Experience

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  Northwestern university

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Research assistant

  Managed the collection and organization of large data sets for the Juvenile Resource Inventory Database Project. Conducted various research activities, including semi-structured interviews with mental health and substance abuse providers, literature reviews for the creation of a juvenile justice mental health training manual, development of a coding manual for the evaluation of psychological reports, and qualitative data analysis.

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  Ounce of prevention fund

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2003

  Public policy intern

  Assisted in the development of policy recommendations related to perinatal health and support services for the Illinois Governor’s transition team. Researched federal and state Medicaid policies and related maternal and child health issues resulting in the passage of IL Public Act 93-0536. Staffed the Early Childhood Committee of the IL Children’s Mental Health Task Force. Conducted focus groups with providers of early childhood mental health services. Fostered coalitions among a variety of public and private organizations to advance prevention- oriented policies. Analyzed federal, state, and local public policies and conducted advocacy for the needs of children ages birth to five and their families. Show less

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  Jewish child and family services

  Jun 2003 - Sept 2016

  Assistant director of quality improvement and evaluation

  Lead senior management and program directors in the process of defining intended impact and theory of change for the agency and programs. Develop and conduct portfolio analysis process to facilitate strategic, data informed decision making among senior leadership. Create and implement program evaluation plans, data collection systems, and reporting mechanisms. Train program staff on the reliable completion of assessment tools and utilization of clinical data. Facilitate five program quality improvement teams, including data analysis, reporting, and team meeting facilitation to develop improvement plans. Chair the JCFS Institutional Review Board (IRB) and coordinate agency research projects. Coordinate development of the agency’s client information system, including the provision of technical support related to user interface and report writing. Supervise Quality Improvement Data Administrators. Show less

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  Jewish united fund of chicago

  Sept 2016 - now

  Associate vice president of evaluation and quality improvement

  Lead and implement data collection efforts across JUF-funded agencies, provide technical assistance to JUF-funded agencies, and lead and implement evaluation and data management efforts internal to JUF. Lead the JUF Shared Outcomes project to demonstrate collective impact.