Assistant Professor

• Jul 2017 - Present

Assistant professor of social work

• Aug 2018 - Present

Clinical Supervisor, Consultant and Therapist

• Oct 2010 - Present

Specializing in employee assistance/career coaching, GBLT, grief/trauma, solution focused, cognitive behavioral therapy. Offering corporate consulting services and clinical supervision for registered social work interns. Available for keynote and training presentations. Independent contracts available for on site services. Specializing in employee assistance/career coaching, GBLT, grief/trauma, solution focused, cognitive behavioral therapy. Offering corporate consulting services and clinical supervision for registered social work interns. Available for keynote and training presentations. Independent contracts available for on site services.

Doctoral student

• Aug 2007 - Aug 2019

Completed my PhD in Curriculum and Instruction

Adjunct Professor

• Aug 2011 - Jul 2017

Teaching social work classes

Business and Operations Manager

• Sep 2017 - Jul 2018

Responsible for the day-to-day coordination of all office operations and procedures to facilitate organizational effectiveness and efficiency; overseeing of processing and preparing payroll; controlling correspondence between staff and the medical providers; development and generation of business development and security and confidentiality of all information. Responsible for supervising all administrative staff and therapists over multiple locations.

Psychotherapist

• Nov 2016 - Jul 2018

Currently seeing a small caseload of individuals, couples and families.

Family Services Counselor

• Jun 2013 - Feb 2016

For more than 30 years, the Special Operations Warrior Foundation has provided surviving children of fallen Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations Forces personnel and also provides financial assistance and support to severely wounded special operations personnel. The Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF) is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing college scholarships and educational counseling to the children of special operations personnel who are killed in the line of duty. Additionally, the SOWF provides grants to the families of severely wounded special operations personnel to meet immediate needs. In 2012 SOWF was awarded its seventh consecutive 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator putting it in the top 2% of charities nationwide. One of the major aspects that makes the Warrior Foundation different from other scholarship foundations is our proactive approach to getting our students into college. We actively stay in touch with each of our families and students throughout the formative years through birthday cards, graduation cards, and invitations to events across the country. As the family services counselor, my primary duties are to help those families who need assistance with learning disabilities, academic challenges, and other counseling needs. It truly is an honor and privilege to work for the foundation. Show less

On Site EAP Counselor

• Feb 2012 - Jun 2013

Worked as an onsite EAP counselor assisting employees with their work/life balance. Provide management consultations. Served on committees and provided various trainings for several lines of business. Worked as an onsite EAP counselor assisting employees with their work/life balance. Provide management consultations. Served on committees and provided various trainings for several lines of business.

School Social Worker/Systems Navigator

• Jul 2006 - Jun 2013

Confer regularly with principals, teachers, other student services disciplines, and other school specialists regarding children with learning, behavior, attendance and/or health related problems. Observe and interview children in the school and /or home settings, individually and in groups, for evaluative and remedial purposes. Act as a liaison between home and school, including meeting with parents to obtain, share, clarify and coordinate information. Assist families to improve their relationships with the school or help them in channeling their concerns about the school system to the appropriate authorities with the ultimate goal to have the parents participate actively and constructively in the school-child-parent relationship. Participate in Child Study Team meetings, case conferences and staffing. Participate in interpretation, implementation and working through staff recommendations. Consult with faculty individually or in groups to aid in developing educational and social work plan which will enhance learning, personal growth and development to all school children. Provide crisis interventions. Initiate and participate in research relevant to service in schools and programs for staff development. Particpate in activities of professional, civic and community organizations in order to develop and improve family life and community resources. Show less

Adjunct Professor

• Jun 2005 - Jul 2006

Teach classes in the social work curriculum. Teach introductory courses including Human Behavior Perspective, which covers sociology, psychology and anthropology. Responsible for placing human service and social work majors in the field placements. Teach seminar courses that coordinate with field placements. Participate in all university trainings. Maintain current agency placements as well as secure new agency placements. Coordinate student placements and address any placement issues that may arise. Show less

Clinical Therapist/ Recruiter

• Apr 2005 - Jun 2006

Provide direct in home clinical services to children in therapeutic foster care. Provide linkage and referral services for foster parents. Collaborate with social services, courts, physicians and other mental health professionals in coordinating service delivery. Attend additional trainings. Provide direct clinical services to children needing on site therapeutic services in preschools in Hernando County. Actively recruit new therapeutic foster parents. Provide state mandated trainings for perspective foster parents as well as maintain monthly therapeutic training for current foster parents. Show less

Co-teacher/ Data Collection

• Jan 2005 - Nov 2005

Co-facilitate positive parenting classes. Collect behavior data at several sites for behavioral analysis program. Co-facilitate positive parenting classes. Collect behavior data at several sites for behavioral analysis program.

Therapist, Graduate Intern

• May 2004 - Apr 2005

Provided direct in home clinical services for individuals, families and couples impacted by the child welfare system. Responsibilities included intake, assessment and implementation of appropriate interventions. Collaborate with Hillsborough Kids, Inc. and courts in coordinating service delivery. Conducted groups for high risk juveniles at the New Port Richey Marine Institute. Title IV-E, Child Welfare Training Program. Provided direct in home clinical services for individuals, families and couples impacted by the child welfare system. Responsibilities included intake, assessment and implementation of appropriate interventions. Collaborate with Hillsborough Kids, Inc. and courts in coordinating service delivery. Conducted groups for high risk juveniles at the New Port Richey Marine Institute. Title IV-E, Child Welfare Training Program.

Forensic Intervention Specialist

• Jan 2003 - Oct 2003

included handling all aspects of communication between inmates in the Pasco County Jail and the judicial system. Assessed potential clients for eligibility and made appropriate referrals. Attended various trainings. Sunrise Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Center of Pasco; Group Facilitator/ Children's Counselor, PRN Started as an intern with the shelter program. Responsibilities included assisting the intake, assessment and counseling of clients and children in shelter. Facilitated at risk children's groups. Counseled children in outreach and shelter programs. Assisted with crisis calls and various shelter duties. Participated in a variety of agency activities including the candlelight vigil, fashion show, client holiday parties and client birthday parties. Show less

Assistant Unit Supervisor, Guest Relations/Hospitality Supervisor

• Feb 1999 - Oct 2002

Ensured highest quality of guest service by providing excellent training and motivation to employees. Quickly and efficiently diffused guest situations. Created and implemented programs to assure the highest technical and service oriented operation. Assisted human resources with various training programs including new employee park orientation. Ensured highest quality of guest service by providing excellent training and motivation to employees. Quickly and efficiently diffused guest situations. Created and implemented programs to assure the highest technical and service oriented operation. Assisted human resources with various training programs including new employee park orientation.