Katherine Bruss

About Katherine Bruss

SUMMARY Award-winning senior management professional with demonstrated successful career leading organizations in market expansion through development of public-private partnerships, grant management, increased revenue streams, and funding opportunities. Skills that integrate the key principles of public health and psychology, with expertise in implementing private, state, and federally-funded projects. SKILLS *Public-private partnership development, proposal writing, and donor relations management *Management, supervisory, administrative, program development, and federal grant expertise *Ability to manage multiple projects with initiative and cognizance of quality customer service *Ability to write narrative across diverse platforms, including articles, marketing copy, web, and books *Policy development, budgeting & financials, outcome evaluation, training and technical assistance ACCOMPLISHMENTS *Excellence in Leadership Award for performance in CDC’s COVID-19 emergency response *Fundraising efforts garnered $15 million in funds/pledges for CDC public-private partnerships *Developed program outcome measure, implemented evaluation nationwide, with on-site training *Exceeded program target goals and negotiated increases in funding revenue streams *Received the first-ever Program Innovation Award from Jewish Family & Career Services *Built reputations with funders for outstanding grant management and service delivery *Conference/event planning successes, featuring key speakers such as Eli Wiesel

Experience

1. Strategic Partnerships and Communications

   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

   Mar 2016 — Present

   Provide expertise and leadership in public health strategy, partnerships, program advancement, and project management. Strategic planning, collaboration, and coordination of mental health activities, partnerships, and communications across CDC. Liaison with experts at CDC and other federal agencies to build strategies to develop priorities, objectives, and communications, and identify prospects to facilitate these efforts. Outline tactics for advancing portfolios related to mental health on a national level. Develop funding proposals to support public health projects and research with outcome-driven results. Efforts to date have led to $11 million in funds/pledges to advance public-private partnerships.

Education

• Baylor University

  Psy.D.

• Harvard University

  MASTERY IN GLOBAL MENTAL HEALTH

• University of Minnesota

  Bachelor of Arts - BA