Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

• Aug 2023 - Present

Working with the tech and business team to ensure accurate representation, inclusive communications, strengthen the empathic practices towards employees and customers.

Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

• Aug 2023 - Present

Working with the tech and business team to ensure accurate representation, inclusive communications, strengthen the empathic practices towards employees and customers.

Senior Consultant

• Jun 2023 - Present

Business Owner

• Jan 2023 - Present

Transforming businesses through universal design to create products, services, and space that taps the 86 billion dollar industry. Transforming businesses through universal design to create products, services, and space that taps the 86 billion dollar industry.

Inclusivity and Diversity Consultant

• May 2022 - Present

Consulting with NuMedia Innovations on making avatars, screens, and services to better fit the Deaf and American Sign Language community. Consulting with NuMedia Innovations on making avatars, screens, and services to better fit the Deaf and American Sign Language community.

School Psychologist

• Nov 2020 - Present

School Psychologist

• Jul 2016 - Oct 2020

School Psychologist

• Aug 2013 - Jun 2016

Administered psychological services; batteries of cognitive, adaptive, visual-motor integration, achievement, and memory tests; interpreted results, prepared reports. Participated in Individual Education Plan meetings. Participated in related services meetings focusing on evaluation reports. Consulted with teachers of record, parents, and dorm staff. Provided training on functional behavior assessment, behavior intervention plan, and data collections. Administered psychological services; batteries of cognitive, adaptive, visual-motor integration, achievement, and memory tests; interpreted results, prepared reports. Participated in Individual Education Plan meetings. Participated in related services meetings focusing on evaluation reports. Consulted with teachers of record, parents, and dorm staff. Provided training on functional behavior assessment, behavior intervention plan, and data collections.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program Coordinator

• Jan 2009 - Aug 2013

Supervised Therapeutic Support Staff (TSS) via performance evaluations, attending TSS supervision groups. Conducted interviews to hire new TSS. Provided new TSS’s orientation to present clinical topics relevant to their work. Assisted Director and Human Resources in disciplinary actions. Developed monthly training topics for TSS and Behavioral Specialist Consultants (BSC) on various of behavioral topics. Used training topics approved by Bureau of Autism Services. Developed pre/post tests for each training topic. Provided monthly clinical supervision for BSC’s. Attended multiple providers meetings. Conducted comprehensive psycho- behavioral intakes. Assisted in auditing clinical charts to ensure documentation aligns with state and insurance regulations. Show less

Behavioral Consultant

• Jul 2005 - Aug 2013

Extensive experience in behavioral health: conducted and implemented functional behavior assessments, devised age appropriate and client-tailored interventions. Devised and taught intervention strategies to school staff and parents of clients during weekly/monthly school and home visits. Composed summaries of clients’ behavior progressions/regressions for re- evaluations. Created individual treatment plans in collaboration with school staff and/or parents. Supervised Therapeutic Support Staff and facilitated weekly meetings emphasizing relevant skills to track and identify functions of behaviors, establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries with client’s team members, and professional ethics. Participated in IEP and teacher team meetings, reviewing services rendered by the wraparound team. Show less

Autism Program Consultant

• Feb 2010 - Mar 2013

Worked with speech-language pathologist, school psychologist, and classroom teacher to assess the student’s language in order to determine which communication methods suited the student best, in addition to which communication methods the school staff should utilize. Monitored student progress across different domains of the languages that the student utilized. Worked with the student’s school team to determine appropriate classroom configuration. Approached the student’s language needs via Picture Exchange Communication System, utilizing visual icon sequence strips, participating in IEP review meeting to discuss recommendations with the parent and school team. Worked with the student’s school team to determine appropriate classroom configuration, and utilization of classroom staff skill sets; to track and assess student’s behaviors, establish routines and correctly identify functions for behavioral challenges. Show less