Services

Mariposa Consulting has successfully worked with hospitals, law enforcement, universities, health care, government, and non profit organizations to meet unique goals. Our services can be tailored to meet your needs, too.

We bring a unique blend of strategic vision, operational acumen, and compassionate leadership to the table, drawing from years of hands-on experience. Founder and lead consultant Lucia Zuniga has a profound understanding of the intricacies and nuances of sexual violence prevention and response programming, enabling them to build and improve targeted services in a sustainable and deeply impactful way. Mariposa Consulting is deeply in tune with methods of integrative care, and builds programs that are equity-minded.

Interim HealthCare Leadership
(Chief Nursing Officer, Director, or similar)

We support institutions during their leadership transitions to weather staffing gaps. This service can include:

Strong people management skills while simultaneously balance staff wellness/integrative care with the pursuit of high-quality patient care and successful programming
The development and rollout of rapid planning processes and quality assurance mechanisms
Financial and operational oversight, matching the structures of an institution with the values of an institution
Representing institutions publicly through partnership development, public speaking, and advocacy with decision-makers including Boards and government officials
Fundraising skills including donor engagement, grant writing, and development team management
Supporting and facilitating team building and collaboration
Ensuring quality standards through compliance with Joint Commission Accreditation and Trauma and Burn site requirements

Program and Services Development & Training

We offer expertise in the development and trainings of sexual assault prevention programming and response services, including exams and forensic evidence collection for victims of all ages. Customizable offerings include:

The design and implementation of needs assessments for a new program or for a newly identified patient population
The design, documentation and training of high-quality programmatic approaches
The Identification and acquisition of potential funding sources for program success; development of sustainable approaches to fundraising
The development and oversight of program budgets
The development of local, regional, state-wide and national partnerships
Identifying and clarifying roles and responsibilities of team members involved with sexual assault response teams
Outreach strategies to ensure patient awareness and responsiveness of services
Collaboration with community partners to help inform operational services ensure quality of mission
Identify key partnerships to achieve goals and mission

Program Implementation and Quality Assurance

We can support you to implement and improve programs and services for both start-up programs and established programs. Customizable offerings include:

Conduct review of a program and offer recommendations for enhanced quality and impact
Manage the day-to-day of program rollout and staff oversight
Development of strategies for hiring talent and oversight of staff; offer solutions to help with staff retention and sustainability strategies to ensure workforce expertise to include at a minimum, self care strategies and quality program management
The development of quality assurance mechanisms and tools in collaboration with staff and multidisciplinary teams, to support program improvement. This will be done with respectful and supportive feedback loops based on your input
Offer support for leadership development, management structure improvements, and team building exercises

State and Federal Government
Project Management

We have written and overseen statewide and federal grants including Office for Victims of Crime, Edward Byrne Memorial Grant, Center for Disease Control, Massachusetts Comm-Corp, Department of Justice, STOP Grant, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Andrew Weil Center- Integrative Medicine,Violence Against Women, and others. We offer years of experience in identifying grant opportunities, visioning a grant mission and goals, and help you craft the best possible proposal to then help support your efforts. Customizable services include:

Support you to identify government grant opportunities
Assist with visioning grants for your specific needs
Working with you to formulate budgets, goals, and mission in delivering service
Help manage grant timelines and deliverables

Evidence Collection Kit and
Documentation Tool Development

We offer support for the design and rollout of child, adolescent, and adult friendly tools, including evidence collection kits, using a do no harm and trauma-informed approach to care. Customizable services include:

Review and assess current evidence procedures and protocols and provide recommendations for enhancement using best practices
Enhance current protocols, policies, training and tools to garner best possible evidence when performing exams on adolescent, adults, and children, using age appropriate and developmentally approved standards with a do no harm approach to care
Offer state of the art steps to evidence collection, in collaboration with local and statewide crime labs
Offer solutions on evidence tracking guidelines, reporting structures, and documentation tips and tools to improve prosecutorial outcomes
Identify communication channels with frontline providers and policy makers to best inform systems improvement requirements for best evidence collection and chain of custody.

University Curriculum Design and Instruction

We develop advanced forensic nursing teaching modules for administration and leadership and trauma services management. Customizable services include:

Assist with grants to achieve mission
Develop curriculum based on learning objectives related to area of specialty
Perform training and educational presentations and teaching modules
Offer classroom and or virtual instruction