Experience

TRAILS to Wellness

• United States

• Implementation Specialist

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  - Develop materials and training content to support the implementation of SEL programming in K-12 schools throughout public school districts in MI and nationally - Deliver technical and clinical support to classroom educators using TRAILS SEL programming - Identify and address barriers to schoolwide SEL implementation using evidence-based practices - Develop materials and training content to support the implementation of SEL programming in K-12 schools throughout public school districts in MI and nationally - Deliver technical and clinical support to classroom educators using TRAILS SEL programming - Identify and address barriers to schoolwide SEL implementation using evidence-based practices



St. Andrew's School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Social-Emotional Programming

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2022

  - Design and implement social-emotional learning curriculum for K-5 students in alignment with CASEL standards, best practices, and school-wide initiatives - Design and facilitate professional development programming and clinical consultation to school faculty oriented around mental health, trauma-responsive educational practices, crisis response, and other themes in service of whole-child well-being - Manage and conduct individual and small group counseling programs, including collecting and screening referrals, providing treatment planning and clinical services, and partnering with families and outside providers - Design and implement school-wide programming and intervention processes in response to student social-emotional needs Show less



Charterhouse School

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Therapist

  • Aug 2016 - Mar 2018

  - Facilitate individual and group therapy and psychoeducation with youth with mental health diagnoses, trauma histories, and severe developmental delays in a private day school setting - Promote trauma-informed responsivity in classrooms and school policy through peer support and education - Co-chair of the trauma-informed leadership team: co-facilitated school-wide trauma-informed practice assessment, recruited staff for specialized committee, and launched trauma-informed leadership team - Participate on admissions team - Conduct screenings and assessments including psychosocial, VIA, BRIEF, ACEs and Resiliency - Collaborate with and make referrals to outside providers; educate and support parents as indicated - Led interdisciplinary clinical treatment team meetings Show less



Good Shepherd Services

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Worker

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

  - Conducted individual and group counseling with adolescents in a high poverty urban neighborhood to address socioemotional and mental health issues including substance abuse, trauma, behavioral challenges, intimate partner and domestic violence, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and depression - Developed and facilitated for-credit health curriculum and after-school programming - Collaborated with school staff and administration, families, and other mental health providers - Supervised Master’s level social work interns Show less



Sadie Nash Leadership Project

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Social Worker

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  - Trained staff in trauma-informed practice and crisis assessment and intervention - Conducted individual and group counseling sessions and provided therapeutic and social service referrals for participants and families - Trained staff in trauma-informed practice and crisis assessment and intervention - Conducted individual and group counseling sessions and provided therapeutic and social service referrals for participants and families



Metro IAF and East Brooklyn Congregations

• Community Leader

  • Nov 2014 - Aug 2015

  - Developed action plan to pressure NYC Department of Education to revise special education policies and service delivery - Interviewed stakeholders to understand community schools’ strengths and deficits in serving students with IEPs - Developed action plan to pressure NYC Department of Education to revise special education policies and service delivery - Interviewed stakeholders to understand community schools’ strengths and deficits in serving students with IEPs



Project ENVISION Lower East Side

• Coalition Co-Leader

  • Nov 2011 - Oct 2013

  - Organize, facilitate, and document monthly coalition meetings with a focus on ending sexual violence through primary prevention and community collaboration - Conduct outreach to community groups, schools, individuals, and other community stakeholders to promote primary prevention, assess service gaps for sexual assault survivors, and recruit membership - Organize, facilitate, and document monthly coalition meetings with a focus on ending sexual violence through primary prevention and community collaboration - Conduct outreach to community groups, schools, individuals, and other community stakeholders to promote primary prevention, assess service gaps for sexual assault survivors, and recruit membership


Forestdale, Inc.
• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Reproductive Health & Sexuality Program Coordinator

  • May 2013 - Sep 2013


Children's Safety Project, Greenwich House

• Clinical Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  - Provided individual and family psychotherapy to children and adolescents with histories of physical and/or sexual trauma using various psychodynamic and play therapy treatment modalities - Collaborated with other service providers for complex care management and client empowerment - Conducted intakes and biopsychosocial assessments and completed and documented client treatment plans in accordance with funders’ requirements - Completed extensive training in evidence-based Child-Parent Psychotherapy with children five and under Show less



America Reads/America Counts

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Tutor

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  - Provided one-on-one tutoring and conflict resolution for 5th grade class - Provided one-on-one tutoring and conflict resolution for 5th grade class



NYU Silver Poverty Reduction Project

• Qualitative Researcher

  • Jul 2012 - Jul 2012

  - Facilitated in-depth cross-cultural interviews with individuals, families, medical personnel, and government officials as part of a community needs assessment sponsored by the municipal government - Participated in debriefing session with mayor, providing policy recommendations - Facilitated in-depth cross-cultural interviews with individuals, families, medical personnel, and government officials as part of a community needs assessment sponsored by the municipal government - Participated in debriefing session with mayor, providing policy recommendations



Community Roots Charter School

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Clinical Social Work Intern

  • Sep 2011 - May 2012

  - Provided individual and group counseling services for elementary school students placed at-risk - Developed and presented parent education workshops - Trained 5th grade students in conflict resolution and mediation for peer mentorship program - Provided individual and group counseling services for elementary school students placed at-risk - Developed and presented parent education workshops - Trained 5th grade students in conflict resolution and mediation for peer mentorship program



Child Development Institute, Sarah Lawrence College

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Program Coordinator

  • Mar 2011 - Aug 2011

  - Coordinated professional development programs, workshops, and lectures for educators and social service providers - Gathered and disseminated early intervention and childhood education resources to community - Coordinated professional development programs, workshops, and lectures for educators and social service providers - Gathered and disseminated early intervention and childhood education resources to community



Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent Researcher and Tutor

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  - Provided individual tutoring to 11th grade students placed at-risk - Compiled qualitative data for independent study about the impact of student empowerment philosophies on teaching practices - Provided individual tutoring to 11th grade students placed at-risk - Compiled qualitative data for independent study about the impact of student empowerment philosophies on teaching practices



Early Childhood Center, Sarah Lawrence College

• Teacher's Assistant

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  - Structured developmentally-appropriate lessons and activities for preschool classroom - Structured developmentally-appropriate lessons and activities for preschool classroom



REAL Talk Program, LifeWorks

• Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Specialist

  • Feb 2008 - Jul 2010

  - Facilitated curriculum-based psychoeducational middle school support groups aimed at decreasing the rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in local urban environments - Designed and compiled comprehensive, medically-accurate, age-appropriate sexuality education curriculum - Participated in and supervised outreach and education efforts within agency and city-wide - Facilitated curriculum-based psychoeducational middle school support groups aimed at decreasing the rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in local urban environments - Designed and compiled comprehensive, medically-accurate, age-appropriate sexuality education curriculum - Participated in and supervised outreach and education efforts within agency and city-wide