Experience

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  Building Families for Children

  • Columbia, Maryland, United States

  • Executive Director

    • Aug 2018 - Present
    • Columbia, Maryland, United States

    • Stemmed large, multi-year chronic fiscal losses into achieving a balanced budget within 18 months, without workforce reduction. • Increased community impact via 37% census growth in therapeutic foster care program. • Broadened grant funding base with 3 new local government and private grants, resulting in annual increase of $40,000.00 in non-service revenue.• Instituted key safety protocols for treatment planning, via universal trauma and suicidality screening for all youth at entry, resulting in improved service delivery.• Established outcome measurement system consistent with strategic imperatives set by Board of Trustees.• Improved overall program quality by restructured leadership• Restored Preferred Status to the State of Maryland contract following a yearlong Non-Preferred Status in 2018.• Restructure revenue streams resulting in all programs being financially self-sufficient.

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  Pressley Ridge

  • Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Program Director, Foster Care Programs and Community Based Services, Central Md

    • Jan 2013 - Aug 2018
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area

    • Launched the acquisition of the Parent Child Foster Care Program by Pressley Ridge.• Initially hired to manage the Parent Child Foster Care Program, however subsequently appointed to lead all central Maryland programs within 6 months of hire.• Successfully responded to Request For Proposals which brought the Family Stability Program and the Child In Need of Assistance Programs to Pressley Ridge.• Develop and manage the annual budgets for the Parent Child Foster Care Program, Treatment Foster Care Program, Family Stability Program, Child In Need of Assistance Program and Community Outpatient Mental Health Clinic culminating in an annual budget of 4,000,000.00 with financial sustainability.• Assured quality services by identifying and utilizing best practices and evidence based modalities.

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  Annie E. Casey Foundation/Casey Family Services

  • Deputy Division Director

    • Oct 2007 - Dec 2012

    • Spearheaded the process for attaining a State contract as a Child Placement Agency with the Maryland Department of Human Resources. • Developed the Parent Child Foster Care program.• By successfully using the Family Teaming Model and evidence based modalities, secured the Parent Child Foster Care Program as the largest mother baby foster care program in the State of Maryland with the largest contract capacity of any mother baby provider.• Coordinated in house GED educational services and day care for teen moms to remove barriers to their success. • Implemented the Nurturing Parenting model and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy modalities training for all staff.

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  Florence Bertell Academy of Prince George’s County Capital Heights

  • Clinical Director

    • Sep 2005 - Sep 2007

    Responsible for administrative and clinical oversight of the clinical and behavioral departmentsProvide clinical supervision to licensed social workersDevelop and implement behavior modification plan for special education environmentDevelop and oversee school mentoring programCoordinate therapeutic groups for studentsEnsure compliance with regulatory organizations

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  Pressley Ridge, PRYDE Treatment Foster Care

  • Program Director

    • Jan 2003 - May 2005

    Administrative oversight for entire operations of the programMaintain fiscal accountability for program budget of over $2.5 millionEnsure program compliance with COMAR regulations and COA standardsProvide clinical and administrative supervision to Program Supervisors and Program Coordinators

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  Pressley Ridge

  • Program Supervisor, Family Empowerment Program

    • Feb 2000 - Jan 2003

    Pressley Ridge, Family Empowerment Program; Provide supervision to direct care staffSubmit monthly monitoring reports to the Program Director to ensure program compliance with the Contract MonitorConduct weekly team meetings with direct care staffReview and approve all flex fund expenditures and all documentation requiring supervisory approval

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  Florence Bertell Academy of Baltimore

  • Clinical Therapist

    • Feb 1997 - Feb 2000

    Provide therapeutic services to students that were designed to meet the goals and objectives as indicated on their Independent Educational Plan (IEP)Facilitate treatment to include individual, group and family therapyComplete social/emotional component of annual IEPDevelop Individual Treatment Plans (ITP) for students