Public Health Executive Assistant

JINDA K. SEKHON

608-***-**** · ************@*****.***

MASTERS- PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY, MAY 2019

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO (UIC), CHICAGO, IL CERTIFICATE- PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT, AUGUST 2016 UIC; CHICAGO, IL

BACHELORS OF SCIENCE- PSYCHOLOGY, MAY 2013

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO (LUC); CHICAGO, IL

EXPERTISE

Statistical and Data Analysis • Relationship Building • Collaboration and Teamwork • Verbal and Written Communications • Report Preparation • Issue Reporting • Financial Management Assistance • Policy Implementation • Grant Writing • Presentation Abilities • Research Skills Conducting Assessments VOLUNTEER WORK

SEPTEMBER 2021 – FEBRUARY 2022

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN- AIT LABORTORIES: HEALTHTRACKRX, DENTON, TX

• Receive, test, analyze, record, and report infectious disease samples

• Manage scheduling and receiving of samples

• Perform quality control and calibrate equipment

• Practice safe work habits, complying with all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations MAY 2013 – AUGUST 2015

YOUTH EDUCATOR- SIKH SOCIETY MADISON, MADISON, WI

• Assist youth in providing community-based resources to achieve educational, recreational, and social goals

AUGUST 2011 – MAY 2013

SURGICAL VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR- LURIE CHILDREN HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, IL

• Aid children in Activities of Daily Life (ADLs)

EXPERIENCE

SEPTEMBER 2022 – PRESENT

ASSOCIATE II – DRT STRATEGIES (CDC GRASP Contract continued), REMOTE MAY 2022 – SEPTEMBER 2022

PROGRAM, SCIENCE, AND POLICY ADVISOR- PERATON, CDC GRASP Contract, REMOTE

• Provide management support, process tracking, counsel, guidance, analysis, issue management, and message coordination in areas of (a) program management, reporting, and operations, (b) public health science, geospatial science/technology, and public health science & practice, and (c) policy, program integration, and partnership development for CDC GRASP Program within Division of ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)

• Provide administrative work products directly to the CDC’s GRASP Program Director

• Manage congressional requests from Office of Innovation and Analytics (OIA) regarding program policy

• Conduct weekly reporting to ATSDR management

JANUARY 2022 – MAY 2022

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISOR- CDC Division of Global Migration (DGMQ) (CDC), DFW Quarantine Station, TX

• Manage diagnostic and treatment resources available while communicating with the involvement of any other organizations (local and state health officials) affiliated with the disease control effort

• Resolve casework problems and gain the confidence, support, and cooperation of medical, laboratory, and other persons with operational aspects of the program

• Responsible for generating electronic and written records related to the public health risk assessment during the entry screening process

FEBRUARY 2021 – JULY 2021

RESEARCH ADMINISTRATOR- DEPARTMENT OF OB/GYN, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER, CHICAGO, IL

• Administrator to Dr. Ayman Al-Hendy; Dr. Hang-Soo Park; Dr. Maria Barisini; Dr. Qiwei Zhang

• Collaborate with National Institute of Health/ pharmaceutical companies in partnering for new advancement in stem cell therapy

• Manage stem cell therapy funding

• Complete IRB protocol for OBGYN research labs

• Collaborate with government agencies to ensure research approval met

• Write; complete; submits grants for stem cell therapy funding

• Assess budgeting for RO1 grants and P.I.’s involved in grant submissions APRIL 2017 – FEBRUARY 2021

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT- DEPT. OF NEUROSURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER, CHICAGO, IL

• Assist Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery, along with additional professors of Neurosurgery, with federal funded projects

• Pediatric program management

• Implement and manage administrative systems, procedures, and policies

• Manages donations funds for Pediatric Neurosurgery and research testing

• Collaborate with government agencies (DHS; DCFS) to ensure uninsured individuals receive proper care

• Create and implement new COVID-19 department protocol AUGUST 2015 – APRIL 2017

SUPERVISOR- TRILOGY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, CHICAGO, IL

• Manage Community Outreach Substance Abuse Program

• Train and led new employee orientation regarding Peer Support

• Manage billing and productivity operations of Illinois largest drop-in center for patient recovery with mental illness

• Increase daily drop-in center population from average of 50 clients per day to an average of 300 clients by implementation of substance abuse community outreach programs

• Prepare fiscal year budget presentations and administered financial reports

• Collaborate with local health organizations to provide health educational substance abuse resources MAY 2013 – AUGUST 2015

REHABILITATION SPECIALIST- SSM HEALTH, MADISON, WI

• Facilitate the creation of new programs, specifically within Knee and Hip patient population

• Lead implementation “Steady Strides” Program for inpatient surgical unit

• Maintain staff schedules while triaging other department requests

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