Resume

• 2014

  Los Angeles

  CA

  Braille Institute is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate barriers to a fulfilling life caused by blindness & severe sight loss. Free programs

  classes & services are offered to 75

  000 people at 5 Southern California centers & 220 Community Outreach locations. $25M budget.\n\nAssociate Vice President

  Strategic Programs & Performance Management

  2014 – 2015 \n\t\nExecuted integration

  development and continuity of programs based on strategic plan. Guided Executive Leadership Team to ensure timely progress of strategic plan. Created and maintained strategic partnerships. Broadened outcome assessment process to implement performance management strategies using ETO (Efforts to Outcomes database). \n•\tRestructured toll free number call center from switchboard system to information resource hub for coordinated care management. Streamlined Vision Connect processes by launching a modular training using call center best practices

  which resulted in 64% of incoming callers following through with actual service usage in only three months.\n•\tConceptualized & transformed multiple reporting streams into a simplified and transparent reporting process using ETO

  in close collaboration with technical support from IT.

  Associate Vice President

  Strategic Programs & Performance Management

  Braille Institute of America

• 2007

  Los Angeles

  CA

  • Directed integration of FY 2006-11 strategic plan program components including Latino Initiative (El Poder Sin Ver®) for urban & rural settings. Chairperson for FY 2011-16 strategic planning process working directly with Board of Director and Senior Executive team. Directed 7 internal task forces for program assessment and planning purposes. Developed and implemented outcome evaluations for assessing service provision for children and families

  youth

  young and older adults.\n•\tEstablished 2 corporate sponsors for the public education marketing campaign; established several strategic community partnerships for regional and national initiatives

  which resulted in implementation of the Latino initiative organization wide.\n•\tIncrease in Latino clients due to initiative efforts from 10% to 24%.\n•\tIncreased parity among instructional and management staff regarding evaluation which resulted in annual program improvements.\n•\tDeveloped

  pilot tested and implemented standardized curricula and impact metrics for adult

  young adult and teen programs

  in concert with direct service and management staff.

  Director of Strategic Programs

  Braille Institute of America

• 2000

  Braille Institute of America

  California State University

  Long Beach

  Los Angeles

  •\tDirected Los Angeles county rehabilitation education programs targeting blind & visually impaired youth

  teens

  young and older adults with fiscal accountability for $2.5 million. Effectively managed and developed a multicultural staff of 60

  and 90 volunteers. Initiated local implementation of organization strategic plan with innovative program development. Established and maintained new diverse collaborative partners and relationships with a broad base of support from community

  government

  foundation

  and health care organizations.\n•\tDirected community planning collaborative for the Latino Initiative resulting in a $1.75 million

  3 year pilot program El Poder Sin Ver® for Latino adults with vision impairment in 9 east Los Angeles cities.

  Regional Director

  Los Angeles

  Braille Institute of America

  Long Beach

  CA

  •\tCustomized an interactive classroom experience for young adults about diverse human sexuality topics for an upper division Health Science course. Served as mentor to undergraduate students.\n•\tInstructor evaluation averages are considerably higher than faculty within the Health Science department and CSULB consistently for 15 years (4.7+ on a five point scale).

  Instructor

  California State University

  Long Beach

  Polish

  English

  Public Health

  MPH

  Physiology

  BA

• 1994

  CITY OF LONG BEACH-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  Long Beach

  Ca

  Effectively supervised and developed a multicultural staff of 10 adults and 24 youth within six reproductive health education programs. Proactively conducted annual needs assessments that informed the development and implementation of cutting edge curricula & evaluations.\n•\tExpanded Youth Health Education from an original $200K state-funded program to six innovative

  local and state-recognized programs funded at $1.1 million. \n•\tManaged 2 community planning collaboratives of diverse group membership

  one which resulted in being awarded the second largest grant by the California Department of Health Services for Community Challenge Grant: $800k with 12 subcontractors for 28 months.\n•\tDeveloped and mentored 24 peer educators from high risk youth with no hope

  to every youth being accepted to community and private colleges

  and universities.

  Youth Health Education Supervisor

  CITY OF LONG BEACH-DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

• 1992

  Watts Health Foundation

  Champions for Health

  formerly San Diego County Medical Society Foundation

  Compton Ca

  Directed two HIV education and outreach programs for high risk individuals; multi-cultural staff recruitment (8)

  training

  supervision

  and professional development. Interim management duties for 7 HIV clinical programs resulting in continuity of service and credibility for the organization with contract monitors and agency leadership.

  Manager

  HIV Education and Outreach

  Watts Health Foundation

  5575 Ruffin Road Ste 250 San Diego 92123

  Executive Director

  Champions for Health

  formerly San Diego County Medical Society Foundation

• Teaching

  Workshop Facilitation

  Nonprofits

  HIV prevention

  Grant Writing

  Staff Development

  Training

  Program Development

  Organizational Development

  Public Speaking

  Adolescents

  Strategic Planning

  Volunteer Management

  Leadership Development

  Community Outreach

  Public Health

  Health Education

  Community Development

  Fundraising

  Program Management

  Step by Step Recipe to Teach Reproductive Anatomy

  Volume 59

  #2

  pages 13-18

  Step by Step Recipe to Teach Reproductive Anatomy

  Volume 59 #2 pages 46-51

  How to Support Youth who are Blind through each stage of Sexual Development

  Master's Thesis

  and contributed to the body of work for Project STARRT (Skills Training for AIDS Risk Reduction in Teens)

  Social Validity of a Behavioral Measure: Reducing the Risk of AIDS in Adolescence

  Adama