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Denise M. Brown

Denise M. Brown

Bloomfield,USA

Summary

Dynamic and results-driven Program Director with a robust background in social work and community health initiatives. Proven expertise in program management, stakeholder engagement, and strategic planning, with a strong track record of achieving measurable goals and ensuring compliance with agency and funding policies. Adept at leading and supervising diverse teams, building effective partnerships with community organizations and funders, and driving advocacy efforts to enhance service delivery. Skilled in data analysis and reporting, grant writing, and training capacity building, with a focus on addressing community needs and fostering collaborative environments. Committed to promoting health equity and improving outcomes for underserved populations through innovative program development and effective leadership.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of Health Care Coordination

Community Health Action of Staten Island
Staten Island, NY
04.2024 - Current
  • Provide management of the programs including monitoring, reporting, and quality assurance activities.
  • Monitor program performance and develop action plans to ensure that program targets and deliverables are achieved.
  • Provide directions of the day-to-day operations of the site and programs.
  • Manage program personnel, including collaborating with Human Resources on recruitment, orientation, ongoing supervision, evaluation, and corrective action, as needed.
  • Serve as a liaison between agency and program funders and other key players. Participate and represent CHASI in conferences, task forces, coalitions.
  • In collaboration with the Department head, develop annual work plans that clearly articulate measurable quantitative and qualitative goals and strategies that are coordinated with funder objectives.
  • Prepare monthly and as-needed reports for submission internally to management and externally to funders regarding combination prevention efforts.
  • Ensure compliance with agency, government, and funding source policies.
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting of the programs and that they are meeting pre-determined deliverable targets.
  • Provides oversight and management of the HIV care coordination grant funded programs, staffing, and initiatives across the Department.
  • Responsibility to ensure that each contract is understood, implemented, documented, and reported on to its respective funder, with all the activities and workers supported by each contract working collaboratively.

Director

AIDS Resource Foundation for Children
Newark, NJ
03.2022 - 11.2023
  • Attends meetings with stakeholders in the housing and social services fields.
  • Systems Administrator for systems that serve the homeless population.
  • Provides leadership, coordination, and support to ensure the collective success of the New Jersey Housing Collaborative.
  • Drives internal and external functions, including strategy, communications, community engagement, and data functions.
  • Oversees operations of the 24/7 Homeless Hotline.
  • Supports and expands the statewide network of community partners.
  • Leads the statewide housing strategy to expand housing opportunities for PLWH.
  • Leads, manages, and directs staff and resources in development, programs/policies, finance, compliance, and reporting.
  • Establishes effective working relationships with other public and private partners.
  • Builds and leads local or regional Working Groups while integrating the work of the initiative in its processes.
  • Builds partnerships and maintain relationships with housing and service providers.
  • Coordinates research and other activities with Housing Ambassadors and other partners to align strategies and actions to identify housing opportunities, gaps, and barriers.
  • Works with the Executive Director to update strategies as new needs emerge.
  • Coordinates with other related groups, projects, efforts, and coalitions to maintain a full understanding of the current landscape of local and regional resources and activities.
  • Maintains an understanding of work implementation challenges and develops solutions to address them.
  • Develops, maintains, and monitors set of pending and potential local or statewide legislative and policy priorities to support recommendations for the NJHHC.
  • Coordinates advocacy activities with Housing Ambassadors and other community partners.
  • In partnership with the Executive Director, acts as a neutral arbiter to resolve disputes or disagreements in direction among Working Groups and community partners.
  • Communicates the objectives of NJHHC to the community and potential partners, including sharing the Common Agenda, and other information.
  • Facilitates ongoing communication between Housing Ambassadors and other community partners by hosting regular conference calls, in-person meetings, or coordinating regular email updates to ensure alignment of activities.
  • Plans and manages logistics of, and attending, community events.
  • Worked with the Executive Director to identify potential funding sources to support community partners with their grant applications.
  • Secures letters of support from elected officials and community partners for applications.
  • Data collection, analysis, and reporting.
  • Collect, update, and refine data and indicators.
  • Works with the Executive Director to ensure all partners are aware of data targets and indicators.
  • Shares and integrates data across community partners.
  • Creates and manages creation of quarterly and yearly summary reported.

Statewide & Regional Community Partner Specialist

AIDS Resource Foundation for Children
Newark, NJ
02.2021 - 03.2022
  • Establish working relationships with service providers that can provide stabilization services (medical and mental health, emergency financial assistance, substance abuse services, etc.)
  • Attend CoC/CEAS and other homeless service provider group meetings.
  • Inventory existing services to homeless population (Asset Mapping).
  • Report existing needs in local communities (Needs Assessment).
  • Design workshops around best practices for homeless housing services to HIV-positive individuals.
  • Lead and coordinate trainings to local participating Ambassadors, including training in the creation of individual Housing Case Plans.
  • Coordinating with statewide 'Ambassadors' located within other service provider organizations in order to successfully transfer homeless individuals into housing and care.
  • Work within a team setting to establish clear communication, share information effectively, and work collaboratively towards the benefit of the client always.
  • Secured a program attachment with the City of Newark's EHE department that added two dedicated Housing Ambassadors to the existing program along with 24 months of housing support for clients.

Director of Grants and Program Development

YMCA of Newark and Vicinity
Newark, NJ
06.2019 - 12.2019
  • Prepared key proposal documents, created budgets, and managed submissions for all grant applications, sub-contracts and quarterly reports.
  • Developed departmental grant strategy.
  • Maintained proposal calendar.
  • Submitted report for Chief Executive Officer.
  • Resolved all queries from NJ Department of Community Affairs regarding licensing issues while simultaneously reducing cost for the company.
  • Individually completed six new budget packages for the agency four of which were attained, creating housing opportunities, employment, and revenue for the agency.
  • Implemented processes to SSH billing to ensure more efficient practices.

Program Manager

Project Access
Newark, NJ
10.2018 - 06.2019
  • Oversaw the Syringe Access Program, Arch Nurse and Harm Reduction Drop-In Center.
  • Developed new programs to support the strategic direction of the organization.
  • Created and managed long-term goals.
  • Developed a budget and operating plan for the program.
  • Developed an evaluation method to assess program strengths and identify areas for improvement.
  • Authored program funding proposals to guarantee uninterrupted delivery of services.
  • Managed a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities.
  • Responsible for data collection, and for meeting the objective requirements prescribed by the Department of Health.
  • Managed the quality of the Harm Reduction program as it relates to quality of assessment, and staff productivity.
  • Managed departmental budget and inventory ensuring that staff allocated budget lines appropriately as it relates to program supplies and other operational expenses.

Education

Doctorate - Social Work

CAPELLA UNIVERSITY
Minneapolis, MN
05-2027

Masters - Social Work

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
05.2018

Bachelors - Social Work

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
05.2016

Skills

Program Management

Leadership and Supervision

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Planning

Data Analysis and Reporting

Advocacy and Community Engagement

Grant Writing and Fund Development

Training and Capacity Building

Crisis Management

Compliance and Quality Assurance

Certification

  • LSW Exam passed, License pending NJ Department of Consumer Affairs
  • ACT-Substance Use Disorder Certification, MSW
  • SIFI Certification
  • National Association of Parliamentarians, Certified Parliamentarian
  • Professional Leadership Development Training, Completed, Gaining Influence, Conflict Resolution, Setting departmental norms

Groups

  • National Association of Parliamentarians
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Parliamentarian, 2022, Current, Standards Chairman, 2020, 2022, Community Service Chairman, 2017, 2019
  • NJ HIV Planning Group, Bylaws Co-Chair

Timeline

Director of Health Care Coordination

Community Health Action of Staten Island
04.2024 - Current

Director

AIDS Resource Foundation for Children
03.2022 - 11.2023

Statewide & Regional Community Partner Specialist

AIDS Resource Foundation for Children
02.2021 - 03.2022

Director of Grants and Program Development

YMCA of Newark and Vicinity
06.2019 - 12.2019

Program Manager

Project Access
10.2018 - 06.2019

Doctorate - Social Work

CAPELLA UNIVERSITY

Masters - Social Work

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Bachelors - Social Work

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

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