CityMatCH At the University of Nebraska Medical Center Curriculum Vitae PERSONAL DATA Name Home Address Campus Address Chad Abresch, MEd 5002 Corby St 68104 Department of Pediatrics CityMatCH University of Nebraska Medical Center 982170 Nebraska Medical Center 68198-2170 Telephone Work: 402-552-9500 Cell: 402-250-5258 Place of Birth Citizenship Nebraska USA Date of Birth February 20, 1973 Marital Status Children Married to Melissa Abresch Salem Abresch Benjamin Abresch Rhys Abresch Isla Abresch CURRENT APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS: 2012- Executive Director PAST APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS: 2010-2012 Interim Executive Director 2005-2010 Policy and Communications Manager
2007-2009 Founding Board Member, Nebraska Fish & Game Association 2002-2004 Project Coordinator 2001-2002 Premier Team Interviewer The Gallop Organization 1999-2001 Senior Staff Writer Wellness Councils of America 1999 Intern Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department Lincoln, NE 1996-1999 Residential Care Provider Community Alternatives of Nebraska EDUCATION: University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1. Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (1993-1996) Dean s List Recognition 2. Master of Education Health (1998-2000) Thesis: Non-profit Board Leadership POST DEGREE AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING 1. Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute Graduate (2005-2006) Mentor to Scholars (2009 - Present) 2. Certified Association Executive (CAE) Course Work 3. Technology of Participation (ToP) Strategic Planning (2012) GRANT/CONTRACT SUPPORT A. Currently Funded Ohio Equity Institute. Funder: Ohio Department of Health, $366,250 (Year 1 2013-2014), $350,000 (Year 2 2014-2015) Detroit Equity Institute: Funder: Institute for Population Health. Three year contract for $150,000 (January 2014 December 2016)
Maternal and Child Health Measurement Research Network: Funder: University of California. Three year contract for $30,000 (2013-2016) Institute for Equity in Birth Outcomes. Funder: W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Three year award for $600,000 (January 2013-December 2015). Best Babies Zone. Subcontract from UC-Berkeley (Principal Investigator: Cheri Pies). Three-year contract for $240,000 (March 2012-February 2015). Implementing a National Framework to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Transmission. Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Division of HIV, STD and TB Prevention. Five-year award for $975,000 (September 2012-August 2017). Partnership for Urban MCH Leadership Community. Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Five-year award for $2,475,000 (May 2010-April 2015). Building Capacity Among Maternal and Child Health Leaders. Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Three-year award for $215,958 (July 2013-June 2016). Building Capacity in Major Urban Health Departments to Improve MCH Outcomes. Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Division of Reproductive Health. Five-year award for $2,042,205 (July 2010-July 2015). Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Program (PRAMS). Funder: NE DHHS. One year contract for $16,349 (March 2014-April 2015). B. Previously Funded Merck s for Mothers: Every Mother Initiative. Funder: AMCHP, $15,000 (July 2013-June 2014) Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Program (PRAMS). Funder: NE DHHS. One year contract for $16,891 (March 2013-April 2014). Preventing Substance Exposed Pregnancies. Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s National Center for Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. Two-year plus contract for $90,000 (June 2011-September 2013). Building Capacity Among Maternal and Child Health Leaders. Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Three-year award for $270,000 (July 2010-June 2013). April 2012 - March 2013. Funder: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Systems (PRAMS). One-year agreement between the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska Health and Human Services System. $16,429.
Mar 2011 - Mar 2013. Funder: W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Eliminating Health Disparities in Infant Mortality: Supporting an Action Learning Collaborative for State, Local and Community Maternal and Child Health Leaders. $400,000. May 2010 - May 2013. Funder: W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Mapping the Connections Between Race, Place and Health. $249,917. August 2006 August 2012. Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration s Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Urban PIPPAH: Improving Adolescent Health, Safety, and Well-being. $500,000. October 2011 - October 2012. Funder: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s Division of HIV, STD and TB Prevention. Eliminating Perinatal HIV Transmission: Continuous Quality Improvement. $223,553. HONORS AND AWARDS: AMCHP Facilitator Award 2013 AMCHP Summer Board Meeting 8 th Annual Project Blossom Award September 2012, Accepted on behalf of CityMatCH University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor s Council Silver U Award recipient Recipient of five Outstanding Performance recognitions from the University s Department of Pediatrics Vital Pin for Leadership Awarded January 2012 Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau Director s Award, Accepted on Behalf of CityMatCH, 2010 American Public Health Association Martha May Eliot Award for Effective Practice, Accepted on Behalf of CityMatCH, 2012 Nebraska Fish & Game Association Named Lifetime Emeritus Board Member The Gallup Organization Awarded Gallup U.S. Interviewer, May 2002 MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: Advisory Committee Member, Transforming Early Childhood Community Systems (TECCS) Advisory Committee Member, Maternal and Child Health Life Course Research Network (LCRN) National Leadership Academy for the Public s Health Member (2006 Present)
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Member (2011 Present) American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Member (2010 Present) Scholar, working toward CAE (Certified Association Executive) credentialing Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) Member (2008 Present) American Public Health Association (APHA) Member (2010 Present) SELECTED PRESENTATIONS & FACILITATION: Infant Mortality Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (CoIIN) Summit July 21-24, 2014 Secretary s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality Presentation Reflections on Equity and Infant Mortality. July, 2014. Baby Blossoms Quarterly Keynote Speaker. CityMatCH Infant Mortality Initiatives Overview. April 2, 2014. Greater Columbus Infant Mortality Task Force. Columbus, OH. January 31, 2014. Secretary s Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality. CityMatCH Infant Mortality Initiatives Overview. April 25, 2013; Webinar. Region V Infant Mortality Summit. Equity, Science and Leadership to Reduce Gaps in Infant Mortality. March 21, 2013; Chicago, IL. University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute. Breakfast of Champions Leadership Panel. March 15, 2013;. Tennesseans Teaming Up for Change: Statewide Infant Mortality Summit. Mobilizing and Engaging Community Teams. September 2012; Nashville, TN. 11 th Annual Project Blossom Conference. Life Course Game facilitation. September 2012; Nashville, TN. Nebraska Children and Families Foundation. Consultation and facilitation to lead an all-board and staff strategicplanning retreat. October, 2011; Nebraska City, NE. CityMatCH s 21 st Annual Conference. Why Justice Matters to MCH. September 2011; San Francisco, CA.
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs and CityMatCH Joint Health Reform Meeting. Looking to the Future: Opportunities and Challenges in Health Reform for MCH. October, 2010; Washington, DC. National Council of State Legislator s Annual Health Priorities Meeting; Closing plenary. Setting and Ensuring a State-wide Maternal and Child Health Agenda. September, 2010; Charlotte, NC.