
Community and Medical Outreach at CureTogether
Sacramento, California Area

Community and Medical Outreach at CureTogether
Sacramento, California Area
I am highly invested in science, health, and helping people, ultimately striving towards a global medical career. I currently work with an amazing start-up company: www.curetogether.com that bridges the gap between the medical community, researchers, and patients. Through open-access information such as treatment trials, anonymous patient databases, symptom charting, and correlation tools, we are opening up the world to further medical advancement.
I have a broad-range of international experience in a diversity of settings from biotechnology to public relations, social campaigning, environmental services, and community outreach. I am motivated by developing business with a dynamic team and inspired by the success of change. I bring a high level of ambition, innovative thinking, and leadership skills to the table.
I'm an entrepreneur at heart, and ultimately one day plan to field my own businesses surrounding some of the most immediate and life-threatening challenges our world faces: Health/malnutrition, extreme poverty, and education.
My strengths are with public speaking and influence. I have excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills as well as a strong scientific background. I enjoy working with public outreach and community development. Prioritization and time-management skills are important to me, and I have always executed beyond expectations. Scientifically I excel in research, analysis, and attention to detail.
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
CureTogether (www.curetogether.com) is a place where patients, doctors, and researchers alike can come to learn and share their knowledge about the lastest medical advancement. Because of my personal experience with genetics/biotechnololy, public relations, and extensive medical research, I am responsible for community outreach, patient advocacy, and specific site development. See what people are saying: http://scienceroll.com/2008/08/14/curetogether-patients-and-researchers/
(Environmental Services industry)
January 2008 — July 2008 (7 months)
Contracted with A-TCAA via Flex Your Power, PG&E, and the CA-Public Utilities Commission to coordinate a public outreach campaign for energy conservation. Specifically I developed/delivered public trainings, organized environmental events, presented to the Board of Supervisors/City Councils, and coordinated public outreach efforts to teach people how to easily conserve energy around the home to save money, and ultimately- save the environment.
A-TCAA is a community and human services public entity established in 1981. Its mission is to help individuals toward self-sufficiency; support local residents in becoming involved and contributing members of our communities; promote family and other supportive environments so that children, youth and elders can achieve their maximum potential; and finally; to form partnerships and coalitions within the community to meet these needs.
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
2008 — 2008 (less than a year)
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
January 2007 — January 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Developing business overseas: Initially targeted education/schools while emerging into health sciences, healthcare, & outreach/community development.
-"Conditions Assistant" & "Spokesperson" at Health Oasis Detox Center & Zavier Inc Bangkok: Communicated and performed demonstrations about health and detoxification to the public in-person and on video. Compiled documents and composed 27-page informational booklet. Primarily responsible for Marketing and Outreach. Senior editor with Zavier, independently responsible for research to learn new material and create complete scripts from start to finish, ultimately producing over 10 promotional video clips.
- Additional "Community Development" at Children's Light Orphanage in Cambodia: Organized long-term sustainable help by promoting with local neighborhoods & businesses. Created/distributed fliers as well as interacted with local visitors to successfully inspire more volunteers to invoke and maintain a greater sense of future help.
(Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
2007 — 2007 (less than a year)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DNA; Biotechnology industry)
August 2003 — January 2007 (3 years 6 months)
Changeover Team manager for 2yrs, Motivated Valuable Player team Lead for 1yr, and independently responsible for managing freeze spreadsheets, ITT validation, and presentation development forTraining Team. Purified large-scale protein/antibodies for cancer treatment as a GMP certified team member.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DNA; Biotechnology industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year )
(Government Agency; Research industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year )
Worked with leading physicists on project exhibits and implemented experimental models to explain scientific theory in publicly understandable terms. Promoted company image and outreach via teaching recent scientific research.
(Research industry)
2001 — 2002 (1 year )
Laboratory research focused to genotype/map model M. truncatula. Performed DNA extractions, gels, and data analysis.
B.S. Genetics , 2000 — 2003
Worked in Drosophila melanogaster fly research lab for Dr. Scott Hawley (Cheif Director of Genetics)
Worked in VetMed Viral Lab for reasearch on a fish parasite causing whirling disease.
Worked for Genomics Facility/Plant Pathology to map genome of weed M. truncatula.
na , na , 1998 — 2000
Biology 1998 — 1999
Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, non-profit organizations Health, nutrition, fitness Medical advancement, MD/NP graduate school Energy-conservation, solar technology International relief effort and community/global development Science, discovery, Genetics Salsa dancing, photography, spokesmodeling, performing arts
Toastmasters
National Dean's List 2003
International Travel Grant 2002