Ashley Lach
Summary
Dedicated public heath professional with a history of developing innovative programs and curriculum to address health equity and increase access to care. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational goals. Specialized in using quality improvement and Project ECHO to deliver impactful programs.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HPV Program Manager, Geographic Disparities
American Cancer Society
01.2024 - Current
- Partner with leadership to inform strategy and direction with end-to-end development and implementation for our HPV vaccination geographic disparities work to address the needs of an underserved community and ensure key performance indicators are met for organization goals
- Collaborate with the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable and regional staff to develop curriculum, recruit, and evaluate 10-month quality improvement based Rural HPV Vaccination Learning Community with over 300 external partners from 42 states
- Provide ongoing quality improvement technical assistance to partners enrolled in the rural learning community and other rural healthcare partners involved in the Vaccinate Adolescents against Cancers national quality improvement cohort including collecting data, reviewing evidence-based practices, and providing patient and professional education resources
- Develop curriculum, recruitment materials, and evaluation for multiple HPV vaccination ECHO programs including a Spanish speaking only program focused on community health workers and nurses that incorporate knowledge to ensure learner success, achievement of learning objectives, and implementation of skills learned after participation
- Maintain oversight on 2023-2024 HPV vaccination annual report including research, template development in Canva, coordination with internal staff to populate content, and editing the final product for leadership review.
HPV Program Manager, Mountain West Project
American Cancer Society
06.2021 - 12.2023
- Partnered with regional staff and external partners to establish, manage, and monitor Mountain West HPV Vaccination project components which included regional consortium, quality improvement learning collaborative, and professional education offerings including Project ECHO programs
- Developed quality improvement curriculum and led a two-year learning collaborative which encompassed 17 health system partners from 93 clinics to implement 65 evidence-based interventions to increase on-time HPV vaccination initiation and completion rates on average 3-9% per system
- Collaborated with external stakeholder groups to develop professional education to 2,173 traditional and non-traditional vaccinators including clinical staff, students, community health workers, dental professionals, and pharmacists through Project ECHO, learning series, and individual education sessions
- Provided leadership for the data and evaluation strategy for both the learning collaborative and professional education pillars
- This included monitoring knowledge change, feedback, and tracking key performance indicators to meet patient support metrics
- Lastly, worked with leadership to craft and distribute grant communication including progress reports, annual reports, and news articles around the project's success.
Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships Manager
American Cancer Society
04.2014 - 06.2021
- Managed prioritized health systems including hospitals, community health centers, and insurance providers engagement on platforms around prevention, early detection, screening, and access to care initiatives, employee health & wellness programs, and population health-related efforts to achieve cancer control priorities
- Utilized community needs assessment to implement comprehensive population health and evidence-based interventions around the early detection and prevention of cancer (i.e
- Colorectal, HPV, lung, breast, skin) within diverse communities
- Oversaw projects with health system partners to plan, implement, and evaluate priority initiatives around cancer prevention and screening
- Maintained technical knowledge of cancer guidelines, government regulations, compliance, and Commission on Cancer accreditation standards to help promote aggressive cancer agenda of policies, practices, and programs
- Worked collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to develop, plan, convene, and facilitate workgroups and coalitions focused on increasing HPV vaccination rates and colorectal & lung cancer screenings
- Linked health system partners to other community organizations to address cancer control priorities, with an emphasis on communities and populations experiencing health disparities and barriers to care
- Built educational platforms around physician and patient engagement including continuing education, and health communication tools to instruct on American Cancer Society programs that decrease the incidence and mortality of cancer
- Collaborated with other departments to maximize health system engagement in ACS activities, events, grants, and other fundraising efforts within the market.
Education
Master of Health Administration -
Ohio University
Athens, OHBachelor of Arts - Communication
DePaul University
Chicago, ILSkills
- Strategic Planning
- Problem-Solving
- Project Management
- Detail Oriented
- Training and Development
- Relationship Building
Certification
- Certified Professional Healthcare Quality, Chicago, IL, 2022 -Present
Volunteer Experience
Delta Gamma International Sorority
· Director of Fundraising, 2007
· Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute Graduate, 2008
· Anchor Clanker Advisor, 2010
· Advisory Team Chairman, 2011-2012
· VP Programming Advisor, 2012
Women on Wellness (WOW) Committee Member, 2014-2021
Kane County Health Department
· Member of Chronic Disease Subcommittee, 2015- 2021
· Participating member of Forces of Change (FOCA) and Release of Data, 2018
Northern Illinois HPV Vaccination Coalition Co-Lead, 2017- 2021
Illinois HPV Advisory Group Member, 2019-Present
Quality Improvement Peer Coach, 2020-2023
American Cancer Society Emerging Leaders Development Program Graduate, 2020-2021
American Cancer Society Emerging Leaders Development Program Group Lead, 2021-2022
Iconic Allstars Foundation Casino Night Committee, Present
Timeline
HPV Program Manager, Geographic Disparities
American Cancer Society
01.2024 - Current
HPV Program Manager, Mountain West Project
American Cancer Society
06.2021 - 12.2023
Cancer Control Strategic Partnerships Manager
American Cancer Society
04.2014 - 06.2021
Master of Health Administration -
Ohio University
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
DePaul University