Bruce Grogan, MPH

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

EDUCATION

Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Master of Public Health (MPH).  Concentration in health policy, international health and rural health care.

Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Master of Forest Science (MFS).   Concentration in environmental health and natural resources management.

Middlebury College, Bachelor of Arts (BA).  Joint major in sociology and biology.

EXPERIENCE

2010-Present:  ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health

Omaha, Nebraska

Responsible for administration  and program development activities of the Center including the development of new partnerships with international academic, public sector and private sector partner institutions; development of working reatonships with other parts of the University of Nebraska Medical Center including the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Allied Health Sciences and the College of Pharmacy; development of working relationships with other parts of the University of Nebraska System  including the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the new Water for Food Institute in Lincoln; staffed UNMC Vice Chancellor’s Office for development of Global Health Strategic Plan for UNMC; oversaw development of university-university partnerships with institutions in India, Taiwan, Colombia, Brazil and Uruguay; contributed to the identification and development of partnerships with the private sector in Omaha and overseas; developed long-term MOU’s with international NGOS including International Relief and Development; implemented administrative procedures for new Center for Global Health and Development; identified and facilitated collaborative efforts between various departments and centers within the College of Public Health; leading team evaluating USAID health programs in Liberia.

2009-Present:  CONSULTANT

Sacramento, California and Omaha, Nebraska

Provide senior level community assessment, strategic planning, policy development, program design and project management services to U.S. and international clients in areas including health care systems design and health service delivery, food security and sustainability;  environmental health, natural resources management, emergency preparedness and response, organizational development, economic development and fund raising, and training programs for international exchange .

2004-2009:  ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

University of California at Davis, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2004-2009:  SENIOR ADVISOR

University of California at Davis, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,

2002-2004:  PRINCIPAL

The Grogan Group, Sacramento, California 

1999-2002:  DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency, Sacramento, California

1997-2000:  SENIOR ADVISOR/SOCIAL SECTOR REFORM

Bureau for Europe and the New Independent States

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, D.C.

1995‑1997:  PROGRAM MANAGER/SOCIAL SECTOR RESTRUCTURING

Bureau for Europe and the New Independent States

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, D.C. 

1994‑1995:  REGIONAL SPECIAL PROJECTS / HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE  OFFICER

Caucasus Regional Mission (Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan)

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Yerevan, Armenia

1993‑1994:  DEPUTY REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

Regional Mission (Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine) 

United States Agency for Regional Development (USAID), Kiev, Ukraine

1989‑1993:  VICE PRESIDENT/ PROGRAMS

COUNTERPART International, Washington, D.C. 

1984-1989:  DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, Pacific Telesis Group, San Francisco; MANAGER OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GTE Corporation, Houston; DIRECTOR OF NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS, Communications and Information Technology, London

1982-1984:  HEALTH CARE POLICY AND NATURAL RESOURCES CONSULTANT

California, Washington, Washington, D.C.

1978-1982:  ASSISTANT MANAGER, ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Weyerhaeuser Company, Federal Way, Washington

1974-1978:  VARIETY OF SHORT‑TERM POSITIONS (during graduate school )

New York, Connecticut, Colorado

1974:  CONSULTANT FOR MIGRANT PROGRAMS

Yuma County Health Department, Yuma, Arizona

1972-1974:  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VERMONT‑HONDURAS PARTNERSHIP

United States Peace Corps/ Partners of the Americas, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 

HONORS

Pacific Council on International Policy (elected 2002); Public Service Honor Roll (elected 2001)

Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine; Visiting Lecturer(1990-1991, 1993-1995), Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health; Richard H. Schlessinger Fellow in Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine, 1974-1976; Yale Forestry School Fellowship, 1976‑1978; Executive Council, Yale School of Public Health  Alumni Association