Vanessa S.

Vanessa S. has a diverse work experience spanning over 16 years. Vanessa'smost recent position is as a Senior Director of Integrated Health at the YMCA of Austin, a role they began in June 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Central Health as a Public Health Strategy Manager from October 2018 to June 2022. In this role, they facilitated operational and strategic planning exercises, refined organizational strategies, and ensured work priorities aligned with the organization's objectives.

Vanessa also has experience as an Independent Consultant, where they worked with healthcare providers and nonprofit leaders on various projects related to organizational strategic planning, clinic process improvement, and development and implementation of evaluation plans. Vanessa held this position from January 2016 to October 2018.

Before their consulting work, Vanessa was a Compliance and Evaluation Specialist at The SAFE Alliance from February 2016 to April 2017, where they designed effective workflows and advised direct-service programs in the development of outcomes-based goals and objectives.

In 2014, Vanessa worked as a Project Manager at AMERICA SOLIDARIA, overseeing a water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention in Haiti. Vanessa partnered with local institutions and integrated health promotion and prevention education into the project design.

From 2011 to 2014, Vanessa served as a Grants & Research Specialist at Methodist Healthcare Ministries, overseeing a funding portfolio and cultivating partnerships for collaborative funding proposal development.

Prior to that, they held roles as a Program Coordinator and Health Educator at UTHSCSA, supervising clinic sites, establishing collaborative partnerships, and delivering health interventions.

Vanessa's early work experience includes a role as an Education Program Assistant at the Texas Association of Assessing Officers from February 2006 to August 2007.

Vanessa S. has a diverse education history. Vanessa holds a Master's degree in Public Health from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) and a Master's degree in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from KEDGE Business School. Vanessa also has a Bachelor's degree in Spanish from The University of Texas at Austin, along with a Certificate in Nonprofit Management. In addition, they have a Bachelor's degree in Biology from The University of Texas at San Antonio.