Kimberly Dawn
Murfreesboro,TN
Summary
Proactive and goal-oriented professional with over 27 years of military service and 22 years of professional experience in time management and problem-solving, demonstrating a proven ability to manage multiple tasks and lead teams to success in fast-paced environments. Recognized for reliability and adaptability, with a swift capacity to learn and apply new skills effectively. Strong analytical, communication, and teamwork abilities facilitate quick adaptation to new challenges, fostering a collaborative atmosphere. Committed to driving team success and contributing to organizational growth while maintaining a positive attitude and dedication to continuous learning.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
2
2
Certification
Work History
Deputy State Surgeon - Admin, GS-13 Step 8
TNARNG State Surgeon’s Office
05.2024 - Current
- Serve as principal advisor to the State Surgeon on Soldier medical readiness, healthcare policy, and force health protection programs supporting 9,500 Soldiers.
- Direct daily operations of 15 personnel.
- Direct oversight of PHAs, dental exams, immunizations, and SRP support to achieve 85% medical readiness across the state.
- Coordinate with NGB, DoD, VA, and civilian healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Manage healthcare policy implementation, medical event scheduling, and operational medical support for mobilizing units.
- Supervise and mentor medical readiness NCOs and staff, ensuring compliance with AR 40-501, AR 600-8-4, and AR 220-1.
- Oversee credentialing, training, and operational deployment of 85 providers in the TNARNG providers.
- Manage medical mobilization processing, with a less than 2% REFRAD rate from the MFGI.
- Coordinate with Joint Staff and civilian agencies for homeland defense, disaster response, and public health emergencies.
Deputy Director of Personnel (Deputy G1), GS-13 Step 7
Director of Personnel (G1)
02.2022 - 05.2024
- Serve as senior advisor to the G1 on all personnel, manpower, and administrative policies affecting 9,100 Soldiers and civilians across the state.
- Direct human resources operations including strength management, evaluations, awards, promotions, separations, and accessions.
- Lead a staff of 60 HR and Health Service professionals ensuring compliance with AR 600-8, AR 600-20, and NGB policy guidance.
- Coordinate with NGB, HRC, and joint staff to resolve personnel actions, mobilization requirements, and force management initiatives.
- Streamlined HR processes reducing processing time for awards, evaluations, and separations.
- Supervised the administration of evaluations, promotions, awards, and retirement processing.
- Developed SOPs and personnel policies improving compliance with federal and state regulations.
- Coordinated personnel accountability during mobilizations and State Active Duty operations.
Personnel (G1) Plans and Operations Officer, GS-12 Step 8
Director of Personnel (G1)
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Serves as the Plans and Operations Officer for the G1 (Military Personnel Office for the TNARNG).
- Currently supervise and manage the Operations and Services Section including Retirement Services, DEERS/RAPID Sites, Awards and the ASAP Program which consists of eleven technicians, two AGRs, and three ADOS.
- Responsible for assigning work to sections based on consideration of project requirements, priorities, and functional unit responsibilities.
- Manages all directorate administration through direct/indirect oversight of all personnel functions including Technician timesheets, leave, travel, and other administrative requirements.
- Advises supervisors and/or subordinate employees on both technical and administrative matters.
- Responsible for employee developmental needs and makes provisions for development and training.
- Represent the Deputy State Surgeon/State Surgeon/Deputy/G1 in their absence or as needed/directed to the TAG, ATAG, JCOS, COS, directorate staff, National Guard Bureau (NGB), and other State/Federal organizations concerning matters relevant to medical and personnel readiness.
- This includes, but is not limited to, weekly Joint Chief of Staff Meetings, State boards/committees, and other state or national mandatory medical meetings.
- Ensures that leadership maintains compliance with statutory and regulatory guidance to maximize program effectiveness.
- Identify, analyze, and provide recommendations to the G1 on significant issues and problems related to work accomplishment.
- Collaborate with Major Subordinate Commands (MSCs) to ensure proper customer service is provided, information is disseminated appropriately, and mission requirements are achieved.
- Liaison to NGB on all personnel and medical readiness matters relating to the TNARNG and other Region IV states.
- Responsible for Officer Letter of Assignment (LOA) management in the G1 for the state.
- Works with AMEDD Recruiter and Officer Strength Managers (OSM) to find valid positions for all new Accessions (OCS, ROTC, IST, and AD).
- As the OPS Officer, provides leadership presence and ensure every critical mission requiring my involvement and the appropriate supervision & oversight.
- Guidance is given, while providing oversight and supervision to complete all tasks that were assigned for all sections, internally and externally.
- Establishes a culture of improvement, team building & creativity for the fulltime staff & COVID ADOS personnel encouraging constant growth & team building.
- During COVID-19 operations, lead personnel operations, support and promote the operational missions in support of the COVID-19 crisis.
- Supervises and manages four Lieutenants on the J1 COVID orders processing team and J1 JABS.
- As the G1 COVID OPS OIC, mentor and train G1/J1 staff in the orders process, conduct day-to-day coordination with the MSCs and other G-Staff in support the global pandemic mission.
- Spearhead the orders production process through the creation and implementation of COVID master tracker, which streamlined orders in the midst of a global pandemic.
- Advise and coordinate over 4,000 personnel actions, to include the awards, long-term ADOS, and DD-214’s.
- Maintain the master PERSTAT of the joint force mobilized to locations in all 95 counties across the state.
- Coordinate with MACOM PBOs for medical equipment data call, submitted statewide Ventilator and MES Kit data call to RHC-A and NGB for COVID-19 response.
- Participates as a member of the HRO State Incentives Awards Board.
- Represented the G1 on the XCTC MA and COA development-working group with the key G Staff.
- Participated in weekly XCTC IPRS and monthly G1 sync with MACOM S1s.
- Coordinated with MSCs for critical personnel shortages for the XCTC exercise.
- Worked with 278th and 230th on the Red Cross and Emergency Leave process.
- Serve as the Vice Chair for Region IV Deputy State Surgeons.
- Serves as an active member of the national Medical Advisory Group (MEDAG) since 2019.
- Serves as the Alternate resource Manager for the G1 with duties including, L4 approver for GFEBs Purchase requisitions, reviewer and approver for DAMPS Orders, and reviewer and approver for DTS authorizations and vouchers.
- Participates in the Level II and Level I PBACs.
- Supports equal opportunity and labor management relations programs.
- SHARP qualified and certified as a Victim Advocate.
Deputy State Surgeon - Admin, GS-12 Step 7
State Surgeon’s Office
12.2011 - 03.2020
- Over eight years of experience overseeing and managing the medical readiness program of the state, which includes planning, coordinating, and providing guidance to all medical resources within the state.
- Direct responsibilities include, but are not limited to command health programs, medical/dental aspects of mobilization, deployment and operations, medical education, sustainment, proficiency training, credentialing of health care professionals; and fiscal management, policy development and implementation, and Medical Records Administration (SSMO).
- Provide medical support for accomplishment myriad contingency operations.
- Develops, plans, coordinates, and institutes medical policies to implement higher-level directives and federal law to provide optimum guidance and support to subordinate organizations.
- Coordinates with support organizations to assure an integrated approach to the solution of problems.
- Assess the impact of changes in or to the medical program and coordinates with all principal parties to ensure that these changes do not exceed core capabilities.
- Develop procedures for correcting deficiencies to improve effectiveness.
- Confer with applicable support functions to ensure that medical requirements are being satisfied.
- Programs managed are substantial and subject to frequent change, include unpredictable and unique problems for which there is no precedent.
- Changes often require reprogramming of resources internally and in coordination with other programs.
- Identify medical readiness trends; develop and issue guidance when warranted.
- Develop new procedures to solve unprecedented problems/issues.
- Chair meetings to coordinate work to be accomplished by various commanders and full-time support personnel that must work as a team to accomplish tasks and goals.
- Represent the State Surgeon as the principal full-time medical advisor to The Adjutant General, Component Commanders, the Chief of Staff, and other directorate staff, and as a liaison with all State, NGB, and Federal organizations concerning medical matters.
- Brief the COS Bi-weekly on medical trends and issues within the TNARNG.
- Serve as liaison between the Medical Detachment and the State Surgeon.
- Manage all resources budgeted to the state for medical programs; including Medical Dental Readiness, PDHRA, Medical Records, Medical Boards, INCAP, and Occupational Health.
- Prepare annual budget for the state medical readiness program to include funding at state, NGB, and DA sources.
- Coordinate with MRNCOs and Units to determine budget impacts caused by increased costs, changes in programs and policies, readiness requirements, and new program requirements.
- Execute the budget approved medical readiness and approves all changes, which may need to be made due to unforeseen problems.
- Participate as a member of the Program Budget Advisory Committee (PBAC).
- Serve as the Alternate resource Manager for the G1.
- Ensure that training requirements for all medical personnel, officer and enlisted, are met.
- This includes system and processing training, as well as any new programs implemented that impact the medical practices.
- Ensure that medical training and medical logistical readiness of all units are in accordance with the priority of the units concerned are followed.
- Develop and monitor a medical proficiency-training program along with current and long-range plans that provide adequate facilities, personnel, and equipment for support of the medical readiness program annually.
- Responsible for over 10,000 Medical Records located in the State STR Management Officer (SSMO); including terminal digit filing, scanning and indexing of medical documents in HRR, and providing complete service treatment records to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Serve as the president for the monthly INCAP Board ensuring fair equitable review and award of Incapacitation Pay requests for injured soldiers.
- Process system access requests daily for all medical applications within MODS and MEDCHART.
Budget Officer, GS-12 Step 4
USPFO
05.2006 - 12.2011
- Serves as the subject matter expert regarding all budgetary functions to include, but not limited to the interpretation, application and implementation of budgetary principles, procedures and guidelines.
- Reviews and interprets higher headquarters’ orders, guidelines, directives, and policies then readily disseminate information to all Program Managers (PM) and Budget Analysts within the state.
- Responsible for a $300 million budget with over 258 accounts in four different appropriations.
- Functions as the central point of contact between Major Sub-ordinate Commands, Directorates, JFHQ Staff and NGB for distribution of funds, realignment of funds, and research / guidance of accounts.
- Reviews and distribute funds as received from NGB within 36 hours.
- Notifies Program Managers and Budget Analysts when funds are received, distributed, and posted to accounts.
- Provides management oversight and guidance to the budget formulation and execution for the state ARNG budget, including planning, programming, budgeting, allocation and execution of funds.
- Reviews the annual appropriation and authorization legislation to determine Congressional intent.
- This often requires correspondence with NGB for additional information and clarification.
- Advises, supports and facilitates management decisions concerning financial considerations, such as the availability and appropriate use of federal funds.
- Responsible annually for the written approval/authorization to request, obligate, or expend funds.
- Exercises primary oversight of program manager appointments and delegations of authority and prepares appointment letters for distribution.
- Uses various databases and web-bases to query data and generate reports daily to perform quality checks on funds; to include reviewing reservations, obligations, and disbursements.
- Prepares weekly and monthly resource management reports and assessments in order to monitor the execution of the annual operating budget.
- Gathers, compares, and correlates information about past, current, and future programs with projected costs of operation to formulate and justify budget requirements for TNARNG and make recommendations to senior leadership for development and implementation of procedures for financial management and budgetary functions in support of organizational programs and activities, which is instrumental in maintaining the efficiency and effectiveness of operations.
- Ensures appropriate controls are in place within the budget area to detect and deter fraud, waste, and abuse of federal resources.
- Ensure that all personnel appointed with obligation authority maintain compliance with required training and maintain documentation of their training for tracking purposes.
- Provides one-on-one training to newly appointed PM's, Budget Analysts and all other personnel requiring assistance.
- Prepares and organizes the quarterly LEVEL II and LEVEL I PBACs.
- Provides power point slides and other supporting documentation to the ATAG, COS, PFO, and all personnel required to attend.
- Briefs the Adjutant General, Chief of Staff, and USPFO on short notice as to the status of funds.
Budget Analyst, GS-09 Step 3
J3
11.2003 - 05.2006
- Provided management oversight to the budget process; including planning, programming, budgeting, allocation and execution of funds within the directorate and sub-directorates.
- Served as the central point of contact between MSC's, Directorates and Budget Office regarding transmittals, movement of funds, and purchase requests.
- Provided budgetary advice and assistance to all J3 sub-directorates, MACOMS, and other personnel within the state as needed.
- Reviewed and certified funds coming into the state for the J3 and all sub-directorates by receiving FATS from the budget office and verifying these funds online through the Data Warehouse in GKO.
- Used AFCOS, Data Warehouse, and TROUPERS to query data and generate reports daily to perform quality checks on funds: to include reviewing reservations, obligations, and disbursements.
- Compiled findings and made recommendations for development and implementation of procedures for financial management and budgetary functions in support of organizational programs and activities.
- Familiar with new Defense Travel System, and currently acted as the ODTA and AO for the J3 and all sub-directorates under the J3.
- Review all budget submissions (i.e. 1556s, 1610s, 3953s, travel vouchers, obligation plans, MIPRs, and transfer requests) for compliance with rules, regulations and procedures.
- Prepared weekly and monthly resource management reports and assessments in order to maintain Manday usage, IDT fund authorizations, and monitor the expired duty and unliquidated (which has been reduced to a minimum).
- Prepared status of fund reports, power point slides, and other supporting documentation within three days of any scheduled PBAC.
- Prepared briefings for the Adjutant General, Staff, and J3 on short notice as to the current status of funds.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Minor in Military Science
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
Murfreesboro, TN 08.1996 - 05.2001
High School Diploma -
LAVERGNE HIGH SCHOOL
LaVergne, TN 08.1992 - 05.1996
Skills
- Personnel Readiness Management
- Strategic Manpower & Force Structure Planning
- HR Policy Development & Implementation (AR 600 series)
- Mobilization & Deployment Personnel Operations
- Talent Management & Officer Development
- Equal Opportunity, Diversity & Inclusion Programs
- Evaluation & Awards Programs Oversight
- Staff Coordination & Executive Advising
- Medical Readiness Oversight (PHA, Dental, Immunizations)
- Strategic Healthcare Planning & Policy
- Healthcare Administration & Budget Management
- Joint Operations & Interagency Coordination
- Operational Medicine & Deployment Health
- Risk Management & Compliance (MEDPROS, MEDCHART)
- Force Health Protection
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Multitasking
Affiliations
- Society of Defense Financial Managers (SDFM)
- Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM)
- Credentialed by the American Academy of Medical Administrators (CAAMA)
Certification
- Fiscal Law Course, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2020, 2024
- HIPAA Certification, Annually
- IPPS-A HR Professional, 2020, 2024
- AMEDD Executive Skills Course, Resident - 80 hrs, 2019
- Medical Operations, Training, and Intelligence Training Course, Resident - 120 hrs, 2015
- Credentialed by the American Academy of Medical Administrators Certification, 2013
- Command and General Staff Course (CGSC), 2013
- Enhanced Defense Financial Manager’s Training, Resident, 2007
- Certified Defense Financial Manager Course/Test, Resident, 2007
- National Security Personnel System Training, Resident, 2007
- NSPS Paypool Training, Resident, 2007
- Technician Timekeeper Course, 2005
- RMIC Course, 2005
- Cooperative Agreement Training Course, Resident, 2005, 2016
- Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution Systems Course, 2004
- Accounts Payable, TADLP, 2004
- Military Pay: Collections, Adjustments/Absences, TADLP, 2004
- Army FISCAL CODE, TADLP, 2004
- Medical Operations, Training, Intelligence Course, 2014
- Supervisory Development Course, Managing and Leading 21 hrs / Human Resources Management –TADLP 18 hrs, 2003
- Patient Administration School (PAD), 2003
Military Occupational Specialty
- 75H, 1999-07-01
- 70B, 2002-09-01
- 70E, 2003-10-01
- 70H, 2015-02-01
Citizenship Status
United States Native Born
Phone Numbers
615-267-7401, 615-364-9639
Personal Information
Nationality: United States
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Timeline
Deputy State Surgeon - Admin, GS-13 Step 8
TNARNG State Surgeon’s Office
05.2024 - Current
Deputy Director of Personnel (Deputy G1), GS-13 Step 7
Director of Personnel (G1)
02.2022 - 05.2024
Personnel (G1) Plans and Operations Officer, GS-12 Step 8
Director of Personnel (G1)
03.2020 - 01.2022
Deputy State Surgeon - Admin, GS-12 Step 7
State Surgeon’s Office
12.2011 - 03.2020
Budget Officer, GS-12 Step 4
USPFO
05.2006 - 12.2011
Budget Analyst, GS-09 Step 3
J3
11.2003 - 05.2006
Bachelor of Science - Biology, Minor in Military Science
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
08.1996 - 05.2001
High School Diploma -
LAVERGNE HIGH SCHOOL
08.1992 - 05.1996
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