Mary Frances Ford
Slingerlands
Summary
Talented Tutor offering outstanding communication and problem-solving skills. Fosters positive learning environment by encouraging students to develop individual skills. Specializing in 1:1 instruction, team collaboration and relations with students, parents and support staff.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Counselor and Program Officer
St. Peter’s Hospital, Mercy Care Corporation
02.2008 - 07.2009
- Assisted with the initial roll out of recently-designed innovation to financially assist ER patients either at or below the poverty level, welfare recipients, or patients with a general inability to pay or finance medical services.
- Evaluated patient financial data and insurance coverage and made recommendations for possible SPH Charity Care, Medicaid qualification.
- Worked with hospital administrators, staff and analysts to streamline program process and to make changes and improvements as a result of analysis findings.
Consultant in Marketing, Business Acquisitions, Corporate Fundraising
The Corporation of Yaddo, Inc.
01.2007 - 02.2008
- Responsible for initial evaluation of perspective donors, both individual and corporate entities.
- Established initial contact and relationships with new business entities.
- Researched donor giving trends and financial data and wrote reports reviewing donor giving trends and financial status.
- Assisted with proposal writing and codification of potential donor approach and execution strategy.
- Reported status of donor relationship or application process directly to the president and director of fundraising.
Committee Chair to SBU Health Insurance Program/Benefits
Stony Brook University Health Insurance Program
09.2005 - 01.2007
- Evaluated SBU health insurance data to determine program effectiveness, prepared recommendations for program changes to provide greater coverage at the least possible cost to hospital and program beneficiaries.
- Worked closely with SBU hospital administrators, health-care providers and students to develop solutions to outstanding issues regarding health insurance structure and benefits from the previous fiscal year.
Indepedent Tutor
Self Employed
08.2014 - Current
- Collaborated with students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills, and correct weaknesses.
- Provided homework assistance using specific curriculum and materials.
- Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.
- Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.
- Conducted review sessions to help students prepare for tests.
- Collaborated with teachers, administrators and parents to determine how best to support student success.
- Mentored and coached students with focus on developing independence and self-confidence.
- Assisted students in developing study skills and strategies.
Fellows Program Manager
The Ethics Resource Center
09.2003 - 05.2004
- Managed collaborative and creative efforts of 64 corporate officers from selected Fortune 500 companies working ensuring compliance, strengthen corporate culture and improve or build business ethics programs.
- Wrote progress reports for Fellows’ working groups and maintained and strengthened officer relationship to program ensuring a high level of member participation.
- Planned and designed programming for Fellows’ bi-annual conferences.
- (sponsored by Merck Pharmaceuticals)
Associate Consultant-International Programs
09.2002 - 09.2003
- Worked with both public and private sector clients to evaluate current compliance issues, business ethics programs and corporate culture.
- Developed and implemented strategies to allow companies to successfully comply with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation or other governing legislation.
- Reviewed current company/client conditions and clearly outlined suggested strategies and action plans and assisted in the evaluation of newly implemented ethics programs.
- Assisted, with the Hon. Stephen Potts, the American Bar Association’s handbook on assisting foreign nations with the implementation of public sector ethics programs.
Education
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Erie, PA10.2013
Post-Baccalaureate Healthcare Certificate Program - Biological and Chemical Studies
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY01.2007
Master of Public Policy - International Economic Policy and Development, specializing in Healthcare Policy, Law and Institutions
Georgetown University
Washington, DC05.2004
Bachelor of Arts - American Studies, Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought
Amherst College
Amherst, MA05.2002
Skills
- Learning techniques
- Educational feedback
- Personalized learning plans
- Group tutoring
- ACT preparation
- Problem-solving skills
- SAT tutoring
- Algebra concepts
- Background in Biology, Chemistry, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Math and Medicine
Timeline
Indepedent Tutor
Self Employed
08.2014 - Current
Financial Counselor and Program Officer
St. Peter’s Hospital, Mercy Care Corporation
02.2008 - 07.2009
Consultant in Marketing, Business Acquisitions, Corporate Fundraising
The Corporation of Yaddo, Inc.
01.2007 - 02.2008
Committee Chair to SBU Health Insurance Program/Benefits
Stony Brook University Health Insurance Program
09.2005 - 01.2007
Fellows Program Manager
The Ethics Resource Center
09.2003 - 05.2004
Associate Consultant-International Programs
09.2002 - 09.2003
Post-Baccalaureate Healthcare Certificate Program - Biological and Chemical Studies
Stony Brook University
Master of Public Policy - International Economic Policy and Development, specializing in Healthcare Policy, Law and Institutions
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Arts - American Studies, Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought
Amherst College
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine -
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Presentations
- Presentation and Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis December 2011 Internal Medicine Conference Wilson Regional Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, NY
- Acute and Chronic Renal Failure November 2011 Internal Medicine Conference Wilson Regional Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, NY
- Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism November 2011 Internal Medicine Conference Wilson Regional Memorial Hospital, Binghamton, NY
- Case Study: Schizoaffective Disorder February 2012 Psychiatric House Staff Conference Greater Binghamton Health Center, Binghamton, NY
- Recognizing Cluster B Personality Disorders February 2012 Psychiatric House Staff Conference Greater Binghamton Health Center, Binghamton, NY
- Treatment Modalities for Depression and Anxiety February 2012 Psychiatric House Staff Conference Greater Binghamton Health Center, Binghamton, NY
- Delirium and Dementia February 2012 Psychiatric House Staff Conference Greater Binghamton Health Center, Binghamton, NY
Additional Experience
- White & Case, LLP, Legal Assistant, May 2004 – September 2005
- SUNYA Health Center, Special Assistant to Medical Director, Summer 2001 – 2002
- “The Legal Project,” Women’s Bar Association of NYS, Immigration Program Intern, Summer 1999 – 2000
Awards & Interests
- 2000-2002 Amherst College NCAA Division I Scholar-Athlete Award
- 2000 AmeriCorp Service Award
- 2005 Capital Squash Racquets Association Sportsman of the Year Award
- 2005 Member of NCSRA Squash Academy Planning Committee
- Squash coaching program for Washington D.C. children in underprivileged areas
Program designed to tutor children in academic and life skills