Strategic Advisor and Portfolio Manager
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Strategic business leader with 15+ years of experience driving operational excellence, customer-centric innovation, and cross-sector collaboration across healthcare, research, and government systems. Proven success in building high-performing teams, optimizing service delivery, and transforming complex programs into scalable, customer-responsive solutions. Adept at aligning business operations with mission-critical goals, managing multimillion-dollar portfolios, and delivering measurable impact across diverse stakeholder environments
Accomplished bilingual healthcare executive with progressive leadership across Department of Defense research organizations, private-sector clinical affairs, and independent consulting. Demonstrated expertise in strategic portfolio management, regulatory compliance, human-subjects protection, clinical trial execution, stakeholder and KOL engagement, direct patient care/health outcomes research and development of operational platforms that translate research into deployable capabilities.
I hold a PhD in Public Health with a specialization in Epidemiology from Walden University, awarded May 2014. I earned dual graduate degrees from Walden University in May 2008: an MBA with a focus in Healthcare Administration and an MPH with a focus in Community Health and Education. Her undergraduate training includes a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Texas at San Antonio, December 2004, and a nursing credential from Maric College, San Diego, July 1998.
I recently completed a Strategic Management Certificate at Georgetown University, September 2025.
