Lisa Kraus, PMP

Experience

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  Americorps

  Aug 2001 - Aug 2003

  Academic Advisor

  * Spearhead projects to improve outreach services* Implement and conduct academic advising for high school students in targeted cities such as Alameda County, Berkeley, Contra Costa County, and Emeryville with a low college-going statistic* Provide one-on-one tutoring when needed* Chaperone activities that took place both on the University of Berkeley and UC Riverside Campus

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  Early Academic Outreach Program

  Aug 2002 - May 2005

  Senior Advisor, Program Assistant, Academic Advisor

  * Collaborate closely with the Outreach Coordinator (OC) in programs, workshops, and discussions* Enter and maintain data in the gateways systems* Prepare and spearhead new workshops for the advising team* Maintain a clear, constant communication with counselors, parents, and students* Counsel and advise high school students for colleges* Prepare and facilitate workshops for students and parents* Collaborate with a team in outreach program design* Develop extra academic programs to assist students in becoming competitive for college entry Show less

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  CAL-PACT

  Dec 2003 - May 2005

  Instructor/Secondary Instructor

  * Instruct Berkeley staff on programs such as HTML, Dreamweaver, Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint* Create the course outlines as well as take-home handbooks for the course

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  Carnegie Mellon University

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2006

  Lead Teaching Assistant

  * Manage a team of five in scheduling required responsibilities, resolve team dynamic conflicts and effectively work with the professor in communicating and disseminating information to staff and students* Conduct office hours in addendum to preparing and supervising lab sessions and materials* Provide one-on-one tutoring and group reviews on demand

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  Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania

  Oct 2006 - May 2007

  Public Policy Research Associate

  * Self-teach CapWiz – a program designed to send policy updates to notify members of current policy issues that are urgent and on the table on the state and federal level on gender equity and women’s rights* Assist staff in fundraising events by organizing material for workshops and mass mailings for events, information, and fundraising opportunities* Organize local, public rallies to raise awareness of gender inequity* Collaborate with the Executive Director and Webmasters in updating the organization’s website for content and style Show less

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  RAND Corporation

  Jun 2007 - May 2022

  Adjunct Research Programmer/Analyst and PRGS Core Faculty Member

  * Use GIS, GeoClip, Atlas.ti, Dedoose, Tableau and SAS to analyze data for research purposes in the fields of: criminal justice, health, education, international policy and military operations* Have substantial independent responsibility for the maintenance and documentation of software programs and databases* Work with research staff on analysis, design, and interpretation* Advise research staff on all aspects of computing including hardware and software choices, and data sources* Develop and implement plans for project data management, software development, and technical quality assurance* Contribute to project research goals, such as participation in project meetings and providing substantive content for briefing materials and final work products* Deploy to Afghanistan to provide spatial and qualitative analytical support to the CFSOCC-A* Conduct interviews and record, present, and program structural coding for qualitative analysis for concise and organized reports* Mentor and teach technical courses in spatial and qualitative analysis to clients and PhD fellows Show less

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  HealthCore, Inc.

  May 2018 - Nov 2021

  • Senior Research Manager

    Nov 2020 - Nov 2021

  • Research Manager

    Dec 2018 - Nov 2020

  • Integrated Research Network Program Manager

    May 2018 - Nov 2018
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  Elevance Health

  Nov 2021 - now

  The Director of Strategic Initiatives is responsible for identifying internal andexternal opportunities and partnering strategies for a Strategic Business Unit (SBU).Primary duties may include, but are not limited to: • Conducts in-depth strategic research. • Provides analytical support including the analysis and synthesis of business and technical journals and government documents with a high attention todetail. • Translates complex, technical information in presentation-friendly formats including graphical displays to a wide variety of executive audiences. • Participates in optimizing strategic initiatives and planning throughchallenges to cost/benefit investments that involve significant monetaryinvestments and that support key strategic direction to the SBU.• Analyzes researches and develops complex materials and documentsrelating to health issues. • Prepares white papers on select healthcare topics including presentation support materials such as graphic presentations and talk points for executive officers. • Serves as project manager for special projects as directed by executivemanagement. • Works with Corporate Strategic Planning to ensure that the SBU isappropriately coordinated with the corporate strategies. • Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates performance of direct reports. Show less

  • Director of Strategic Initiatives

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Project Director

    Nov 2021 - Jul 2023