Debora Doherty has over 25 years of experience in healthcare communications, knowledge management, and business development. She has led teams and initiatives at the CDC and worked as a consultant specializing in proposal development and strategic partnerships. Currently she works as a senior information specialist for a CDC contract managing website content, social media, and health materials databases.

1. DEBORA DOHERTY
deboradoherty@hotmail.com Olney, MD 301-728-4076
SUMMARY
Seniorcommunicationsspecialistwithleadershipexperience inhealthcare andeducation. Exemplary
international careerwithdemonstratedexpertiseimplementingknowledgemanagement,providingclientand
colleague trainings,managingproposals,andbuildingrelationships,teachingEnglishandSpanish. Asasmall
businessownerdevelopedstrongbusinessacumenandhands-onexperience managingcustomerand
employeerelations,aswell assales,purchasingandaccounting.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• Researched,edited, revisedentriestoa dailynewsupdate fora listservof more than23,000 subscribers
 Ledqualitycontrol effortsandeditedall workbyQCstaff for the largest CDC/NPIN database, “Resourcesand
Services,”whichcontainedclose to20,000 organizations
 Revamped8A companybusinessdevelopmentandproposal managementprocessestoincrease numberof
bidssubmittedby50% infirstyear
 Developedandimplementedstyle guideformulti-milliondollarCDCcontract;trainedstaff tomeetQC
standards;providedcomplete oversightforqualitycontrol
 Wrote and editeddaily/regularsocial media healthcommunications postsforLinkedIn,Twitterand
Facebook
 Builta partnershipbusinessfromthe groundfloortorealize grossrevenueof $1.5M withintwoyears
• Peace Corps/CDCinitiative:TrainedwithNigerianState Ministryof Healthemployeestogatherinformation
and provide reports oninfantmortality tothe federal government
• Identifiedopportunityandmanagedproposal processforthe largestcontractwon to date by small business
Federal contractor($6.5M)
• Developedpartnershipsforteaming;streamlinedteamingprocessandteamingagreementstomaximize
collaborationforfederal governmentproposals
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Information & Engagement Specialist, 2013–present
Danya International, Inc., Silver Spring, Maryland
CDC’s National Information Prevention Network (NPIN) contract:
 Compose andeditwide range of healthcommunications materialssuchas monthlyreports, consumer
educational materials,andabstracts.Manage timelyplacementof all materials tothe website.Prepare,
managedandupdated website content includingtimelyhighlightsviaSplashPage,
 Responsible forconsistentandfrequentsocial mediapostingusing …..?
 Developprocedural guidelinesforuse by internal andexternal stakeholders
 Moderate public/private partneronline communitiestokeeppartnersuptodate re: new/revised
CDC/governmentguidelinesand emerginginformation
 Responsible forregularmediamonitoringtoidentify&transcribe CDC activity/personnel clipsfor
dissemination
 Facilitate regularupdatesandimprovementstoindividual campaigndatabases
 Manage materialsdatabase; summarize andcatalogthousandsof audience-specificeducational materials
 Wrote dailysummaries of relatedarticles,whitepapers,et.alissuedby global newsorganizations
Senior Associate Business Development, 2009–2012
TMNcorp, Silver Spring, Maryland

2.  Identified,trackedandanalyzedbusinessopportunities;identifiedanddevelopedstrategic partnering
relationships;investigatedandintroduced potential customers leadingtoa strongpipelineof new customers
and projects.
 Workedwithmarketingandtechnical directorstoimplementbusinessdevelopmentinitiatives.Represented
TMN at conferencesand outreachevents.
 Identified,introduced andpursued/acquiredNIHBPA forthe company
 Identified,contactedandacquiredlarge andsmall businesspartnerstogenerate “winning”partnershipsfor
pursuitof Federal contracts
 Conducted proposal teammeetings.Servedasproposal contact,proposal manager,andcompliance
coordinator.Formatted,edited,andproofedfinal copyof all proposals. Contributingwriterto small and
large proposals,asnecessary
Small Business Owner, and Independent Consultant, 2004–2009
TAM Concrete Color & Design, Olney, Maryland, 2004-2009
 Managed all internal business:employeemanagement, payroll, marketing, writer-contractsandproposals,
Website maintenance,bookkeeping, procurementandmaintenance of all equipment.
 Managed all external business,includingcustomerservice,sales,purchasing,andaccounting.
 Workeddirectlywithall customersandmediated,asnecessary toachieve mutuallyacceptedresolutions
Senior Quality Control/Database Specialist III, CDC NPIN, 1998–2004
Constella Group, Silver Spring, Maryland
 Ledqualitycontrol effortsandeditedall workbyQCstaff for the largestNPIN database,Resourcesand
Services, whichcontainedclose to20,000 organizations;
 Trainednewstaff
 Createdprocedurestostreamlinethe verificationprocessandcontributedtoimprovements,modifications,
and the redesignof the databases
 Developedandassembledmonthlyin-houseteamnewsletter
Quality Control Specialist, CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse 1995–1998; Reference Coordinator,
1993–1995
Aspen Systems Corporation (now Lockheed Martin), Rockville, Maryland
 Coordinatedstaff of 10; liaisonbetweenstaff and programsupervisor;conductedweeklyteammeetings
 Proofreadandediteddatabase recordsandcontractsfor the National Library of Medicine
Peace Corps Volunteer-in-Training, 1991–1992
U.S. Peace Corps, Jos, Nigeria
 Workedwiththe state governmenttocollectstatisticsfor“CombatingChildhoodCommunicable Diseases,”
incollaborationwithCDC;visitedlocal clinicstocollectand recordstatisticsonchildmortalityandemployed
data to create presentationsfornational government
HIV Coordinator, Counselor, 1989–1991
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, Silver Spring, Maryland
 Managed HIV testingprograminclinic; counseledpatientsonfamilyplanning,pregnancyoptions,and
female examsperformedatthe clinic;educatedclientsaboutsafersex
EDUCATION
 Graduate coursework,HealthEducation,Universityof Maryland,College Park,Maryland
 B.A.,Governmentand Politics,Universityof Maryland,College Park,Maryland