Charles Dwyer

About Charles Dwyer

Charles\' portfolio at the Maine Health Access Foundation (MeHAF) includes the System Improvements and Innovations Responsive Grants Program which began in 2020 to address inequities in the health of communities around the State of Maine through organizational and systemic change. He also manages the foundation\'s Free Clinic Grants Program as well as Rural Health and Workforce activities.Before coming to MeHAF Charles worked at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for a number of years, most recently as Mid-Coast District Public Health Liaison.Charles spent 5 years as the Director of the State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care where his responsibilities included all aspects of program administration, supervision of program and office personnel, oversight of services and program finances, coordination of the federal grant application and management of cooperative agreements. Charles\' previous roles at Maine Bureau of Health have included: Assistant to the Director of the Division of Disease Control, HIV Prevention Program Manager, and Public Health Educator. Charles coordinated the states public HIV testing and counseling activities, training and evaluation of HIV counselors, and contract administration of counseling and testing service sites and sexually transmitted disease clinics from 1998 to 2001. He has experience in disease investigation and epidemiology, working two years at the Tri-County Health Clinic in Auburn prior to joining the staff at Maine CDC.Prior to entering a career in public health, Charles participated in public service as an Americorps National Service Volunteer. He developed skills in program planning and implementation, public speaking, and conflict management during his experience.Specialties: Public Health, Health Systems Development, Health Policy and Finance, Affordable Access to Healthcare, Healthcare Workforce Development

Experience

1. Senior Program Officer

   Maine Health Access Foundation

   Dec 2019 — Present · Augusta, ME, US

Education

• University of Southern Maine

  BA, Social Work

  1984 — 1996

Skills

• Youth Development
• Technical Assistance
• Coalitions
• Policy
• Teaching
• Health Education
• Grant Writing
• Health Policy
• Proposal Writing
• Strategic Planning
• Public Policy
• Administration
• Access
• Capacity Building
• Public Health
• Non-Profit Administration
• Mental Health
• Staff Development
• Budgets
• Community Outreach
• Legislative Relations
• Public Speaking
• Workshop Facilitation
• Healthcare
• Hiv Prevention
• Management
• Program Development
• Politics
• Program Evaluation
• System Administration
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Policy Analysis
• Community Engagement
• Prevention
• Program Management
• Government