Tomi Waters
North Apollo, PA,PA
Summary
Accomplished Leader and Program Manager with a robust background in academic and health research, strategic planning, program management. and health advocacy. Excelled in grant-writing, managing multi-agency projects, and data management and compliance. Skilled in research planning and assessment, fostering team collaboration, demonstrating significant improvements in program success and stakeholder engagement.
Overview
47
47
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager
Southwest PA Area Health Education Center
11.2020 - 09.2024
- Wrote curriculum and provided training and continuing education program for community health workers on a large CDC grant
- Managed programming, assessment, and participation with 25 cooperating grant agencies
- Worked cooperatively with the Allegheny County Health Department and the University of Pittsburgh to provide quarterly and annual reports to the CDC
Dean of Academic Affairs
Community College of Allegheny County
10.2005 - 11.2020
- Collaborated with faculty, staff and students to identify and address institutional challenges.
- Managed 70 academic programs, including 23 programs in Allied Health and 7 programs in the Science discipline.
- Implemented strategies to increase student recruiting, engagement and retention.
- Guided and supported faculty and staff in development of new programs.
- Wrote ($18M) and managed federal and foundation grants
- Provided leadership to a campus team of faculty, adjuncts, and library and clerical staff.
Adjunct Faculty Member
Geneva College
08.1999 - 12.2014
- Primary adjunct for students in the Degree Completion Program
- Taught courses in Strategic Planning, Strategic Management, Organizational Development, Research Methods
- Served as a mentor for students completing required research study and thesis
Health Careers Planner
Southwest PA Area Health Education Center
12.1999 - 10.2005
- Developed and managed high-quality health education and health research programs in seven counties in western Pennsylvania.
- Created health career programs and academies for K-12 students to interest them in future health careers
- Wrote and managed federal and state grants for the organization
- Served as a outreach coordinator to other health organizations and health systems in the region.
Chief Research Associate
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
08.1977 - 12.1998
- Managed comprehensive research labs providing work on five large concurrent federal NIH grants, Department of Endocrinology
- Provided data for reports, compliance timelines, and publications
Education
Doctor of Education - Professional Studies in Curriculum And Instruction
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA05-2014
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership
Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA05-1998
Bachelor of Science - Biology
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV05-1987
Skills
- Research Planning and Assessment
- Academic Leadership and Direction
- Decision-Making
- Problem-Solving
- Project Management
- Detail Oriented
- Strategic Planning
- Grant-writing and Grants Management
Certification
- Grantsmanship Center, Federal Grant Writing Certificate
- Boston University, Fund Raising Certificate
- International Certified Fund-Raising (CFRE) Certification
- Grantsmanship Center, Grant-Writing Certificate
Recognitions
- Pennsylvania Education Policy and Leadership Center Fellowship
- Indiana University Foundation Fellowship
- Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
- Delta Epsilon Iota National Honor Society
- Certificate of Merit, Pennsylvania Senate
- Armstrong County Child Advocate of the Year
Community Service
• Southwest Pennsylvania Area Health Education Center Board of Directors (2005-2008)
• Apollo-Ridge Education Foundation, President (2002-2007)
• National PTA Board of Directors (2002-2005)
• Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and Teachers (PTA) President (2000-2003)
• Institute for Politics, University of Pittsburgh, Speakers’ Bureau (2000-2005)
• Lenape Vocational-Technical School Board of Directors (1998-2000)
• Apollo-Ridge School District Board of Directors (1991-2000)
Publications
• "Pennsylvania Community Health Worker Retention Survey," 2023
- Doctoral Dissertation: “Motivation of Community College Faculty and Administrators to Pursue the Doctorate: A Qualitative Interview Study,” 2015.
• “A Community College Model to Support Nursing Workforce Diversity, Journal of Nursing Education, 2014, coauthor.
• Pennsylvania Health Careers (2000-2002), Author, published by Southwest PA AHEC, Inc.
• Best Ideas in Parent Involvement, Author, published by Pennsylvania School Boards Association
• Eight publications in medical journals with Children’s Hospital research team
Timeline
Program Manager
Southwest PA Area Health Education Center
11.2020 - 09.2024
Dean of Academic Affairs
Community College of Allegheny County
10.2005 - 11.2020
Health Careers Planner
Southwest PA Area Health Education Center
12.1999 - 10.2005
Adjunct Faculty Member
Geneva College
08.1999 - 12.2014
Chief Research Associate
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
08.1977 - 12.1998
- Grantsmanship Center, Federal Grant Writing Certificate
- Boston University, Fund Raising Certificate
- International Certified Fund-Raising (CFRE) Certification
- Grantsmanship Center, Grant-Writing Certificate
Doctor of Education - Professional Studies in Curriculum And Instruction
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Master of Science - Organizational Leadership
Geneva College
Bachelor of Science - Biology
West Virginia University
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