David Scheiman, MBA, MPH

Experience

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  World Vision

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2008

  Director of Africa Programs, Integrated Programs

  I was selected to chair an International Working Group on the Global Food Crisis and was successful in submitting recommendations on addressing it to senior leadership in 42 days. Then I was asked to be the main speaker to over 100 music artists at the annual Artist Associate Conference in Nashville where I explained the main causes of the Hunger Crisis and what World Vision is doing to address it.

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  World Vision

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

  Senior Director for Africa Programs, Program Effectiveness & Integration

  I influenced senior leadership to place more emphasis on Child Well Being with a special focus on early nutrition and literacy. This has now been formalized in World Vision's Child Well-Being Indicators and is required in all field programs. I also led a team of 10 development professionals in the allocation and oversight of $127 million of World Vision resources in 25 African countries and developed international travel security guidelines which significantly improved team safety.

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  World Vision

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Senior Regional Advisor - Southern Africa - Global Portfolio & Strategy

  In a complicated global partnership, I worked closely with all the different divisions of World Vision including the international offices to write a cohesive global engagement strategy. Because my portfolio included high-risk countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I led a risk analysis process and developed a risk reduction protocol for the Southern Africa Region. This included giving presentations to senior management on our highest risk areas such as how to reduce the risk of fraud. Show less

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  World Vision

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2019

  Senior Technical Advisor & Director, Maternal & Child Health

  I was hired as the senior director of the health team to significantly increase private funding and manage our international health programs. During my first year of leading this team, we increased our income by over 50% and achieved all our programmatic objectives. I was successful at modifying our messaging to donors to be more succinct, compelling, and easy to understand.

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  LifeNet International

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2021

  Vice President of Programs

  Led a team of dedicated health professionals who train African healthcare workers on how to provide high quality and compassionate care to underserved populations at an average cost of less than $1 per visit. At LifeNet, we believe that everyone deserves to have access to excellent healthcare no matter where they live.Highlights:-Programmed the rapid growth of LifeNet including increased annual funding from $1.8M to $4.5M (↑150%), the number of partnerships with health clinics from 175 to 291 (↑66%), and the annual improved patient visits from 1,833,637 to 3,993,615 (↑117%). During this time, the cost per patient visit decreased from $1 to 69 cents (↓31%) without any loss of quality per the Quality Score Card indicators.-Transitioned LifeNet’s medical training program for health clinic staff from a 5-year cycle to a 2.5-year cycle. As a result, LifeNet is significantly increasing scale and impact without loss of quality. -Designed an Organizational Dashboard used for all countries to track critical information so that LifeNet employees can monitor progress being made against objectives. -Supported the acquisition of funding and the ongoing addition of 4 new country programs (Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, and Togo), doubling the number of LifeNet field programs. -Developed a COVID-19 contingency plan for field programs which included: 1) shifting work from office to homes, 2) protocol to protect LifeNet staff from COVID-19, 3) distributing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to 242 health clinics, and 4) a COVID-19 curriculum and app for all LifeNet partners.-Implemented a pharmaceutical, medical equipment, and medical supply program in LifeNet clinics to give rural communities access to high quality, essential medicines and equipment at an affordable price. -Hired and supervise highly qualified Country Directors for Burundi, DRC, Malawi, and Uganda. Show less

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  IDA Foundation

  Sept 2021 - Jan 2024

  President, Business Development - Americas

  Managed business development efforts to support strategic growth goals as well as operating plans for international programs. Responsible for core market development and new business growth; business opportunity qualification, competitive positioning, and capture. Developed and executed strategic and tactical plans for the pursuit and successful capture of key opportunities. Participated in bid decisions and cost reviews. Conducted in-depth market research to qualify developing business opportunities; leveraged industry contacts for strategic intelligence and assesses the viability of potential future proposal efforts and partnerships.Highlights:-Wrote/edited sections of major $3+ billion-dollar proposals including emergency and pandemic response, malaria, and HIV/AIDS partnering with other global organizations. -Analyzed the donor market including USAID, the Gates Foundation, Global Fund, World Bank, and major NGOs, and wrote a 35-page market analysis of the different donors and where IDA should focus its efforts.-Wrote a detailed analysis of the major NGOs in the US market and narrowed it down to 10 target NGOs.-Developed key relationships with target NGOs who have agreed to partner with IDA as opportunities arise. -Led a technical working group that collected information on how best to respond to international health challenges and pandemics. Areas of focus included COVID-19, malaria, HIV/AIDS, & NCDs.-Represented IDA at key international development events including the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal and the DevEx World Conference in Washington D.C. Show less

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  Mary Washington Healthcare

  Aug 2024 - now

  Patient Safety & Mental Health Support (Healthcare)

  Highlights:-Supported patients with dementia and severe health & mental health issues including those on suicide watch and veterans suffering from PTSD in the ICU and the Emergency and Mental Health Departments.-Identified inefficiencies and problem areas in providing quality healthcare and proposed low-cost solutions which were reviewed and approved by senior management. -Practiced contact precautions to care for contagious patients (COVID-19, Influenza, Tuberculosis) who were in isolation, including wearing PPE equipment (nitrile gloves, N95 masks, medical gowns).-Monitored patients and charted their status on the Epic healthcare software system each hour. -Periodically communicated with doctors and nurses on patients' conditions and gave recommendations Show less