Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
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Alyssa C. Benavides, PhD

Alyssa C. Benavides, PhD

Summary

Results-oriented senior leader and organizational strategy manager with 20 years of success in administration, project and program management, business development, and stakeholder engagement. Hands-on, collaborative leader with expertise in team empowerment to produce key deliverables, solve problems, and achieve goals for organizational success.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Director

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EP
01.2023 - Current
  • Institutional Project Manager: Quality Enhancement Plan (Accreditation-Associated Initiative)
  • Department Administrator: Operations, Personnel Manager
  • Policy Developer, Administrator
  • Interdepartmental Councils Facilitator, Stakeholder Engagement, Institutional Representative, Institutional Event Planner, Public Relations and Marketing, Content Presenter, Strategy Leader
  • Grant Writer

Associate Managing Director

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EP
12.2015 - 12.2022
  • Institutional Administrator: Clinical Quality Initiatives
  • Institutional Project Manager: Multi-site Program Delivery; Large Data Initiatives; Interdepartmental Clinical Quality Programs: State, Federal Government, and Commercial Programs
  • Department Administrator: Operations, Personnel Manager, Finance & Budget Manager
  • Senior Contracts Negotiator, Administrator
  • Purchasing Administrator
  • Policy Administrator (State, Federal Policy), Senior Level Policy Analyst
  • Grant Writer, Grant Administrator
  • Co-Instructor: Clinical Informatics & Government Regulatory Programs Course (Medical School)

Director

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EP
08.2013 - 12.2015
  • Contracts Negotiator, Administrator: Institutional Health Care Provider Services Agreements
  • Project Manager: Interdepartmental Clinical Quality Programs: State, Federal Government & Commercial Programs
  • Business Development: Partnerships, Market Analyses, Public Relations
  • Senior Level Policy Analyst (State, Federal Policy)

Contracts Administrator

City of El Paso
06.2011 - 08.2013
  • Contracts Negotiator, Administrator: City-wide infrastructure projects
  • Directly responsible for Project Management Compliance (projects valued at $200 million)
  • Policy Analyst (Municipal, State, Federal Policy)
  • Grant Writer, Administrator (State, Federal Grants)

Project Researcher, Writer (Grant Position)

388th Judicial District Court
03.2011 - 06.2011
  • Policy Analyst and Legislative researcher (State, Federal Policy)
  • Contributing writer

City Council Liaison/Administrator

City of Houston
01.2008 - 06.2009
  • City Council Lead, Project Manager: large-scale government projects to improve city processes and community service satisfaction via revisions to local law
  • Senior Level Policy Analyst (Municipal, State Policy): Conducted bill analyses on ~100 bills; determined implications to business processes; facilitated revisions to processes to accommodate legislative changes
  • Department Administrator, Personnel Manager, Budget Developer and Administrator: Director’s Office

Case Manager

Wayne Wright LLP
05.2004 - 10.2007

City Council Services Representative

City Of San Antonio
10.2003 - 04.2004

Policy Analyst (Legislative Session)

Texas House of Representatives
01.2003 - 06.2003

Directly worked on 14 House Bills ultimately passed into law

Education

Ph.D. - Education Leadership, Policy Focus

Texas Tech University
2022

Master of Arts - Public Administration

University of Texas
2012

Bachelor of Arts - Ethnic Studies

University of Texas
2003

Skills

  • Senior Project Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Business Development
  • Administration, Operations Management
  • Team Building, Team Empowerment
  • Senior Policy Advising
  • Research and Data Analytics
  • Stakeholder Relations

Affiliations

Board Member: League of Women Voters ~ Board Member: Association of Latino Professionals For America ~ Vice Chair: City of El Paso Open Space Advisory Board ~ Board Member, Mentor: University of Texas El Paso MPA Alumni Advisory Board ~ Mentor: Loretto Academy Challenge Program, Boys & Girls Club ~ Member: School Health Advisory Council, Ysleta Independent School District ~ Volunteer: Texas Exes Hispanic Alumni Network ~ Member: American Educational Research Association ~ Mentor: Texas Tech University Education Graduate Student Organization ~ Program Facilitator: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Ysleta Independent School District ~ Member: Association for the Study of Higher Education ~ Member: American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education ~ Member: League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) ~ Symposium Developer/Facilitator: Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Symposiums for Area High Schools ~ Volunteer: Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas ~ Member: Leadership Women ~ Co-Founder & Mentor: Education Ministry of El Paso ~ Mentor: El Paso Connect ~ Campaign Consultant

AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS

  • Fellow: Executive Leadership Program, Hunt Foundation Latinos In Society Program, Aspen Institute
  • Scholar: Chief Officer Boot Camp, CHIME
  • Fellow: Texas Education Policy Fellowship Program
  • Fellow: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Hispanic Serving Institution Program
  • Soy Poderosa Award: Association of Latino Professionals for America
  • Recognition in Program Management: Quality-Based Improvement Programs, United Healthcare
  • Outstanding Ambassador of Goodwill, Senator Rodney Ellis

Timeline

Senior Director

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EP
01.2023 - Current

Associate Managing Director

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EP
12.2015 - 12.2022

Director

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center EP
08.2013 - 12.2015

Contracts Administrator

City of El Paso
06.2011 - 08.2013

Project Researcher, Writer (Grant Position)

388th Judicial District Court
03.2011 - 06.2011

City Council Liaison/Administrator

City of Houston
01.2008 - 06.2009

Case Manager

Wayne Wright LLP
05.2004 - 10.2007

City Council Services Representative

City Of San Antonio
10.2003 - 04.2004

Policy Analyst (Legislative Session)

Texas House of Representatives
01.2003 - 06.2003

Ph.D. - Education Leadership, Policy Focus

Texas Tech University

Master of Arts - Public Administration

University of Texas

Bachelor of Arts - Ethnic Studies

University of Texas
Alyssa C. Benavides, PhD