louis, MO • 716-***-****

MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH SPECIALIST, GLOBAL HEALTH SPECIALIST Passionate about addressing root causes of negative health outcomes, social determinants of health, and providing equity, access, and information to families about health services to benefit both the child and the family, domestically and globally.

Areas of Expertise:

• Designing, developing and implementing health, wellness, and prevention programs

• Monitoring and evaluation that tracks and demonstrates impact of interventions and programming

• Conducting qualitative and quantitative research to deliver data-driven explanations of community and stakeholder needs and opportunities for improvement

• Journalistic visual storytelling and the ability to produce content utilizing video and photo editing and design skills

• Developing, publishing, and maintaining digital content for agency web and social media sites and other digital platforms.

• Utilizes the Race Class Narrative (narrative and strategic framework)

• Outreach, community and relationship building

EXPERIENCE

EMPOWER THROUGH HEALTH - Not-for-profit founded to improve healthcare access to the world's most vulnerable communities by providing direct evidence-based medical care, helping build local healthcare capacity, and addressing root causes of poor health outcomes with the full participation of communities. Chief Community Officer St. Louis, MO August 2019 - Present o Recruit, train, and coordinate domestic and international volunteers, interns, and Fellows with our organizational mission and operational framework

o Developed the Global Leaders Fellowship program and curriculum for five universities to drive sustainability and expansion, adding fifteen Fellows to the organization o Serving as Co-Academic Advisor for three Global Leaders Fellows of the University of Chicago o Create and manage all marketing content, including engaging digital media, social media, annual reports, blogs, and newsletters

Co-Investigator Research Intern Uganda May 2019 - Present o Orchestrated and conducted a research project on factors affecting maternal and child health utilization in rural eastern Uganda

o Collected quantitative and qualitative baseline data for a catchment area of 70,000 people using self- developed semi-structured survey tools in multiple languages o Managing research analysis team and preparing for publishing 2

LEJA BULELA HUMANITARIAN RELIEF - Not-for-profit founded to secure justice, fair treatment, and economic growth for the Luba Kasai in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Implementation Science Consultant St Louis, MO August 2019 - Present o Conducted a systematic review and delivered methodological approaches for health interventions in low resource countries, contributing to an evidence-based program that will be implemented in the organization’s healthcare facility in the Democratic Republic of Congo o Serves as a liaison with the collaborating agencies, regarding issues related to implementation science practice and strategies

US ARMY

Practical Nursing Specialist Fort Benning, GA, USA August 2014 - August 2016 Martin Army Community Hospital; Same Day Surgery & Post Anesthesia Care Unit o Specialized in performing preventative, therapeutic, and emergency nursing care procedures under the supervision of a clinical officer

o Monitored, assessed, documented, reported and addressed patient symptoms and changes in conditions pre and post operatively

o Active member of the interdisciplinary health team to plan, organize, execute, and evaluate patient care in collaboration with patients and their families o Active member of the Martin Army Hospital, Troop Command, and Fort Benning community organizing and community health promotion team

Lead Pharmacy Technician Camp Casey, South Korea August 2013 - August 2014 Camp Hovey Combined Troop Aid Station

o Preserved the fighting strength and combat readiness for the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team through individual clinical care and population-level public health measures o Responsible for enhancing the readiness, cohesion, and training of new incoming combat medics and pharmacy technicians through assessment of strengths and weaknesses, formulating a plan to correct deficiencies and sustain strengths, and execute the training to standard ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Grant Writer & Social Media Manager St. Louis, MO January 2020 - Present Oxygen Project: Yoga for Youth

o Grant proposal to recognize mental health and social emotional learning needs of children in public schools in St. Louis City, identify the population at risk, define yoga and mindfulness interventions, demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of yoga in schools, acknowledge limitations, and introduce a pilot program, implementation, and evaluation plan for the Oxygen Project: Yoga for Youth o Creates innovative and exciting methods for public awareness, engagement, and fundraising through creative, clear and compelling web and social media communications PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, WORK SAMPLES

PODCAST

JPHMP Direct, Public Health Perspectives Podcast https://bit.ly/3dztsHK April 2020 3

SPEAKER

Leja Bulela 2020 Annual Conference https://lejabulela.wixsite.com/lb27mke June 2020 Saint Louis University, Graduate Student Panel: Navigating the Internship Process March 2020 Saint Louis University, Graduate Student Panel: Global Health Internships March 2020 MARKETING

Empower Through Health, Website Design & Global Leaders Fellowship https://bit.ly/2MmFHeS Empower Through Health, 2019 Annual Report https://bit.ly/2AvyxSN Empower Through Health, COVID-19 Response https://bit.ly/2MoX8LA EDUCATION

Master of Public Health St. Louis, MO May 2020

Saint Louis University; Global Health and Maternal & Child Health Concentrations Bachelor of Public Health Sciences Tampa, FL May 2018 University of South Florida

Yoga Buzz

200-hr Yoga Teacher Training August 2020

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