Elementary School Therapist

• Aug 2020 - Present

Social Worker

• Jun 2018 - Present

Counselor

• Jun 2016 - May 2018

Resource Family Specialist

• Sep 2015 - Jun 2016

Assist families with completing paperwork for home study processes Write comprehensive studies about interested families to evaluate skills and appropriateness for kinship placement, foster care licensure and adoption Monitor homes to ensure licensing standards, state laws and regulatory requirements Maintain timely and accurate client records in compliance with AzCA and governmental requirements Assist families with completing paperwork for home study processes Write comprehensive studies about interested families to evaluate skills and appropriateness for kinship placement, foster care licensure and adoption Monitor homes to ensure licensing standards, state laws and regulatory requirements Maintain timely and accurate client records in compliance with AzCA and governmental requirements

SSVF Case Manager

• Jun 2014 - Sep 2015

o Outreach, engage, determine eligibility and conduct intake of homeless/nearly evicted veterans and their families within 24 hours of receiving initial referral o Develop and implement individual service plans related to client’s housing situation and coordinate all services for clients; including AHCCCS/food stamps applications, assistance with job searching, food box deliveries, budgeting assistance, and connection to local community resources to foster long-term stability o Maintain Veterans’ Affairs required case files and provide accurate documentation of services within progress notes and service summaries o Establish and maintain relationships with community service providers in order to create a comprehensive continuum of care for clients

SSVF Outreach

• Oct 2013 - Jun 2014

o Provide community and veterans with information on the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program offered by Catholic Charities; including presentations, individual contact, presence at local homeless shelters, and conducting outreach under bridges, in woods, in parks, etc. o Enthusiastically promote a Housing First ideology to clients and organizations; the belief that a person needs to receive safe, proper housing before addressing with the proper support and case management each of the individual issues that contributed to their housing vulnerability o Perform initial screening and intake of clients to determine eligibility o Create and maintain community connections to provide services to veterans and their families, informing veterans of the proper referrals needed to improve their stability

Work Study Intern

• Nov 2011 - Oct 2013

o File, scan and organize clients’ mail and paperwork to provide organized and secure case files o Assisted office in becoming recognized as the most progressive in the region toward the goal of becoming a fully electronic organization o Helped Veterans’ Benefits Counselors in tasks to ensure each client’s needs are met; including assisting veterans in filing paperwork, referring veterans to local community resources, and providing clients with information about the compensation, disability, housing, education and health benefits available through the VA o Created a program plan to aid veterans in the transition from military life to civilian life

Content writer/editor

• Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

Write, edit and arrange copy and content for brochures, websites, event invitations and any other project proposed by various clients Write, edit and arrange copy and content for brochures, websites, event invitations and any other project proposed by various clients

UAS Operator

• Aug 2008 - Aug 2012

o Organized more than 200 combat missions, to include airspace coordination, mission flight plan and relay of intelligence information to higher unit o Conducted extensive safety checks on highly advanced technical equipment involved in operation of aircraft o Supervised three subordinates and ensured that they conducted all flight operations safely and properly and also assisted them in advancing their military careers o Organized more than 200 combat missions, to include airspace coordination, mission flight plan and relay of intelligence information to higher unit o Conducted extensive safety checks on highly advanced technical equipment involved in operation of aircraft o Supervised three subordinates and ensured that they conducted all flight operations safely and properly and also assisted them in advancing their military careers