Experience

Crisis Center for South Suburbia

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

• Director Of Support Services

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  South west Cook County, Illinois

• Partner abuse intervention program manager

  • Feb 2020 - Apr 2021

  Tinley Park, Illinois, United States

• Domestic Violence Case Manager/Community outreach and Education

  • Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

  Tinley Park, Illinois



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Family supervised visitation

  • Oct 2006 - Present

• Freelance Writer

  • Jan 2001 - Nov 2019

  Joliet, Illinois Let me bring my experience with B2B, health and mental health care, news, features, government and writing skills to your business. Copywriting, features and advertising.



Senior Services Of Will County

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Care Unit Director

  • Mar 2017 - Oct 2018

  Joliet, Il Ensure timely delivery of case management, information and assistance, outreach, options counseling and caregiving service. Authorized representative for IDOA contracts, manages staff of 20, budget, compliance and accountability to agency, state and federal contracts as well as agency policies.



Addus HealthCare, Inc.

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Agency Director

  • Oct 2006 - Feb 2017

  Providing in home care for the elderly, disabled and at risk children. I currently run a caseload of 600 clients; 300 in home providers; seven family service specialists and three care coordinators. With a budget of $5 million annually, I am a 5 time recipient of our company's elite President Circle Award and have been chosen four times to act as the beta test site for things from new technology to managed care and payroll change protocols. I have grown this business in seven years from 125… Show more Providing in home care for the elderly, disabled and at risk children. I currently run a caseload of 600 clients; 300 in home providers; seven family service specialists and three care coordinators. With a budget of $5 million annually, I am a 5 time recipient of our company's elite President Circle Award and have been chosen four times to act as the beta test site for things from new technology to managed care and payroll change protocols. I have grown this business in seven years from 125 clients and 50 employees to its current standing. Show less



Illinois State Treasurer's Office

• United States
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial education mgr for northern Illinois

  • 1997 - 2005

  Proving life skills to special needs populations including seniors, and at risk youth. Created cirriculum for high school, adult and senior populations in the arena of money management. Marketed and presented 60 minute trainings in northern Illinois culminating in 10,000 individuals who successfully completed training. Additionally, I provided monthly management programs to those recently released from incarceration and through various drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities including… Show more Proving life skills to special needs populations including seniors, and at risk youth. Created cirriculum for high school, adult and senior populations in the arena of money management. Marketed and presented 60 minute trainings in northern Illinois culminating in 10,000 individuals who successfully completed training. Additionally, I provided monthly management programs to those recently released from incarceration and through various drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities including Haymarket in Chciago. At this time I supervised three direct support staff in Chicago and three additional staff in Springfield as well as represented the Treasurer's office in events from the Illinois Police Chiefs Association to Literature week at Kaneland High School. I also provided trainings in conjunction with various state legislators in their home districts. Show less



Town of cicero

• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community relations officer

  • 1996 - 1997

  Cicero, Illinois Worked as a liaison between town residents and groups and those providing government services. Additionally, I created marketing materials for various town programs with an emphasis on senior citizens, such as with the Helping Hands Program, and acted as a victims advocate within the police department and court system. I created and maintained a database of repeat juvenile offenders with an eye toward outreach to their families and assisted in the creation and implementation of a social… Show more Worked as a liaison between town residents and groups and those providing government services. Additionally, I created marketing materials for various town programs with an emphasis on senior citizens, such as with the Helping Hands Program, and acted as a victims advocate within the police department and court system. I created and maintained a database of repeat juvenile offenders with an eye toward outreach to their families and assisted in the creation and implementation of a social service program which provided for 500 families annually with food, dry goods and gifts during the holiday season. I also provided direct media response to local media on the part of the Police, Fire and Public Works departments on behalf of the department of Public Safety. Show less



Life Newspapers covering the city of Berwyn and Town of Cicero

• Police Reporter

  • 1988 - 1995

  Editing, writing, lay out and reporting.