Co-Owner | Senior Public Health Consultant | Director of Business Relations at STRATEGIC HEALTH ADVISERS, LLC (2021-05 – 2026-06)
- Led complex consulting engagements for local and county health departments spanning PHAB accreditation, CHA/CHIP, strategic planning, quality improvement, workforce development, health education, emergency preparedness, infection prevention, grants, and organizational implementation.
- Led comprehensive PHAB accreditation readiness for the Essex County Office of Public Health Management, including standards interpretation, full documentation/evidence review, gap identification, foundational plans, mock-site-visit activities, and site-visit preparation; Essex achieved national accreditation in 2026.
- Supported New Haven Health Department's initial PHAB accreditation readiness through Standards and Measures interpretation, readiness assessment, detailed documentation/evidence review, gap identification, and site-visit preparation.
- Reviewed accreditation documentation across PHAB Domains for completeness, consistency, and alignment with applicable Standards and Measures; worked directly with leadership and workstream teams to strengthen evidence of conformity and close readiness gaps.
- Served as lead environmental health consultant supporting the New York City Department of Correction at Rikers Island from 2022-2026, helping address environmental-health and facility-compliance requirements associated with the federal Benjamin litigation; assessed conditions, identified deficiencies, and developed corrective-action recommendations related to sanitation, ventilation, physical plant, and health and safety.
- Developed and revised Emergency Operations Plans, Continuity of Operations Plans, Risk Communication Plans, Isolation and Quarantine Plans, SOPs, tabletop exercises, after-action reports, templates, and Incident Command System-related tools.
- Designed and developed municipal health education programs, campaigns, and public-facing materials aligned with N.J.A.C. 8:52-6 Health Education and Health Promotion requirements, helping local health departments translate state practice standards into effective community programming.
- Facilitated leadership sessions, stakeholder interviews, multidisciplinary workgroups, and community engagement to identify priorities, resolve barriers, and move initiatives into implementation.
- Managed multiple Strengthening Local Public Health grants, including program oversight, budget and deliverable tracking, and required programmatic and financial reporting; also supported proposal development, project scoping, and client relationships.
- Serve as a national reviewer for Project Public Health Ready, evaluating preparedness plans, supporting documentation, and organizational capabilities for completeness, consistency, and alignment with nationally recognized readiness standards.
Interim Director of Health | Interim Health Officer at TOWNSHIP OF MONTVILLE HEALTH DEPARTMENT (2024-12 – 2025-04)
Provided interim executive and statutory health-officer leadership during two assignments, ensuring continuity of essential public health services, regulatory compliance, staff coordination, and operational decision-making.
- Oversaw core local public health functions including communicable disease control, environmental health, emergency preparedness, health education, inspections, community services, and administrative operations; advised municipal leadership on priorities and requirements.
Interim Director of Health | Interim Health Officer at TOWNSHIP OF MONTVILLE HEALTH DEPARTMENT (2021-08 – 2022-02)
Provided interim executive and statutory health-officer leadership during two assignments, ensuring continuity of essential public health services, regulatory compliance, staff coordination, and operational decision-making.
- Oversaw core local public health functions including communicable disease control, environmental health, emergency preparedness, health education, inspections, community services, and administrative operations; advised municipal leadership on priorities and requirements.
Grant Administrator – Consultant | Project Firstline & Strike Team Grant Manager/Trainer at NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS (NJACCHO) (2021-05 – 2024-02)
- Managed New Jersey's $5M CDC COVID-19 Preparedness and Response grant supporting 99 local health departments, including agreements, funding guidance, mitigation technical assistance, disbursement authorization, expenditure review, and reporting.
- Managed CDC Project Firstline and Strike Team infection-control training initiatives and delivered practical IPC education and technical assistance to local public health professionals.
- Coordinated statewide grant deliverables, partner communication, programmatic reporting, financial accountability, and implementation support across New Jersey's local public health network.
Health Educator – NYC COVID-19 Hotel Program at HAGERTY (2021-02 – 2021-02)
- Partnered with NYC Emergency Management, NYC Health + Hospitals, and Doctors Without Borders to launch and sustain the city's COVID-19 isolation hotel program during emergency response operations.
- Led development of infection-prevention protocols and designed targeted training for residents, nurses, EMTs, security personnel, and other multidisciplinary staff, translating rapidly evolving guidance into practical procedures.
Regional Corporate Food Safety Specialist – Part-Time at EHA CONSULTING GROUP, INC. (2019-08 – 2022-02)
- Conducted outbreak investigations, infection-control assessments, HACCP-based food safety and sanitation inspections, preparedness consulting, and occupational health and safety audits for hospitals, Fortune 500 companies, law firms, private schools, and professional sports organizations.
- Developed corrective-action recommendations and delivered task-focused training to resolve critical observations, reduce exposure risk, and strengthen environmental health, food safety, and occupational health practices.
Director at EAST ORANGE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (2018-08 – 2019-03)
Directed a 12-division, 150-employee municipal public health operation with a $9M budget, overseeing communicable disease, environmental health and safety, immunization, emergency/disaster preparedness, health education, HIV prevention, and other public health services.
- Organized multidisciplinary programs around regulatory compliance, continuous quality improvement, workforce education, community partnerships, and effective service delivery.
- Secured a $1.6M federal HUD grant to remediate lead hazards in local housing and convened cross-sector partners to address homelessness and other community health priorities.
Director & Health Officer at WEST MILFORD HEALTH DEPARTMENT (2016-07 – 2018-07)
Led municipal public health operations across communicable disease, environmental health, sanitation, immunization, emergency preparedness, wells/
