| SHERRY
ADAMS
Assistant Senior Deputy Director
Emergency Health & Medical
Services Administration
Department of Health
Developed a rapid emergency response program for the Department
of Health that eventually became the Office of Emergency Health
and Medical Services Administration (OEHMS). Mobilized and coordinated
a staff of 600 people, who worked over 16 hour days eventually
treating over 17,800 people treated for exposure to Anthrax.
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PATRICIA
BRITTON
Deputy Director
Department of Corrections
Developed an aggressive
approach to create an accurate billing system ensuring that
the District maximized federal reimbursements, resulting in
a total collection of $25.3 million. She also wrote a white
paper as a call to action to correct significant inequities
in federal reimbursement to the District for the custody cost
of sentenced felons. |
PATRICK
BURKE
Captain
Metropolitan Police Department
Managed the development of DC’s automated traffic
enforcement program. Implemented fixed speed
cameras, which have since become a national model. Speeds on
enforced roadways
have dropped by roughly 80%. Coordinated the Metropolitan Police
Department’s Click it or
Ticket campaign, which resulted in an 87% seatbelt usage rate
in the District, and a number of
other Traffic Safety Programs. |
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TEDLA GIORGIS, PHD
Program Manager
Department of Mental Health
Dr. Giorgis’ success in
developing a culturally
competent, community-oriented psychiatric center has been
acknowledged at several forums, including the Brookings
Institution, and the American
Psychiatric Association. The
establishment of the Multicultural Services Division (MSD) within
the Department of Mental Health to serve the ethnic and linguistic
minority communities of the District has been cited as a best
practice.
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SANDRA HAGEN
Program Analyst
Medical Assistance
Administration
Department of Health
Coordinated the DC Medical
Care Advisory Committee, a
federally mandated group that
provides for advisor (professional, consumers,
interested citizens and advocates) participation in the
improvement and maintenance
of the quality of the DC Medicaid Program. Saved the District
approximately $15 million by identifying inaccurate and ineligible
Medicaid recipients
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LEON JACKSON, JR.
Director
Information Technology
Department of Employment
Services
Directed the planning,
development and implementation of the Worker’s Compensation
Electronic Document Management System. Implemented a $1.7 million
dollar project that will save over $6 million dollars.
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RAHIM JENKINS
Senior Policy Advisor
Ex-Offender Affairs
Executive Office of the Mayor
Facilitated the development of a
One-Stop Re-Entry pilot office
to serve as the initial intake,
assessment and referral center.
Once there, re-entrants receive
job and life skills training,
substance abuse, mental health,
housing and child support
referral service, etc. Worked
closely with Prince George’s
County leadership to
collaboratively implement
strategies to improve ex-offender
reentry initiatives and policies.
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ROBIN KNIGHT
Budget Analyst
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Department of Health
Tracked budget and hospital
expenditures, resulting in
compliance of the Anti-
Deficiency Act. Recognized as a
mentor and leader among the hospital’s employees. Her
knowledge and expertise are
considered invaluable.
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JERRILY KRESS
Director
Office of Zoning
Instituted a community
outreach program to educate
individuals, community groups,
businesses and organizations on
zoning in the District. Made
the office more customer
focused through the creation of
an electronic Zoning Map
online that includes zoning
districts, overlays and Planned
Unit Developments (PUDs).
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MASSOUD MASSOUMI
Environmental Engineer
Watershed Protection Division
Environmental Health
Administration
Department of Health
Created an innovative and much
needed software program that
reduced budgeting time for the
agency from a month to about a
two-hour period. The program
includes a tracking system for
management plans which
instantly generates reports;
automatically calculates, stores,
and links data fields; and assigns
file numbers to approved plans.
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MEHR MORADI
Health Management Officer
Department of Health
Established new processing
standards and procedures for the
Ambulatory Care Center,
resulting in reduced wait times,
decrease in no-shows and
accuracy in data compilation
and reporting. Secured grant
from the Ryan White Foundation for the establishment of a dedicated
HIV unit. She also restructured two community health centers,
increasing the services and elevating the quality and safety
of care.
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DONNA SHELER
Assistant Coordinator
Woodson Adolescence Wellness
Center
Maternal and Family Health
Administration
Department of Health
Using creative programming to
inform and reach kids at risk of
teen pregnancy, sexual
transmitted diseased and other
risky behavior, Ms. Sheler wrote,
directed and produced two
educational plays including an
anti-violence play called “Harsh
Realities.” She established the
bi-annual Woodson Wellness
Day, a whole day devoted to
health & wellness with general
assembly, classroom speakers
and table displays that is a
model program for school-based
clinics.
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JAMES SIMMONS
Supervisory Investigator
Diligent Search Unit (DSU)
Child & Family Services Agency
As direct result of his management, the DSU has a
success rate of over 85% when it
comes to locating biological
parents, usually without the
cooperation of the families
involved. Personally travels to
other states to locate and serve
parents. Through the efforts of
the DSU, thousands of children
have been processed for
adoption.
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COLLEEN WHITMORE
State Adolescent Health Officer
Maternal & Family Health
Administration – Adolescent
Health Division
Department of Health
Organized several community
stakeholders meetings with over
60 public and private
organizations to discuss the issue of youth violence.
Recommendations for evidence
based standards for youth
violence prevention activities
were drafted in collaboration
with these stakeholders.
Launched a comprehensive oral
health initiative targeting
children with special health care
needs at two special needs
schools.
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EDWARD L. WILLIAMS II
eBanking Manager
Asset Management
Office of Finance and Treasury
Coordinated the planning,
design, development,
implementation and
maintenance of the federally
approved Electronic Benefit
Transfer (EBT) system, generating program savings in
excess of $1 million in the first
year of operation. Expanded the
EBT system beyond food stamps to Temporary Aid to Families (TANF),
and to 12,000 participants in the year-round
and summer youth programs.
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