KATHRYN SINNOTT

Oro Valley, AZ 85737 520.975.9757 ksinnott_65@yahoo.com

ADMINISTRATOR: HIGHER EDUCATION

Extensive experience in medical education developing/implementing programs; monitoring outcomes longitudinally; conducting research; revising/developing curriculum; presenting best practices; strategic planning; and revising policy. Human services experience conducting therapy in outpatient clinical and school-based settings. Willing to relocate (no encumbrances). Consulting Restructuring Strategic Planning Policy Development Process Improvement Counseling Negotiations Needs Assessment Presentations Program Development Supervisory Experience Event Planning QC / QA Collaborative Networks Scheduling Publication Writing PINAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT Florence, AZ 8/2012 2/2013
County government for 350,000+ residents.

Project Assistant Human Resources Hired part-time to assist Human Resources in reclassification, recoding, upgrading pay scales, and rewriting job descriptions for all county employee positions. . Achievements: Revised job descriptions previously completed by outside agency. Discovered errors resulting in miscalculations related to job classification, duties, and pay. County documents and pay scales became accurate as a result of these findings. Additionally, changes avoided potential litigation. PINAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT Florence, AZ 2/2012 6/2012
County government for 350,000+ residents.

Extern MPA Program, University of Arizona Worked with Assistant County Manager to broaden knowledge of county government, inclusive of assisting HR, Prisons Medical/Mental Health Unit and interacting with all departments. Updated FMLA and Sick Leave policies and provided research for development of social media policy. Achievements: Revised FMLA and Sick Leave policies to attain compliance and ensure policies were complementary. Board of Supervisors adopted both policies on first presentation. Both policies ensured lack of loop-holes and ensured FMLA met federal guidelines. County incurred residents' request to provide services to veterans. Board of Supervisors mandated a link be installed on County website to address issue. Needs assessment determined offerings provided by local, state, and federal government (financial assistance, housing, health, job retraining, employment sites, etc). Completed project several weeks early. Oro Valley Town Hall Oro Valley, AZ 7/2011 2/2012
Town of 41,000 residents, employs the council-manager form of municipal government.

Management Intern Worked with Assistant Town Manager to participate and complete various assigned projects. Attended ACMA meeting and networked with professionals, facilitating involvement on professional organizations and committees. Supervisor indicated I was the most aggressive and assertive intern utilized. Worked with HR on implementing a new software system. Conducted research for HR and Assistant Town Manager on matters related to the comparability of town pay scales and taxes among similar localities.

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Achievements: Town contemplating annexation of several areas. Supervised intern unfamiliar with content needed for brochure, furthering the annexation project and educating residents on impact of annexation. Presented to Assistant Town Manager who adopted material into long-term project. Assisted with writing employee training manual for software system (MUNIS). Ensured all employees were entered accurately and knew how to use software. Worked with HR and library staff to host local career fair, identifying content areas, speakers, and resources. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Tucson, AZ 10/2005 1/2010
Largest of four colleges in the Arizona Health Sciences Center; offers a holistic medical curriculum.

Associate Specialist Hired to assist with Dean's mandate to revise 4-year curriculum. Conducted needs assessment. Trained faculty on alternative teaching methods. Designed, implemented, assessed and evaluated student and faculty satisfaction of curricular change, relaying findings to administration/clinical faculty; participated in sessions with Phoenix campus considering a merger of the two medical curricula; planned and hosted the Interdisciplinary Curriculum. Achievements: Developed mixed-design faculty and student satisfaction surveys. Provided quarterly presentations on longitudinal satisfaction of curricular change, resulting in better informed clinical faculty with enhanced group/teaching skills. Developed Interdisciplinary Seminar Series focused on topics inherent to medical , nursing, and pharmacology students. Sought, and worked with speakers, on content and teaching methods, ensuring student interaction. Longitudinally demonstrated enhanced clinical interaction among these students. EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL Norfolk, VA 1/2002 6/2005
School offers clinical training by experienced medical practitioners/faculty.

Education Specialist/Assistant Professor Reported to Surgical Chair. Initially hired to ensure efficiency of General Surgery(GS) residency daily activities. Became sole person responsible for all educational responsibilities, inclusive of expanding the GS curriculum; redeveloped defunct Surgical Assistant (SA) Program; assisted in development of Trauma/Critical Care Fellowship, and prepared accreditations for each program. Developed/edited policy and revamped curricula. Supervised personnel. Trained surgeons in best practices related to teaching. Attained Assistant Professor status and conducted research, published in surgical journals, presented at regional/national conferences, and served on regional, and national committees to increase department recognition. Achievements: School ranked in bottom 1/2 among 125 medical schools. Enhanced curriculum, worked with faculty to demonstrate improved teaching methods, longitudinally evaluated curriculum. Scores on residents annual exam increased, with school increasing rank among top third. The GS program encountered its 5-year accreditation. Single-handedly prepared entire process; prepared residents for accreditation interviews; ensured accuracy of resident and clinical medical student files; and worked with accreditors during visit. No citations were received, a first for the GS program. Tasked as Program Director for SA program. Conducted initial accreditation process, receiving no citations; increased student body three-fold, increasing departmental revenue; expanded curriculum and faculty to meet accreditation guidelines, creating a two year program. Controlled a $103,000 annual budget.

**CAREER NOTE: 10 years experience in clinical outpatient and school-based social work. COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite Word, PowerPoint, Excel SPSS

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AFFILIATIONS

Professional Member, Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners (1/12 Present) Chair, Student Action Team, American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Survey Development Project Leader - Breaking Into Local Government Task Force (ICMA) Member, Academy of Certified Social Workers

CERTIFICATIONS
Licensed Master Social Worker Arizona, #LMSW-13009 Licensed Social Worker Pennsylvania, #SW008781L Licensed Clinical Social Worker Virginia, # 0904003911

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Mentor, American Society for Public Administration's 2013 Founder's Fellow Forum Provide Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Effort Assistance (1x month travel to NJ) (AmeriCorps/The Bucket Brigade - Barrier Relief/Sandy Weekday Warriors)

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Social Work - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Master of Social Work - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ PhD, Educational Policy, Planning & Leadership - The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA Master of Public Administration - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

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