Jessie K.

Experience

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  Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts

  Feb 2009 - Jun 2009

  Media Relations Intern, Latino Initiative

  • Aided in developing new outreach program for Latin Americans--an underserved community in Massachusetts• Conducted research on health and other issues affecting MA Latin community, especially among teen women• Pitched PSAs to local TV stations• Created PowerPoint presentations for Planned Parenthood leadership to use in meetings

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  Morrison & Foerster LLP

  Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  Litigation Intern

  • Advocated for clients in pro bono cases and aided in parole hearing preparation• Conducted legal research, catalogued court documents for past and present cases

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  EuroHealth

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Communications Intern

  • Researched diseases other public health issues affecting European women• Wrote and edited content for EIWH website• Synthesized and organized data from European health reports for EIWH coalition presentations

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  The Home for Little Wanderer's

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

  Advocacy Intern

  • Coordinated advocacy efforts that allowed passage of a state foster care bill co-written by The Home • Wrote letters and press releases advocating for MA 2011-2012 State Budget line items affecting The Home’s programs• Represented The Home in partner agency and coalition meetings • Acted as point person for advocacy matters with state legislators, their staff and affiliated organizations

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  Abrams, Cohen & Associates

  Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

  Litigation Paralegal

  • Lead trial preparation by drafting and assembling motions and exhibits for attorney’s daily court appearances• Managed case planning and execution for over 120 cases

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  Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2013

  Health Initiatives Intern, Harlem Health Promotion Center

  Harlem Health Promotion Center is an organization operated by Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. • Conducted field research by taking Harlem residents’ blood pressure at community sites, educating on the risks of hypertension, and recruiting eligible participants into hypertension study, which hoped to reduce intervention cohorts’ blood pressure by 60% by 2015• Researched and contributed to 5 community based grants for Project SHARE (Support for Hypertension Awareness, Reduction and Education)• Wrote health, nutrition and exercise related articles for GetHealthyHarlem.org, resulting in approx. 10 posts Show less

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  Fifth Avenue Fertility Wellness

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2014

  Administrative Assistant

  • Executed all scheduling, communication, and office management for practice of two doctors and over 65 regular patients• Handled entire practice’s medical records according to HIPAA standards• Optimized patient satisfaction by implementing new organizational practices

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  Community Service Society of New York

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

  Health Initiatives Intern

  • Contributing author and editor of report that aided in securing $5 million in organizational funding • Interviewed and documented client stories for reports and contributed to fundraising and advocacy material, all of which helped secure program funding in the 2015-2016 NYS Legislative budget• Created and oversaw partner agency databases and online forms that optimized inter-organizational client searches • CSS project manager for collaborative educational health insurance poster project with Center for Urban Pedagogy, of which 1000+ copies were printed and distributed to CSS' agency network called, “How to Get Health Insurance in New York State” • Partner agency liaison: troubleshot issues with partner database and online forms daily Show less

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  New York State Health Foundation

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Developed and managed portfolio of grants/grantees totaling >$1 million focused on healthcare transformation, cost transparency, healthcare access, patient engagement, among other topics.• Managed the Special Projects Fund, a bi-annual, $3 million request for proposal (RFP) process; evaluated >400 grant proposals to determine funding recommendations. • Implemented and managed Foundation’s inaugural annual $3 million funding priority: Empowering Health Care Consumers.

  • Senior Program Associate

    Jul 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Program Assistant

    Jul 2015 - Jan 2017
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  Community League of the Heights

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2017

  Advisory Board Member

  Community League Of The Heights (CLOTH) is a 65-year old community development organization dedicated to supporting and empowering the economically disadvantaged residents of Washington Heights through health and wellness, adult and youth education, job training, community activism, and affordable housing. Among many services, CLOTH currently administers a New Visions school with afterschool programs for grades 6-12, operates a community health clinic, runs a food pantry, and has developed over 2,000 affordable housing units.CLOTH Advisory Board:The newly formed CLOTH Advisory Board is a group of dedicated young professionals seeking to support CLOTH and grow its capacity to perform vital community development work by attracting funds, engaging volunteers, raising awareness, and aiding specific program initiatives through strategic advisory services. Show less

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  UW Medicine

  Aug 2017 - Feb 2019

  Program Manager, Population Approach to Health (PATH)

  • Implemented four PATH programs: Diabetes, Depression, Hypertension and Diabetic Retinopathy Screening. Led each PATH team of 1-2 physicians and/or ancillary clinical staff.• PATH Depression and Diabetes met target quality goals for value-based payor contracts. Pilot cohort results showed a decrease in elevated disease states, a decrease in missing disease metrics for individual patients, and an increase in primary care engagement. PATH Depression reached a 58.8% remission/response rate (target 40%); PATH Diabetes reached 46% A1C control rate (target 35%).• Developed and implemented supplementary depression pilot program testing new panel management workflows for clinic social workers and health navigators, under budget. Compared to control clinics, pilot clinics saw 16.6% greater depression measurement using standard tool (PHQ9), 8.8% more patients in response/remission (PHQ9<9 and/or 50% improvement), and 4.9% more PCP visits, meeting or exceeding pilot goals. • Launched first Epic “Clinical Pathways” at UW Ambulatory Clinics. >3000 patients added to the Depression Pathway from June-December 2018. The Hypertension Pathway Pilot showed a 22.2% increase in correct blood pressure re-measurement and a 10.2% increase in HTN control. Show less

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  Amazon

  Feb 2019 - Jul 2023

  • Senior Product Manager, Amazon Health Services

    Nov 2021 - Jul 2023

  • Senior Business Development Manager, Amazon Care

    Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Business Development Manager, Amazon Care

    Feb 2019 - Nov 2020
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  Chewy

  Jul 2023 - now

  Senior Product Manager, Healthcare