Type Of Business:
Research and statistical survey organizations
Marketing Area:
Intentional
Expertise:
Good with people; Writer; Communicator; Trainer
Major Product/SVS:
Survey research; Government contracts; Social science; Research clinical trials; General survey research
Hobbies/Sports:
Cooking; Traveling; Playing piano; Swimming
Education Degrees:
Master's Degree in Public Health, Concentration in International Health and Development, Tulane University; Master of Arts in Geography, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Affiliations Awards:
National Capital Area; American Public Health Association; UN Foundation
Charity:
Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, Clearwater, FL; National Audubon Society, Inc.
Number Of Years In Profession:
11
Number Of Years In Current Position:
5
What Does He/She Attribute Success To:
She attributes her success to her flexibility, and to her good sense of humor.
Why did you become involved in your profession or industry?:
She became involved in her profession after starting as a nurse for graduate education, she was not interested in clinical directions she wanted to stay in health care form a social science perspective. The she went on to a master in geography and health and disease, she loved geographic theory and decided to get Ph.D. later she changed direction and instead pursued masters in public health.
Extended Bio Profile:
Ms. Lash is a committed public health professional with leadership experience in international health, health care quality assurance, and epidemiologic research design and implementation, her career began in nursing.
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Overseeing protocol, development, implementation for large epidemiological surveys with contractor national health and nutrition exam survey; Providing quality assurance; Working to develop research and safety protocol; Monitoring evaluation and training on field staff; Managing mobile exam center
Education Certifications:
Registered Nurse License; SMQT Certified, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for Skill Nursing Home Facility Surveys
Where Will You Be In 5 Years:
In five years, Ms. Lash wants to experience more in program management with budgets more involved with proposal writing business development. She hopes to work with organization like Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a brilliant way to end career, she gathered so much knowledge along the way. Contributed knowledge and experience for health care quality, reform, and nursing education.