Community Outreach Specialist
Ultimate Health Care – Forney, TX
September 2021 – September 2024
- Developed and led community outreach initiatives aimed at reducing HIV-related stigma, promoting testing, and linking individuals to essential treatment resources.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to create culturally relevant communications addressing HIV prevention and healthy lifestyle choices.
- Provided direct support for individuals newly diagnosed with HIV, connecting them to counseling, medical, and community resources.
Program Manager
Vision Beyond Sight – Abuja, Nigeria
March 2019 – August 2021
- Led a team of eye health professionals delivering free visual screenings to over 3,000 children aged 5-15 in remote communities, with over 800 children receiving prescription glasses and 105 referred for additional services.
- Successfully executed a strategic plan to improve access to eye health resources for underserved populations.
Program Manager, Family Planning
Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) – Boston, USA / Abuja, Nigeria
July 2015 – July 2018
- Oversaw the development of the Family Planning Web-Based Dashboard in collaboration with Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health, facilitating real-time monitoring of family planning resources and healthcare workforce distribution across the country.
- Directed capacity-building initiatives, training over 400 healthcare workers in rural Africa to provide long-acting reversible contraceptives, resulting in increased access from a 17% baseline to 95%.
- Coordinated policy review meetings and operational research initiatives to support community health worker task-shifting, significantly enhancing service delivery in hard-to-reach areas.
Senior Technical Advisor, Prevention
ECEWS / CDC - PEPFAR – Abuja, Nigeria
March 2009 – February 2014
- Provided technical guidance across HIV prevention programs, including PMTCT and HIV/AIDS education for vulnerable populations, such as at-risk youth, sex workers, and uniformed service members.
- Led a pediatric HIV testing and early infant diagnosis initiative across three states, training over 300 healthcare workers and connecting 12,000 individuals to testing, care, and treatment facilities.
Program Associate
ECEWS / CDC-PEPFAR – Nigeria
March 2008 – March 2009
- Assisted in proposal development and budget planning for HIV grant focused on seven thematic areas, resulting in awarded funding and promotion to the implementation team.
