Danielle Marie Sherman, MPH, RCHES

Experience

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  Spelman College

  Aug 2005 - May 2007

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Designed and implemented the Diabetes Program (Reduction Strategies of Diabetes Complications in African-Americans through Identification and Therapeutic Intervention of Pre-Diabetic States) funded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.1. Developed and implemented the Diabetes Program curriculum inclusive of chronic disease informational sessions, nutrition demonstrations/classes, and exercise activities.2. Identified and recruited program participants and conducted bi-monthly body measurements and screenings, including collecting, compiling, and interpreting glucose and Haemoglobin A1C data.3. Supervised a group of ten undergraduate student Diabetic Health Educators in providing diabetes, nutrition, and physical activity education to residents of the Atlanta metropolitan area.4. Coordinated and used pre- and post-surveys, assisted with focus groups, and other data collection activities to determine the effectiveness of the Diabetes Program on program participants and shared findings with the CDC. The program was awarded Spelman College’s 2006 Best Educational Program. Show less

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  Quintiles

  May 2007 - Oct 2011

  Global Project Coordinator II

  Provided project management support in accordance with standard operating procedures for 15-20 clinical trial efficacy studies at a time related to hypertension, cancer, and hypoactive sexual desire disorder. 1. Performed daily tasks, including patient specimen management receipt, test result approvals and reports, maintenance of Quintiles Laboratory Information Management System database, and liaising between support services and client to expedite processes related to patient laboratory specimens according to project timelines.2. Prepared and maintained project documentation and participated in internal and external audits.3. Informed the Project Manager of issues that affected the project and developed solutions to technical problems. (Received an award -- See Awards & Certifications)4. Delivered on-the-job training of the “The Standard Monitoring Plan” to newly hired Global Project Coordinators and Managers. Show less

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  Clayton County Board of Health

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2010

  CDC Directors of Health Promotion and Education Intern

  Participated in program rotations at the Clayton County Board of Health as a part of the Association of State and Territorial Health Directors of Health Promotion and Education initiative.1. Analyzed and shared findings from key stakeholder interviews on the needs, problems, and emerging trends of women, pregnant women (including teens), and infants in Clayton County with the 2010 grant needs assessment team. 2. Developed a health education curriculum for the “Signs and Symptoms of Preterm Labor” and “Nutrition During and After Pregnancy” classes for the Making Our Mothers Successful Program.3. Served as a health education resource person to the residents of Clayton County. 4. Designed the protocol and study materials for early discussions of the Body Mass Index Study, designed to capture baseline data on youth receiving medical services, immunizations, or screenings at the Clayton County Board of Health.5. Completed the Clayton County Board of Health: Professional Development Workshop Series (How to be an Effective Trainer, Community Mobilization and Collaboration, Working with Diverse Communities, Evaluation and Logic Model Development, and How to Write a Winning Grant). Show less

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  North Carolina Division of Public Health

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2014

  Participated in a two-year field assignment focused on healthy eating and active living.1. Served as the lead contact and provided oversight for the Active Routes to School project, a NC Safe Routes to School intervention for increasing safe walking and bicycling to elementary and middle school students. 2. Provided technical assistance on physical activity-related strategies and their existing performance measures, partners, and projected budgets for the State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health funding opportunity announcement. The Branch received the grant.3. Implemented the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Community Transformation Grant (CTG) Project Active Living strategies:-Led a partnership of faith-based and community based organizations focused on assessing community access to NC faith-based organizations’ physical activity facilities. Worked with a key community-based organization, created and administered the survey instrument using Qualtrics. Worked with evaluation unit manager to analyze survey data using STATA. Organized and presented the findings to NC faith-based organizations and public health practitioners.-Coordinated efforts of a multi-state CTG grantee team to publish a manuscript on joint use agreements lessons learned and calls-to-actions discovered through implementation of the CTG Project Active Living strategy. -Conducted a literature search and reviewed resources on best practices for incorporating health into community design and recommended a resource template to representatives from the NC Departments of Health and Human Services, Transportation, Environment and Natural Resources and Commerce, which was accepted. -Led the development of the North Carolina Guide for Incorporating Health Considerations into Comprehensive Plans, which highlights strategies for incorporating health into community comprehensive planning. Show less Participated in a six-month rotation focused on obesity prevention in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion as a part of the CDC Prevention Public Health Prevention Service Fellowship.1. Conducted a literature review on food access, park access, and play deserts as background information for a two-part “Defining Play Deserts” Virtual Expert Panel Meeting with the National Recreation and Parks Association. 2. Researched, reviewed, and developed a database of over 100 physical activity indicators and provided input on the final list for inclusion in the 2014 State Indicator Report on Physical Activity. 3. Conducted a pilot study of the new CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Twitter account (@CDCObesity) to determine the reach and engagement of their messages to Twitter users during the 2012 Weight of the Nation conference, as well as, to improve the use of Twitter as a helpful health communication tool.4. Served as a review panelist for proposals received on the CDC’s State Public Health Approaches to Improving Arthritis Outcomes funding opportunity.Participated in a six-month rotation focused on local environmental health programs in the National Center for Environmental Health as a part of the CDC Public Health Prevention Service Fellowship. 1. Used quantitative and qualitative methodology to assess food and water safety.2. Created a survey instrument to capture concerns of local environmental health division’s food and water safety programs.3. Conducted key informant interviews with local environmental health managers to evaluate the utility and feasibility of the survey. Identified key themes around the strengths, weaknesses, concerns, and suggestions and presented the findings to the Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services. Show less

  • CDC Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS) Fellow

    Oct 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS) Fellow

    Oct 2011 - Oct 2012
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  N.C. Division of Public Health

  Oct 2014 - Feb 2016

  Project Manager, Active Routes to School

  Managed the statewide implementation of the Active Routes to School project, a NC Safe Routes to School intervention for increasing safe walking and bicycling to elementary and middle school students.1. Oversaw and worked on project staffing needs and project workloads of ten regional project coordinators through monthly, quarterly, and annual meetings and trainings to assist them in implementing the grant’s goals and objectives.2. Organized the 2015 statewide Active Routes to School Conference for various professionals to discuss walking and bicycling to and at school in North Carolina.3. Developed and managed an analytic progress reporting database through Formstack to track the outcomes of the project monthly to ensure deadlines were met and analyzed and disseminated the findings through Active Routes to School success stories, conference presentations, webinars, senior-level staff meetings, and monthly, quarterly, and annual project status reports for the NC Department of Transportation. 4. Developed the Agreement Addendum (state FY 2015-2016) for non-competitive continuation of funding for the ten lead county health departments, which outlined the purpose, program implementation, and health organization activities for this project. Show less

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  Healthy Places by Design

  Feb 2016 - Mar 2018

  Project Manager

  Build the capacity of local leaders and funders to create healthy communities through technical assistance, communications, collaborative learning activities (virtual learning sessions and in-person convenings), and evaluation services. 1. Provide technical assistance to grantees every other month in coordination with healthy community funders and serve as a strategic advisor to these funders through bi-weekly phone calls and emails.2. Share best practices from published and web-based sources through bi-weekly MailChimp e-newsletters and our internal Learning Lead Primer documents on active transportation and parks to help community leaders and their partners as well as team members inform healthy community policies and practices.3. Plan and facilitate collaborative learning opportunities for grantees and their partners, including virtual learning sessions every other month and bi-annual in-person convenings. Convenings include the development of work plans, annotated agendas, evaluation surveys and reports; and management of communications and logistics.4. Deliver virtual and in-person presentations and workshops on Active Living By Design’s Community Action Model and other healthy community topics.5. Conduct regular assessments and evaluation of activities and services to meet grantee and funder needs.6. Advocate for and developed a community engagement strategy as a means for addressing health equity for inclusion in the Safe Routes to Healthy Food: Strategies for Local Governments resource as a member of the National Partnership Safe Routes to Healthy Food Task Force. Show less

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  Safe Routes to School National Partnership

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2019

  Healthy Parks and Places Manager

  Advanced the Safe Routes to Parks Activating Communities program at the local and national level through technical assistance, resource development, program management, outreach and communications

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  SHIFT NC

  Jan 2020 - May 2022

  Managed a county-wide initiative aimed at reducing teen pregnancy, teen birth, and STI rates. Co-developed a theory of change focused on internal and external policies, practices, relationships & connections, power dynamics, and mental models aimed to systemically reduce unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections as well as cultivate optimal health and wellness for young people and their families in Alamance County, NC. Provided high-level administrative, strategic, and managerial support to the Chief Executive Officer as well as coordination and support of Fee-for-Service and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative training.

  • Program Manager

    Aug 2020 - May 2022

  • Executive and Training Coordinator

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
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  Root Cause Collective

  Jan 2022 - now

  Collective Member, Organizational Health

  Focus area: Organizational Culture

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  Center for the Study of Social Policy

  Jul 2022 - now

  Senior Program Analyst

  Key role in shaping an anti-oppressive approach to advancing capacity building and leadership development efforts, including providing technical assistance, training, and one-on-one and group coaching to leaders and staff in state and local government agencies, philanthropy, public systems, and community-based organizations. In addition, support efforts to advance CSSP’s internal organizational culture, including supporting learning and engagement opportunities.