Whitney Smith, MPH, PMP

Whitney Smith, MPH, PMP

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Project Manager at Centene Corporation

  • Education

    • University of Delaware

      2004 - 2008
      Bachelor of Science Dietetics
    • West Chester University of Pennsylvania

      2009 - 2011
      Master of Public Health Community Health
  • Experience

    • Five Star Quality Care

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2011
      Administration
    • LiveHealthier

      Jul 2012 - May 2014
      Program Manager

      Assist in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of employee wellness program health challenges and incentive campaigns, including:Designing and producing challenge promotional materialsDeveloping and evaluating post-challenge surveysExecuting challenge reportsAssist with ongoing health education programs, client health fairs, and general wellness program design and evaluationCoordinate with the Production Department to update client web portals Design and develop e-newslettersMajor Activities:Contributing to the design and planning process for wellness programs to help employees adopt healthy lifestyles Assisting in the creation of ideas and creative approaches to messaging health promotion to provide high levels of employee engagement Ensuring that wellness programs are satisfying contractual requirements and delivering value and quality to our clients Show less

    • Nurtur-LiveHealthier

      May 2014 - Sept 2015
      Health Campaign Manager

      Coordintate health challenges and campaigns from challenge strategy discussions to the post-challenge report. Responsible for developing project plans; defining requirements; developing and following standard processes; managing tasks through completion; managing risk and quality; and resolving issues. Serves as a subject matter on LiveHealthier challenge and campaign offerings. Work closely with several functional teams.Major Activities• Monitor progress against projects plans, leading teams toward successful milestone completion• Execute timelines and monitor tasks in AtTask• Proactively identify and communicate issues and risks, notifying and/or escalating to the appropriate manager for assistance and resolution• Develop and proactively manage project plans specifying goals, strategy, scheduling and identification of risks, and contingency plans• Serve as a resource to answer questions regarding challenge and campaign development process and/or project management methodology• Prepares business requirement documents for projects, as required• Create and manage workflows for challenge and email campaigns (e.g. incentive reminders, coaching emails, educational email campaigns). • Identify opportunities for user experience improvement and participation and provide input to Product & Marketing teams• Analyze and report on challenge and campaign participation and outcomes• Consult with other departments to respond to ad-hoc or custom client requests• Configure challenge gadgets and surveys Show less

    • Envolve Health

      Oct 2015 - Oct 2020
      Project Manager

      Manage project plan; project communication; task management; risk management; quality management; and issue resolution. Major Activities:• Internal manager for project implementation—owner of the project plan; project communication; task management; risk management; quality management; and issue resolution• Monitor progress against the plan, leading the team toward successful milestone completion—invested heavily during project implementation• Lead client customization request process, and supports product definition understanding• Proactively identify and communicate issues and risks, notifying and/or escalating to the appropriate manager for assistance and resolution• Provide weekly status reports to senior management and the implementation team• Lead and manages internal conversations with technology SMEs and external conversations with clients• Develop and proactively manage project plans specifying goals, strategy, scheduling and identification of risks, contingency plans, and allocation of resources• Resource for the team to answer questions regarding standard implementation process and/or project management methodology• Prepare business requirement documents for client implementations, as required• Manage the User Acceptance Testing process for new client portal launches and new program year initiatives Show less

    • Centene Corporation

      Oct 2020 - now
      • Lead IT Project Manager

        Mar 2024 - now
      • Project Manager

        Oct 2020 - Mar 2024
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Health Education Specialist

      NCHEC
    • Project Management Professional (PMP)®

      Project Management Institute
      Aug 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Whitney Smith, MPH, PMP
      Public Health Honor Society Inductee Delta Omega Honor Society Apr 2011