THOMAS Gentile
Project Manager ll Health Communications Specialist
Atlanta
Summary
Dynamic public health professional with over 20 years of experience supporting complex health policy and communication initiatives for federal agencies, including CDC, CMS, and FDA. Expertise in a comprehensive public health portfolio focusing on global health security, health equity, disease prevention, and emergency response to pandemics and epidemics. Proven track record in delivering strategic communications and technical assistance to policy and program leaders while actively engaging in emergency response efforts and intra-agency task forces. Recognized for exceptional problem-solving abilities and a goal-oriented approach that consistently drives successful outcomes in diverse health-related challenges.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Community and Partner Communications Lead
Caminos de Agua
01.2024 - 09.2024
- Creating access to clean water with communities at risk in the Upper Río Laja watershed.
- Raising awareness among individuals and households, and across the communities in which they live regarding local and global water challenges through use of culturally-sensitive education materials, in-community programs and regional forums and community events.
- Collaborating with the Mexico Ministry of Health, and national and international academic institutions to create public health communication and outreach solutions tailored to communities most at risk.
- Developing local communication models.
Project Manager, Health Communications Specialist
CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Designed Digital and Social Media DLS Project and Promotion Plans, managed timelines, and supervised implementation activities in concert with First Digital Editors.
- Supported DLS senior technical writers in content development.
- Managed CDC Laboratory Services technical communication content placed on cdc.gov website and disseminated to external partners syndicated, and through digital communication channels.
- Developed original content for co-hosted, external partner podcasts.
- Liaised with external partners on behalf to the Division director, DLS subject matter experts, program evaluation teams. and DLS Comms technical support staff.
- Managed pre-clearance and e.clearance processes.
Health Communications Specialist
Katmai
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Drafted CDC OSH Feature Articles for cdc.gov, and for syndication by external partners on digital platforms.
- Drafted corresponding Feature Article digital promotion materials for use by OSH external partners.
- Developed Feature Article promotion support materials that included e. Blasts, Adobe campaigns, and web and social media posts.
- Solicited technical inputs and engaged CDC and OSH policy staff and i subject experts in messaging and content development.
- Developed new and updated existing CDC OSH web content on tobacco use and vaping among youth.
- Managed clearances for OSH online content (SMEs, OSH Director, CDC Policy and the Office of the Director for Communications).
- Executed and managed clearance processes among SMEs, OSH Director and Branch Chiefs, and Office of the Office of the Director for Communications).
- Supported OSH technical support staff with managing and curating OSH Smoking and Youth content.
Health Communications Specialist
Eagle Health Analytics
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Engaged Task Force members, and internal and external vaccine safety subject experts, updating CDC’s public-facing, vaccine safety messages.
- Developed public-facing, COVID-19 “vaccine safety stories” drawing from Vaccine Safety Datalink, a collaborative project between CDC’s Immunization Safety Office, integrated healthcare organizations, and national health networks.
- Developed vaccine safety content for CDC.gov and third-party digital platforms
- Coordinated digital content with FDA.
- Monitored and managed the Vaccine Safety Request for Information Box (RFI); fielded and triaged incoming requests from Global Health Security partners, external partners and subject experts, members of Congress, the medical research and health care communities, and academia.
- Managed clearance processes for public-facing, CDC Vaccine Safety messages.
Health Policy Analyst
The Bizzell Group
02.2021 - 11.2021
- Managed Requests for Information (RFIs); triaged requests across Division leadership, Division SMEs, and the Center for Global Health for Policy; prepared final draft responses; and, submitted final drafts for review and final clearance.
- Served as point-of-contact for high-level meetings and events, and web-based meeting forums.
- Coordinated the participation of PEPFAR In-country Directors in high-level meetings and events.
- Developed high-level meeting briefs.
- Staffed panel sessions, recorded and distributed read-outs.
- Coordinated all CDC policy communications during the U.N. World Health Assembly (WHA).
- Crafted Global Health Security “success” stories, managed internal content reviews and managed clearance processes.
- Provided annual Congressional Budget Assessment Report content and editorial support to CDC’s Office of Global Health Security communications team.
Health Communications Specialist IV
Eagle Global Scientific
04.2020 - 12.2020
- Created key messages and public-facing digital and social media content.
- Triaged communications packages for review among Response Team leads, Response communication leads, SMEs, and MMWR authors.
- Managed MMWR communication package clearance processes.
- Monitored online content for content currency.
- Drafted talking points for COVID-19 Response Team media briefings.
- Monitored and managed Request for Information Box (RFIs); fielding and triaging requests from Global Health Security partners, external partners and subject experts, members of Congress, the medical and health care communities, and academia.
- Managed external communications clearance process among Task Force team leads, internal SMEs, and CDC’s Office of Communications.
Health Policy Analyst
Deloitte/KARNA LLC
10.2019 - 04.2020
- Annotated 256 Public Health Consultation Reports (PHC) and corresponding Public Comment Letters (PC) specific to EPA-cited, toxic contamination sites and the associated risk of cancers.
- Created an online archive, accessible by scientists, legislators, public health agencies and officials, state health agencies, academia, industry, and other interested public parties.
Health Communications Specialist IV
Tanaq Health
08.2019 - 10.2019
- Supported First Digital Editor, web-developers, SMEs, and social media specialists on CELS external communication activities and products.
- Developed original, first-draft, social media content to support the release of MMWRs.
- Managed placement schedules for on-line and digital content.
- Scheduled and placed digital media messages, and developed and reported out monthly analytics summaries.
Health Communications Specialist IV
PEPFAR Strategy, Communications and Partnership Branch
12.2017 - 07.2019
- Managed internal and external communications for PEPFAR Population-based HIV Impact Assessments (PHIAs) Reports.
- Conducted monthly outreach to 57 PEPFAR in-country communicators, assessing in-country communication needs.
- Drafted PEPFAR content for CGH’s Annual Reports to Congress.
- Produced briefs and drafted talking points for PEPFAR high-level meetings, engagements, and events, including Congressional meetings and hearings.
- Solicited program and technical performance data from the field to then craft PEPFAR “success” stories.
- Developed CDC’s PEPFAR social media content.
- Managed editorial calendars and on-line content development processes for cdc.gov PEPFAR web pages.
- Developed fact sheets, press releases, and web content for World AIDS Day, World TB Day, and the International AIDS Conference
- Attended CDC technical and expository writing workshops, and conducted corresponding “brown bag” tutorial sessions for DGHT Branch Chiefs staff and subject matter experts.
- Created a DGHT Writing Standards Guide.
- Monitored and managed Policy Request for Information Box (RFIs), fielded and triaged requests from PEPFAR partners and PEPFAR participating countries, USAID partners, other external partners, SMEs, and members of Congress.
Education
BS - Business Administration Major, Journalism Minor
Pennsylvania State University
Certificate - AI for Enhanced Health Outcomes
Johns Hopkins
08.2025
Skills
Microsoft Office
EXPERTISE
- Project Management (Resource Identification and Supervision, Work Plan Development, Supervision, and Evaluation Supervision)
- Formative Research and Environmental Scanning
- Primary Communications Research Analysis and Reporting
- Audience Segmentation, Channel, and Information Dissemination Analyses
- Message development, material production, and information dissemination.
- Translating complex science, medical and technical information into plain language and person first.
- Technical and expository writing and editing — leadership briefs, and media briefs, multi-media presentations; pubic-facing communications; internal communications; stakeholder and external partner communications; web content; social media content; informatics; videos; podcasts; training and educational presentations, materials, and modules.
- SME and Stakeholder Outreach and Engagement
- Inter- and Intra-agency Program Collaboration
- Data Analytics Analysis and Reporting
- Program Evaluation and Reporting
Public Health Policy Communications and Health Communications Experience
- Project Director
- Project Manager
- Health Communications Specialist
- Science, Technical and Expository Content Writer
- Qualifications
- Public Health and Health Policy Communications
- Federal Health Agency Experience
- US and Global Health Experience
- Public Trust Clearance
Timeline
Community and Partner Communications Lead
Caminos de Agua
01.2024 - 09.2024
Project Manager, Health Communications Specialist
CDC Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services
06.2023 - 12.2023
Health Communications Specialist
Katmai
01.2023 - 05.2023
Health Communications Specialist
Eagle Health Analytics
01.2022 - 12.2022
Health Policy Analyst
The Bizzell Group
02.2021 - 11.2021
Health Communications Specialist IV
Eagle Global Scientific
04.2020 - 12.2020
Health Policy Analyst
Deloitte/KARNA LLC
10.2019 - 04.2020
Health Communications Specialist IV
Tanaq Health
08.2019 - 10.2019
Health Communications Specialist IV
PEPFAR Strategy, Communications and Partnership Branch
12.2017 - 07.2019
Certificate - AI for Enhanced Health Outcomes
Johns Hopkins
BS - Business Administration Major, Journalism Minor
Pennsylvania State University
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