Experience

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  Icf kaiser engineers

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1994

  Senior community relations specialist
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  California department of health services/ucsf

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2004

  Tb outbreak response officer & program liaison

  • Developed and implemented the first state-level TB Outbreak Response and Prevention Program in the United States, including written protocols, staff training, and technological tools. • Negotiated agreements with local health jurisdictions for outbreak assistance. • Led a multidisciplinary field team and coordinated with other state, federal, and local agencies in sensitive and complex investigations. • Reviewed epidemiological data to assess TB transmission and prepared reports and recommendations for outbreak containment and prevention. • Presented investigation findings at state, national, and international meetings. • Member of TB Control Branch Management Team with responsibility for providing input to overall Branch policy and operations decisions. Show less

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  Usaid

  Nov 2004 - Mar 2006

  Infectious disease advisor

  • Johns Hopkins University Health and Child Survival Fellow assigned to support the Europe and Eurasia (E&E) Region on infectious disease issues. • Provided technical, strategic and programmatic support to E&E missions, the E&E Regional Bureau, and Global Health Bureau. • Developed and provided oversight for TB and infectious diseases activities funded through the E&E Regional Bureau. • Participated in TB program evaluations and monitoring visits in Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova. • Served on review panels for Child Survival and Health Grants, President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Country Operational Plans, and Global Fund applications. Show less

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  Path

  Mar 2006 - Jul 2012

  Tb team leader

  • In less than five years, increased the annual budget of PATH’s TB program from approximately $2 million to $20 million. • Won four out of five USAID bids on which I led development of technical proposals and partnerships. • Raised PATH’s profile as an important player in TB policy and technical support through strategic partnerships with the World Health Organization and the Stop TB Partnership.• Developed and maintained PATH’s reputation for delivering high-quality project results and building local capacity.• Provided strategic and technical guidance and backstopping to PATH’s TB Team of more than 120 staff worldwide. • Provided technical assistance for project development, implementation and evaluation. Responsible for tracking all budgets and donor reporting. • Participated in national TB program reviews and in international TB working groups and advisory committees. • Maintained relations with donors and partner organizations. • Developed and implemented PATH’s TB strategy, identified and cultivated new partners and developed new business opportunities. Led major proposal efforts. Show less

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  (various)

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2014

  Senior tb consultant

  PATH, Jan 2013 – April 2014Advocacy, Communication, and Social Mobilization (ACSM) Consultant. Provided support to the Africa Coalition on Tuberculosis (ACT!) for strategy development, action plan implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and fundraising. Supported the Nigeria National TB and Leprosy Control Programme to develop an ACSM strategy integrated with the new national strategic plan.USAID, May– Sept 2013 (through Public Health Institute)Strategic Consultant. Sole consultant working with USAID/India and USAID/Washington to develop new Mission TB strategy to align with US Government and Government of India priorities. Developed recommendations for transition of current USAID TB portfolio in India. Consultancy included situation analysis with consideration of highly politically sensitive issues.Global Fund/Mongolia Ministry of Health, March 2013Program Evaluation. Lead evaluator of progress on scale-up of the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mongolia. Reviewed epidemiological data, performed site visits, conducted interviews, and prepared debrief presentations for Ministry of Health decision-makers and technical staff. Mentored a consultant trainee. Prepared a 54-page mission report with recommendations for Global Fund, the national TB control program, and WHO.International AIDS Alliance, Sept – Dec 2012 HIV/TB Integration for Community-Based Organizations. Developed and finalized the Alliance’s Good Practice Guide for community-based organizations on practical steps for integrating TB into existing HIV programs and projects. Developed a practical implementation workbook for community organizations to support operationalization of the guide on the ground. Show less

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  Kncv tb plus

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2016

  Quality and innovation officer

  • Provided high-level technical assistance to countries on national strategic plan development, Global Fund concept note preparation, TB program management, and community engagement. • Lead TB consultant for the preparation of the Nigeria National Strategic Plan for TB and the successful funding application to Global Fund, which garnered more than $170 million for TB control. • Served as the Quality and Innovation Officer for the $525 million Challenge TB project under a USAID cooperative agreement, responsible for ensuring high-quality implementation and project results across 21 countries and nine partner organizations. Show less

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  Conscience vc

  Jul 2016 - now

  Senior tuberculosis & public health consultant

  Provide senior-level technical support on tuberculosis control, public health, and community engagement to NGO, multilateral, and government clients.Sample consultanciesAPMG Health, April 2019 – December 2019Evaluation Team Lead. Led team of four experts (two international, two local) to assess the results of Global Fund investments in Romania since 2015 and make recommendations for optimizing impact of the Global Fund’s Transition Grant for Romania. GH Pro/US Agency for International Development, May 2019 – November 2019TB Specialist. Support USAID Missions in 24 priority countries to use a participatory approach in co-developing and awarding TB control projects to local organizations through the new Local Organizations Network Annual Program Statement as part of the Agency’s commitment to the Journey to Self-Reliance. GH Pro/US Agency for International Development, January 2019 – April 2019Evaluation Team Lead. Led evaluation of the USAID-funded Global Fund In-Country TB Advisors Project. GH Pro/US Agency for International Development, September 2016 – February 2019MDR-TB Care Advisor. Lead developer of the framework for a comprehensive supportive care package for patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis to increase the rates of successful treatment as part of the US Government’s National Action Plan to Combat Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis issued by the Obama White House. FHI 360, August-September 2016Assessment of Public-Private Mix Activities in Cambodia. KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, July 2016 – December 2018Support to Challenge TB and KNCV as Senior Technical and Management Consultant. Show less