Najma Sheikh

• Coordinate with community partners and healthcare providers to ensure successful, patient-centered vaccination events meeting all stakeholder needs
• Collaborate with partners to understand event preferences, communicate vaccine provider capabilities, and ensure compliance with COVID-19 clinic operations
• Maintain awareness of eligibility guidelines, vaccine provider requirements, and available resources for Community Vaccination Events
• Ensure events adhere to state and local health regulations, with a focus on safety and community trust
• Monitor planning progress, document event details, and serve as the main point of contact for stakeholders
• Provide on-site logistical support, manage volunteers, and escalate issues as necessary within the Community Vaccination Team
• Facilitate documentation and timely reimbursement for partner efforts, working with Public Health finance

• Work closely with Guaranteed Income Pilot Program managers and national experts to achieve key priorities of the pilot program
• Operated as primary point of contact for pilot program recipients
• Assisted in direct disbursement of funds to families impacted by COVID-19
• Served as liaison between pilot recipients, program managers, and team
• Sustained relationships with diverse stakeholders

· Assisting in informing partners and congressional leaders about healthcare initiatives

· Scheduling meetings between WIC policy coordinators and legislative assistants and/or congressional leaders
Supporting policy team with community outreach and communication for ethnically diverse populations via bi-monthly newsletters and conferences

· Aiding conference moderators in the organization of community resources for the public

· Managed weekly deliverables based on assigned projects and status reports with quality in a timely manner and more

· Using software programs and Microsoft Office 365 to ensure proper data collection and data storage

• HIV Stigma Research in East African Community
• Project Principal Investigators: Drs
• Rena Patel and Roxanne Kerrani
• Aiding in qualitative data analysis, including coding 50 transcripts in NVIVO and revising codebook
• Engaging and sustaining relationships with Somali Health Board, Eritrean Health Board, and Ethiopian Health council
• Contributing to the dissemination of research and manuscript publication
• Peer reviewed Manuscript as a community consultant and editor for the NIH
• Perform data entry and other clerical work as required for project completion
• Review and crosscheck with the team for inconsistencies in coding transcripts

• Addressed health concerns of Somali community through data collection and analysis
• Improved health behaviors via needs assessments for underserved COVID-19 affected communities
• Developed and conducted focus group interviews
• Built relationships with community stakeholders and agencies
• Submitted detailed weekly deliverables and created language-accessible outreach materials