Wendy Worthington Black
Associate Director of Programs Research Project Manager @The Task Force For Global Health, Inc
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WORK HISTORY
Associate Director of Programs Research Project Manager @The Task Force For Global Health, Inc
Decatur, GA
Support the development and implementation of the complex, multi-institutional operational research (OR) program on shared issues confronting 5 neglected tropical diseases. Review research proposals and initiate approved projects with technical leads. Manage contracts and budgets for 30+ projects with total budgets exceeding $10M. Cultivate and maintain relationships with domestic and international partners in governmental, non-governmental, and research ACHIEVEMENTS Streamlined all project transitions by assessing newly submitted research proposals, involving the project management team in the proposal review process, and completing more thorough reviews of proposals. Improved project management tools and workflows by utilizing previous experience with graduate-level work study students to hire a student and strategically train them to eliminate gaps in our team’s processes and tools. Upon experiencing international roadblocks with money transfers: Presented creative methods to get funds into the country efficiently and legally by facilitating brainstorming meetings with the internal team / trusted partners and identifying a partner institution to represent the company; Allowed the project to remain on time and within budget.
EDUCATION
Brevard College
BS, BA, Ecology, Environmental Studies
Emory University
MPH, Global Environmental Health
Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Certified Health Coach, Health & Wellness Coaching
ABOUT WENDY WORTHINGTON BLACK
I am a public health professional with 12+ years of dynamic experience in public health and program management at local, federal, international levels. I hold a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. I am a graduate of the Public Health Prevention Service Fellowship and Residency with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. My special interest lies in global and environmental health in resource-poor settings. I also have interests and experience in infectious (and neglected) diseases, operational research, community health, health communication, capacity building, agriculture, physical activity and nutrition.
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