
Timeline
About me
Manager, Project Portfolio Team
Education

Miami university
2009 - 2013Bachelor's degree international/global studies, french; minor english literatureActivities and Societies: Miami University Student Judiciary, Miami Swing Syndicate, Inklings, Global Buddies Program Miami University Honors ProgramOverseas Study: French language immersion program, Université Rennes II, Rennes, France.

Emory university
2016 - 2018Master of public health (mph) behavioral sciences and health educationActivities and Societies: President, Emory Reproductive Health Association

Emory university
2014 - 2018Master's degree history
Experience

Montbarrot and malifeu collège
Feb 2011 - May 2011Teaching intern• Taught a one hour English class each week at a French middle school• Prepared lesson plans, created worksheets, and led discussions

Cleveland council on world affairs
Jul 2011 - Aug 2011International visitors program intern• Organized visitation programs for the U.S. Department of State’s IVLP delegates on “Tax Administration Development and Reform” (Ukraine) and “Environmental Sustainability and Green Growth” (APEC)• Researched and created program grant proposals utilizing local organizations and resources

Miami university student judiciary
May 2012 - May 2013Chief justice• Led Student Court hearings and managed a 16-person judicial board on behalf of Miami University • Issued university-binding decisions affecting students’ academic records and implemented sanctions• Engaged in campus outreach for the prevention of drug, alcohol, and other campus infractions through class presentations and residence hall programs and supervised a student advocacy program

U.s. department of state
May 2012 - Aug 2012Intern• Coordinated logistics for the 52-person U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission, bringing together ambassadors from both countries and their delegations to discuss political concerns• Prepared memos and briefings for former Secretary Clinton and other principal officers with special attention to the UK, composed correspondences to world leaders, drafted cables, and prepared presidential proclamations • Planned high-level visits between foreign dignitaries and State Department officials, drafted notes at meetings for embassies abroad, and escorted foreign officials Show less

Global corporate college
Jun 2013 - Aug 2013Market research intern• Conducted research to produce a 150 page report on the market for corporate training in India, Brazil, and the UK• Presented findings to the company CEO and other senior staff• Identified collaboration opportunities with international training and development firms and freelance consultants

Lycée juliette recamier, collège paul d'auberède
Oct 2013 - May 2014Language assistant• Planned lessons, taught classes, and tutored in a French middle school and high school through the "Teaching Assistant Program in France"

Emory global health institute multidisciplinary field scholars
Jan 2016 - Aug 2016Co-investigator• Worked in a multidisciplinary team to coordinate a mixed-methods capacity assessment project examining organizational strengths and weaknesses of the national midwifery association in Togo (ASSAFETO) and barriers to clinic use by local women of reproductive age• Created questionnaires, study protocol, and other research tools in French; interviewed over fifteen local midwives, conducted six focus groups in French• Developed organizational policy recommendations, presented findings in both French and English Show less

Emory university
Jan 2016 - May 2016Teaching assistant, “formations of european society”• Developed tests and quizzes, and graded a twenty-five person undergraduate Western civilization history class

Emory university
Sept 2016 - May 2017• Facilitated communication between students and professors• Managed homework submission and grading• Organized and maintained Canvas course site for a 33-person seminar on global unsafe abortion • Developed GEMMA 3-year Strategic Plan goals, 1-year Operational Plan activities, and publications to university stakeholders with attention to sustainability• Coordinated GEMMA-related student practicums and alumni outreach mechanisms with organizational partners
Teaching Assistant, the Global Elimination of Maternal Mortality Due to Abortion (GEMMA) Seminar
Jan 2017 - May 2017Global Elimination of Maternal Mortality Due to Abortion (GEMMA) Program Assistant
Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
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Feminist women's health center (atlanta)
Mar 2017 - Dec 2017Errin j. vuley fellow• Engaged in leadership development and training related to reproductive justice, trans justice, and racial justice

Care
May 2017 - Jan 2022• Led project management of IMAGINE, a $7 million Bill & Melinda Gates-funded adolescent sexual health project, including through budget management, project management across three countries and seven staff members, technical leadership, partnership development, and donor management• Led capacity building and technical assistance to the development, implementation, and assessment of a $52 million portfolio of sexual and reproductive health programming including through health education, project management across five teams, monitoring and evaluation, and communications• Designed and developed more than 10 curricula and professional development trainings on for health workers, government stakeholders, and community leaders, on contraception, adolescent friendly health services, and gender-based violence• Implemented project and people management through work plan development and tracking, donor reporting, budget management, and facilitation of weekly project meetings across multiple teams• Enhanced strategic partnerships with youth-led organizations, agenda-setting forums, and community organizations• Supported sexual and reproductive health fundraising efforts, including through the successful mobilization of more than $36 million in awarded grants Show less • Provided technical and program quality support to a $7 million holistic, multi-country adolescent empowerment learning project for married adolescent girls based in Niger and Bangladesh• Enhanced program quality by leading weekly bilingual (French/English) project management team meetings across three countries and seven staff, managing interns, and budget monitoring • Led the development of eight curricula and associated trainings on adolescent reproductive health and life-skills, youth VSLAs, and integrated social norms change/ family planning counseling • Designed and led the creation of an adolescent peer leadership approach, including curricula development, training approaches and materials for mentors and peer leaders, and supportive supervision and monitoring • Developed, led, and implemented a two-country routine monitoring system to track project data across nine project activities and trained project staff on its use Show less • Led program planning and workshop implementation for international clinical and public health capacity building trainings on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for a $23 million, multi-country project• Supported an adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) strategy for a $19 million, multi-country project, including revising key program tools, designing project activities based on best practices to youth sexual health access, and building internal and external capacity of providers and key stakeholders in ASRH• Created workshop agendas and objectives, terms of references, learning materials, and conference activities, and worked in a team to coordinate conference logistics and facilitate learning sessions• Designed and implemented a bilingual (French/English) eight-country evaluation on promising practices in reproductive health• Engaged in cross-cultural collaboration to develop contextually relevant programming in Asia, West Africa, and East, Central, and Southern Africa Show less • Conducted monitoring and evaluation for sexual and reproductive health in emergencies through the creation of indicator guidance, data visualization and analysis, and data management• Designed and delivered training and capacity building support to five countries during a transition from excel-based monitoring and evaluation to DHIS2, a health management information system (HMIS) • Designed and delivered training and capacity building support to five countries during a transition from excel-based monitoring and evaluation to DHIS2, a health management information system (HMIS) • Analyzed data for decision-making to inform sexual and reproductive health policy and program implementation recommendations • Designed and delivered training and capacity building support to five countries during a transition from excel-based monitoring and evaluation to DHIS2, a health management information system (HMIS) • Coordinated logistics for the 70-person "Regional Advocacy Workshop on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights," bringing together family planning advocates from 10 West African countries (N'djamena, Chad) Show less
Adolescent Health Technical Advisor, Health Equity & Rights
Jul 2020 - Jan 2022Sexual & Reproductive Health & Rights Technical Specialist
Nov 2018 - Jun 2020Consultant
Jan 2018 - Nov 2018Supporting Access to Family Planning and Post-Abortion Care (SAFPAC) Intern
May 2017 - Dec 2017

Children's healthcare of atlanta
Aug 2017 - Dec 2017Pediatric palliative care needs assessment intern – bshe 524• Worked in a team to conduct a community needs assessment to identify assets and opportunities for growth for pediatric palliative care provision in Georgia to respond to community stakeholder questions• Conducted key informant interviews and triangulates qualitative and quantitative data sources to create program recommendations and reports

Children's healthcare of atlanta
Jan 2022 - now• Oversees the development and execution of a portfolio of 19+ pediatric Neurosciences initiatives to improve patient safety, clinical care, and business operations for one of Children's most financially critical centers• Leads the design and execution of Neurosciences department annual and multi-year strategic planning processes involving 20+ stakeholders and 6+ strategic assessments to identify center clinical and business goals and key performance indicators• Leads strategic assessments, including current state analyses on research and clinical operations for use in multi-year planning• Manages a team of 6 project and quality management professionals, with attention to professional development, mentorship, and growth• Leads the development of a formal Project Management Organization (PMO), including tool standardization and capacity building Show less
Manager, Project Portfolio Team
May 2023 - nowSenior Project Manager, Pediatric Neurosciences
Jan 2022 - May 2023
Licenses & Certifications

Certificate: applied project management
Northwestern university school of professional studiesDec 2022
Project management professional (pmp)
Project management instituteApr 2023- View certificate

Certified health education specialist (ches)
National commission for health education credentialing, incOct 2017
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Rachel Shapiro MPH, CHES, PMPCapitol Hill Days Scholarship Population Connection Mar 2017 Scholarship for attendance to a lobbying training on reproductive health
- Awarded to Rachel Shapiro MPH, CHES, PMPMultidisciplinary Team Scholar Funding Emory Global Health Institute Apr 2016 Grant Funding for Multidisciplinary Team Projects, "Capacity Building for the Midwives of Togo"
- Awarded to Rachel Shapiro MPH, CHES, PMPState Department Distinguished Achievement Award U.S. Department of State Aug 2012 For work on U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission
- Awarded to Rachel Shapiro MPH, CHES, PMPGlobal Elimination of Maternal Mortality Due to Abortion (GEMMA) Funds GEMMA Grant for abortion and contraception-related research
- Awarded to Rachel Shapiro MPH, CHES, PMPL. H. Skinner Award in French Miami University’s French Department Award for Achievement in French
Volunteer Experience
Health Education Volunteer
Issued by Feminist Women's Health Center (Atlanta) on Nov 2015
Associated with Rachel Shapiro MPH, CHES, PMPPresident
Issued by Emory Reproductive Health Association on Jan 2017
Associated with Rachel Shapiro MPH, CHES, PMP
Languages
- frFrench
- spSpanish
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