Carly Ornstein, MPH

Athens, GA|  CarlyOrnstein@gmail.com  |  410-245-3243

www.linkedin.com/in/carly-ornstein

Experience

Nov. 2021-present

Health Education Contractor

  • Executes agreed upon grant deliverables on behalf of clients including, project management, content creation and relationship management. Clients include American Lung Association, Wolters Kluwer, The Crossroads Chronicle

Jan. 1, 2015-Nov. 2021

National Director, Lung Cancer Education

 American Lung Association (ALA), Remote

  • Managed financials, deliverables, and promotion of multiple lung cancer education grants. 

  • Acted as lead lung cancer subject matter expert, providing guidance on all lung cancer initiatives in the organization. Areas of expertise include the lung cancer patient experience, lung cancer stigma, biomarker testing, palliative care, nutrition and immunotherapy.

  • Prepared materials and trainings about lung cancer, screening and secondhand smoke for residents of low-income multi-unit housing.

  • Assisted in the development and execution of LUNG FORCE Expos, day-long educational events for lung cancer patients and healthcare professionals. 

  • Developed and assisted in managing the Lung Cancer Patient Advisory Group. 

  • Created and executed a strategic plan to improve usability and integration of all ALA lung cancer digital properties.

  • Coordinated collaborative lung cancer health education activities between ALA and other organizations. 

  • Lead project manager for the development of the pulmonary fibrosis section of ALA’s website. Authored content; managed creation of assets, team of vendors and ALA staff to execute multiple deliverables, including the creation and management of a Pulmonary Fibrosis Advisory Group.  

  • Led the transition to the ALA’s sponsorship of seven online support communities on the Inspire platform and manages the relationship between Inspire and the ALA.

July 2012-Dec. 2014

Manager, Adult Lung Health Education

American Lung Association (ALA), Washington, DC / Remote

  • Main content author, project manager, and developer for award-winning Facing Lung Cancer website, which became the lung cancer content on ALA’s main website. 

  • Reorganized site maps and rewrote the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease section of main website. 

  • Administrator of the former online support community, the Lung Connection; responsible for monitoring community, spearheading changes to usability, communicating with site developers, developing a promotional plan, and organizing health education bloggers. 

Education

Sept. 2010-May 2012

George Washington University, Washington, DC

Master of Public Health, Health Promotion

Thesis: The Effect of Self-Reiki on Heart Rate Variability in Graduate Students

Aug. 2003-May 2007

University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD

Bachelor of Arts in Dance, Creative and Performing Arts Dance Scholar


Volunteer Experience and Awards

  • Peer- support Volunteer for Athens Parent Wellbeing (2023-present)

  • ALA Staff Excellence Award, June 2017

  • Volunteer in the Cardiac Procedures Unit (CPU) at University of Michigan Health System, Oct. 2014 - Jan. 2016


Certifications

  • Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), June 2012 – 2023

  • Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Contact Tracing, May 2020

  • BASI Pilates Instructor, July 2008-present

  • Graduate of the Professional Massage Training Program at Potomac Massage Training Institute, Washington DC, 2007

  • Licensed Massage Therapist, Maryland and Michigan Nov. 2007 - Nov. 2014