DIANA SOURI
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Dedicated and highly motivated public health professional seeking a challenging role that intersects public health and education, leveraging more than 7 years in public health to make a meaningful impact on educational outcomes and student well-being.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Substitute Teacher
Brooklyn Friends School, Lower School
11.2022 - Current
- Assist headteacher and staff with daily lesson plans and activities
- Maintain a clean and friendly environment for students
- Upheld classroom routines to support student environments and maintain consistent schedules
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies
Treasurer Volunteer
A. Fantis Parochial School
06.2021 - 06.2023
- Planned and managed annual budgets, tracking expenses, and investigating discrepancies to maintain optimal controls
- Reconciled monthly statements, invoices and expense accounts, keeping records accurate, and current
- Managed smaller fundraisers throughout year
- Organized and executed annual auction and fundraising gala
- Garnered monetary donations and sponsorships from local and national organizations to support school
- Create and maintained Google docs, forms, sheets and Excel tracking documents
- Collaborated with faculty, staff and parents to address school needs
- Planned and hosted family-centered events
Program Manager, Hypertension Initiative Manager
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Re-established program that was put on hold for a long period of time
- Lead city-wide coalition of organizations aimed at reducing hypertension in NYC
- Collaborated between organizations to communicate on best practices in reducing hypertension
- Conducted literature research to stay abreast on key hypertension topics
Program Manager
NYC Department, NYC Community Cares
04.2015 - 05.2016
- Developed and implemented program plan to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among uninsured
- Recruited and facilitated partnerships for free colonoscopy screenings
- Established streamlined referral process between sites
- Managed and oversaw Program Coordinator in daily outreach and activities
- Collected and evaluated monthly data reports to analyze program indicators
- Utilized data to create program reports showing trends and gaps in site performance
- Assessed CRC screening interventions such as patient navigation to be implemented in program plan
- Troubleshoot and assist in development of best practices for CRC referrals between sites
- Evaluated program methods and performance of centers through surveys, meetings and conference calls
Program Manager
American Cancer Society, NYC Community Cares
02.2014 - 04.2015
- Project funding transferred to NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, position details above
Program Manager
NYU Langone Medical Center, Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program
10.2011 - 01.2014
- Outreach and education to healthcare providers on current practices around tobacco use treatment
- Conducted educational trainings on tobacco use, counseling and FDA-approved pharmacotherapy
- Lectured for medical, dental, and nursing school courses at major colleges and universities across NYC
- Managed case-load of 10-15 patients in NIH funded study to treat individuals living with HIV/AIDS
- Designed and organized 2012 American Academy of Pediatrics Julius B. Richmond Visiting Lectureships
- Program at NYU Langone Medical Center focused on increasing provider knowledge on secondhand smoke
- Proposed and implemented pilot study on smoking cessation among light smokers
- Trained and supervised team of Research Assistants throughout pilot study
- Managed Institutional Review Board (IRB) application process for ongoing research projects
Program Coordinator
NYU College of Dentistry, Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program
11.2009 - 10.2011
- Led provider education and trainings on evidence-based treatments for tobacco use and dependence
- Facilitated ‘Quit Smoking' groups at local homeless shelters serving at-risk populations
- Demonstrated burden of tobacco use by communicating monthly with local legislators and writing to media outlets on achievements of tobacco control program
- Developed tobacco use treatment dental toolkit that was published on American Dental Association website
Personal Health Coach
EHE International
09.2008 - 10.2009
- Administered individualized health coaching sessions and constructed health-related goals
- Assisted clients in finding new ways to inspire healthier habits
- Maintained records of clients' health progress and compared to health goals
- Interpreted health data and recorded clients' health status
Education
Masters - Public Health
New York University
New York, NY2009
Bachelors - Health and Exercise Science
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY2006
Skills
- Community-driven
- Empathetic
- Detailed-oriented
- Program development
- Public health knowledge
- Educational Settings
- Organization and Planning
- Financial Management
- Team Leadership
- Event Planning
Languages
Arabic
Limited Working
Timeline
Substitute Teacher
Brooklyn Friends School, Lower School
11.2022 - Current
Program Manager, Hypertension Initiative Manager
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
01.2022 - 06.2022
Treasurer Volunteer
A. Fantis Parochial School
06.2021 - 06.2023
Program Manager
NYC Department, NYC Community Cares
04.2015 - 05.2016
Program Manager
American Cancer Society, NYC Community Cares
02.2014 - 04.2015
Program Manager
NYU Langone Medical Center, Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program
10.2011 - 01.2014
Program Coordinator
NYU College of Dentistry, Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program
11.2009 - 10.2011
Personal Health Coach
EHE International
09.2008 - 10.2009
Masters - Public Health
New York University
Bachelors - Health and Exercise Science
Syracuse University
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