Wendy Ritch
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- First Name
- Wendy
- Last Name
- Ritch
- Full Name
- Wendy A. Ritch
- Title
- Training Program Manager
- eMail Address
- waritch@optonline.net
- Phone - Primary
- 908-500-2992
- Employer
- UMDNJ-NJ Medical School: NJ Preparedness Training Consortium
- Address
- 285 Club Drive
- City
- Wall
- State
- New Jersey
- Zip Code
- 07719
- Website Address
- http://www.ritchvisionphoto.com
- Areas of Specialty
- <p>, training/teaching, </p>, <p>, <span style="background-color: #edf5fa">curriculum development and deployment</span>, </p>, <p>, <span style="background-color: #edf5fa">regulatory compliance</span>, </p>, <p>, <span style="background-color: #edf5fa">design and implementation of web-based reporting systems</span>, </p>, <p>, <span style="background-color: #edf5fa">program management</span>, </p>, <p>, <span style="background-color: #edf5fa">program evaluation</span>, </p>, <p>, <span style="background-color: #edf5fa">qualitative research</span>, </p>, <p>, <span style="background-color: #edf5fa">writing for publication</span>, </p>
- Professional Background
SUMMARY
A skilled training program manager and evaluator focused on quality, creativity, strategic team leadership and consensus-building. Yields clear and compelling recommendations and client solutions. Ensures integration of multiple components with project goals and alignment of operating models with implementation plans. Also a fine art photographer specializing in landscapes, architecture and digital creations.
- Instructional Design
- Adult Learning Principles
- Course Development
- Supplemental Instruction
- Process Improvement
- Needs Assessment
EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY OF NJ Newark, NJ 2001 – Present
A $1.1B institution of higher education consisting of schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, public health, allied health and biomedical sciences.
Training Program Manager, Preventive Medicine Dept., NJ Medical School (2004 – Present)Oversee all aspects of the NJ Preparedness Training Consortium’s operations including curriculum development, public relations, evaluation/assessment and delivery. Reported to Project Director with a budget of $6M and 15 direct reports.
- Designed and implemented an online data tracking system ensuring proper reporting to federal agencies supporting Presidential directives for national preparedness.
- Assured 100% compliance with all state and federal guidelines while training 20,000 healthcare professionals in four years.
- Reported training data to the US Department of Health & Human Services to assist with measuring the extent to which America’s health care workforce is competent and prepared to serve during a disaster.
- Participated in a variety of national grantee meetings presenting and gathering “Best Practices” and “Lessons Learned” in order to incorporate into future preparedness activities.
- Authored and delivered the School of Nursing’s first Bioethics curriculum.
- Chaired a statewide workgroup charged with integrating ethical and legal issues into NJ counter-terrorism and preparedness education, which yielded a standard set of learning objectives that are currently employed in all curricula taught by the Consortium.
Instructor, Health Systems and Policy Division, School Public Health (2001 – 2004)
Dual role as a faculty member responsible for teaching and advising public health students and qualitative evaluator of the NJ Comprehensive Tobacco Control Program reporting results to the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services. Reported to Department Chair with a budget of $500K and 3 direct reports.
- Resolved data collection issues by analyzing reports, interviewing key informants and synthesizing information, which resulted in the creation of standardized reporting mechanisms, higher levels of consistency and greater data integrity.
- Identified the Tobacco Control Unit’s educational gaps and streamlined the communication process, which supported timely policy development and implementation.
- Developed process, implementation and outcome evaluation strategies for policy-based funding initiatives.
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Amherst, MA 1997 – 2001
Health Policy Researcher, Community Health Studies Department, School of Public Health
Responsible for conducting research on state and local tobacco control policy making and presenting/publishing results. Reported to Project Director with a budget of $800K.
- Designed and conducted key informant interviews and examined legislation, tobacco industry document archives and other sources resulting in publications in three peer reviewed journals.
- Presented research results to colleagues via professional conferences and to the public via interviews with television, radio and print media, which raised awareness and added clarity to public discourse.
- Advised tobacco control advocates on policy development and implementation strategies. Also testified in several hearings on behalf of tobacco control initiatives.
LANDMARK COLLEGE Putney, VT 1996 – 1997
Instructor, Tutorial and Reading & Study Skills Departments
Taught college students of above-average intelligence with learning disabilities both content and skills to help achieve academic success.
- Identified the special needs of college students transforming unique learning styles into academic strengths through classroom instruction and individual tutorials.
EDUCATION
MA University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA: Political Science
MTS Harvard University, Cambridge MA: Theology
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Secondary Teacher Education Program, Amherst MA – High School Social Studies Teaching Certification
Centers for Public Health Education and Outreach, Minneapolis, MN – Training Toward CompetenciesNational Emergency Training Center’s Emergency Management Institute – National Incident Management System; Incident Command System; Exercise Design, Implementation and Evaluation
The Evaluator’s Institute, Washington, DC – Qualitative Analysis; Overview of Statistical AnalysisNational Social Science Association – Design & Implementation of Online Courses
SdG Associates, Boston, MA – Qualitative Analysis Using NVivo SoftwareSKILLS
MS Office Suite, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, QSR NVivo 2.0
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Society for Training and Development, Northern NJ Chapter (NNJ-ASTD)
National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP)
- Designed and implemented an online data tracking system ensuring proper reporting to federal agencies supporting Presidential directives for national preparedness.
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