Lauren Abrams

Experience

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  Indiana Public Interest Research Group (INPIRG)

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Education Intern

  Created Education Programs for the Hunger and Homelessness CommitteeSet up “Faces of Homelessness” panel discussion

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  The Carter Center

  May 2010 - Jul 2010

  Development Intern

  Drafted and edited funding proposals, program status reports, and articlesResearched potential funding prospectsMonitored international giving trends

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  Office of Service Learning

  Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Program Assistant Intern

  Assisted in curriculum development for Advocates for Community Engagement meetingsServed as point person for ACE course reflection sessionsIdentified possible service learning courses

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  Peace Corps

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2013

  Community Health Promoter

  Trained local community health workers to provide better patient care; created educational materialsOrganized campaigns to increase community understanding of environmental health, including water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) awareness basic healthDesigned, received funding for, and implemented a food security program to teach ten families composting and permagarding techniques, and basic nutrition

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  The Task Force for Global Health, Inc.

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2023

  - Manage large and small projects, including managing consultants, reporting on financial status, executive-level reporting, and developing closeout documentation. - Develop work plans, budgets and determining funding needed for project activities for new Task Force for Global Health (TFGH) programs.Current portfolio:- Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Elimination. Advocacy for domestic investment in the elimination of onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis (LF). - New business development initiatives. Provide project management to new TFGH programs including the development of work plans and timelines, tracking and monitoring activities, and producing executive-level status reports on all deliverables. Show less -Directly managed STH Coalition initiatives through the project cycle including working with partners in the design, planning, implementation, and monitoring of activities.-Led detailed planning in line with established strategic objectives so as to clearly identify priorities,required resources, and processes.-Represented the Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) Coalition and CWW at the Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) NGO Network (NNN). Analyzed and presented data at annual meetings. Actively contributed to the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) NNN work group. - Worked with disease-specific stakeholder groups to identify STH metrics for inclusion in the Action Framework, a standardized gap analysis tool using qualitative input from stakeholders across the NTD community.- Collected, reviewed, and analyzed endemic country STH Plans of Action to determine the degree of specificity on STH control strategies. Presented abstract at American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting. Prepared manuscript for publication. Translated data and information and made action-oriented recommendations to be used for public health decision making. Show less

  • Business Strategy Manager, Integrated Program Services

    Jun 2019 - Mar 2023

  • Senior Program Associate, Children Without Worms

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2019
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  CDC Foundation

  Mar 2023 - now

  Project Manager