Anna Bryant, MSN, RN, CEN, CSSGB

Experience

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  Yeshiva University

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  Research Assistant

  • Assisted in research to develop antibiotics for pneumonia using protein purification, cloning and spectrophotometer assay experiements

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  Ubuntu Africa

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2013

  World AIDS Day Intern

  • Supported the development of UBA’s World AIDS Day fundraiser by supporting donor outreach and communication, securing in-kind donations, conducting press outreach, and supporting event logistics.• Worked closely with UBA development director to support the organization’s inaugural World AIDS Day campaign. Performed outreach to local businesses, board members, and school groups. Developed the campaign’s online vehicle for crowd fundraising. • Developed school fundraising packets for teenage supporters. Show less

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  The What To Expect Foundation

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  Intern

  • Supported the development of grants for program support. • Conducted statistical research for program presentation and grants.• Collaborated with other prenatal care non-profits to implement a prenatal care program for low-literacy mothers in Virginia and Cleveland, OH.

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  GBCHealth

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  Online Marketing and Events Intern

  • Wrote and published international event collateral on website using the Content Management System to inform members of GBCHealth work• Sent marketing communications to a database of over 8,000 contacts using the Vertical Response mailing system• Formed marketing partnerships and developed marketing emails to promote annual conference• Used social marketing platforms, such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to publicize internships, promote events and advertise sponsorship opportunities – increased Klout score by 10 and Twitter followers by 400 in 3 months• Used Photoshop and Indesign to create, edit and design marketing collateral for web and print use• Recruited, trained and managed 10 Social Media Corps members to provide live coverage of the GBCHealth conference Show less

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  John Snow, Inc. (JSI)

  Aug 2013 - Mar 2017

  • Develop and manage a budget of over $1M of USAID MCH core funds for the Child Health Team; prepare expenditure tracking reports and advise on LOE allocation of team members across country programs.• Write the Child Health Team annual workplan; manage and track activities.• Write technical, quarterly/annual reports for USAID and oversee the development of concept notes, protocols and other study documentation; work with MCSP technical officers and consultants to finalize and disseminate trip reports and other technical documents.• Supervise and mentor Program Coordinators for tasks including scheduling meetings, coordinating team member travel, processing accounting requests, and other HQ and in-country team support.• Determine HQ and in-country staffing needs and write job descriptions and scopes of work; recruit consultants, HQ and in-country employees.• Facilitate weekly Child Health Team meetings to ensure that country- and core-funded needs of the team are met, including identifying opportunities for the application of core-funded technical activities in country programs.• Work with the Child Health Team Leader and country teams to harmonize the design of child health core and field workplans, including PMPs and budgets to the child health core workplan and budget.• Ensure Child Health Team global achievements and country-level contributions are showcased by developing dissemination plans and working with the MCSP Communications Team to coordinate messaging for social media observance days.• Prepare presentations for USAID monthly meetings and quarterly/annual reviews.• In tandem with the JSI/Burma Country Director, write workplan documents and budgets to program funds for iCCM roll-out in two districts in Kayin State through MCSP/Burma.• Support two child health advisors in the MCSP/Rwanda office with HR and programmatic needs; specifically supporting work done to document quality improvement activities for child health in Rwanda. Show less • Backstop operational and technical needs in coordination with technical and field teams.• Help prepare work plans, project reports, presentations, trip reports, and technical papers, including tracking donor reporting deadlines; support technical staff with development of research tools and protocols.• Support the Child Health team's role as Secretariat of a Global CCM Task Force by managing CCMCentral.com, managing the listserv, and assisting technical subgroups and MCSP Child Health technical staff in developing content.• Assist with budget tracking and preparation of quarterly spending, pipeline and projection reports for the Child Health team and the DRC country program.• Recruit and support consultants with field work for the Child Health team, and the Haiti and DRC country programs.• Provide support to HQ staff and consultants traveling for short-term technical assistance, including preparing contracts, assisting with travel approval, coordinating travel arrangements and monitoring and ensuring technical deliverables are completed. Show less • Contributed to and implemented USAID Bureau of Global Health digital strategy.• Managed USAID Global Health and the President’s Malaria Initiative social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Storify, Flickr) and organized multi-organization Twitter chats.• Managed USAID Global Health websites, such as http://pmi.gov/, http://www.childreninadversity.org/, and http://neglecteddiseases.gov/.• Followed the conversation to guide and maintain USAID’s digital strategy.• Created statistical reports regarding web traffic and social media outcomes for USAID Global Health Bureau-wide distribution.• Created infographics and social media toolkits for distribution to USAID partners to promote global health event and observance days.• Assisted in full website redesign of http://pmi.gov. • Wrote content for USAID Global Health Bureau web pages and newsletters. Show less

  • Program Officer

    Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

  • Program Coordinator

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  • Web Content Editor

    Sept 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Jr. Web and Social Media Specialist

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
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  Pathfinder International

  Mar 2017 - Nov 2017

  Technical Advisor/Senior Program Officer

  Evidence to Action Project (E2A) is USAID’s global flagship for strengthening family planning and reproductive health service delivery.• Supported USAID-funded family planning and contraceptive provision programs in DRC, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania by writing and reviewing technical documents, workplans and budgets; reviewing and submitting subgrant contracts.• Wrote program proposals for new funding opportunities on behalf of Pathfinder International.• Supported mixed-method research studies on contraceptive use by reviewing protocols, assisting with IRB submission process, and coordinating other study logistics such as scheduling interviews, onboarding consultants and reviewing interview transcripts. • Ensured programs were compliant with U.S. Government family planning regulations and USAID environmental monitoring and mitigation regulations by conducting trainings with field staff and monitoring compliance data collected. • Reviewed program data and conducted analyses; offered recommendations to implementation to achieve objectives and data targets.• Supported preparation, reviewed and submitted quarterly reports from field programs to USAID/Washington and USAID missions. Show less

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  Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

  Feb 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Acted as Coordinator for the Healthy Relationships Research Team (20+ research assistants) and three research studies examining sexual and reproductive health and risk factors (IPV, substance use) in Baltimore.• Wrote protocols and IRB-submission requirements, analyzed survey data, and trained Research Assistants.• Worked with community organizations to pre-test study materials and recruit research participants.• As Research Assistant (prior to promotion as Coordinator), administered surveys in the Baltimore community. Show less

  • Senior Research Coordinator

    Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Research Assistant

    Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
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  The World Bank

  Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  Short-Term Consultant

  Conducting a qualitative analysis (including production of report) of nursing education data in East, Southern and Central Africa

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  Jhpiego

  Aug 2019 - now

  Technical Specialist

  • Work with New Program Development team to update capacity statements detailing Jhpiego’s work in key technical areas. • Work directly with the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer to further Jhpiego’s nursing and midwifery strategy, prepare for conferences, and develop communications materials. • Provide technical support to Family Planning and Nursing and Midwifery Teams on the USAID MOMENTUM project by developing workplans, writing concept notes, donor reports, and supporting subawards.• Support the WHO 2020 State of the World’s Nursing report preparation by developing strategy documents, preparing tools for data collection and writing technical sections on emergency nursing and policy dialogue.• Work with the Gender Team to develop gender transformative toolkit documents for health worker training.• Write reports and manuscripts for publication about the state of nursing education and labor markets in Africa. Show less

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  Ochsner Health System

  Jan 2020 - Aug 2023

  Emergency Department Registered Nurse

  • Provided compassionate and patient-centered care in a 40-bed Emergency Department for 3-6 adult/pediatric patients.• Trained new nurses and nursing students to work in the Emergency Department, including in trauma rooms with specialized equipment. • Achieved top tier (Tier III) of Clinical Ladder through Certified Emergency Nurse Specialization.• Recognized as Nurse “MVP” twice and nominated for Ochsner Health System Nurse of the Year 2022.

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  Louisiana Department of Health

  Aug 2023 - now

  Program Manager

  Working in the Bureau of Performance & Planning within the Office of Public Health (OPH) for the State of Louisiana:• Act as point of contact within OPH for state-mandated reporting requirements (quarterly and annual reporting) for all Bureaus.• Develop new Performance Management system using Monday.com and Tableau to build custom dashboards for each Bureau. • Update State Health Implementation Plan website and assist with launch plan. • Assist with PHAB reaccreditation process by collecting relevant documentation. Show less