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 Home > Regional MRC Coordinators > Melissa WattRegion V MRC Regional CoordinatorMelissa serves as MRC Regional Coordinator (MRC RC) for Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI). She comes to the RC position from the Heartland Alliance, where she served as a Hurricane Katrina Senior Case Manager. There, she provided crisis intervention to Hurricane Katrina/Rita evacuees from the Gulf Coast once they reached Chicago, IL. She acted as the evacuee’s advocate concerning housing, public entitlements and medical care, developed budgets for the evacuees to encourage financial sustainability, and collaborated with other non-profit agencies in providing resources and donations to the hurricane evacuees. Prior to joining Heartland Alliance, Melissa worked in various roles at the Chicago-based Access Community Health Network for more than 8 years. After working as a Ryan White Title III Case Manager, she became an HIV Team Leader, Clinical Supervisor, SPNS Project Coordinator, and Health Center Manager. Ms. Watt has been an Advisory Board Member of Open Hands Chicago and has served as a Federal Grant Reviewer for the Health Resources and Services Administration. She holds a BS in Health Sciences from Western Illinois University. Last Updated on 12/14/2006 |
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