Tishara Coleman

Experience

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  City of Cleveland

  Dec 2007 - Jul 2014

  Public Health Sanitarian

  Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) Time Study Coordinator 2012–2014Organize and manage the State of Ohio Medicaid Administrative Claiming program for the Cleveland Health Department. Coordinate day-to-day Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) activities necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Medicaid State Plan.  Develop time study rosters for different department divisions Verify all claiming unit time study daily log sheets and approve claiming unit percentage summary Organize and coordinate presentations for program managers on standard training methods for the MAC program mandated by the Ohio Department of Health and Ohio Jobs and Family ServicesAssistant Education and Training Coordinator 2010–2014Provide Level I and Level II food safety classes to the general public. Administrate classes, generate rosters and arrange for class venues. Provide in-house training and continuing education opportunities for public health inspectors.  Design and develop course content and PowerPoint presentations Develop class schedules and arrange for off-site training opportunities Promote food safety classes and educate food employees while performing food shop inspectionsPublic Health Sanitarian II 2007–2014Perform food safety inspections to educate operators and ensure that food safety regulations are met in retail food establishments and food service operations. Ensure environmental compliance of schools, public pools, and home day cares through periodic inspections.  Conduct investigations in response to nuisance complaints regarding public sanitation  Maintain caseload of 164 different food shops, perform state-mandated inspections and re-inspections Conduct school safety environmental inspections and provide corrective recommendations Maintain extensive knowledge of various state and local Codified Ordinances Remain updated on new code changes, health safety developments and current events Show less

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  Texas Department of State Health Services

  Oct 2014 - now

  Manager of the Texas Rapid Response Team grant. This entails collaborating with other state agencies in order to address food/feed emergencies facing Texas.• Facilitates in the planing, direction, evaluation, and implementation of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) programs through cooperative agreement grants from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). • Collaborates and maintains with DSHS food, laboratory and epidemiology programs, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), other state agency food programs.• Develop relationships with new agencies and organizations. • Serve as a DSHS representative on various state and national work groups. • Draft policies, procedures, standards, and manuals in accordance with program objectives and goals in coordination with other state and national agencies. • Participates in the planning, scheduling, and development of annual exercises and special studies.• Performs special projects required to obtain compliance federal cooperative agreements. • Documents and disseminates foodborne outbreak protocols and standard operating procedures. • Facilitates state-wide food-related disaster response activities, including use of Incident Command Systems (ICS).• Develops and conducts web-based and in-person training.• Oversees grant expenditures and milestone requirements.• Completes and submits federal cooperative agreement applications and reports.• Presents at regional and local conferences.• Writes and contribute to articles as requested. Show less • Work on special projects directly related to fulfilling the requirements of the U.S. FDA Rapid Response Team Cooperative Agreement. • Serve as a member of various state and national working groups. • Assist in the drafting of highly technical policies, procedures, and standards related to foodborne illness outbreak investigations.• Develop and present training modules used for web-based training.• Prepare and maintain agendas, meeting summaries, and assignments for various work group meetings.• Present at numerous local, regional, and national conferences. Show less

  • Texas Rapid Response Team Coordinator

    Jan 2017 - now

  • Texas Rapid Response Team Project Specialist

    Oct 2014 - Jan 2017