Marguerite Zauner
Paul,MN
Summary
A collaborative and values-driven professional with over 20 years of experience leading, implementing, and reporting on multi-year, community-led funding initiatives centered on advancing health equity and improved outcomes for priority populations. Demonstrated success in building strong relationships and committed to improving policy, processes, and systems for all. Known for strong interpersonal skills, leading with empathy, and supporting both colleagues and community partners in harnessing strengths to create collective and lasting positive impacts.
Highly organized professional with proven track record in coordinating complex tasks and ensuring seamless operations. Adept at managing schedules, resources, and stakeholders to achieve project goals effectively. Renowned for fostering teamwork and adapting to dynamic environments, making significant contributions to organizational success.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Statewide Health Improvement Partnership Program (SHIP) Coordinator, Health Promotion Unit
DAKOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
10.2018 - Current
- Lead the county's multi-year, $800,000 grant to advance health equity in Dakota County through strategic planning, ongoing community engagement, co-implementation of initiatives, data collection, evaluation and reporting out of success stories.
- Ongoing and impactful relationship-builder, connector, and collaborator within and across multiple sectors such as education, philanthropy, social services, health care, early childhood, non-profits, community-based organization, individual families, cultural leaders, and others to align around shared priorities.
- Provide ongoing facilitation & engagement of the SHIP Community Leadership Team comprised of cultural liaisons and cultural family advocates expanding our diversity, inclusion, and equity-focused efforts.
- Initiate equity-lens assessments and process changes to eliminate barriers for communities and populations experiencing greater challenges due to ongoing and historical unjust policies and systemic racism.
- Launched innovative health equity focused community partner funding awards specifically engaging with communities of color, immigrant, and rural partners to co-create community mental well-being, food systems, commercial tobacco prevention and active living projects.
- Team leader for 3 internal SHIP staff; provide ongoing direct support in areas such new staff orientation, delegation of tasks, mentorship, strategic direction, equity and community engagement tactics, problem solving, empowerment and support in achieving professional goals.
- Provision of Technical Assistance and capacity-building with and across community partners
- Present funding initiative proposals and outcomes to funding agency (Minnesota Department of Health), the Dakota County Board of Commissioners, SHIP community leadership team, colleagues and other stakeholders
Senior Program Manager, Community Health & Health Equity, Center for Prevention
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA
06.2012 - 08.2018
- Developed, launched, and managed Center's newly established portfolio of work focused on early childhood health, resulting in a greater focus on inequities in the early childhood sector.
- Developed and maintained strong and trusted relationships across sectors— including government, non-governmental community-based organizations, non-profit, education, human services, and health.
- Developed and updated program work plans, deliverables, timelines, and budgets while coordinating multiple sub-processes to ensure program objectives were met.
- Managed annual budget of over $1M in community funding and as well as technical assistance, strategic communications, and project evaluation to ensure project objectives were met.
- Communicated program priorities and outcomes to key internal and external stakeholders.
Health Improvement Project Manager
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA
01.2007 - 06.2012
- Planned and executed a 5-year community funding initiative “Healthy Eating Minnesota” aimed at increasing healthy food access and food sovereignty through policy and systems changes and as determined by rural and urban community partners.
- Led planning processes with colleagues to develop community funding strategies and assist in development of Requests for Proposals for community organizations.
- Established and managed 5 major (5-year) contracts with selected community organizations across the state to implement community-wide health improvement initiatives.
- Built and maintained collaborative relationships with key internal and external healthy eating/nutrition and food systems stakeholders, including other funders across Minnesota.
Health Promotion Specialist, Boynton Health Service, Health Promotion Department
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
08.2000 - 01.2006
- Designed, implemented, and evaluated alcohol, tobacco, and other drug health promotion and prevention programs and policy initiatives to advance student wellness and health equity.
- Supervised student peer education group and student employees; Coordinated collegiate health and wellness programming/educational activities and helped launch a campus-wide Restorative Justice program.
- Served as Chair for the University of Minnesota Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs (ATOD) Policy Committee to reduce and/or eliminate illegal, irresponsible, and unhealthy use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
- Developed objectives for the student population using the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators.
- Participated on Boynton's data assessment/measurement team to create, implement and analyze the University of Minnesota's Student Health Survey and the CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey.
Education
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) - Community Health Education
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – TWIN CITIES
Minneapolis, Minnesota01.2002
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) - Business Management and Human Resources
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MADISON
Madison, Wisconsin01.1995
Skills
- Program, grant and budget management
- Leadership of teams, task groups, and community collaboratives
- Community engagement & authentic partnership building
- Strategic planning
- Outcomes & process evaluation
- Interpersonal and intercultural competency, anti-bias, race equity and health equity knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Improving processes/policies to advance equity
Community Service
ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PTO member at Groveland Park Elementary and Hidden River Middle School, Reading Assistant, Central High School Music and Theatre Boosters, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2021, 2023
Timeline
Statewide Health Improvement Partnership Program (SHIP) Coordinator, Health Promotion Unit
DAKOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
10.2018 - Current
Senior Program Manager, Community Health & Health Equity, Center for Prevention
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA
06.2012 - 08.2018
Health Improvement Project Manager
BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA
01.2007 - 06.2012
Health Promotion Specialist, Boynton Health Service, Health Promotion Department
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
08.2000 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) - Business Management and Human Resources
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN – MADISON
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) - Community Health Education
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA – TWIN CITIES
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