Dani Raye Cortez, MA

Service Coordinator II at Tri-Counties Regional Center
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Santa Barbara County, California, United States, US
Languages
  • English -
  • Some ASL -

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Credentials

  • Special Educator credential
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Experience

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Service Coordinator II
      • Sep 2021 - Present

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Assistant Registrar/Records Specialists II
      • Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

      • Management of web-based academic calendar including adding & maintaining all academic dates on the university academic calendar. • Collaborate in graduation ceremony and event/session organization and support. • Responsible for student forms & letters, transcript requests, diploma production, degree verification data files, student ID cards, address changes, scanning/imaging student files & support tasks associated with session & graduation. • Responsible for inventory, maintenance, & requisition of supplies. Track invoices, requisitions, approvals & payments to vendors. • Chair academic calendar committee meetings representing the Registrar's office. Show less

  • CPES Novelles
    • Goleta, California
    • Program Administrator/Community Connector
      • Apr 2019 - Jun 2020

      • Case management. Write comprehensive reports detailing participant’s goals and progress using Person Centered Thinking philosophy. • Partner with community organizations and service groups to promote community engagement for the program participants. • Manage site operations including budget, census, basic bookkeeping and audits of account ledgers. Ensure that the facility is operating in accordance of the CPES program design and in compliance with Title 22 policies and procedures. • Supervise staff including training, coaching, assignment of tasks and responsibilities, monitoring work performance, recommending corrective action up to and including terminations. • Coordinate, supervise, and participate in the activities of a program site to meet licensing contractual and ensure quality of care. Show less

    • United States
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Resource Coordinator
      • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

      • Obtain intake information, resources, & referrals. Provide case management as directed by & under supervision of Office of Advocacy. Support implementation of outreach efforts to promote family engagement & community partnerships. • Assist manager & team with coordination, implementation, & hosting of community outreach events & trainings. Assist with development & provision of resource & information packets program-wide. • Obtain intake information, resources, & referrals. Provide case management as directed by & under supervision of Office of Advocacy. Support implementation of outreach efforts to promote family engagement & community partnerships. • Assist manager & team with coordination, implementation, & hosting of community outreach events & trainings. Assist with development & provision of resource & information packets program-wide.

  • Saint Vincents
    • Santa Barbara, California
    • Social Worker
      • Nov 2016 - Sep 2018

      • Provided professional, individual case management services to assist clients in avoiding reoccurring homelessness. • Provided ongoing intensive support to clients including assessing, evaluating, & coordinating services, crisis intervention, & applications for benefits & referrals to community resources. • Assist clients with education, career, parenting, & finances, all in an effort to transition clients into independent living. • Provided professional, individual case management services to assist clients in avoiding reoccurring homelessness. • Provided ongoing intensive support to clients including assessing, evaluating, & coordinating services, crisis intervention, & applications for benefits & referrals to community resources. • Assist clients with education, career, parenting, & finances, all in an effort to transition clients into independent living.

  • Aloha Spirit Santa Barbara
    • Santa Barbara, California Area
    • Event Director/Secretary/Co-founder
      • Apr 2010 - Dec 2017

      • Plan, organize & coordinate activities to relieve the administrator of routine clerical details; establish, modify & maintain filing systems. • Interview & screen callers, sponsors, vendors & the public; provide information or direct to appropriate personnel. • Provide detailed & technical information concerning organization policies & procedures; make phone calls to receive and transmit information; collect & compile information for board meeting agendas; prepare & distribute minutes; type memos, letters & notices; compose correspondence independently or from rough draft or verbal instructions. • Schedule meetings, conferences & appointments as assigned; maintain supervisor, staff and/or master calendars. • Receive, open & screen incoming mail & independently compose replies according to established procedures. Train, direct & monitor the work of clerical support personnel & volunteer personnel as assigned. Show less

    • Student Intern
      • Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

      • Designed a student volunteer program • Created school documents • Consulted and collaborated with school staff to develop an educational intervention program for students with learning challenges. • Assisted with organizing and preparing the campus for the new school year. • Designed a student volunteer program • Created school documents • Consulted and collaborated with school staff to develop an educational intervention program for students with learning challenges. • Assisted with organizing and preparing the campus for the new school year.

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Education Specialist
      • Jan 2009 - Jun 2011

      • Planned, developed, wrote and implemented Individual Education Plans to meet student’s needs, with the active participation, coordination, consultation of parents and support staff.• Collaborated with both special education and general education teachers to facilitate integration of students with severe cognitive and physical disabilities/behaviors in the least restrictive environment and worked with each student in attaining his/her learning potential. • Experience and training in usage of district wide program (SEIS). • Community & social skill instruction; functional academic & individualized instruction; taught meaningful & critical skills that reflect family & cultural values within age appropriate activities. Show less

    • Special Education Substitute Teacher Pre-K – Young Adult
      • Nov 2008 - Jan 2009

      • Lead classroom routines, curriculum using given lesson plans.

    • Special Education Student Teacher
      • Sep 2007 - Jun 2008

      • Collaborated with Special & General Education teachers to facilitate the successful/transition/integration of students with mod/severe disabilities/behaviors in the least restrictive environment. • Developed instructional plans that clearly articulated the skill(s) to be learned & the systematic instructional strategies (e.g., prompting, reinforcement, fading of prompts). • Adapted general education curriculum by modifying materials to meet individual student needs; modifications taken into consideration cultural/linguistic needs. Show less

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Instructional Aide for Special Education, SBHS
      • Oct 1996 - Jan 2004

      • Assisted teacher in the classroom in executing individual lesson plans and alternative strategies for maximizing learning experiences. • Assisted students during classroom activities, lunch, physical education, and other school activities. • Assisted students with development and reinforcement of life skills such as, but not limited to, purchasing and preparing food, negotiating transportation between school & home, work, & community-based services. • Assisted teacher in the classroom in executing individual lesson plans and alternative strategies for maximizing learning experiences. • Assisted students during classroom activities, lunch, physical education, and other school activities. • Assisted students with development and reinforcement of life skills such as, but not limited to, purchasing and preparing food, negotiating transportation between school & home, work, & community-based services.

Education

  • Antioch University Santa Barbara
    Master's degree, Psychology
    2013 - 2015
  • California State University-Northridge
    Bachelor's degree, Special Education and Teaching
    2004 - 2008

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