Healthcare administrator with over eight years of leadership experience in community education and public health. Highly motivated and organized in providing comprehensive health education, care, and administrative support for patients and clients with a proven track record of managing programs to remove barriers and increase access to care to improve health outcomes within the community.
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▪ Oversee project activities for implementation of educational program delivery, including planning, implementation, development and monitoring
▪ Provide supervision of health educators including orientation and on-going assessment of training needs, educational opportunity and professional development
▪ Serve as principal representative in priority communities to provide community and public education on comprehensive sexuality education and awareness of family planning services
▪ Develop budgets and strategic plans for day-to-day operations
▪ Identify improvement changes regarding key processes for internal control
▪ Manage time and attendance, detailing earning hours for employees
▪ Identify barriers and ensure access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare and family planning services and other essential support services for teens
▪ Participate in program evaluations and trainings
▪ Establish relationships with other community health and human service providers and develops referral mechanisms
▪ Identify venues for delivery of evidence-based programming, including reviewing all components of the evidence-based program and securing commitment to implement the program with fidelity
▪ Developed and facilitated Health Education Curriculum
o Scheduled, developed and planned Health Education curricula and activities for education groups for HIV positive patients and clients
o Facilitated health education groups focused on treatment adherence education, health literacy, transmission prevention and nutrition
o Developed and implemented new curricula and programs
▪ Worked individually with patients and clients with chronic illnesses
o Collaborated with care management and supportive services, clinic, behavioral wellness and Adult Day Health Programming in assessing patient/client health education needs and participate in case conferencing
o Provided patient/client – centered, quality driven, culturally appropriate Health Education to HIV positive patients/clients in compliance with agency policies and funder requirements
o Created, documented, executed and updated an individualized patient/center-centered health education goals, specific activities, and regularly update needs and outcomes
o Built relationships with clients and all members of treatment team to support continuity of care and promote health
o Coordinated and participated in case review meetings that include all members of interdisciplinary team
▪ Provided and delivered quality presentations on sexual health and other HIV/AIDS related wellness topics
▪ Compiled and reported program data/demographics as required by funder(s)
▪ Supervised Student Interns
o Provided guidance and education on agency departments
o Facilitated development of student in working with clients living with HIV
o Educated on importance of discretion and boundaries when working in healthcare
o Managed and track student hours and report to school advisor for program requirements
o Facilitated and document completion of final intern project
▪ Educated patients on blood disorders and the importance of maintaining healthy behaviors upon discharge
▪ Organized presentations to educate team members on safe patient handling
▪ Assisted in maintaining an environment compliant with regulations for both the Department of Health and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JACHO)
▪ Preceptor to new team members and assisted in conducting interviews for Registered Nurses and Patient Care Technicians
▪ Collected, processed, labeled, and stored specimens from 1000+ patients
Kidanemeheret Ethiopian Orthodox Church
January 2019 – Present
Fundraising Committee Chair
▪ Work in conjunction with board and the committee to develop and maintain a fundraising development and management strategy.
▪ Lead a collaborative team of 10 committee members to ideate, prioritize, develop and implement a comprehensive strategy with fundraising targets
▪ Develop and proposals and reports for all fundraising
▪ Lead donor communications – email, direct mail, phone calls, virtual and in-person meetings and presentations
Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS (RATFA)
April 2017 – Present
Membership and Nominating Committee Chair
▪ Create an annual member and organization membership roster
▪ Ensure membership dues are submitted on time and qualified members receive program and conference scholarships
▪ Oversee the election of the Executive Board
▪ Thoroughly assess appropriateness of candidates for election and re-election based on attendance and involvement
Kidanemehret Ethiopian Orthodox Church
July 2016 – Present
Youth Program Coordinator
▪ Develop and create community service programs for youth to engage in
▪ Educate and empower youth ages 10+ on the importance of service
▪ Provide leadership, guidance and training for youth
▪ Conduct outreach to recruit youth to program
▪ Facilitate the design and implementation of in-person and virtual youth programming
▪ Teach cultural traditions and Amharic language to youth
President's Council on Inclusiveness and Diversity at Trillium Health
June 2016 – November 2019
Council Member
▪ Responsible for advising the President and Executive Leadership Team on subjects and objectives related to agency diversity and inclusion
▪ Assist with the compilation, promotion and dissemination of accurate information regarding planned events and activities
▪ Provide suggestions for information updates and feedback for improvement
▪ Assist with identifying quality training resources, activities and events for opportunities that will excite, engage and educate our staff
African Student Association, University at Albany Chapter
April 2012-May 2013
President
▪ Organized events and fundraisers where profits went to famine relief through UNICEF
▪ Promoted the education of HIV/ AIDS
▪ Worked with Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center to bring free HIV/AIDS testing to campus
▪ Collaborated with fellow multicultural groups to spread awareness on issues affecting our generations i.e. environment/ climate change, inequality and technology
▪ Participated in planning, organizing and executing a successful health fair with over 25 organizations and 100+ diseases, viruses and epidemics concerning our generation
▪ Amharic:
Speaking – Advanced
Reading Comprehension – Intermediate
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