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What You Need

Margarita Hart

I have an extensive background in developing individuals as community and organizational leaders. Over the past 25 years, I have helped numerous organizations with strategic planning, organizational coaching, and development.

Accomplishments:

  • Developed a process for developing Community Health Workers in Central American Countries.

  • Founding Director for Indiana Community Health Worker Association (INCHWA) – a professional organization developing the CHW workforce in Indiana,

  • Founding Director for Esperanza Ministries Inc., which serves the immigrant population in southern Marion County and Johnson County, providing spiritual care for people on the fringes of the community,

  • Published and Presented Study: “Culturally Centered Care:  Return on Investment (ROI)” at Indiana Symposium for Indiana State Health Department -2013,

  • Published and Presented a Poster from the Study: “The Roots Project: Exploring Pathways to Improve Mental Health and Supportive Family Relations in Hispanic Immigrants” at the National Conference for American Public Health Association in Chicago – in 2015,

  • Under my service, Esperanza Ministries was awarded Purdue University’s Inspiring Families and Building Communities Award in 2010 and 2012,

  • Coached CHWs as Leaders and Coalitions in 10 counties across the state of Indiana under a Health Equity CDC grant.

Skills

  • Cultural broker and fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and some spoken fluency in Hakka Chin,

  • Leadership with global vision and team building, team cultivation consultant,

  • Exceptional organizational and management skills,

  • Non-profit developer and management,

  • Teacher of adults and children (English, Health Classes, Leadership, Self-Care, Microsoft Office),

  • Motivational speaker about cultural diversity, the CHW workforce, health equity, and leadership,

  • Curriculum reviewer and developer for INCHWA,

  • Systems developer (Analysis of processes to streamline for greater effectiveness), and

  • Data analysis and reviewer (from research we perform in the ministry – Quantitative and Qualitative Data)

CV for Margarita Hart

Owner and Professional Coach

Credentials:

  • Professional Certified Coach specializing in coaching organizations and leadership development for individuals from entry-level to C-Suite.

    • Certified Ethics Coach

    • Certified Life Coach 

    • Certified Executive Coach

    • Certified Organizational Development Coach

    • Certified Change Management Coach

    • Certified Neurolinguistic Master Coach

  • Mind Body Medicine Professional Certification

  • Board Certified Chaplain 

  • MRb (Masters in Rabbinic Studies)

Affiliations:

  • Advisory Board member of IMPACT Care Inc.

  • Member of the National Community Advisory Board for Health Equity

  • Member of the Association of Certified Christian Chaplains (ACCC)

  • Advisory board of NACHW, National Association of Community Health Workers Association

  • Advisory board of IMPaCT Care Policy Committee

  • Co-Chair for the Advisory Board of URAC CHW Program Accreditation 

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Hart Designs

Strategic Solutions

For many years, I’ve worked with Itaka on complex matters. Once we defined our objectives, we were able to build a long-term plan that has helped them get back on track and achieve their goals.

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