Experience

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  Peace corps

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Community health extension volunteer

  o Coordinated first-ever marathon for 93 international participants and 200 supporters to benefit Malawi’s association of people living with HIV/AIDS. o Advised eight HIV/AIDS counselors in proposal writing and conflict resolution.o Initiated and taught weekly life skills classes to 30 secondary school students.

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  Women's health services

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Advanced practice nurse

  o Assisted all clients in client-centered decision-making regarding family planning and STI testing.o Coordinated admission, discharge, counseling, and medication administration in recovery room, and provided continuity of care at follow-up visits.o Diagnosed, treated, and jointly managed full-scope gynecological care in a busy, multiethnic community clinic.

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  American international health alliance/ columbia university icap

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Technical advisor, pmtct

  o Worked with maternal, newborn, and child health nurses and midwives at a regional hospital to help build the capacity of the hospital team to provide integrated PMTCT services per national guidance.o Served as a liaison between ICAP and hospital staff in ongoing management and improvement of PEFPAR-funded projects including newly introduced DNA-PCR testing for infants. o Helped establish and conduct family support groups for women and partners living with HIV.o Assessed the extent of client “lost to follow up” gaps in PMTCT program, and worked with hospital management to develop improved client tracking options. Show less

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  Jhpiego

  Oct 2008 - Jan 2012

  o Established Jhpiego as a legal entity in Eswatini, identified and opened a local office, recruited and hired six staff, and ensured the smooth running of all Jhpiego operations. o Formed and maintained successful working relationships with the Ministry of Health and other government agencies, partner NGOs, and local and US-based PEPFAR managers.o Represented Jhpiego at high-level meetings and international conferences, including coordinating the first-ever Jhpiego VMMC Technical Meeting, held in Eswatini in March 2010.o Managed a total local annual budget of approximately $10 million.o Responsible for sourcing clinical and support staff to operate 35 VMMC teams during an unprecedented nationwide HIV prevention campaign.o Conducted first-ever national nurse quantification surveillance, and worked with the Eswatini Nursing Association, the Eswatini Nursing Council, and universities to source 300 nurses for the accelerated VMMC campaign.o Wrote comprehensive scopes of work for all positions within VMMC teams, led hiring efforts for 200 staff, and implemented performance review processes for all staff members.o Led the design and implementation of the VMMC volunteer doctor program, in collaboration with the American Urological Society, International Volunteers in Urology, the Surgical Society of Ethiopia, and other NGOs and professional associations.o With US colleagues, established training pathway and database for 150 volunteer doctors. Show less

  • Country Representative, Human Resources Director

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Technical Development Officer

    Oct 2008 - Jan 2010
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  Jhpiego

  Sept 2012 - now

  o Leads Momentum and Country Global Leadership portfolio in Maternal Mental Health, o Coordinated global technical advisory group conducting the first-ever technical consultation for perinatal mental health and development of “A Shared Vision for Improving Perinatal Mental Health in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Theory of Change and Prioritized Implementation Research Questions” o Co-leading the design and implementation of the first-ever International Maternal and Newborn Health Conference Fellowship Program for early career MNH professionalso Provides strategic leadership to Jhpiego's Safe Surgery programs expanding and adapt in-person clinical mentorship programs and virtual telementoring approaches to promote effective interprofessional teamwork and communication Show less o Leads Jhpiego Myanmar Country Management Team for 20 mid-level staff (a quarter of all Jhpiego Myanmar staff), providing ongoing mentorship to build program management and leadership skills and promote effective knowledge exchange. o Supported the establishment of Jhpiego Myanmar Technical Leadership Team to strengthen cross-program coordination, quality assurance, efficiency, and uptake of global best practices. o Ensures timely, high quality reporting across all programs in line with project indicators, and drives program processes for data analysis and use in decision-making. o Led the development of Jhpiego Myanmar’s 2020-2024 Country Strategy, and four funding proposals. o Facilitated rapid program adaptation and contingency planning for all Jhpiego Myanmar programs as part of COVID-19 response. Show less o Initiated and provided oversight, supervision, technical input, and strategic guidance to Jhpiego’s health systems approach to evidence-based learning and performance initiatives, such as Helping Mothers Survive and Safe Surgery programs. Supported development of a team-based, blended mentoring approach for Safe Surgery Tanzania, and initiated adaptive learning processes – including Human Centered Design – for continuous program improvement. o Ensured programming was tied to overall health systems strengthening goals, embedded in quality of care approaches, and data-driven.o Ensured quality of learning and performance support to new program development opportunities, including advocating for sufficient budget to ensure the implementation of quality programs.o Led the development of Jhpiego’s organizational guidance for professional mentorship and in-service capacity building disseminated through global and country-level forums, technical meetings, and exchanges.o Provided direct supervision and management support to two team members. Show less o Provided primary technical assistance to the Eswatini Ministry of Health for the Early Infant Male Circumcision component of Eswatini’s 2014 – 2018 Male Circumcision Strategy and Operational Plan. o Authored Jhpiego/MCHIP technical update series on Maternal Health and Infectious Diseases.o Provided extensive technical and programmatic support to MCHIP project in Sindh, Pakistan: updated emergency obstetric and newborn training materials, developed clinical training plan, adapted Quality of Care survey tools for first-ever national assessment resulting in evidence about the update of best care practices, as well as the prevalence of harmful labor management practices, that was used for advocacy and policy development at the provincial level. o Provided pre-service education technical support to Jhpiego programs in Tanzania and Pakistan.o Led the writing of Helping Mothers Survive “low dose, high frequency” learning modules on essential care for labor and birth, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, and advanced care for postpartum hemorrhage Show less

  • Senior Technical Advisor

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Senior Program Advisor

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Team Lead, Learning and Performance/ Senior Technical Advisor

    Apr 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Maternal Health Advisor

    Sept 2012 - Apr 2017