Humane Rescue Alliance

Volunteer Coordinator (2024)

As the Volunteer Coordinator, I handled animals (dogs, small mammals, reptiles, and cats) in the D.C.s largest and only open-access shelter. In addition, I trained volunteers on these in animal handling, managed relevant classes, and maintained animal facilities and safety. My administrative duties included management of online digital registration platforms and pet medical data platforms, draft of the weekly newsletter, and other design and communications needs of the Volunteer Department. I have a great passion for care and improving the lives of all creatures. All graphics and newsletters on this page were created by me while apart of this team.

Graphics

Video

Newsletters

Children’s National Hospital

-Clinical Research Assistant (2022)-

As a CRA for Children’s National Hospital, I perform a variety of research, data, and clerical duties to support the conduct of IMPACT DC’s clinical research studies under Dr. Stephen Teach. I use functional knowledge of Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) regulations, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations to deliver care and perform administrative tasks.

Part of my duties includes identifying, recruiting, and educating participants that meet eligibility requirements for various studies. I go over consent documents with study participants, perform vitals, and prepare necessary documents, equipment, and supplies for research visits. My position also involves conducting document visits and protocol-specific testing/interviews according to study protocol, operational plans of clinical departments, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for minimal risk studies or for other studies. I also assist in maintaining regulatory documents per sponsor and institutional requirements and the planning and coordination of research specimen collection and shipping.

Trainings and Certifications:

• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)

• OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Training

• Citi: Social/Behavioral Research

• Citi: Biomedical Research

• Citi: Conflict of Interest

• RCR: Biomedical Research

• Children’s National Medical Center: Research with data or laboratory specimens

System and Program Proficiencies

• OnCore

• Powerchart

• REDCap

• Cerner

• eClinicalWorks

Studies

• The Oral Bacterial Extract (ORBEX)

• Preventing Asthma in High Risk Kids (PARK)

• Prevention of Asthma Exacerbations Using Dupilumab in Urban Children and Adolescents (PANDA)

• Registry of Asthma Characterization and Recruitment 3 (RACR3)

Mamatoto Village

-Communications Associate (2021-PRESENT)

I worked intimately with public health policy and advocacy regarding Black perinatal health in Washington, D.C. I designed marketing strategies, original newsletter copy, event plans, and social media content for fundraising. My writing and plans were informed by non-profit data and monitoring trends in national maternal health. In my position, I established data-driven communications practices to improve social media and better service our clients and the wider demographic of DC-based Black birthing people.

Social Media

Capital Campaign Impact Video

Newsletter Samples

 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Surveillance for the Tennessee Department of Health

-Public Health Associate (2020-2021)-

As a public health associate for Center for the Disease Control, I worked for the Tennessee Department of Health assisting in the prevention and surveillance of HIV/AIDS in the state. As an associate I completed a series of projects relating to data mining, quality assurance, HIV testing, PrEP and PEP navigation, technical assistance, harm reduction, and capacity building. I assisted the HIV Prevention and Surveillance teams by cleaning data and revising HIV medical records to deliver accurate information to CDC and the Tennessee Health Department. I revised internal surveys and data recording systems by improving the efficiency of the REDCap process for local providers and collecting data help alleviate discrepancies in reporting. In addition to these duties, I assisted the Prevention team by administering and revising PrEP Navigation and Prep in the Health Department trainings. I also managed and designed GetPrEPTN’s website and social media campaigns. For this I created original, client-driven marketing and social media campaigns as well as designs that increased following and user engagement for the Instagram account by 400% in just two months.

Trainings and Certifications:

• I KNOW: certification in testing and counseling for HIV in TN

• Making Contact: a Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracers

• Harm Reduction in Administering HIV Information and Services

• PrEP Navigation

• SAS 1 Essentials

• TDH REDCap Training

Social Media, Print, Web Graphics

GetPrEPTN

GetPrEPTN is online resource for Tennesseans to learn about and access and PrEP and PEP services. For TDH, I manage and create original promotion graphics for GetPrEPTN’s social media and website.

Undetectable=Untransmittable Animation

SKILLS: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator | graphic design (print and digital) | data management | project management | quality assurance of HIV surveillance data | PRISM and RedCAP survey design and improvement | HIV testing | PrEP navigation | social media management | state-level HIV research | SAS | perinatal HIV surveillance | data visualization

Association of Public Health Laboratories

-Communications/Marketing Intern (2020)-

I had the great experience of working for APHL during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. For APHL I worked remotely and completed print, digital, and animated work for its various public health departments and the Center for Disease Control.

SKILLS: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign | graphic design (print and digital) | data management | project management and pitching | public health communications | data visualization

AARP The Magazine

-Creative Publications Intern (2018-2019)-

I had the great experience of designing for AARP the Magazine in 2018. Below are some of my tablet and print pages that I completed for the publication during my internship.

SKILLS: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign | graphic design (print and digital) | data management | project management and pitching | market research

Action In Africa

-Communications/Marketing Associate (2017-PRESENT)-

Action in Africa is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that operates in Uganda. I had the luxury of designing my own position on the team where I manage the site and design social media/print graphics.

SKILLS: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator | graphic design (print and digital) | marketing | social media management | site management

OneVoice Home

-Freelance Graphic Design (2017-2018)-

OneVoiceHome is a faith-based non-profit organization based in Texas dedicated to aiding, empowering, and rehabilitating survivors of human trafficking. I first discovered OneVoice in a Vox Podcast with Mike Erre. I connected with the organization and offered my services. I temporarily did remote contract for them designing print, digital, and social media materials for them.