Jane Akins

• Responsible for building business relationships to raise money for student scholarships
• Developed and implemented program evaluation systems to assess program impact.
• Grant development and reporting.
• Developed and implemented alumni career plan.
• Responsible for the planning and execution of all fundraising events.
• Responsible for the recruitment and retention of alumni volunteers.
• Manage gift reporting in CRM and analyze trends in giving.
• Oversee and keep the board members on the fundraising committee organized.
• UAB Advancement DEI events committee chair.
• Helped create UAB Advancement DEI strategic plan and bylaws.
• Provided ongoing direction and leadership for program operations.

SenioRx Specialist

• Caseworker for the elderly and disabled- help obtain free or low-cost prescription medication.
• Cultivated positive relationships with stakeholders to deliver timely and cost-effective supply of services and materials.
• Coordinate and market the SenioRx program throughout Jefferson County.
• Train and build capacity of interns and volunteers.
• Plan annual senior celebration event/vendor relations chair.

Long Term Care- Ombudsman

• Alabama Certified
• Advocate for residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and boarding homes.
• Work to resolve problems of individual residents and effect change at local, state and national levels.
• Identify, investigate and resolve complaints.
• Educate residents and staff of resident rights.

Loaned Executive, sponsored by the American Red Cross

• Multimillion dollar campaign fundraiser, raised $38,000,214.
• Developed presentations with the goal to inform the need for increased financial support.
• Conduct campaign training sessions, research workplace accounts, and customize strategies for each account utilizing best practices.

• Eleven-month assignment teaching lifesaving emergency preparedness and coping skills to children and adults through programs like the Pillowcase Project and Home Fire Campaign.
• Recruited and Trained volunteers and staff, regionally, to ensure smooth transition of programs.
• Created GIS maps showing at risk communities, showing where we have been & where we need to go.
• Focused on working with the deaf community to insure preparedness with their functional needs.
• Collaborated with Service to Armed Forces, connecting disabled veterans to volunteer opportunities.
• Answered questions from staff about grant funded programs for fiscal and programmatic compliance matters.
• Tracked in-process and previously submitted grant applications to obtain status updates.
• Conducted routine compliance reviews of grant programs.

• Full time Account Specialist for the physician division/ IT liaison
• Review claims for accuracy i.e. coding, insurance, demographics
• AR/Follow up on all claims to expedite payment
  Interact with doctors, patients, and insurance companies
• Trained and insured smooth transition with doctors’ offices getting new billing system (Caretracker)
  Help our Kansas City IT department as a liaison i.e. setting up computers and troubleshooting systems
• Proficient in billing systems: Caretracker, Allscripts, Intergy, EDI Insight, Sigmund