Marielle Aimée Matthews, MPH mmatthews@burlingtonvt.gov Public health professional passionate about health equity, substance use prevention, food systems, and environmental health with experience in creating innovative collaborations that improve outcomes RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: City of Burlington, Vermont (February 2021-present): Public Health Equity Manager • Catalyze and coordinate City and partners’ response to racism as a public health emergency, bringing sustained focus to the effects of racism across health outcomes • Facilitate ongoing efforts among City and partners to respond to overdose crisis • Chart a path for the City’s role in public health infrastructure Find consensus and create a plan in coordination with the community and stakeholders for the City to fill this newly defined role Counter Tools, Chapel Hill, NC (April 2014-January 2021): Senior Project Director (February 2019-January 2021) • Successfully managed a team of Project Directors, retaining all supervised staff during my tenure • Lead new multi-state projects focusing on substance use in military populations, while continuing to successfully direct projects previously assigned • Sought out and cultivated relationships with public health prevention leaders across the country who are working on alcohol, opioid, cannabis, and tobacco use prevention • Recently trained a colleague to replace me as supervisor for our Project Directors, in order to transition to a new self-defined role of Client Catalyst –helping clients level up, while also maintaining a smooth experience working with our team Regional Project Director & Software Onboarding Manager (June 2015-February 2019) • Managed statewide tobacco control projects with state departments of health in MD, MA, VA, IN, and RI, including all client communication and contract deliverables Managed a national food surveillance project with UPenn Assisted on projects with AZ, FL, IA, OH, MN, NE, SC, SD, among other states Substance expertise in food, alcohol, and tobacco retail environments • Wrote contracts designed to advance the public health goals of client-partners • Trained other staff on providing technical assistance to client partners Trained three staff to adopt positions that I previously held to support technical assistance delivery including Technical Assistance Manager, Regional Project Director, and Survey Designer • Provided training via presentations and webinars for audiences of 20-100+ state staff and grantees Topics included data collection methods, creating data displays, how to engage stakeholders/build coalitions, framing public health information, data analysis related to the built environment, and place-based public health basics • Managed continued development of internal and client interface of a proprietary software tool, used for collecting data in retail stores Worked with developers, managed user lists, implemented long term improvement projects to the software tool, managed daily maintenance and bug fixes, and contributed to software strategy and vision Matthews, Page Training Specialist (April 2014 - May 2015) • Created software simulation training videos to display functionalities of data collection tools • Compiled evaluations of annual client Training Institute and created plans to use information from client interviews to improve Training Institute engagement and satisfaction • Conducted qualitative analysis of data from client interviews to inform future services UNC Student Wellness, Chapel Hill, NC (October 2013-April 2014): Health Communications Intern • Created communications materials for Student Wellness, managed newsletter listserv • Updated content for website to better serve students • Assisted in transfer of web content to Drupal platform Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, Brunswick, ME (October 2012-August 2013): Program and Development Associate • Worked with program coordinators and executive director to oversee 130+ volunteers and soup kitchen operations • Lead writer on a successful grant proposal and assisted ED in editing other grant proposals • Created print and media communications including newsletters and press releases, and provided logistical support for mailings and development initiatives • Assisted senior staff with website transition and adoption of a Drupal platform for volunteer database management, and planned future site improvements Rippling Waters Organic Farm/Americorps*VISTA, Standish, ME (August 2010-August 2011): Education Coordinator • Designed and taught school garden lessons related to health, science, history, and math in public school district of semi-rural towns • Collaborated with Assistant Principals and teachers to optimize integration of school garden lessons into existing curriculum • Wrote grant proposals and organized a major fundraiser, resulting in over $23,000 in additional donations and grants EDUCATION: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Masters in Public Health Department of Health Behavior Hamilton College; Clinton, NY Bachelor of Arts Biology major School for International Training in Durban, South Africa; Public Health focus Matthews, Page • • • • • RELEVANT CLASSES: Public Health Program Planning • Quantitative Research Methods Public Health Program Evaluation • Qualitative Research Methods Biostatistics • Public Health Theory Epidemiology • Environmental Health Workplace Wellness • Program Management • • • • • • RELEVANT TRAINING: Showing Up For Racial Justice, Kelley Circle (February – March 2021) Racial Equity Institute, Latino Challenges Workshop (October 2020) Diversity and Resiliency Institute of El Paso, Anti-Racism Training (August 2020) Seth Godin’s Leadership +Acumen Leadership Workshop (February 2017) Racial Equity Institute, Phase (March 2016; returned as an alumna November 2020) Racial Equity Institute, Phase (April 2015; returned as an alumna June 2016, July 2016, and January 2020) • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: Breakout session: Mapping for Place-Based Public Health Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) National Leadership Institute, National Harbor, Maryland February 5, 2019 • Guest lecture: Effects of Marketing in the Built Environment on Health Environmental Epidemiology class, instructed by Dr Samuel Byrne, St Lawrence University, Canton, NY April 4, 2016 • Guest lecture: Advancing Place-Based Public Health Rhetoric of Health and Medicine class, instructed by Dr Allison Rowland, St Lawrence University, Canton, NY September 21, 2016 • Letter to the editor advocating for protecting public health by enacting restrictions on smoking in public spaces Daily Tar Heel, Chapel Hill, NC March 29, 2016 https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2016/03/letter-dth-was-wrong-about-e-cigs-in-public-spaces • Gold-Watts A, Lawall J, Matthews M, Rhode J, Potenziani D, Settle D, Bora G, and Muessig K A mobile application to promote breastfeeding among low-income African American women Proceedings of the Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference; 2015 March 19-20; Chapel Hill, NC Accepted for publication in spring 2016 • • • • • VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES: St Lawrence University ESL Program, Canton, NY (September 2018-December 2018): Weekly conversation volunteer with students learning English Showing Up For Racial Justice, North Country, NY (August 2016-August 2017): Chapter CoCoordinator Organizing Against Racism, Orange County, NC (2014-2016): White Caucus Member Spanish Conversation Group for the Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC (2014-2015): Coordinator Hamilton College Alumni Recruitment Team (2010-present): Off-Campus Interviewer for prospective students Matthews, Page ... Arts Biology major School for International Training in Durban, South Africa; Public Health focus Matthews, Page • • • • • RELEVANT CLASSES: Public Health Program Planning • Quantitative Research... Management • • • • • • RELEVANT TRAINING: Showing Up For Racial Justice, Kelley Circle (February – March 2021) Racial Equity Institute, Latino Challenges Workshop (October 2020) Diversity and Resiliency... https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2016/03/letter-dth-was-wrong-about-e-cigs-in-public-spaces • Gold-Watts A, Lawall J, Matthews M, Rhode J, Potenziani D, Settle D, Bora G, and Muessig K A mobile application to promote