Shaniah D. Haskins, DrPH (ABD), MPH
Founder & Principal
Shaniah is an executive government and healthcare leader with 11+ years directing public health programs, healthcare operations, enterprise strategy, and organizational transformation across federal, state, and local government. She has led large public-sector portfolios, advised Cabinet-level officials, and carried complex modernization work from policy through implementation.
She founded Asherian Group to bring that same senior, hands-on discipline to organizations that need results — not slideware.
- Education
- DrPH, Public Health Leadership & Systems Management (ABD), Walden University · MPH, University of Nevada, Reno · BS, Criminal Justice, Bowie State University
- Focus areas
- Executive advisory · Policy & governance · Performance management · Medicaid & Title V program operations · Grants & contracts · Large-scale transformation
- Based in
- Baltimore, Maryland · Serving nationwide
Selected executive impact
- Executive leadership of a $25M+ public-sector portfolio spanning 25+ programs, four operating divisions, and roughly 150 employees and contractors.
- Directed the transition of a district-wide school health services program across 200+ schools serving 80,000+ students without service interruption.
- Managed $38M+ in cumulative public and grant-funded portfolios, 15 contracts, and seven federal grants and cooperative agreements at 100% compliance.
- Stood up governance, dashboards, and corrective-action routines across 100+ strategic initiatives, cutting reporting and administrative inefficiency by 25–30%.
- Authored 175+ executive briefings, legislative analyses, and policy recommendations for senior and Cabinet-level leaders.
Career track
- Bureau Chief, Family Health BureauDC Health2024–Present
- Deputy Director, Public Health Strategy & Enterprise OperationsCenters for Disease Control and Prevention2021–2024
- Senior Epidemiologist, COVID-19 Emergency ResponseNew Hampshire DHHS2020–2021
- Epidemiologist, COVID-19 Emergency ResponseTexas DSHS2020
- Claims ExaminerMaryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention & Policy2019–2020
- Program ManagerTexas DSHS2018–2019
- Program ManagerKennedy Krieger Institute2016–2018