Experience

Servicios de La Raza

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Behavioral Health Therapist

  • Sep 2023 - Present



CU Boulder

• Clinical Intern Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP)

  • Aug 2022 - May 2023

  •Provided intake services for new clients including documentation in our Salesforce system. •Ensured that client sessions were properly documented in a timely and professional manner within our Salesforce system. •Provided crisis counseling when needed for high acuity cases. •Participated in weekly case consultation meetings. •Provided intake and client sessions both in-person and via telehealth. • Provided a brief in-service about Somatic Counseling tailored for members of the Environmental Studies Department during their retreat with the support and supervision of my onsite Supervisor Paulette Erickson England, MSW, LCSW •Provided appropriate client referrals to other mental health professionals or on campus resources when necessary including: Career Counseling, Ombuds, OVA, Employee Relations,OIEC, and off campus mental health providers as requested. •Received brief training from Paulette Erickson England, MSW, LCSW on the following modalities: CBT, EMDR, Grief, and Couples Counseling, • Received ongoing supervision from onsite FSAP Supervisor Paulette Erickson England, MSW, LCSW and Clinical Instructor from Naropa University, Dr. Angela Grayson, PhD, LPC, BC-DMT, NCC. Show less



Naropa University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Student Assistant, Office of Mission, Culture and Inclusive Community, (MCIC)

  • Sep 2020 - May 2023

  •Responsible for creation and delivery of the virtual campus-wide newsletter on a weekly basis. •Responsible for co-creation and delivery of monthly heritage month celebrations in the Sway format •Responsible for updating MCIC events calendar •Responsible for communicating and collaborating with on campus offices and student groups about weekly event promotion and updating the virtual newsletter using the Microsoft Sway platform. •Responsible for working with supervisor, co-workers, and the Office of Accessibility to ensure that the virtual newsletter is accessible to all students. Show less



Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Practicum Student

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  •Received over 54 hrs. in training on the dynamics of Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence. •Completed 220.50 practicum hrs. (62.9 hrs. of direct client contact,157.60 hrs. of in-direct client contact). •Received and logged daily crisis calls, referrals, and donations. •Supported clients in discussing needs and goals while at shelter in one-on-one sessions. •Observed Intake and Assessment protocol. •Co-facilitated a support group titled, Domestic Violence (DV) 101, for shelter residents. Show less



Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services (ETSS)

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Site Coordinator

  • Feb 2019 - Aug 2020

  Responsible for managing the weekly operations of both ETSS Whitehall and ETSS Wedgewood Middle School After School and Summer Programs (In-person and on Zoom when the program moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic) •Responsible for supervision of meal distribution through Children’s Hunger Alliance (CHA), recording student attendance, evaluating staff performance, and managing volunteer participation. •Worked with a Bilingual Assistant at each site to ensure consistent and accurate communication with students and their families. •Responsible for planning each site’s daily schedule and communicating schedule changes to employees and supervisors. •Responsible for employee training on site operations, supervision, lesson planning and implementation, and ADP procedures. •Responsible for communicating with community partners to help facilitate their participation at each site. •Responsible for administrative procedures at each site: preparing monthly site activity reports, reporting weekly attendance to Lead Youth Coordinators and Youth Program Director, and completing an end of year report to be sent to the Executive Director and Youth Program Director for review. •Responsible for interpreting the data collected from the Deveraux Students Strength Assessment (DESSA) to plan each site's SEL goals for the year. •Responsible for ensuring completion of student pre and post testing in order to evaluate program outcomes. •Communicated consistently and effectively with the Youth Program Director and Lead Youth Program Coordinators to ensure each site had the necessary materials to properly implement programming and to address any challenges. Show less



Wellity Education

• United States
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Yoga Project Teacher

  • Nov 2019 - Mar 2020

  •Responsible for the implementation of Youth Yoga Project Curriculum at Linden-Mckinley High School •Responsible for modifying the curriculum as needed to fit students' needs and physical abilities. •Responsible for set-up of the auditorium space to ensure a safe environment for students to practice. •Responsible for communication with the classroom teacher as needed. •Responsible for the implementation of Youth Yoga Project Curriculum at Linden-Mckinley High School •Responsible for modifying the curriculum as needed to fit students' needs and physical abilities. •Responsible for set-up of the auditorium space to ensure a safe environment for students to practice. •Responsible for communication with the classroom teacher as needed.



Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Water Sanitation Specialist

  • May 2016 - Jul 2018

  •Promote friendship and intercultural exchange between volunteers from the United States and Peruvian host families and communities. •Improve the health of rural communities through the goals and objectives of the WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) program. These projects include working with families, with limited access to water resources, to help them improve their health through proper treatment and storage of water within their homes. •Work alongside the supervisor of the local water systems of the Municipality, to train local water committees on improvement of administrative management and proper maintenance of their water and sanitation systems. Show less



Vassar College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Residential Teaching Fellow (Exploring Transfer)

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Worked alongside other Residential Teaching Fellows to help students to transition smoothly into dormitory and rigorous academic environment. • Helped students edit and draft papers for weekly coursework. This work included editing grammar, discussing theme, audience, and structure. •Met with professors weekly to discuss student progress and strategies to increase student engagement in the classroom.• Co-planned and supervised field trips and events for students with other Residential Fellows.• Photographed, and co-designed brochure for opening night of student art exhibition. Show less

• Health Intern

  • Aug 2011 - May 2015

  • Responsible for set up and development of student health and wellness programs on campus under the supervision of the Director of the Office of Health Education • Assisted with student and community outreach through monthly programming geared towards sexual health, nutrition, drugs and alcohol collaborating with campus students groups and off campus organizations to introduce to students the most up-to-date and available health resources. • In charge of planning, scheduling, and publicizing an Eating Disorder Week lecture with speaker Stephanie Covington-Armstrong author of Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat.. Show less



Women's Power Space

• Poughkeepsie, NY

• Social Media Intern

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  •In charge of updating and increasing social media outreach utilizing various social media platforms to cross advertise with other local organizations and promote interest in weekly Yoga sessions, Women’s Power Space events,and community events. • Responsible for daily social media management and monitoring. •In charge of updating and increasing social media outreach utilizing various social media platforms to cross advertise with other local organizations and promote interest in weekly Yoga sessions, Women’s Power Space events,and community events. • Responsible for daily social media management and monitoring.



REACT to FILM

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Social Media Intern

  • Sep 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Responsibilities included working under Director of Operations co-designing and preparing invitations and a newsletter to be sent out to RtF members. • Provided check in and guest services at joint CNN & REACT to FILM screening of Ivory Tower • Provided check in and guest services at REACT to FILM fundraiser in Bushwick, NY. • Created social media mockups on behalf of RtF • Planned and executed an RtF screening event at Vassar College with the screening of the film Inocente with collaboration from the Lehman Loeb Art Museum. The film was attended by Vassar students, as well as students from the local community. Show less



English Opens Doors

• Coquimbo, Chile

• International Volunteer

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Co-taught an English class of 30 students with a Chilean teaching assistant. • Encouraged students to engage each other in English as a part of camp projects and classroom discussions about social media and technology. • Helped organize all 170 students into groups for the national Winter Camp Lib Dub competition. • Co-led the dance group and monitored students progress and organization under student choreographers. • As a result (La Serena, Coquimbo) camp won both the Lip Dub and “selfie” competition as part of the Winter Camp national competition. Show less



Agrupación Afro Xango

• Buenos Aires, Argentina

• Independent Research Internship

  • Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  • Attended weekly meetings with Agrupacion Afro Xango and communications students from the University of Buenos Aires. Discussions included how to combat racism and discrimination utilizing social media and other communication tools. • Conducted two formal interviews of local activists and members of the group about their experiences growing up and living in Buenos Aires, Argentina as Afro-Argentines. Parts of the interview were used were used to inform parts of my Senior thesis titled: Construction of Afro Identity in Rio de La Plata. Show less



Community Family Development Center

• Poughkeepsie, NY

• Student Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

  • Responsible for implementation of the after school Spanish language program. • Utilized a combination of games, videos and books to create an after school curriculum to teach basic Spanish phrases and vocabulary to students 5-12 yrs old. • Encouraged active participation of all students in artistic and academic activities in order to increase cross-cultural understanding and boost confidence in language learning. • Responsible for implementation of the after school Spanish language program. • Utilized a combination of games, videos and books to create an after school curriculum to teach basic Spanish phrases and vocabulary to students 5-12 yrs old. • Encouraged active participation of all students in artistic and academic activities in order to increase cross-cultural understanding and boost confidence in language learning.



Schertz Family YMCA

• Schertz, TX

• Dance Instructor/Camp Counselor

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  • Responsible for creation and implementation of a 2 week Introduction to Hip-Hop course for students aged (8-12). • Responsible for creation and implementation of a 2 week Introduction to Ballet and Creative Movement for students aged (4-8). • Responsible for choreographing and leading a routine for the Schertz Family YMCA July 4th parade and Final presentation to parents. • Responsible for supporting other camp counselors as needed. • Responsible for creation and implementation of a 2 week Introduction to Hip-Hop course for students aged (8-12). • Responsible for creation and implementation of a 2 week Introduction to Ballet and Creative Movement for students aged (4-8). • Responsible for choreographing and leading a routine for the Schertz Family YMCA July 4th parade and Final presentation to parents. • Responsible for supporting other camp counselors as needed.