Michelle Dunwoody, MS, BSN, WHNP-C, FAAN

Rear Admiral/Assistant Surgeon General (Retired), US Public Health Service 7012 Rackham Way, Hanover, MD 21076

410-***-**** ● adhvkm@r.postjobfree.com

Dedicated to providing excellent clinical care, building a strong workforce and a strong public health infrastructure. Specialized expertise in women’s health, recruitment and correctional health care. Education, Licensure & Certification

University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Master of Science, With Honors, Women’s and Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, 5/1999 Hampton University, Hampton, VA

Bachelor of Science, With Honors, Nursing, 5/1989

State of Maryland

Nurse Practitioner, Expires 12/2021, Registered Nurse, Expires 12/2021 NCC

Nurse Practitioner Certification, Expires 6/2023

Board Certified Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner, 5/1999 Veteran’s Preference – 10 point

Highlighted Skills:

Selected as Fellow of American Academy of Nursing, 2018. Chosen as 1 of 15 (out of 200) for LeadStar’s 2017 Women’s Leadership Forum. Named US Public Health Service Nurse of the Year in 2013 with N- PAC/Carruth Wagner Award. Appointed to Editorial Board for American Nurses Association’s Online Journal of Issues in Nursing (OJIN). Contributed to OB/GYN Nursing textbook. Selected for USUHS Graduate School of Nursing Doctoral Curriculum Committee. Clinical Experience

MEDHealth Wellness and Consulting LLC/CEO, Hanover, MD Nurse Practitioner, 10/2017-Present

• Provide comprehensive women’s health medical care, primary care medical diagnostic evaluations, physical exams, and alternative health care. USPHS, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD Nurse Practitioner (Volunteer), Women’s Health (Obstetrics/Gynecology), 12/2010-10/2012 Nurse Practitioner (Volunteer), Women’s Health (Obstetrics/Gynecology), 8/2003-11/2005 USPHS, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC Nurse Officer, Operating Room, 11/2002-1/2003 (CPT0-3/Ready Reserve/Short Tour) Identifies synergistic opportunities to develop and implement change management processes, create

systems, and evaluate complex problem areas to produce programs that promote competency, expanded

opportunities, and that ensure optimal use of staff and healthcare resources.

Program Development & Implementation

Standardization Protocols

Direct Patient Care

Multi-Site/Institution Oversight

Staffing, Recruitment & Retention

Joint Commission Accreditation

Michelle Dunwoody, MS, BSN, WHNP-C, FAAN Page 2 of 6 USPHS, Bureau of Prisons, Fort Worth, TX (LT/0-2 - GS-11) Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care & OB/Gyn, Federal Medical Center Carswell, 5/1999-10/2002 USPHS, Magellan Call Center, Columbia, MD

Staff Nurse, Telephone Triage, 7/1998-5/1999

USPHS, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD Staff Nurse, Labor and Delivery, 7/1997-12/1998

Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD

Staff Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, 3/1994-7/1994

US Army, 7/1989-7/1993 (CPT/0-3)

Staff Nurse, Perioperative, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, (2LT/1LT) - 8/1990-7/1993 Staff Nurse, General, McDonald Army Community Hospital, (2LT/1LT) - 7/1989-7/1993 Administrative Experience

Corizon Healthcare, Hanover, MD (Civilian/40 hours/per week) Associate Vice President of Operations, 07/2020 - Present Responsible for the management and overall direction of health care services and operational/finacial accountability for Corizon Health’s Maryland statewide correctional healthcare contracts. Oversees development and execution of each sentenced facility’s operations plan, client-partner relationships, and recruitment, retention and supervision of operational leadership for 14 Maryland correctional jails/prisons within 4 regions in MD.

Montgomery County/DHHS/School Health Services, Silver Spring, MD (Grade 24 - 40 hours/week) School Community Health Nurse 11/2019-06/2020

Responsible for delivering a variety of health services to the diverse student population of Montgomery County Public Schools during the school year. Duties include: arranging for care of ill and injured students; defining health needs in the school's population; providing counseling and education to individuals and/or groups of students; providing assessments, intervention and case management to students with health needs; and, providing clinical oversight to School Health Room Technicians. US Public Health Service (USPHS)/Active Duty – Uniformed Service 1997-2019 Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Washington, DC (Rear Admiral/0-7, GS 13, 14/15 - 40 hours/week) Chief Nurse Executive, Health Services Division, 3/2010-3/2019 Directed $90 million national program – totaling 31% of Bureau’s health services staff – and provide policy, programmatic, and administrative oversight for 1,400 nurses and nurse practitioners. Advised Director and Assistant Director regarding nursing in 122 federal prisons with 7 medical centers, 115 outpatient clinics, inpatient care, long-term care, specialty services, hospice, and advanced care units for 190,000 federal inmates.

Served as health system advocate for delivery of comprehensive quality care. Conducted on-site evaluations at facility level and prepare recommendations regarding utilization of nursing staff, program implementation, resource utilization, and staff development needs. Regularly collaborated across agencies with Department of Justice, Department of Defense, USPHS, and Office of the Surgeon General. Selected Accomplishments

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• Drove initiative, recruited and hired to expand from 0 staff to 8 program managers and regional nurses to ensure that correctional health care is provided in safe, effective, equitable, and interdisciplinary manner; that units are staffed with competent, qualified nurses and support personnel; that competency levels are regularly assessed; and that quality standards are enforced.

• Created new national standardized nursing protocols and Bureau-specific programs, including o National Nursing Sick Call and Urgent/Emergent Care Protocols o Multidisciplinary diabetes management and education program o Recruitment of Staff Nationwide/Recruitment for National Student Programs o Mentorship, retention, recognition, and succession planning programs o Multidisciplinary wound care management program

o RN/Paraprofessional Duties Chart

o Created Training and Patient Education handouts

• Launched workgroups for Policy Development/Evaluation and Implementation, Nurse-Managed Programs (Diabetes/Wound Care), BEMR, Continuing Education/CENTRA, Nursing Protocols, and Recruitment, Orientation, Mentoring, and Preceptorship.

• Established Nurse-Led Preventive Health Certification and Clinical Skills Training & Competency Assessment programs; created templates, tools, and resources for 150 Registered Nurse and advanced practice providers as trainers; 1,000 nurses advanced practice providers have been trained since 2014.

• Developed clearly defined career progression opportunities, including Executive Nurse Trainee, to address historic turnover; improved morale and increased retention by 24%.

• Created BOP’s first specialty nursing position for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

• Served as Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Contract Monitor, Central Office CPG Workgroup Leader, Co-chair of BOP Obesity Management Workgroup, and BOP representative on Surgeon General’s Professional Advisory Committee. Lead Water Crisis Deployment – Flint, MI (Mar 2016 – May 2016) Senior Public Health Advisor

• Selected for special assignment to serve as Senior Federal Public Health Advisor to Mayor's Office for 3-month deployment during response to man-made lead water disaster/emergency. o Facilitated capacity building and health diplomacy among city, county, state and federal governmental and non-government organization stakeholders. o Developed health infrastructure and served as liaison with agencies engaged in health and human services work; convened health advisory board for Mayor. o Spearheaded successful efforts to define role and secure 3-year, $800,000 Ford Foundation grant for Flint’s first Public Health Advisor; this initiative serves as role model for other cities. o Directed content development for multiple platforms, outlets, media, and end products. Food and Drug Administration, Division of Nonprescription Clinical Evaluation, Silver Spring, MD Regulatory Program Management Officer, 1/2009-3/2010 (CAPT/0-6, GS 14 - 40 hours/week) Provided oversight of FDA review and approval process for 17 categories of over-the-counter drug products from initial submission to approval, termination, or withdrawal. Facilitated cooperative relationships with and between industry executives and FDA; collaborated to develop project plans

(timeframes, milestones, and endpoints) in accordance with Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PUDFA). Served as contact for all application communications, policy regulations and guidance for assigned drug classes; ensured compliance with all legal and regulatory policy requirements. Monitored project deliverables, analyzed review status, resolved resource conflicts, and maintained application databases during secondary and tertiary review.

Michelle Dunwoody, MS, BSN, WHNP-C, FAAN Page 4 of 6 Nursing Professional Advisory Committee, Washington, DC Chair, N-PAC, 10/2008-9/2009

Selected to lead 20-member committee comprised of civil service and Commissioned Corps nurses that provides consultation to US Surgeon General, PHS Chief Nurse Officer (CNO), and agencies utilizing PHS personnel. Represented PHS at recruiting, in-service, and outreach events.

• Streamlined sub-committee structure from 16 to 8, aligning all sub-committees with PHS goals.

• Led planning for N-PAC Nurse Recognition Day, Commissioned Officers’ Foundation (COF) Category Day, and annual Senior Nursing Leadership Retreat.

• Spearheaded development and launch of new N-PAC website, new nurse category website, and Facebook page to better communicate service information and recruiting opportunities.

• Facilitated career development portion of CJ Reddy Junior Officer Leadership course. US Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), Washington, DC US Public Health Service Agency Liaison, 11/2005-1/2009 (CAPT/0-6, GS 13/14 - 40 hours/week) Human resources lead for up to 25 PHS officers from all categories for career development advice, supervisor and new officer training, PHS regulations, and officer and Commissioned Corps advocacy. Also tasked as PHS/FSIS Awards Board Coordinator, Acting Medical Officer for USDA’s Worker’s Compensation Branch, and USDA/FSIS agency recruiter. Compiled and presented cost analysis, including ROI, on use of Commissioned Corps personnel. Facilitated deployment of FSIS and FDA officers.

• Recruited 5 new officers into USDA within first 9 months.

• Coordinated across agencies to convert civilian Veterinarian to PHS officers; increased veterinarian career opportunities, leading to improved retention.

• Presented compelling argument for Basic Officer Training Course funding for all assigned PHS officers.

• Collateral Duty as the Agency Recruiter for USDA/FSIS, responsible for George Mason and American University recruitment activities

• Developed supervisory training, updated FSIS orientation guide, and created web-based training on information specific to Commissioned Corps for new officers, new supervisors and student programs.

• Agency point of contact for assigned and prospective FSIS PHS officers in matters related to uniforms, customs, courtesy, PHS regulations, promotions, evaluations, etc.

• Staffed and supported presentations at annual health fairs, local schools, and diversity conferences.

• Provided educational outreach programs for and FSIS Vet students and 60 elementary school students

• Collaborated and Facilitated deployment of FSIS and FDA officers for FSIS/OPACE/FSES’ Food Safety Mobile deployment in support of Hurricanes in September 2008

• Annual presentations at health fairs USDA/CMS/community based Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), Program Integrity Group, Baltimore, MD Senior Health Insurance Specialist, 1/2003-11/2005 (CAPT/0-6, GS-12/13 - 40 hours/week) Selected for assignment to office that serves as focal point for all national and state-wide Medicare and Medicaid programs as well as fraud and abuse issues. Developed, interpreted, and implemented health care financing policy, provided technical guidance, examined private health insurance industry, and identified trends in health care utilization. Served as liaison with industry, regional and national offices, federal agency officials, federal law enforcement officials, and other constituent leaders. Projects included:

• Project Officer/Government Task Leader: Developed MMA fraud and abuse policy manual.

• Project Officer - Contract Administration: Managed $18 million contract with 3 task orders covering 3 states to detect and abolish fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare programs.

• President’s Management Agenda: Led initiatives to incorporate Performance Based Contracting, oversee Medicare fee-for-service contractors, implement Government Performance and Results Act

(GPRA), and implement MMA Medicare Part D pharmaceutical benefit.

• Conducted reviews of beneficiary medical records for fraud and abuse. Michelle Dunwoody, MS, BSN, WHNP-C, FAAN Page 5 of 6 Teaching & Instruction Experience

Uniformed Services University of Health Services, Bethesda, MD Adjunct Professor, Doctoral Family and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program, 9/2014-Present

• Nominated to provide on-going support for newly established training program.

• Serves as Course Coordinator (Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation), Didactic Lecturer (Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, Postpartum Care, Ethics in Correctional Healthcare), and Clinical Instructor

(Ultrasonography in Pregnancy and Gynecologic Anatomy).

• Delivers instruction via Simulation Center; provided detailed student evaluations.

• Serves as facilitator for School of Medicine and Graduate School of Nursing inter-professional curriculum: Health Context of Care/Reflective Practice Program. Additional Key Experience

MEDHealth Consulting LLC/CEO, Hanover, MD

Consultant, 10/2017-Present

Practice to leverage expertise in healthcare for program development, standardization protocols, executive leadership, staffing, recruitment, education and retention. US Army Recruiting Command, Fort Meade, MD

Nurse Recruiter/Career Counselor, (CPT/0-3) 7/1994-7/1997 Supervised 10 personnel charged to source and recruit qualified Nurses and Physician Assistants; verified credentials and professional status; counseled applicants regarding Army service requirements.

§ Recruited professional and qualified Nurses and Physician Assistants from career fairs, colleges, or referrals into the Reserve Army Medical Department

§ Personnel Management/Supervision - Supervised 10 enlisted paraprofessional staff members

§ Collaborated with upper echelon military professionals for appropriate placements within military health care systems

Publications

Hollier, A., & Dunwoody, M., et. al. (2016, 2018). Clinical Guidelines in Primary Care (2nd, 3rd ed.). Scott, LA: Advanced Practice Education Associates

Ceballos, K., & Dunwoody, M. (2015). Cultural Perspectives in Childbearing CE263-60 Continuing Education Unit at Nurse.com. from http://ce.nurse.com/course/CE263-60/cultural-perspectives-in-childbearing/ Dunwoody, M. & Robinson, M, (2006), Safe vs. Sorry – 50 plus STI’s and Complications. (Copyrighted) Selected Presentations

• New York University, “Nurses Address Health Equity”/Invited Panelist, New York, NY, 2/2017

• BOP Nursing Program, Speaker for Inter-Agency Medical Council, Washington, DC, 9/2016

• Success in Advancing Your Career, Invited Keynote Speaker, Bureau of Prisons, 7/2015

• COA/COF Symposium, ‘Public Health Nursing in a Flatter World’, Atlanta, GA, 5/2015

• Johns Hopkins’ School of Nursing, Bureau of Prisons Nursing Opportunities/Recruitment, Baltimore, MD, 3/2014

• Kaplan University, Bureau of Prisons Nursing Opportunities/Recruitment, Online Webinar, 2/2014 Michelle Dunwoody, MS, BSN, WHNP-C, FAAN Page 6 of 6

• Nursing Success, Invited Keynote Speaker, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, 5/2013

• BOP Nursing Career Opportunities, COF Symposium, College Park, MD, 6/2012

• BOP Nursing Opportunities, Federal Nursing Chiefs Meeting, Rockville, MD, 2/2012

• Clinicians and Corrections: What’s the Connection, American Correctional Association Conference, San Antonio, TX, 1/2011

• BOP Nursing Overview and Implications from the Patient Care Affordable Care Act, Federal Nursing Chiefs Meeting, Rockville, MD, 9/2010

• Health and Wellness: Weight Loss vs. Waist Loss, FSIS Diversity Conference, New Orleans, LA, 9/2008

• PHS Opportunities for FSIS Veterinarians, FSIS Student Veterinarians, Washington, DC, 2007 - 2008

• Safe vs. Sorry – 50 plus STI’s and Complications – Poster Presentation, Commissioned Officers Foundation Scientific Symposium, Cincinnati, OH, 2007

• PHS Career Opportunities at CMS, N-PAC Nurse Recognition Day, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, Baltimore, MD, 2005

Board Affiliation/Memberships

Commissioned Officers Foundation, Trustee/Board Member – 2018 - Present The American Correctional Association, 2015, 2018 – Present American Nurses Association – Editorial Board Member, 2014 - 2018 COA National and Local Branch Member, 2001 – Present Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nurses, 1987 – Present Selected Awards

- Uniformed Services/Active Duty: US Public Health Service & US Army: Outstanding Service Medal, 2016, 2008

Crisis Response Service Award, 2016, 2006

Presidential Unit Citation, 2016

Unit Commendation, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2005, 2004 Meritorious Service Medal x 2, 2015, 1997

Outstanding Unit Citation x 5, 2018, 2015, 2007 - 2008 USPHS Nurse of the Year, 2013

Commendation Medal x 3, 2011, 2006, 1993

Special Assignment Award, 2011

Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation, 2010

Citation, 2004

Hazardous Duty Award, 2000

- Department of Health and Human Services/US Public Health Service: BOP Meritorious Service Medal, US DOJ, 2019

DHHS Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, 2005 CMS Administrator’s Achievement Award, CMS, 2004

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