April Hendrickson

Experience

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  VEN-USA College

  Mar 2000 - Jun 2000

  Teacher

  Taught group and private English classes of varying levels to native Spanish-speakers. Designed and implemented lesson plans and course exams. Managed a classroom of 10-15 teenage and adult students. Ensured that all students met requirements to advance to the next course level.

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  Permanent Mission of Nicaragua

  Sept 2000 - Jul 2001

  Intern

  Performed general administrative duties. Attended and annotated weekly meetings of the Organization of American States.

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  ISA Associates

  Nov 2000 - May 2007

  • Managed evaluation components of small to large-scale behavioral health and workplace health promotion research projects. • Aided in the development and usability testing of web-based behavioral health promotion programs.• Contributed to grant proposals, final reports, and journal articles.• Constructed, managed, and analyzed small and large databases/datasets. • Developed paper and online surveys/assessments.• Recruited project participants. • Co-ran focus groups. Conducted needs assessment interviews. • Served on ISA’s Internal Review Board. • Supervised work conducted by research assistants. • Monitored the implementation fidelity of a family education and prevention program. Show less

  • Research Analyst/Research Associate

    Jan 2002 - May 2007

  • Independent Consultant

    Nov 2000 - Dec 2001
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  OMNI Institute

  May 2007 - Jun 2016

  Researcher II/Researcher I

  • Led and managed a portfolio of evaluation projects, primarily in the area of behavioral health.• Collaborated with non-profits, foundations, and government agencies to design and implement evaluations. • Developed and managed proposals, scopes of work, contracts, work plans, budgets, evaluation plans, online surveys, interview/focus group guides, presentations, and reports. • Cleaned, coded, analyzed, interpreted, visualized, and summarized quantitative and qualitative data. • Provided technical assistance, training, and consultation to clients. • Provided direct supervision to junior staff. • Participated in hiring processes. • Led the Online Survey Committee and Data Management Committee. • Served on the Data Dashboard Committee, Spanish Committee, and Research Ethics Committee. Show less

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  Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2019

  Research and Technical Assistance Associate - Behavioral Health Program

  • Collaborated with states throughout the West to evaluate behavioral health programs and systems.• Aided key stakeholders in making informed behavioral health policy decisions.• Identified business development opportunities and led responses to proposals/grants. • Developed and managed work plans, budgets, evaluation plans, online surveys, interview and focus group guides, presentations, and reports. • Created data dashboards that compared state Community Mental Health Centers. • Cleaned, coded, analyzed, interpreted, visualized, and summarized quantitative and qualitative data. • Conducted interviews and focus groups.• Provided evaluation support and guidance to other team members.• Prepared, maintained, and updated website content for the Behavioral Health Program. Show less

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  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

  Jan 2019 - now

  • Oversee and lead multiple complex public health process, outcome, and impact program evaluations, primarily in the areas of behavioral health, school-based health, and oral health. • Oversee and lead the implementation of evaluation project tasks, such as developing logic models, evaluation plans, and data collection collection tools; analyzing small to large data sets; as well as synthesizing and interpreting evaluation results for a variety of key stakeholders.• Establish the evaluation needs of internal customers, determine time frames, funding limitations, and procedures/methods to meet the evaluation goals and objectives.• Work to incorporate equity, diversity, and inclusion into evaluation when possible.• Ensure that goals or objectives are accomplished within prescribed time frames and funding parameters. • Supervise two direct reports (Statistical Analyst I and Statistical Analyst II). • Develop project work plans, assign tasks and monitor status to ensure that project progress is on schedule and within budget. Show less • Led and manage a portfolio of public health process, outcome, and impact program evaluations, primarily in the areas of behavioral health, school-based health, and diabetes prevention.• Collaborated with key project stakeholders to design evaluation plans and interpret findings. • Work to incorporate equity, diversity, and inclusion into evaluation when possible.• Cleaned, coded, analyzed, interpreted, visualized, and summarized quantitative and qualitative data. • Reviewed data outside contractors collected to identify issues and develop solutions to improve processes.• Work led support staff. • Participated in hiring processes. Show less

  • Evaluation Program Manager - Health Statistics and Evaluation Branch

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Lead Evaluator/Statistical Analyst - Health Statistics and Evaluation Branch

    Jan 2019 - Feb 2023