Experience

Juvenile Court

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Juvenile Officer

  • Apr 2019 - Present



Great Circle

• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Kinship Development Specialist

  • Oct 2005 - Present

  I have held various positions with Great Circle during my tenure. Currently, as a Kinship Development Specialist since 2012, I work with relative of children in foster care to assess, train, license, and support them as they serve as foster parents. I also serve as an Intruder Response Trainer for Great Circle. Prior to that role I served as a Foster Care Supervisor, since 2008, where I supported, trained, evaluated, and worked with Foster Care Case Managers. Prior to that role I served as a Foster Care Case Manager, since 2005, where I worked with families who were experiencing the child welfare system. I worked to ensure safety and stability for children in foster care, and with their parents to build rapport and help move the family to a healthy and safe situation where they could make changes and hopefully reunify with their children. Show less



Missouri Children's Division

• Greater St. Louis Area

• Contract Agency Liaison

  • Jan 2002 - Mar 2005

  In this position I worked with agencies contracted by the State of Missouri to provide case management services to families experiencing the child welfare system. This included monitoring contract compliance, providing case consultation and technical support, and building relationships for successful partnerships. In this position I worked with agencies contracted by the State of Missouri to provide case management services to families experiencing the child welfare system. This included monitoring contract compliance, providing case consultation and technical support, and building relationships for successful partnerships.



Covenant House of Missouri

• St. Louis

• Site Manager- Boys Transitional Housing

  • Apr 2005 - 2005

  In this role I managed and developed direct service staff, planned programming, completed intake and exit assessments, addressed conflicts and concerns, engaged with program participants, and ensured the stability and safety of the physical location. In this role I managed and developed direct service staff, planned programming, completed intake and exit assessments, addressed conflicts and concerns, engaged with program participants, and ensured the stability and safety of the physical location.



Fort Bowman Academy

• Cahokia, Illinois

• Middle School Teacher

  • Aug 2001 - Dec 2001

  I taught middle school students. This included working with the established curriculum, adapting instruction to meet the needs of students and presenting the material, and included evaluation of understanding and communicating with students and parents on progress and next steps. I also learned quite a lot about classroom management. I taught middle school students. This included working with the established curriculum, adapting instruction to meet the needs of students and presenting the material, and included evaluation of understanding and communicating with students and parents on progress and next steps. I also learned quite a lot about classroom management.



Hursey Telecom

• O'Fallon, Illinois

• Wire Puller/Installer

  • Apr 2001 - Aug 2001

  I installed telephone systems and wiring in new and existing construction. I installed telephone systems and wiring in new and existing construction.



Dunbar Builders

• O'Fallon, Illinois

• Laborer

  • Mar 2001 - Apr 2001

  In this position I worked on various jobs and completed grounds keeping for an office park. In this position I worked on various jobs and completed grounds keeping for an office park.



Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois

• East St. Louis, Illinois

• Foster Care Case Manager

  • Nov 2000 - Feb 2001

  I worked primarily in a support role for other case managers during my time at Children's Home and Aid Society as it took several months for a caseload to be assigned. I worked primarily in a support role for other case managers during my time at Children's Home and Aid Society as it took several months for a caseload to be assigned.



Missouri Children's Division

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Social Service Worker II- Case Manager

  • Sep 1999 - Nov 2000

  In this position I ensured safety and stability to children in foster care, and worked with their parents to try to reunify the family. This was my introduction to the Child Welfare System and I learned quite a lot about relationship building, collaboration, and helping families to navigate the system and find safety and recovery. In this position I ensured safety and stability to children in foster care, and worked with their parents to try to reunify the family. This was my introduction to the Child Welfare System and I learned quite a lot about relationship building, collaboration, and helping families to navigate the system and find safety and recovery.