COLLEEN RESHAE PERDUE

Contracted by the Florida Partnership for Healthy People, Healthy Places to be Project Director, a funder collaborative (Health Foundation of South Florida, Quantum, Jesse Ball Dupont Fund, Winterpark Health Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Blue Foundation) designed to engage people across sectors so they can connect and complement each other’s work, to transform places so they foster health, prosperity and well-being, to ensure equity by focusing on vulnerable populations and communities, and to change policies so systems and structures intentionally support health and wellness. As a part of building the membership base performed the following:

• Conducted data collection of vision, expectations and commitments
• Responsibility for reviewing Strategic Plan and insuring that objectives and activities outline parties responsible and 'who will do what by when.'
• Coordinate and facilitate month conference calls, in-person quarterly one-day meeting. Documenting action steps and responsibility for follow up on activities of the FPHPHP
• Recruitment of members, facilitation of shared funding projects, member engagement and Serve as central point of contact.

Contracted by the Miami Coalition for the Homeless to serve as the backbone facilitator for a local a Youth Homeless Initiative utilizing the Collective Impact Model.

• Facilitate issue specific workgroup chairs and members to develop schedule of monthly meetings for the 8 committees.
• Work with issue specific workgroup chairs and members to develop a shared learning and action plan for the group.
• Develop agendas for the issue specific workgroups to include: timeframe for each activity, person responsible, desired outcomes.
• Coordinate in person meetings for each issue specific workgroup 1 time a month (or as needed).
• Introduce norms, maintain participant accountability to norms, maintain focus on agenda and timeframes set, create a 'parking lot' space for items not on agenda that surface and either come back to them in same meeting or set item on agenda for next meeting, close with "what worked, what would you change"; document summary of discussion, outcomes, challenges, decisions, etc; Produce an action plan (as needed) following each meeting to track progress on next steps identified in meeting and distribute action plan to participants within 1 week of the meeting.
• Collaborate with other community stakeholders as needed or requested by workgroup committee chairs or members.
• Engage in strategic thinking about additional activities that might surface and provides recommendations, research, and analysis around key issues and decisions being considered.
• Year-end final report to include summary and recommendations for future planning and action for each of the committees.
• Coordination of a year-end symposium to introduce the results of the year long research and exploration to the community.

Contracted by the Age Friendly Initiative to be Project Director, a collaborative (Health Foundation of United Health Partnership, ReServe, Alliance for Aging, Miami Dade County Parks and Recreation, United Way,) designed to engage people across sectors so they can connect and complement each other’s work, to transform places so they foster health, prosperity and well-being, to ensure equity by focusing in changing, enhancing and investing in making Miami Dade County an Age Friendly Community.

• As the Facilitator for the Communications Workgroup I was lead on the following:
• Conduct data collection of vision, expectations and commitments with existing partners of the Florida Partnership for Healthy People, Healthy Places.
• Coordinate and facilitate monthly in-person quarterly meetings; Document action steps and responsibility for follow up on activities.
• Serve as central point of contact for members of the Age Friendly Initiative.

Contracted by Agency for Foster Care-Wesley House Family Services to:

• Plan and Facilitate meetings throughout the Florida Keys region with staff members to review and refine operating policies and procedures utilized with foster care staff members and foster parents.
• Document findings and edit policies and procedures.

Contracted by FPN to facilitate Annual Summit Planning Committee and Florida Health Funders to:

• Coordinate with CEO for meetings that support the members of FPN.
• Strategize activities to facilitate collaboration and coordination of meetings.
• Document outcomes, track progress and next steps.

• The Teen Cuisine program is located in the courtyard of the Miami-Dade Juvenile Justice Center, serves breakfast and lunch to the public, is operated by at-risk youth who earn the privilege of working in Teen Cuisine by maintaining acceptable attendance and grades
• Now a fixture at the Juvenile Justice Center after seventeen years of operation, Teen Cuisine was selected by the Miami New Times several years ago in their annual 'Best of Miami' Teen Cuisine results in jobs in the food industry, increasing entrepreneurial skills and increased self-esteem for at risk youth
• After being closed for one year, as consultant the activities will include:
• Research best practice (revenue) models that offer catering/food services to the community through the deployment and empowering of at-risk youth
• Build partnerships with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, local Juvenile Justice system and community based organizations that serve at-risk youth

Consultant to Our Kids, the Community Based agency that administers the foster care system in Miami Dade and Monroe Counties to manage grant opportunity as lead writer to include:

• Research of challenges within the foster care population.
• Facilitate planning meetings with Our Kids staff to develop project timeline, implementation and final submission of grant proposal.

• Planned, managed and implemented the organization’s strategic array of advocacy, health and civic life programs.
• Develops and maintains the organization’s reporting and evaluation systems; identifies emerging issues as well as strategic opportunities, and develops new initiatives commensurate with the agency’s strategic plan.
• In collaboration with senior and program managers, visioned future initiatives, including new business opportunities and services.
• Managed and led a staff of 30 with a $3 million budget.
• Teams with CEO to initiate and implement a 3-year plan to transform the organizational culture and effectiveness.
• Oversaw day-to-day operations.
• Donor and Funder development, grant writing and fundraising.
• Negotiated contracts and agreements to secure favorable terms and maximize profits.

• Designed, implemented and managed all fundraising activities, which included 1) planning and hosting annual fundraiser, 2) developing and writing grant proposals; and 3) forming and managing relationships with representatives of foundations and corporations.
• Developed community partnerships central to core mission of agency.
• Lead grant writer (Procured $1.2 million grant funding).
• Managed, monitored and evaluated activities and operations of 'Independent Living' program for Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
• Managed eight subcontractors that provided direct services for pre-independent living and independent living youth and young adults in the child welfare system.
• Designed and launched two innovative programs following funding procurement.
• Led redesign process for independent living system of care.
• Developed and maintained funder relationships.

• Project coordinator of Youth Development contracts: monitored and evaluated contractual services, including contract management of budgets, scopes of services, amendments, and contract extensions
• Co-authored youth violence prevention initiative funding request for proposals; and, maintained and grew knowledge of best practices in quality improvement
• Project lead for the Transition to Adulthood Initiative through management of community workgroups for: housing, education, transportation, employment and healthcare
• Led finalization of the 'Maximus Report' on youth transitioning from systems of care
• Co-writer/researcher for development of the RFP and launch of the 'Youth Violence Prevention' funding initiative
• Contract management and quality assurance for 15 providers

• One year Subcontractor for Utilization management of Children’s Mental Health Residential Continuum for Dade County during the roll out of privatization of the child welfare system; Conducted provider meetings, provided technical assistance, and monitored compliance in collaboration with AHCA
• Project lead for the transition of Mental Health Residential Programs to the Community Based Care Agency (Our Kids)
• Responsible for managing $10 million Children’s Mental Health Residential Budget for District 11
• Prepared and facilitated training on state guidelines and mental health initiatives

• Managed operations for non-profit administrative organization (ASO), directed and coordinated activities consistent with mission, vision, and goals of agency, including supervision and leadership of staff
• Developed and facilitated trainings for clinical, quality improvement and human resources needs, etc
• Wrote grants and provided project management and technical assistance to Behavioral Health Network providers; and, obtained working knowledge of accreditation bodies (JCAHO, CARF); managed operations of utilization management and TANF Program
• Monitored contract compliance by behavioral health organizations; performed on-site monitoring, trained agencies to increase effectiveness and efficiency; create and utilized tools to measure and track outcomes
• Hired as first employee to the Executive Director and together built staff of 25 in 18 months
• Successful performance of Department of Children and Families contracts for Substance Abuse and TANF funds, increasing budget from $450,000 to $9 million
• Established Operating and Human Resources Policies & Procedures, Quality assurance protocol and procedures, and Performance Improvement Plans for subcontractors
• Developed and implemented Quality Improvement Process in District 11’s Administrative Service Organization

• Contracted by the Florida Partnership for Healthy People, Healthy Places to be Project Director, a funder collaborative (Health Foundation of South Florida, Quantum, Jesse Ball Dupont Fund, Winterpark Health Foundation, Allegany Franciscan Ministries, Blue Foundation) designed to engage people across sectors so they can connect and complement each other’s work, to transform places so they foster health, prosperity and well-being, to ensure equity by focusing on vulnerable populations and communities, and to change policies so systems and structures intentionally support health and wellness. As a part of building the membership base performed the following:
• Conducted data collection of vision, expectations and commitments
• Be responsible for reviewing Strategic Plan and insuring that objectives and activities outline parties responsible and 'who will do what by when.'
• Coordinate and facilitate month conference calls, in-person quarterly one-day meeting. Documenting action steps and responsibility for follow up on activities of the FPHPHP
• Recruitment of members, facilitation of shared funding projects, member engagement and Serve as central point of contact.