Jason Jones

Directs all bureau operations, establishing goals, priorities, and policies to prevent and control communicable diseases across Kansas; Recruits, trains, supervises, and annually evaluates senior program management staff, fostering professional development and high performance; Oversees program planning, evaluation, and federal grant management for Ryan White, HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Tuberculosis, ensuring compliance and public health impact; Develops and maintains robust surveillance systems, quality standards, and data security protocols as the designated Overall Responsible Party (ORP); Manages fiscal resources, approves budgets and reports, and collaborates with federal, state, local, and professional partners to enhance disease control efforts.

Responsible for managing the data quality and analysis pertaining to a wide variety of personnel metrics for an organization of more than 4600 employees; Served as the direct supervisor of twelve HR Professionals whose daily tasks included on-boarding, off-boarding, data processing, retirement services, and document archives; Planned mobilization administrative support for all deploying service members; Served as the primary trainer for all users with administrative access to the PeopleSoft-based HR System for the Kansas Army National Guard.

Directed collaborative efforts with other programs within the BDCP, including collaboration on conferences, both in state and nationally and other sections within KDHE, and other state and local agencies. Focus efforts on providing the most efficient and effective services to program participants. Directed the cross-function program support for quality and surveillance services to other sections within the bureau. Directed collaborative efforts with other bureaus and agencies within KDHE and the State of Kansas. Provided oversight to the information technology project support and development within the bureau.

Served as the primary advisor for enlisted personnel processes and policies for an organization comprised of more than 1800 employees; Managed promotions, transfers into and out of the organization, annual evaluations program, awards program, promotion program, reviewed all personnel transactions; Direct supervisor for 10 HR Professionals.

Provided oversight for human resources processes and data entry into multiple personnel databases; Provided analysis pertaining to the deployability and administrative health for an organization with over 700 members; Supervised a team of ten HR professionals with oversight of annual evaluations, awards and recognition, promotions, offboarding, and policy development.