Carmen I. Sáenz, MS
Carmen I. Sáenz is the Manager of the Foreign-Trained Health Professionals Program at the Latino Health Initiative of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services. Ms. Sáenz is responsible for the overall management of the program, including the provision of services to participants.
Ms. Sáenz has been working in public health for the last 15 years. She has extensive experience in project management, including the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of technical assistance programs. Prior to her post at the Latino Health Initiative, she worked as the Cancer Prevention Program Coordinator of the Latino Outreach Program at Community Ministries of Rockville and Health and Environment Project Manager, overseeing the Health-in-Housing Regional Initiative at the Pan American Health Organization. In addition, she served as the International Program Coordinator at the Center for Child Welfare at George Mason University, coordinating post-graduate courses, scholars’ exchanges, and other health projects.
Ms. Sáenz received her Master of Science in Industrial Engineering with specialization in Decision Science and Operations Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1994 and her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering at the University of Lima in Peru in 1989. Ms. Sáenz was born in San Jose, Costa Rica.