Bridget Rauscher
Municipal Leader & Public Health Professional
Scarborough,ME
Summary
Experienced public health leader with over fourteen years of dedicated municipal service and a comprehensive understanding of local government operations. Documented strengths in team building, diverse stakeholder engagement, financial management, and problem solving. Attentive to detail with experience in coordinating projects, programs, and quality improvements and a willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact division and department success.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Adjunct Professor
St. Joseph’s College of Maine
08.2022 - Current
- Provide instruction to undergraduate students on topics related to community health and wellness
- Create and achieve semester-long learning objectives that prepare students for future career endeavors
- Develop and evaluate critical thinking, writing, and organizational skills of students.
Program Manager & Local Health Officer
Public Health Division, City of Portland
08.2019 - Current
- Programmatic and fiscal management, including: providing oversight to and developing a staff of 27, hiring of new staff, managing budgets exceeding two million dollars; assessing community need, and expanding programming to address gaps in service
- Ensure all programming is evidence-based or promising practice and aligned with Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) standards and with City-wide goals, priorities, and JDEI values
- Improve health equity and outcomes for all of Portland’s community members through internal and community-based collaborations and report to city government, local stakeholders, and community members regularly
- Provide content expertise for policy development and present to Health and Human Services & Public Safety Committee and to City Council as requested
- Serve as Local Health Officer for Maine’s largest municipality.
Co-Interim Director of Public Health
Public Health Division, City of Portland
11.2019 - 08.2020
- Served in an interim capacity as the Public Health Director for Maine’s largest municipality
- Managed all aspects of personnel, including hiring and onboarding, in collaboration with Human Resources Department
- Provided oversight of day-to-day operations of the Public Health Division before, during and throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, working closely with the Maine CDC and our local health care systems to ensure public health prevention, testing, and vaccination messaging and resources were available to our communities
- Continued to ensure all programming (both clinical and non-clinical) across the Public Health Division was sustained throughout the COVID-19 pandemic
- Provided technical assistance to teams pivoting their approach to reflect the landscape of pandemic.
Program Coordinator
Public Health Division, City of Portland
01.2016 - 08.2019
- Provided oversight to program staff and all aspects of programmatic implementation
- Increased budget by over $200,000 annually by obtaining additional, diversified grant funding
- Convened community stakeholders to address substance use on topics ranging from primary prevention, secondary prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery
- Provided policy research, development, and proposals related to substance use prevention
- Managed completion of evidence-based workplan deliverables and financial and programmatic reporting for various local, state, and federal funding streams
- Created Mobile Medical Outreach Project, a community based medical and social service for unsheltered residents, in collaboration with Portland Fire Department.
Education
Master of Policy, Planning, and Management (MPPM) - Government And Nonprofit Management
University of Southern Maine
12.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
05.2004
Skills
- Detail Oriented
- Performance Evaluation
- Strategic Planning
- Problem-Solving
- Project Management
- Program & Team Leadership
- Training & Development
- Policy & Procedure Improvements
- Flexible & Adaptable
- Stakeholder Communications
- Public Speaking
- Cross Functional Team Builder
Certification
- Supervisory Skills Training, Southern Maine Community College, 2022
- Annual HIPAA Training, Maine Municipal Association, 2022
- Local Health Officer, Maine Local Health Officers Core Training, 2020
- Public Health Management Cohort, University of New England & New England Training Center, 2017
- Managing Effectively in Today’s Public Health Environment, Emergency Medical Technician, United Training Centers, 2017
- Certificate in Grant Writing, University of Southern Maine, 2013
Affiliations
- Executive Committee Vice Chair, Cumberland District Public Health Council
- Member, Maine Public Health Association
- Member, American Public Health Association
- City of Portland Municipal Leadership Team Award Recipient, 2019
- 20 Outstanding Women Award Recipient, 2019 (Coast 93.1)
- Board of Directors, Milestone Recovery, Governance Committee Chair, 04/01/22, 09/01/23
- Board of Directors, Milestone Recovery, Board Member, 03/01/19, 08/01/24
- Board Secretary, SARSSM (Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine), 2013, 2015
- Board Member, SARSSM (Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine), 2011, 2015
Timeline
Adjunct Professor
St. Joseph’s College of Maine
08.2022 - Current
Co-Interim Director of Public Health
Public Health Division, City of Portland
11.2019 - 08.2020
Program Manager & Local Health Officer
Public Health Division, City of Portland
08.2019 - Current
Program Coordinator
Public Health Division, City of Portland
01.2016 - 08.2019
Master of Policy, Planning, and Management (MPPM) - Government And Nonprofit Management
University of Southern Maine
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine
- Supervisory Skills Training, Southern Maine Community College, 2022
- Annual HIPAA Training, Maine Municipal Association, 2022
- Local Health Officer, Maine Local Health Officers Core Training, 2020
- Public Health Management Cohort, University of New England & New England Training Center, 2017
- Managing Effectively in Today’s Public Health Environment, Emergency Medical Technician, United Training Centers, 2017
- Certificate in Grant Writing, University of Southern Maine, 2013
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