Partnerships & Assessment Manager
Professional Summary
- 2019 – present, Partnerships and Assessment Manager, UNMC College of Public Health
- 2017 – 2019, Program Coordinator, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center
- 2014 – 2017, Administrator, Office of Community Health & Performance Management, Nebraska DHHS, Division of Public Health
- 2009 – 2014, Performance Improvement Manager, Office of Community and Rural Health, Nebraska DHHS, Division of Public Health
- 2005 – 2009, Program Coordinator, Office of Community Health & Performance Management, Nebraska DHHS, Division of Public Health
Education
- Master of Public Health (Health Behavior and Health Education), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Bachelor of Arts (Biology), Nebraska Wesleyan University
Professional Development
- Certified ToP Facilitator (CTF)
- Technology of Participation (ToP) Facilitation Methods
- Certified Public Manager Program, University of Nebraska – Omaha
- Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute
Volunteer Activities
- 2012 - present, Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) Site Visitor
- 2015 - preent, Public Health Association of Nebraska (PHAN) Board Member
- 2017 - 2019, PHAN Board President
Biography
Colleen is an experienced facilitator, planner, community health advocate, and performance improvement specialist. Colleen started her public health career providing technical assistance and training to local health departments in Nebraska. She led a team of six to coordinate a successful accreditation effort at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services requiring a focus on community health assessment, strategic planning, health improvement planning, quality improvement, performance management, and workforce development. Colleen was a Program Coordinator at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center managing community grants, implementing community health needs assessments, and coaching community organizations in their efforts to prevent childhood obesity. Currently, she is the Partnerships and Assessment Manager at the UNMC, College of Public Health.