Valorena PublishingConsultant & Publisher (Owner)
Feb. 2013Palisades, New YorkSpecializing in strategic marketing, communications, health literacy, and cultural strategy, Valorena Online, LLC, (d.b.a. Valorena Publishing) excels in creating branded, strategic content, education and learning programs focused on cultural fluency, mental health(emotional intelligence), and empathy. Was Lead Contractor for a coalition group that received New York State grant funding to provide public health literacy services, and:
➥ Worked with legal counsel to lead coalition contract negotiation and management.
➥ Directed deliverables and distributed payments to coalition partners.
➥ Developed and implemented "Emotion Commotion Workshop – COVID Edition" (SERP), supported by funding from Health Research Inc. (HRI) in collaboration with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Bureau of Health Equity and Community Engagement by grant number OT21-2103, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HRI, NYSDOH, or CDC.
➥ Created program curriculum, online and digital resources including a SERP Health Literacy Hub with NYS and original content for children, parents, and caregivers. ➥ Developed, managed, and implemented SERP marketing communications, community outreach and engagement efforts.
➥ Served as advisor for curriculum development for the Poetry, Prose, and the Pandemic program, a health literacy writing workshop. ➥ Collaborated with a New York City-based health literacy non-profit on the Say Ah! Symposium, a three-day, online, health literacy, event examining how social disparities and health literacy interact to impact health outcomes.
➥ Leveraged experience elevating storytelling, layout, and cultural insights in authoring a children’s book series advancing accessible, inclusive lessons about issues like empathy, consequences, and handling adverse moments, and wide ranging emotions. (www.CocoaKidsCollectionBooks.com).