Housing Resources Program Support Specialist

• Jun 2020 - Present

Rep Payee & Outreach Manager

• Jan 2020 - Nov 2020

Representative Payee Money Management Specialist

• Dec 2017 - Mar 2020

Rapid Re-Housing Advocate

• Nov 2016 - Dec 2017

Shelter Advocate

• Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

o Provide culturally competent and trauma informed services to shelter residents and hotline callers, including safety planning, crisis intervention, case management, and advocacyo Manage operations of the Re-Housing Program and Transportation Assistance Programo Assist in the development of the Children’s Programo Assist in the training of interns, volunteers, and residential counselorso Create relationships and collaborate with other agencies for staff developmento Solicit and assist with the distribution of orders and donations from partner agencieso Perform intakes and assessments for incoming shelter residentso Participated in fundraising event planning group

Case Management (Shelter) Intern

• Jan 2014 - Feb 2015

o Managed individual, child, and family cases under supervision of direct services managero Staffed 24/7/365 emotional support & crisis hotlineo Implemented family empowerment and child development activities o Co-facilitated weekly community development meetings o Outreached and coordinated with shelters and transitional living programs o Facilitated peer support group for staff o Designed a hotline protocol flowchart adopted agency wide o Conducted intake and assessments

Advanced Group Facilitation under Perah Kessman

• Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

Under direction of Senior Lecturer & Adjunct Advisor, Perah Kessman, PhD, LMHC, RYTResponsibilities include:o Facilitated weekly peer supervision group while fostering supportive and nurturing environment o Assisted students in developing relevant professional goalso Encouraged students to bridge connection between theory and practice and to process professional development issues by providing weekly journal promptso Served as liaison between university and students, conducting mid-semester conference calls to support students and monitor progresso Provided students with feedback on weekly reflections

Course Assistant

• Jan 2014 - May 2014

Course: Concepts and Skills in Professional PracticeRan weekly seminar group for students in their sophomore level 90 hour field placement.Collected and graded progress journals.Assisted in the assessment of students progress of understanding course concepts and student's ability to apply theory into clinical practice.

Undergraduate Clinical Intern

• Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

o Provided emotional support and resources to women via helpline and walk-ins to centero Utilized motivational interviewing, role playing, and Gestalt techniques to facilitate discussions in emotional support and life skills buildingo Created and facilitated of semi-weekly anxiety reduction relaxation and meditation groupo Provide community outreach and assist in creating community events

Student Intern (Library Assistant)

• Jan 2013 - May 2013

Projects included updating the Library Assistant (student worker) Handbook, proposing an outline for the addition of a Reading Enrichment workshop (for ESL students with varying reading levels), and a References Workshop (to review MLA and APA style referencing).

Volunteer Teaching Assistant

• Jan 2012 - Jul 2012

Vice President

• Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

This position was a student club operated and run by current students and overseen by a faculty member and the Office of Student Activities director. I attended monthly presidents' meetings that gathered the leaders from all of the clubs on campus for co-club activities and leadership development workshops. During the weekly club activities; I introduced guest speakers, ran study efficiency workshops, and ran get-to-know-you exercises. I also managed communications between club members, group leaders, and faculty members and promoted activities, events, and membership growth.