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Karen Peugh

Haverhill,MA

Summary

Versatile Senior Director with 22 years of comprehensive experience overseeing daily healthcare and community-based operations at Lowell Community Health Center. Hardworking and driven professional well-versed in executing healthcare strategies, preparing and implementing programmatic, departmental and organizational strategic priorities and overseeing financial performance. Thorough knowledge of market changes and trends paired with strong grasp of healthcare quality and health equity and performance measures.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Director of Integrated Care and Case Management

Lowell Community Health Center
Lowell, MA
02.2017 - Current
  • Provided leadership, guidance and strategic direction for clinical and community-based programming
  • Integration of programs throughout the organization by coordinating stakeholders across multiple departments to develop innovating strategies for problem solving.
  • Ensure program compliance to organizational, local, state and federal regulations.
  • Provided guidance on best practices in project management to ensure successful outcomes.
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring deadlines were met.
  • Collaborated with executive leadership team to develop long-term objectives that would drive success.
  • Lead cross-functional teams in developing creative solutions to challenging problems.
  • Promoted a culture of collaboration among staff members through regular communication, feedback, and recognition.
  • Mentored junior staff members in their professional development journey.
  • Established and oversaw yearly budgets in excess of $5 million.

Program Director

Lowell Community Health Center
Lowell, MA
12.2004 - 06.2017
  • Fiscal management of $1.8 million dollars in grant funding
  • Developed strategic plans to ensure successful program operations.
  • Organized and facilitated team meetings, workshops, and events.
  • Reviewed existing programs and identified areas of expansion.
  • Recruited, hired, trained, supervised, coached, evaluated, and disciplined personnel.
  • Ensured compliance with organizational standards and applicable laws and regulations.

Education

B.S. Community Health Education - Public Health

University of Massachusetts- Lowell
Lowell
06-2021

Associate of Science - Nursing

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA

Lowell Plan Public Matters: A Program in Civic Engagement

Certificate Program in Community Health and Community Health Center Management - Healthcare Leadership

Suffolk University
Boston

Quality Improvement And Health Equity Certificate -

Institute For Healthcare Improvement

Skills

  • Team Building and Motivation
  • Team Management
  • Organizational Development
  • Project Management
  • Operations Management
  • Contract Management
  • Staff Development
  • Program Management
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Strategic Planning
  • Budget Management
  • Grant Writing

Affiliations

  • Civic Engagement
  • Animal Welfare Volunteer- Cat/Kitten Foster
  • Education/Literacy- Book Buddy with Haverhill Promise

Timeline

Senior Director of Integrated Care and Case Management

Lowell Community Health Center
02.2017 - Current

Program Director

Lowell Community Health Center
12.2004 - 06.2017

B.S. Community Health Education - Public Health

University of Massachusetts- Lowell

Associate of Science - Nursing

Northern Essex Community College

Lowell Plan Public Matters: A Program in Civic Engagement

Certificate Program in Community Health and Community Health Center Management - Healthcare Leadership

Suffolk University

Quality Improvement And Health Equity Certificate -

Institute For Healthcare Improvement
Karen Peugh