Kimberly Hoover

PhD in Critical and Cultural Studies and public servant committed to mission-driven integration of policy research, data analysis, human-centered problem solving, and public service; communication strategy that centers on authentic alignment and seeking consensus of diverse stakeholders; timely, goal-driven service excellence of multiple complex projects and deliverables; advocacy of integrated, accessible, and culturally-responsive/specific health policy; transparency, authenticity, and accountability in leadership; balanced measurement of success and priorities through lens of direct lived experience and academic evidence/data analytics; on-going education, learning collaboratives, and professional development; cultural humility.

Executive Manager—Reentry Health Care: 1115 Medicaid Waiver and Federal Consolidated Appropriations Act • Manager - Oregon Health Authority

(2024-03 - 2026-12)

• Program manager and strategic operations lead designing implementation of 2 adjacent, unprecedented programs (Federal Consolidated Appropriations Act and 1115 Medicaid Waiver) of Medicaid in Oregon’s prison and jail systems for adults and juveniles (Department of Corrections, Oregon Youth Authority, county jails, and county juvenile detentions).
• Direct advisor to Governor’s office, OHA Director, Medicaid, Behavioral Health and Public Health executives; primary liaison to DOC, OYA, county juvenile and jails; led team of 7 diverse subject matter experts, including areas of system builds, health analytics, partner/government relations, coordinated care organizations relations, statute/Oregon Administrative Rules, budget, legislative affairs, and operational logistics, etc.
• In 18 month tenure as manager, secured over 80% of Oregon’s carceral facilities contractual commitment to participate in launching Medicaid services before 1115 Waiver (90 days pre-release Medicaid for all ages) was discontinued at Governor level due to federal Medicaid cuts; FCAA (30 days pre-release Medicaid for youth) continues to be implemented in Oregon today.

Senior Program Administrator—Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) Program Coordinator • Operation and Policy Analyst 4 - Oregon Health Authority

(2022-02 - 2024-03)

• Strategic operations and program lead; direct advisor to Behavioral Health, Medicaid, and Public Health state government executives on programming serving roughly 55K individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, at total current program value of $116M; including areas of policy development, budget, program compliance, quality improvement, data analytics, external program evaluation, and primary representation to National Council of CCBHC State Directors
• In 18 month tenure as lead, my multi-disciplinary team achieved historic milestones for Oregon including re-running/submitting all CCBHC state-led metrics for demo years 3, 4 & 5, re-basing all 12 CCBHC at actual cost for first time, completing a full compliance site review for all 12 clinics for first time, establishing a statewide learning collaborative for CCBHCs, securing authority to absorb 2 SAMHSA expansion grantees into Oregon’s CCBHC demonstration; securing legislative authority for Sta

Project Coordinator—Community Navigator Pilot - Oregon Health Authority

(2023-07 - 2024-03)

• Project lead of 8 subject matter experts, including facilitating team meetings and coordinating projects across Intensive Services, Behavioral Health, Health Policy Analytics, and Oregon State Hospital and liaison to internal/external stakeholders of Community Navigator Pilot project design, reporting structure & milestone updates (regarding Mink-Bowman litigation of Oregon State Hospital)
• Director advisor to Adult Behavioral Health Director on project status/mitigation of complex political tensions, including revising research protocols after consulting Association of County Mental Health Programs

Project Director—Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Healthcare Grant (PIPBHC) - Oregon Health Authority & Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

(2022-10 - 2024-03)

• Grant project manager of PIPBHC budget for participating CCBHC grantees, including lead communications, analysis of financials/appropriate spending, and revision of prior unreconciled cost reporting (Federal Financial Report and SAMHSA-PIPBHC budget for 2021 and 2022)
• Lead research analyst of SAMHSA-PIPBHC Year 4 Annual Report, which synthesized the challenges, strengths, outcomes, and policy implementation of the PIPBHC grant in Oregon CCBHCs; Lead facilitator of learning collaborative meetings for Oregon PIPBHC grantees, including contracted data analytic partners, RMC, for first time in programs’ history (1 meeting in 2022; 3 meetings in 2023).

Adjunct Professor/Graduate Teaching Assistant—Combined 7 years (21 sections) teaching composition with theoretical foci of critical/cultural studies, critical r - University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

(2013-08 - 2021-12)

• August 2021-December 2021, Adjunct Professor; Seminar in Composition: Diversity Studies (1 section)
• August 2018-Spring 2021, Graduate Teaching Fellow; Seminar in Composition: Diversity Studies (2 sections), Seminar in Composition: Gender Studies (4 sections), Seminar in Composition (2 sections), Written Professional Communication (1 section)

Adjunct Professor/Graduate Teaching Assistant - Montana State University - Bozeman, Montana

(2013-08 - 2016-05)

• August 2015-May 2016, Adjunct Professor; Writ 101 (5 sections), Writ 201 (2 sections)
• August 2013-May 2015, Graduate Teaching Assistant; Courses Taught: Writ 101 (4 sections)

Yoga Teacher - Yoga Shala Bend - Bend, Oregon

500 hour Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher & Apprentice Herbalist—Teaching yoga is a commitment to my own health and wellbeing, as it is a devotion to spread non-violence, peace, wellness, and compassion through the communities I dwell in. I have taught all-levels yoga for the last 10 years in yoga studios in Pittsburgh and Oregon, as well as public spaces, including free public yoga in the park on Pitt’s campus. I currently teach at Yoga Shala Bend in downtown Bend, Oregon.

Apprentice Herbalist - The People’s Apothecary - Bend, Oregon

Doctor of Philosophy - Critical and Cultural Studies • English Department, Rhetoric and Composition track - University of Pittsburgh (2021-05)

Master of Arts - Composition & Rhetoric - Montana State University (2015-05)

Bachelor of Arts - English Language and Literature, German Minor - University of Central Oklahoma (2013-05)