Alexandra Kellogg

Experience

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  Colgate University National Institute of Health Study Group

  Jul 2005 - Dec 2005

  Student Research Assistant

  Colgate University has developed a one of a kind research semester. Students live in Washington, DC and spend six months working 32 hours a week as researchers in a lab at NIH while also completing traditional course work. - Researched systems to treat Glioblastoma Multiforme brain tumors in the lab of Dr. John Park, NINDS. - Utilized standard molecular techniques and researched new protocols for protein isolation.- Participated in animal studies analyzing tumor tissue’s reaction to treatment.- Maintained multiple cultures of cell lines.- Presented to colleagues on research techniques and results. Show less

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  UCHealth

  Jul 2006 - Aug 2007

  Certified Nurse Aide/Patient Service Coordinator

  - Staffed in the float-team, working in a majority of the hospital units to attend to the daily care needs of patients in a courteous and timely manner.- Cross-trained as a Patient Service Coordinator to facilitate unit activities: transcribed orders, ordered labs, assisted with patient intake and release, and filed documentation in health records.

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  Lightly Treading

  Aug 2007 - Jul 2013

  Lightly Treading was an energy efficiency consulting firm focused on the efficiency of homes and small commercial buildings. I was responsible for acquisition and retention of over 65% of clients while managing daily business administration activities including: evaluating new business opportunities, responding to RFPs, issuing client contracts, and scheduling services. I collaboratively developed residential energy efficiency programs with utility clients including Xcel Energy, City of Fort Collins Utilities, Loveland Water and Power, and Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power. Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Sept 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Manager of Training and Marketing

    Dec 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Operations & Training Administrator, Marketing Manager

    Aug 2007 - Nov 2011
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  National Jewish Health

  Dec 2013 - Aug 2015

  Health and Wellness Coach

  I used motivational interviewing to provide phone coaching with over 7000 participants to support the development of individualized plans to quit tobacco. Coaching calls were also a time to troubleshoot challenges participants had encountered or affirm successes to encourage long-term successful quit attempts.

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  University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2016

  Research Assistant and Content Developer

  While working on my MPH, I worked for several public health research projects detailed below. “Fit After Baby” (July 2015 – July 2016)I developed original app content around the topics of physical activity, healthy eating, and motivation for weight loss to support postpartum weight loss. “My Baby My Move” (October 2014 – June 2015)I conducted literature reviews on prenatal provider practices to inform and write content for online health care provider training modules on healthy prenatal behaviors. “Smoking Cessation Among Populations With Lower Socioeconomic Status” (October 2014 – June 2015)I conducted literature reviews of qualitative and quantitative research on smoking prevalence and interventions in the United States and input data into the online database RedCAP for additional researcher analysis. Show less

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  Doctors Care Colorado

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2021

  I managed a department of 5 staff and 20+ volunteers and three distinct programs that worked to help individuals address barriers to health. In my tenure the team migrated from paper to digital files, to record keeping in the EMR instead of excel, and was the first department to implement virtual visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. I worked with the team to standardize and document protocols. I developed strategies to improve volunteer experience including desk schedules, policy binders, regular program team meetings, and daily checklists; created data reports using eCW eBO and excel for programmatic evaluation and predictive budgeting; and wrote grants and provided reporting for $1M in funds to support department activities.I was involved in efforts to help the organization respond to ongoing changes including membership on the quality improvement and pandemic response teams; participation in a year long “Equity Lab”, and membership on the strategic plan steering committee. Show less From a funder initiated idea, I developed a program to pay the health insurance premiums for individuals with cost barriers to maintaining health insurance. This included developing tools for screening people into the program; participant rules and agreements; detailed participant tracking; evaluation surveys; procedures for screening and enrolling participants, paying premiums to 5+ different insurance carriers monthly, and maintaining regular contact with clients; detailed budgeting; and regular reports to program funder. Volunteers and staff were then trained to support all program activities. Program success resulted in funder agreeing to fund 3 additional years of premiums for program participants after the initial pilot year for a total investment of $750,000. Show less

  • Health Access Program Senior Manager

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2021

  • DC Advantage Program Manager

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
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  Self-employed

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

  Health Literacy Consultant

  I provided expert health literacy content review and edits for a mulit-module diabetes training designed to be delivered to American Indian/Alaska Native groups. Modules were reviewed 3 times over the course of content development using the PEMAT - a scoring tool that looks at elements including difficulty of words, complexity of numbers, and usefulness of layout, figures, and images. The overall result was a training product easier for peer trainers to deliver and for trainees to consume to help promote improved diabetes health outcomes. Show less

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  Tri-County Health Department

  Dec 2021 - Dec 2022

  COVID-19 Partnerships and Strategies Program Manager
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  Arapahoe County

  Jan 2023 - now

  COVID—19 Program Manager