1. 226 E. Mountain Dr. • Santa Barbara, CA 93108 • 805.469.6712 • moxarolls@mac.com
Martha Collins
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Program/Project Development and
Management
Excellent written/verbal communications
skills
Educator Staff Training, Accountability, Compliance
Data Collection, Analysis, Reporting Board of Directors Management
Website Management Facilities and Safety Management
Strategic Planning and Management Contract Negotiations/Vendor Management
Experience
2011-present VISITING NURSE & HOSPICE CARE Santa Barbara, CA
2014-present Director of Education, Facilities Director, Safety Officer
Award: Recipient of “Certificate of Excellence” for Outstanding Achievement in Staff Preparedness
Training 2013-2014 from Santa Barbara Emergency Medical Services Agency and the Santa Barbara
Public Health Department.
Prepared Agency for accreditation survey for all service lines and performed survey management;
passed survey with an "Excellent" rating.
Design and implement educational programs based on discipline, state licensing requirements, and
community need; design and implement annual education and new hire education programs.
Teach core caregiver training programs.
Design and implement Life Safety Code program for 18 bed inpatient facility.
Design and implement disaster preparedness program for inpatient hospice facility and for home
based skilled nursing services; training for 450 employees and 550 patients in coordination with
the SB County of Emergency Services, Disaster Healthcare Coalition, and community partners
such as Skilled Nursing Facilities and Congregate Health Living Facilities, Cottage Hospital, etc.
Revise all CORE and service line Policies and Procedures; create accountability and test exercises;
coordinate with Quality Assurance staff and service line Directors across the organization.
Design answering service management for a multi-service organization, craft HIPAA compliant
protocols, rolled out new OnCall service with Director level coordination involving technological
upgrades.
Continuation of duties: creation and preparation of annual reports; supervise the Loan Closet, a
community support program; manage 4 VNHC buildings, tenants, and facilities staff; contract
negotiation and manage for Facilities; develop systems and procedures for the Agency and
individual Departments, including communications; project manager for the Culture of
Compassionate Care program; manage employee website, documents.
2013-2014 Director Special Projects, Facilities Director, Safety Officer
Filed license applications for three service lines; developed and implemented accreditation survey
preparation for Home Health, Hospice, Personal Care service lines.
Special Projects Manager: Development of systems and procedures for the Agency and individual
Departments, including patient handbooks, clinical operations and technology.
Facilities Director for 3 VNHC buildings, tenants, and facilities staff; contract negotiation and
management.
2012 - 2013 Senior Manager Special Projects
Special Projects Manager: Development of systems and procedures for the Agency and individual
Departments, including patient handbooks, clinical operations and technology.
Facilities Director for 3 VNHC buildings, tenants, and facilities staff; contract negotiation and
management.
Manager for the Loan Closet, a community support program.
• Create presentations, annual reports, and professional submissions; analyze data.
2. Support all levels of department personnel in phone, computer and systems efficiencies.
• Create agendas, resolutions and minutes of Board and committee meetings; facilitate events.
Interface with the public, staff, and associated professionals and agencies.
Proficient in Excel, MS Word, Power Point, Board Max, Gmail, Google Drive, Wordpress
Construction Manager for Tenant Improvements.
2011 – 2012 Executive Assistant to the President/CEO
• Design and manage special projects and policy & procedure for Agency wide operations.
• Create presentations, annual reports, and professional submissions; analyze data.
• Organize and maintain the official records of three corporations.
• Interface with the public, staff, and associated professionals and agencies.
• Develop and teach team building and self and interpersonal management skills.
• Support all levels of department personnel in phone, computer and systems efficiencies.
• Represent the Agency or the CEO at programs and events.
• Create agendas, resolutions and minutes of Board and committee meetings; facilitate events.
2008-present MOUNTAIN DRIVE COMMUNITY Santa Barbara, CA
2013 – 2015 Mountain Drive Community Association
President of the nonprofit community association.
Filed for 501(c) 3 status after a 31/2 year lapse; successfully reinstated without a lapse; refiled
with Secretary of State, Office of the Attorney General, FTB.
Set up corporate documents on a cloud based application to prevent lapse in the event of an
emergency.
2008 – 2012 Tea Fire Community Liaison: Upper Hyde Road
We lost our home in 2008 in the Tea Fire
• Organized community rebuilding efforts for 13 parcels on a private road which required engineering,
soils testing, contractor bid specifications and negotiations, permit applications and facilitation.
• Negotiated with County and Fire District officials and public and private attorneys on behalf of
private road community to determine and coordinate rebuilding requirements, equitable cost sharing,
and consistently obtained 100% community commitment to 7 major agreements.
• Designed, crafted, coordinated and negotiated with owners to create contemporary rights agreements:
a 14 parcel mutual easement agreement, an agreement to conform the private road to 2011 building
and safety standards, and a repair and maintenance agreement.
• Coordinated and negotiated with the Fire District to create a Mello-Roos Community Facilities
District (CFD), a bond district to finance the $2.5M project; coordinated a water mainline extension to
service a new private fire hydrant, pump station and easement agreements and permit facilitation.
• Managed insurance negotiations and rebuilding efforts for own personal and real property ($2.2
million).
1997-2008 MARTHA COLLINS HEALTHCARE Santa Barbara/Ventura,
CA
Owner and Manager
• Full time clinical practice to treat emotional and physical maladies using bodywork, acupuncture,
herbal remedies.
• Managed clinic facilities including leasing, inventory, design and maintenance.
• Handled all financial transactions including accounts receivable, accounts payable, insurance and
taxes.
• Managed all staffing needs including hiring, training, evaluation and compensation.
1986-1996 ROLLS SCAFFOLD & EQUIPMENT Oxnard, CA
Owner and Manager
3. • Developed safety training and safety manuals, employee handbooks, and employment contracts.
• Built a multi-million dollar company serving building contractors throughout California.
• Managed customer relations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, contracts, workers compensation
and liability insurance, debt collection.
• Developed special projects including trade show exhibitions.
• Hired, trained, evaluated and determined compensation for staff.
• Managed physical facilities maintenance and contracts.
• Designed computer software to meet the ongoing needs of the growing business: job bid proposals,
training, certification renewals, complex job timeline management and field tracking.
1980-1985 COMMUNITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Camarillo, CA
Partial Owner and Property Manager
• Rehabilitated distressed communities by working with owners, local government, police and
residents; created and managed quality improvement projects at all properties.
• Remediated construction defects in Tahoe and Oxnard PUD communities, coordinated insurance
companies, contractors and owners.
• Managed all facilities service contractors, wrote bid specifications, analyzed insurance coverage and
financial reserves annually.
• Interfaced with 10 Board of Directors, preparing monthly agendas, minutes; homeowner and resident
relations.
Education
2007-2011 SANTA BARBARA GRADUATE
INSTITUTE
Santa Barbara, CA
Somatic Psychology Program (Masters Prepared)
This Masters Program was completed with an A average. SBGI was sold to the Chicago School of
Psychology during the completion of my program. I chose not to comply with the added units/tuition
required by the Chicago School as I already had a clinical license.
2006-2009 BIOSYNTHESIS
INSTITUTE
Santa Barbara, CA
Diplomat Therapist, Biosynthesis
Depth and Somatic Psychology European Credential, 1,060 hours. Additional work with David
Boadella in Heiden, Switzerland.
1999-2000 SANTA BARBARA COLLEGE OF ORIENTAL
MEDICINE
Santa Barbara, CA
Masters of Chinese Medicine
1997-1999 Completed Course Work at Emperor’s College of Oriental Medicine, Santa Monica
1972-1977 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
BA, Law & Society
Interdisciplinary Study of Political Science, Philosophy, and Sociology
Additional
CERT Trained, 2014.
Current licensed California Acupuncturist, #9145
Extensive on-going professional certifications in Five Element acupuncture for the treatment
of chronic diseases, auricular medicine, essential oil medical therapy, kinesiology, and Reiki.
Instructor and speaker in healthcare:
4. o Health Care Fair in Santa Barbara
o Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, "Mommy and Me" program
o Chinese Medicine (Santa Barbara College of Oriental Medicine), Masters Courses
o Somatic Psychology (Santa Barbara Graduate Institute), Masters Courses
o Diversity, Communication, Customer Service, Compliance, Safety, Infection Control,
Ergonomics, Anatomy and Physiology, Aging Process, Quality Meetings, Education
and Learning (Visiting Nurse & Hospice Care)
Published: How Somatic Psychology Informs Elementary School Praxis, Festschrift,
International Journal of Biosynthesis, 2011