Kirsten Johnson, MPH

Who is Kirsten Johnson?

VeteranGraduate

Athlete

World Traveler

MinnesotanOjibwe

Career HistoryDepartment of the Interior Bureau of Indian Education Program Support AssistantDuties

•Health Program introduction, collaboration, and implementation•Scheduling Appointments and Travel•Grant, Fiscal Management •Procurement•Records Management•Timekeeper•Communication and Documentation•Additional committee appointments

Key Accomplishments•Self-taught HTML to become office webmaster & built a website from scratch (www.minneapoliselo.bie.edu) •Managed the implementation of a new student health program•Fiscal responsibilities above my job description due to understaffed dept.•Orchestrated a 50-person 2-day conference

*see resume for more details about all job duties and accomplishments

Career History (cont.)US Army

444 Medical Care Detachment SGT, Medic

Duties•Trained non-medic soldier in basic life-saving medical skills•Section leader for the ICW•Leader as a member of the NCO Corps•Administrative specialist by personal request of the Commander•Maintain EMT, CPR, BLS certs•Assistant coordinator for Combat Lifesaver classes

Key Accomplishment

s•Reformatted the CLS training •NCOIC (non-Commissioned Officer In Charge) and Section Leader•Army Achievement Medal •Top 10% of my graduating Medic class• Obtained “SECRET” security clearance

Career History(cont.)Department of Veterans’ Affairs

Debt Management Center Fiscal Accounts Representative

Duties•Special duties such as Congressional respondent, e-mail respondent, IRIS inquiry respondent, and •Audit expert •Correspondence with over 60 Veterans per day regarding issues with their VA benefits

Key Accomplishments•Regularly maintained more efficient call volume•Promoted GS-5 to GS-9 within 30 months•Created spreadsheet templates and distributed to coworkers that became templates for all future work

EducationMetropolitan State University, St. Paul, MNBachelors of Science in Individualized Studies Concentration: The Ethics and Psychology of Health Care Policy and PlanningGraduated July 2010American Military University, Charles Town, WVMasters of Public HealthConcentration: Public Administration Graduation May 2013

VolunteerismRegular Donor to the Following Organizations

Youth Baseball Coach

Richfield Advisory Board of Public

Health Member/Recorder

Health Minister at St. Richard’s Catholic Church

ED Volunteer

AwardsHere are just some of the achievements I’ve earned:Army Achievement Medal, 452 Global Medic – July 2010Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (2) – July 2006, 2009, 2012Certificate of Achievement, Connelly Award Participant – March 2011Certificate of Achievement, Best Warrior Competition – August 2009Certificate of Achievement, Warrior Forge, Ft. Lewis – July 2008Dean’s List, Metro State University – Spring 2010, Summer 2010Commencement Speaker, High School Graduation – June 2004Sang the National Anthem before MLB Game – August 1996

Fun Facts About Kirsten

• I sang the National Anthem before a Minnesota Twins game when I was 11.

• I lived in Wuppertal, Germany for a semester as an au pair when I was 17.

• I was chosen to write and present the commencement speech at graduation.

• I stayed in a 16th century Onsen in Japan that was once the training house for Samurai warriors in Osaka.

• My dog, Zylo, is named for a wolf-man character in the 1992 game, Shining Force.

• I love to read – I just finished The Great Gatsby (for the 2nd time) and I am currently reading World War Z by Max Brooks.

• If money were no object: I would travel, write, read, and volunteer way more.

• My IQ tested somewhere in the above average range and I scored 98 (out of 99) on the ASVAB AFQT. I love problem solving!

• I type 80 wpm and 12,000 kpm.• I want to make a difference in the

work I do.