Experience

Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Diversion Services

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Manages Atlanta's Law Enforcement Assistant Diversion (LEAD) Program. Works with criminal/legal partners to ensure program participants' cases are resolved. Engages with community stakeholders to promote the messaging of PAD. Provides support to individuals experiencing non-crisis issues related to mental health, substance use, and poverty. Manages Atlanta's Law Enforcement Assistant Diversion (LEAD) Program. Works with criminal/legal partners to ensure program participants' cases are resolved. Engages with community stakeholders to promote the messaging of PAD. Provides support to individuals experiencing non-crisis issues related to mental health, substance use, and poverty.



Mercy Care Atlanta

• Atlanta, Ga

• Infectious Disease Prevention Coordinator

  • Aug 2014 - Feb 2020

  HIV Testing and Counseling: • Preformed HIV tests to high risk groups utilizing OraQuick Advance Rapid HIV -1/2 Antibody Tests • Conducted pre and post counseling to determine clients’ risk factors for contracting HIV • Educated clients on transmission of HIV and promote safer sex practices Health Education • Facilitated educational sessions to women regarding HIV facts, condom negotiation, and STD prevention • Instructed students on the necessary steps involved in using male and female condoms correctly Community Outreach • Determined areas in metropolitan Atlanta that contain high risk populations for contracting HIV • Distributed condoms, hygiene kits, and health related literature Show less



University of Connecticut

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Oct 2005 - Aug 2014

  Health Education: • Implemented innovative health interventions that increased medication adherence and reduced high-risk behaviors to clients living with HIV • Utilized person centered and motivational interviewing techniques that assisted clients in accomplishing health-related goals such as decreasing viral load, increasing T-cell count, and preventing medication resistance • Provided resources to clients seeking nutritious meals, housing, and emergency medication dosing Office Management: • Managed a demographic database with 10,000 clients through Microsoft Access, where potential participants are screened to determine study eligibility • Generated weekly statistical reports regarding client attendance and retention Study Implementation: • Administered informed consent to ensure client’s understand their rights, voluntary participation, and study risks • Facilitated online group sessions for men who have sex with men to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted infections • Taught women skills on how to disclose their HIV status to potential sexual partners Leadership • Created study protocols to ensure project procedures are executed successfully • Delegated tasks and provide work performance feedback to volunteers • Developed study brochures that articulates in a concise manner study procedures, confidentiality and other pertinent participant information Show less