Stacey Little
Fort Washington,MD
Summary
Experienced public health professional and healthcare executive leveraging over 15 years of experience in provider and client relationship development and management, quality improvement/HEDIS/QBM, and population health strategies. Advanced understanding of organizational strategies, financial management, health policy, grantsmanship, grant and contract management, people management, and strategic partnerships and collaboration. Subject matter expertise in Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDs prevention, care and treatment, and positive youth development.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supervisory Program Manager
Department of Health and Human Services
01.2023 - Current
- Responsible for developing detailed plans, tasks, milestone dates, and schedules to ensure proper sequencing of events and tracking of processes and costs throughout the life cycle of the programs/projects
- Develop and manage office budget and spending plan.
- Lead division external social marketing, communications and social media efforts.
- Manage and supervise administrative and daily program operations, complying with legislation, policies and regulations.
- Establish strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Develop strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the team.
- Manage cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
- Conduct comprehensive program evaluations, identifying areas for improvement and recommending actionable solutions.
- Utilize data-driven decision-making approaches to inform strategy development and optimize outcomes.
- Certified Federal Contract Officer Representative II .
Vice President-Women's and Infants Services and Community and Population Health
University of Maryland Medical System
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Responsible for the strategic planning and business development of Community and Population Health and Women’s Services.
- Responsible for successfully executing community and population health and women’s services. Quality improvement oversight including HEDIS and MD QBR measures.
- Led the implementation of chronic disease prevention and management programs as well as CMMS Value-based care efforts such as CTI, HRRP, and MDPCP
- Responsible for new innovative health initiatives, multiple grant-funded programs, and units which include the systems of HIV testing and its Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Center
- Led and successfully secured grants to support community health and population health improvement initiatives.
- Designed and managed the strategic planning activities for the assigned area including the tracking and evaluation of strategic plan initiatives and communication and coordination of strategies and goals with key stakeholders
- Provided oversight across the continuum of care for the designated area with accountability for driving quality, growth, access, and patient/physician satisfaction
- Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, regulators, and community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.
- Led cross-functional teams for the successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased efficiency and client satisfaction.
- Negotiated high-value contracts that maximized profitability while mitigating risks for the organization.
- Leveraged technology to automate workflows and streamline processes, resulting in increased productivity and cost savings across the organization.
- Enhanced company profitability by implementing strategic business plans and optimizing operational processes.
Administrative Director of Women’s Health Service Line
University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Responsible for the strategic planning and business development of Women's Services.
- Contributed positively to increasing organizational revenue and activity through the development of a knowledgeable and responsive provider, client service, and finance teams.
- Provided administrative oversight of the Maternal Fetal Medicine Perinatal Imaging Services within the hospital
- Responsible for service line internal and external relationship management.
- Developed strong relationships with internal stakeholders, fostering collaboration across departments.
- Managed the development of long-term relationships between hospital-based consultants and external stakeholders.
- Full responsibility for the management, control, reporting, and processing of all administration key performance indicators, HEDIS and Quality Based Measures (QBM).
- Provided operational and administrative direction to the medical chair for all functions within women's health
- Established effective strategies for programs, product/service lines, and physician integration and resource utilization to increase service line growth and efficiency and improve patient experience
- Streamlined office processes by implementing efficient administrative systems and procedures.
Acting Director, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MD Dept. of Health
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Strategic leadership of all maternal and child health programs supported and led by MD DHMH for the improvement of individual and community health and well-being
- Provided operational leadership of five offices within MCHB that implement core maternal and child programs throughout the State. These programs include Women’s Infants and Children’s Nutrition Program (WIC), Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN), Title X (Family Planning), Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Adolescent Health, and Title V (Maternal and Child Health) programs.
- MCHB leader and authority in Maryland’s maternal and child public health programs and best practices in strategic knowledge and intervention integration
- Responsible for the fiscal management of multiple grants, contracts, and inter-governmental agreements within MCHB
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
Director, Office of Family and Community Health Services
MD Dept of Health
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Provided operational leadership to the Office of Family and Community Health Services (OFCHS) in the Prevention and Health Promotion Administration within the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
- Managed and oversaw the state’s Title X (Family Planning) and Title V (Maternal and Child Health) programs
- Responsible for providing technical expertise to key stakeholders and directly funded organizations that agree to support the state’s OFCHS’s mission through the provision of maternal and child health programs
- Provided leadership and guidance in the promotion of maternal and child health in Maryland
- Responsible for the fiscal management of multiple grants, contracts, and inter-governmental agreements in support of Maryland’s maternal and child health programs
- Specifically, responsible for three program units, with over 100 grants and contracts and a 20 million-dollar budget
- Implemented innovative solutions to solve complex problems, resulting in increased productivity and streamlined operations.
- Optimized staff performance by designing comprehensive training programs tailored to individual needs.
- Improved project efficiency with strategic planning, resource allocation, and time management practices.
Director Integrated Health Sciences, HIV/AIDS Unit
FHI 360
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Provided operational leadership to the domestic and international HIV/AIDS and Community Health project staff.
- Proactively identified potential risks and implemented mitigation strategies to minimize negative impacts on projects or business operations.
- Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen client relationships.
- Responsible for the Unit’s strategic planning and provided input into the organization’s strategic processes. Primarily supporting domestic and international HIV prevention and AIDS care programs funded by CDC National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention,USAID, PEPFAR, and CDC Global AIDS Division.
- Designed, wrote, and provided technical expertise to the development of grant and contract applications for both domestic and international HIV prevention, care, and treatment projects.
- Managed multiple project budgets with annual budgets ranging between $500,000 to $10,000,000, total budget oversight of $24,000,000.
- Operational oversight for projects such as a Robert Wood Johnson-funded Quality Improvement Project, the NIH/NIAID Be the Generation Project focusing engaging communities to increase individuals’ knowledge of HIV prevention biomedical interventions.
Deputy Director
AED
01.2002 - 01.2011
- Senior Domestic Team Manager (2004-2009) Senior Program Manager (2002−2004)
- Provided oversight and management of the domestic portfolio and staff
- Designed, wrote, and provided expertise in developing grant and contract applications focusing on technical areas such as science translation and communications, community engagement, evaluation and research, and disease prevention, care, and treatment initiatives
- Served on the Senior Management Team and worked with the Center Director to manage center projects and operations
- Responsible for recruiting, hiring, and managing junior and senior-level staff
- Managed multiple project budgets with annual budgets of $500,000 to $1,500,000 per project
- Led foundation and federal contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements in support of HRSA, SAMSHA, and CDC's Division of HIV and AIDS prevention and integration programs domestically
- Served on a senior management team
- Responsible for leading and coordinating large business and proposal development
- Other duties include technical guidance and management of center projects, including overseeing the Robert Wood Johnson-funded Evaluating Quality Improvement Training program and serving as the Partnership Director of the NIH/NIAID’s HIV Research Education Initiative.
Vice President for Community Education
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington (PPMW)
01.1998 - 01.2002
- Provided oversight and management of PPMW’s community health education programs focused on STD/HIV prevention and increasing knowledge of reproductive and family planning options for women, men, and children
- Managed and supervised four community outreach staff and an annual budget of $500,000
- Served on a senior management team that spearheaded the organizational promotional and public relations strategies and organizational strategic plans and goals
- Other responsibilities and duties included program development and management, program monitoring and evaluation, proposal development and writing, cultivating relationships with major funding organizations, and serving on multiple boards and community groups
Education
Ph.D. -
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Pittsburgh, PA01.2003
M.P.H. -
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA01.1994
M.S.W. -
Howard University
Washington, DC01.1990
B.S.W. - Social Work and Health Science Policy
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Catonsville, MD01.1988
Skills
- Program Assessment and Evaluation
- Detail-oriented
- Strategic planning
- Population Health Solutions
- Risk Adjustment and Quality Improvement
- Health Equity and SDOH
- Digital Health Solutions
- Human-Centered Design
Federalgrantreview
- 2022, Federal Grant Reviewer, FYSB 2022 Transitional Living Program (TLP)
- 2022, Federal Grant Reviewer, FYSB 2022 Runaway Homeless Youth (RHY)
- 2021, Federal Grant Reviewer, HRSA-21-080 Emerging Issues in Maternal Health
- 2018, Federal Grant Reviewer, FYSB 2018 General Departmental Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program (SRAE-D)
- 2017, Federal Grant Reviewer, FYSB 2017 Transitional Living Program (TLP)
- 2016, Federal Grant Reviewer, FYSB Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative Strategies (PREPIS)
- 2014, Federal Grant Reviewer, HRSA Healthy Start: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health.
Communitycommitteeandboardappointments
- Prince George’s County Sickle Cell Association of Maryland, Board Member, 2023
- Prince George’s County Family Resource Center Community Advisory Committee Family Connects, Member, 2020 - Present
- Prince George’s County (PGCO) Health Action Committee, Community Co-Chair, 2021
- PGCO HD Enhanced Care Management Steering Committee, Member, 2021
- MD Loan Assistance Reimbursement Program (MLARP) Committee, Member, 2021
- MD Food Security Task Force, Member, 2021
- Total Linking of Care (TLC), Board Member, 2019 - 2021
Awards
- Contract Officer Representative, 2023
- Safe Homes, Home Assessment Certification, 2022
- Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Coach, 2019
- Mental Health First AID Trainer of Facilitators, 2016
- Centers for Disease Control Certified POL Instructor Trainer, 2007
- Centers for Disease Control Certified SISTA Instructor Trainer, 2004
- Commissioned Officer Student Trainee, HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 06/01/1993
- Commissioned Officer Student Trainee, HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 06/01/1992
Publications
- Key Considerations for Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Integration, paper
- Testing a service integration model: Results from the HIV/AIDS initiative, ConnectHIV, Rogers, SJ, De Palomo, F, Little, S, Woldehanna, S, AIDS Care, 2012
- Garnering grantee buy-in on a national cross-site evaluation: The case of ConnectHIV, Rogers, SJ, Ahmed, M, Hamdallah, M, Little, S, American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
- The Diffusion of a Community-Level HIV Intervention for Women: Lessons Learned and Best Practices, King, W., Nu’Man, J., Fuller, T., Brown, M., Smith, S., Howell, V., Little, S., Patrick, P., Glover, L., Journal of Women’s Health, 2008
- Diffusing an HIV Prevention Intervention for African American Women: Integrating Afrocentric Components into the SISTA Diffusion Strategy, Prather, C., Fuller, T., King, W., Brown, M., Moering, M., Little, S., Phillips, K., AIDS Education and Prevention Journal, 2006
- The Church Partnership Program: Working Together to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS in the African American Community, Little, S., Buck, K., 2000, Washington, DC
- University Community Career Development Project: Second Year Project Report, Torres, S., Welkley, D., Little, S., Cunningham, J., Yamatani, H., Page, M., 06/01/1994, Pittsburgh, PA
- University Community Career Development Project: First Year Project Report, Torres, S., Young, B., Little, S., Cunningham, J., Yamatani, H., Page, M., 09/01/1993, Pittsburgh, PA
Presentations
- Digital Health Wave: Effective to Support Mental Health Literacy in the Black Community?, University of Maryland's Health Literacy in Action Conference, 2022
- Behavioral Health Integration in Title X Family Planning, National Reproductive Health Conference, Washington, DC, 2016
- Women’s Rights: Turn the Tide, International AIDS Conference, Washington, DC, 2012
- Prevention with Positives: Promising Practices in Linking Persons to Care, HIV Prevention Leadership Summit, 2010
- Key Characteristics of Effective HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, and Treatment Integration, National HIV Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 2009
- Effectively Working with a Program Evaluator, ConnectHIV Pfizer, Atlanta, GA, 2008
- Cost Effectiveness for HIV Prevention Planning, HIV Prevention Leadership Summit, San Francisco, CA, 2005
- Logic Modeling a Method of Program Planning, HIV Prevention Leadership Summit, Philadelphia, PA, 2004
- Sisters Informing Sisters about Topics on AIDS (SISTA) Overview, HIV Prevention Leadership Summit, Philadelphia, PA, 2004
- Cutting Edge Issues in HIV Prevention, American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2002
- Medical Illness and Intimacy: A Biopsychosocial Perspective, Clinical Social Work Conference, Bethesda, MD, 2002
- Gender Inequity: Implications for Adolescent Health in Urban Settings, Global Health Conference, Washington, DC, 1998
- Diversity Among Staff: Creating an Environment of Tolerance, Acceptance, and Learning, Faculty Enrichment Round Table, Scranton, PA, 1997
- Causes, Symptoms, and Responses of Child Abuse, Child Abuse Seminar for After School Workers, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995
Certification
MD Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW)
Timeline
Supervisory Program Manager
Department of Health and Human Services
01.2023 - Current
Vice President-Women's and Infants Services and Community and Population Health
University of Maryland Medical System
01.2019 - 01.2022
Administrative Director of Women’s Health Service Line
University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center
01.2017 - 01.2019
Acting Director, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MD Dept. of Health
01.2016 - 01.2017
Director, Office of Family and Community Health Services
MD Dept of Health
01.2013 - 01.2016
Director Integrated Health Sciences, HIV/AIDS Unit
FHI 360
01.2011 - 01.2013
Deputy Director
AED
01.2002 - 01.2011
Vice President for Community Education
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington (PPMW)
01.1998 - 01.2002
M.P.H. -
University of Pittsburgh
M.S.W. -
Howard University
B.S.W. - Social Work and Health Science Policy
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Ph.D. -
University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
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