Danielle Smith
Director Of Program Planning And Evaluation
Boston
Summary
To ensure quality and equal opportunities and services to inner city communities, while providing them with the tools and skills needed to reach their fullest potential.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
2017
2017
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Director of Program Planning and Evaluation
Boston Public Health Commission
10.2024 - Current
- Support the strategic planning, quality
improvement, and evaluation efforts of the Child Adolescent Health Division (CAHD) in the Child and
Family Health Bureau. - Work closely with the Division Director to advance CAHD’s goal to support the health and wellbeing of youth in the city of Boston in their adolescence by increasing youth engagement and access to care through effective programs, partnerships, and public health policies.
- Support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of cross-program and other strategic
initiatives for the division. - Oversee overall administration, program planning, evaluations and budgets related to CAHD cross-programming under the umbrella of CAFH University (CAFH U) during the academic year and summer.
- Support the planning and implementation of CAHD’s training and capacity building initiatives.
- Identify ways CAHD programs can collaborate more with internal and external partners and represent CAHD programs with partners
- Engage CAHD programs and youth in any policy development, promotion, and advocacy activities
- Field and streamline internal and external requests for CAHD staff and youth participation in programming, events, and activities.
- Work with BPHC SciTech, BASB, PEAR, and other internal and external partners to support the development and implementation of appropriate evaluation activities for CAHD programs individually and collectively.
Director- Peer Leadership Institute
Boston Public Health Commission
09.2014 - 10.2024
- Build vision and collaboration among team members
- Maintain positive and trusted relationships with community partners, BPS schools, school district, universities, and internal BPHC departments and program
- Collaborate with Division Director to ensure aligned and high-quality programming
- Build awareness of Peer Leadership Institute's mission and clearly articulate program impact to stakeholders and community partners
- Developed and conducted both community needs and BPS needs assessments to allocate health education services to schools and community partners.
- Communicate Peer Leadership Institute's data and successes both internally (Division, Bureau, executive office) and externally (School partners, Community Partner, Public Health Field)
- Hired program staff including permanent full-time employees, as well as oversee the hiring of part-time and seasonal staff and regular programmatic volunteers
- Managed 3 full time staff and ensured they receive high quality training and support to set them up for long term success in their role
- Oversee the development and tracking of goals within Peer Leadership Institute
- Oversee Peer Leadership Institute's evaluation activities including data collection systems and evaluation reporting
- Revamped and Implemented the Winter Training
- Developed and Implemented the Youth Professional Development Day
- Developed and Implemented the annual Youth Health Summit
Program Coordinator- Peer Leadership Institute
Boston Public Health Commission
12.2013 - 09.2014
- Developed and maintained meaningful relationships with Peer Leadership Institute students
- Assisted in the design, coordination and facilitation of peer education programs, trainings, practice opportunities and activities that focus on sexual and reproductive health, healthy relationship promotion, substance abuse promotion
- Developed workshops and focus groups to support the social-emotional well being of the youth
- Identified community service, outreach, educational, and field trip/recreational opportunities for peer leaders.
- Led the development and recruit strategies of recruitment and retention strategies with schools, community-based organizations, and student peer leaders.
- Assisted with the development and implementation of student led health councils at select BPS high schools.
- Provided case management and support for youth and opportunities to enhance communication with parents and families.
- Performed administrative functions include: progress reports, data collection, consistent database entry, precise and accurate case notes.
STARS Youth Program Specialist
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
06.2010 - 05.2013
- Conduct outreach and recruitment to ensure significant participation in the multiple components of the STARS Youth Program
- Develop and implement innovative curriculum around personal development and civic engagement
- Recruit and manage volunteers.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with community organizations and residents
- Engage and communicate regularly with parents of program participants
- Facilitate youth leadership and social development through education and training activities with a focus on teen females.
- Identify and establish partnerships to leverage additional resources for the STARS Program
- Design and maintain program database, track and report on program activities (outputs) and impact (outcomes).
- Worked with residents, neighborhoods associations, and community stakeholders to support foreclosure prevention efforts of organization
- Surveyed, researched, and assessed information on foreclosed properties, acquisitions, property maintenance, and community impact stories to develop more concrete and detailed reports on foreclosure trends in our communities
- Supervised and assisted with running STARS summer camp
Administrative Assistant/Project Coordinator
Bessie Tartt Wilson Initiative for Children
05.2008 - 06.2010
- Managed the day to day office activities of organizing office, answering phone, take messages and make follow up phone calls
- Maintained president's schedule book appointments and arrange and cancel meetings
- Worked closely with development officer to create and maintain an active donor database and assisted in submitting grants request to prospective funders
- Coordinated and attend town meetings across the state
- Prepared and submit letters to legislatures on policy issues
Summer Program Teacher's Assistant / Fall Tutor
BELL Foundation
06.2009 - 04.2010
- Provided support and mentoring to all scholars to ensure academic and social goals are achieved for scholars
- Worked collaboratively with other teachers and teacher assistants
- Conducted pre and post assessments of student's learning
- Planned and deliver daily lessons plans with the support of the teacher
- Evaluated scholars and deliver progress reports
Intern
State House Senator Jack Hart's Office
01.2007 - 05.2007
- Assisted Senator and senior staff with database entry, mailings, and daily errands
Education
Master of Science - Education
Wheelock College
Boston, MABachelor of Arts Degree - Sociology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Boston, MACertificate of Completion - Organizational Leadership
Harvard Business School Online
Skills
- Social Emotional Learning
- Effective written communication
- Verbal communication
- Stakeholder engagement
- Project management leadership
- Team leadership
- Staffing management
- Community partnership development
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Community health engagement
- University collaboration
Degree
M.Ed
Timeline
Director of Program Planning and Evaluation
Boston Public Health Commission
10.2024 - Current
Director- Peer Leadership Institute
Boston Public Health Commission
09.2014 - 10.2024
Program Coordinator- Peer Leadership Institute
Boston Public Health Commission
12.2013 - 09.2014
STARS Youth Program Specialist
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
06.2010 - 05.2013
Summer Program Teacher's Assistant / Fall Tutor
BELL Foundation
06.2009 - 04.2010
Administrative Assistant/Project Coordinator
Bessie Tartt Wilson Initiative for Children
05.2008 - 06.2010
Intern
State House Senator Jack Hart's Office
01.2007 - 05.2007
Bachelor of Arts Degree - Sociology
University of Massachusetts Boston
Certificate of Completion - Organizational Leadership
Harvard Business School Online
Master of Science - Education
Wheelock College
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