Robin Bly

Experience

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  Consumer Directions

  Jan 2008 - Aug 2013

  Personal Care Attendant

  • Daily Care for young adult with disabilities• Create special outings for the client• Assist with the client’s daily tasks

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  Fosston Civic Center

  May 2008 - Aug 2011

  Lifeguard, Swim Lesson Instructor, Evening Supervisor

  Planned and taught swimming lessons for all agesSupervised the pool in the evenings, including cleaning and monitoring on-duty lifeguard

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  Catholic Charities

  May 2012 - May 2013

  Skills Trainer

  •Assisting with home living tasks and skills for young woman with Developmental Disabilities•Bringing the client into the community and finding new resources within the community for the client•Educate the client on safety in and out of the home

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  Consumer Directions

  Jul 2014 - Nov 2015

  FSE Payroll Coordinator

  -Conduct client intakes-Process payroll and billing-Database management-Reconcile and audit client accounts

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  Pathways Planning

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2018

  Independent Support Planner

  -Certified by DHS as someone who understands the consumer directed community supports service, person-centered planning and the process of developing a support plan-Provides information about consumer directed community supports and provider options-Helps develop a community support plan-Finds services and supports-Makes arrangements for purchases and delivery of services and supports-Helps monitor the CDCS Community Support Plan -Assists with recruiting, screening, hiring, training, scheduling, monitoring and paying support workers-Provides and arranges for staff training specific to the person's needs. Show less

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  WIRTH CENTER for the Performing Arts

  Sept 2016 - Oct 2021

  Provided all organizational accounting including maintaining general ledger, employee payroll, independent contractor payment processing, vendor payments, and all Federal and State Tax requirementsGathered programmatic information and reported to Board of Directors on monthly basisIn conjunction with community volunteers and stakeholders, administered all organizational programming including development and tracking of: budgets, contracts, performance metricsDeveloped grants on the local, state, and federal level for project and operating supportHired and managed faculty and staff, including issuing contractsLed all subcommittees of the Board of Directors including: Bylaw, Relocation, and Development committees Managed organizational response to COVID19 Pandemic including development of organizational policy on mitigation and safety measures Initiated and led new strategic planning efforts, including surveys of all stakeholders, creation of accessibility plan, adaptation to community arts and cultural needs and collaboration with the Board of Directors Show less Provided all organizational accounting Collaborated with Executive Director to hire and manage faculty and staff as well as recruitment of community members for Board of Director RolesDeveloped and reported financial statements to Board of Directors on monthly basisAssisted community volunteer program teams to plan events and camps as well as develop and provide budgets and contracts ensuring grant and financial compliance with organizational mission and visionProduced new organizational standard operating policies and procedures to increase efficiencies and client satisfactionCreated grant applications and oversaw all grant funding on local and state level for program and operating supporting utilizing stakeholder, client, and community volunteer feedbackDelivered general office management support, including scheduling meetings, maintaining office inventory, and assisting visitors Show less

  • Executive Director

    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Assistant Executive Director

    Jun 2018 - Oct 2020

  • Office Assistant

    Sept 2016 - May 2018
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  Minnesota Department of Health

  Dec 2021 - now

  Conduct in-depth rural health research and policy analysis on current and emerging rural health policy issues while maintaining a high degree of policy knowledge about rural health reform and issuesConduct policy planning and goal setting, identify issues, develop alternative solutions and recommendations with the Governor-appointed Rural Health Advisory Committee so that health status and health system performance in rural Minnesota is improved within a health reform landscape that is rapidly changingDevelop and conduct statewide environmental scans around rural healthy policy needsCoordinate administrative and operational support of the Rural Health Advisory Committee, and policy integration collaboration of its work with the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care and MN Department of Health Health Policy DivisionContribute to statewide and national rural health collaboration groups, including the MN Rural Health Conference and National Organization of State Offices of Rural HealthManage State Office of Rural Health Federal Grant Show less Served as Grant Program Administrator and content expert for several legislatively mandated grant programsRecommended policy change for legislative action to better serve constituents of Minnesota accessing funding and services through Office of Rural Health and Primary CareProvided leadership and coordination on programming while recommending best implementation strategiesOversaw compliance for programs, ensuring statutes are met and all necessary documentation is kept per State of Minnesota Data Retention requirements Engaged and collaborated with external stakeholders and community members to gather input on public health needs and indicatives to optimize effectiveness Show less Served as Grant Program Administrator and content expert for several legislatively mandated grant programsRecommended policy change for legislative action to better serve constituents of Minnesota accessing funding and services through Office of Rural Health and Primary CareProvided leadership and coordination on programming while recommending best implementation strategiesOversaw compliance for programs, ensuring statutes are met and all necessary documentation is kept per State of Minnesota Data Retention requirements Engaged and collaborated with external stakeholders and community members to gather input on public health needs and indicatives to optimize effectiveness Show less

  • Rural Health Policy Planner

    Oct 2023 - now

  • State Program Administrator Principal

    Jul 2023 - Oct 2023

  • Senior Program Administrator

    Dec 2021 - Jul 2023