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Denise Lebron

Adjunct Faculty and Doctoral Faculty Advisor

denise.lebron@franklin.edu

Profile

Accomplished administrative and management professional with over 20 years of proven experience in a leadership capacity working in federal, state, and private organizations. Highly skilled leading strategic operations and executing complex multi-disciplinary projects at different organizational levels. Experienced project/program manager, health scientist, research associate, grant director, CEO, and university professor. Currently, support the logistic require for incident operations command centers for emergency response in a disaster declare region. Managed emergency response operations executing the logistics required conducting Covid-19 testing statewide for the Vermont Department of Health epidemiologist program. Directed the implementation of Maine Health Information Exchange system for the Veterans Health Administration impacting patient care coordination. Oversaw the execution and management of grant for the Pharmacy Benefit Management Program nationwide. Provided specialized services to pharmaceuticals auditing drug product records ensuring compliance with FDA quality standards. Director of University Grant and professor (graduate/undergraduate programs: healthcare administration/technology and information system analysis). Published in The International Journal of Aging and Society; co-authored articles; newsletters focusing on increasing access to health services in rural regions. Active membership: American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)/American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

Education

2012
University of Phoenix (Phoenix, Arizona)
Doctor of Health Administration, Health Administration
1995
University of Puerto Rico
Masters in Information Systems Program, Information Systems

Certifications

2023
Social and Behavioral Research - Basic/Refresher, CITI Pgram, Expiration Date: 2026
2021
Predictive Analysis and Big Data , SkillSoft
2021
Tableau Desktop: Real Time Dashboards , SkillSoft
2021
Data Mining, Data Distribution, and Hypothesis Testing , SkillSoft
2016
VA Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt , Air Academy Associates
2024
Analytics: Optimizing Big Data Certificate , University of Delaware Professional and Continuing Studies, Expiration Date: 2018
2024
Clinical Trials Management Certificate , University of Delaware Professional and Continuing Studies, Expiration Date: 2028

Work Experience

2023 - Present
Franklin University, Adjunct Faculty and Doctoral Faculty Advisor
2020 - 2021
University of Maryland Global Campus, Associate Professor

Memberships

2023
Project Management Institue (PMI)
2021
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
2014
American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)