Alana S.

Experience

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  UCLA Office of Instructional Development

  Oct 2014 - Jun 2017

  Student Assistant - Instructional Media Laboratory

  Responsibilities include: • Knowledge of usage of online video furnace and ability to guide incoming students on how to use current software• Clerical duties-answering phone calls, scheduling conference rooms for staff and student use, and monitoring incoming/outgoing media• Ensuring security, proper care, and usage of different media formats• Clear communication skills and ability to multi-task when dealing with multiple clients and task

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  Rissman Memory Lab

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  Student Research Assistant (Volunteer/Academic Credit)

  • Involved in a study that examined the effects of virtual environments on contextual learning of English-Swahili word pairs.• fMRI safety certified and HIPAA certified • Daily duties involved running and scheduling participants, assisting in fMRI scans of participants, and data analysis.

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  UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health & Wellness Center

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  Student Intern - Student Health Education & Promotion

  • Coordinate with other student health and wellness office on campus to gather student date on the use of Alcohol & Other Drugs in order to update mandated Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) Biennial Review• Collaborate in weekly meetings concerning methods to promote student access to health resources on campus such as the launch of Bruin Love Station, a mobile cart that offers free safer-sex supplies, educational materials, campus resource information, and opportunities for students to converse with trained peers and professional staff Show less

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  Spry Health (formerly Echo Labs)

  Jun 2017 - Sept 2017

  Research Associate in Wearable Medical Device Study

  Screening, enrollment, data handling, and monitoring of patient candidates/participants according to the research protocol for an emerging wearable medical device that measures blood pressure, respiration, blood gas composition, and heart rate. Research conducted within the operating room setting.

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  Health Career Connection

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Intern - Community Health Association Inland Southern Region

  • Awarded summer health internship by HCC, a competitive nationally-recognized organization• Update Strategic Plan to reflect current health data on the Inland Southern Region population• Recruit 7 students for the Inland Empire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA) joint Medical Assistant Training Program• Outreach, recruit, and implement the Inland Empire Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program for 15 health professional students Show less

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  California State University, Northridge - Tseng College

  Nov 2018 - Jul 2019

  Student Assistant - Program Development

  Working with the Assistant Dean and Administrative Support Specialist of Program Development on the creation and addition of graduate, international, and midcareer educational opportunities.

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  Tarzana Treatment Centers

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2020

  Program Development Associate

  Development of TTC College - Substance Use Disorder Counselor Certification Program.Implementation and outreach for CA Dept of Health Care Services funded program providing Opioid Use/Overdose youth prevention education, provider training, and linkage to treatment services.

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  Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)

  Sept 2020 - Dec 2020

  Intern - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

  Implementation and management support of the Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support grant; $4 million federal funding opportunity awarded to 8 grantees across the nation to implement evidence-based programs to support individuals in SUD treatment and recovery to participate in the workforceProvide correspondence, on behalf of SAMHSA and the US President, to general public letters consisting of referral to various SUD treatment resources at the local, state, and federal level Run and present SPARS reports based off of grantee submitted GPRA data as requested by Government Program Officers or other governmental officials to demonstrate current national outcome measures Show less

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  Asian Health Services

  Jan 2021 - now

  Procured $11,000,000+ in private, public, and government funding support for COVID-19 & org-wide operations.Collaborate with program staff to identify needs, develop activities, build budgets, write, edit, and package grant applications to private, public, local, state, and federal funders.Monitor contract, compliance, and reporting requirements in a timely manner from funding agencies, government agencies, foundations, and other community-based organizations. Research, collect data, and evaluate community needs to develop new program concepts in response to community issues within the Asian American & Pacific Islander community for submission in funding proposals. Show less

  • Stop the Hate Program Manager

    May 2022 - now

  • Program Planner/Grant Writer

    Jan 2021 - May 2022