Experience

TRAC Associates

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employment & Housing Specialist--Specializing with employment of clients with multiple barriers

  • Nov 2013 - Present

  BFET employment--Working with customers (veterans and non-veterans) who are on foodstamps, homeless or at risk of being homeless and are seeking employment. Many of these customers have multiple barriers. Working with multiple social services agencies to partner for meeting client's needs. Specializing in employment for clients with mental health, criminal history, homelessness, and addiction history. BFET employment--Working with customers (veterans and non-veterans) who are on foodstamps, homeless or at risk of being homeless and are seeking employment. Many of these customers have multiple barriers. Working with multiple social services agencies to partner for meeting client's needs. Specializing in employment for clients with mental health, criminal history, homelessness, and addiction history.



YWCA Supportive Services for Veteran Families

• Seatac

• Lead Case Manager

  • Apr 2013 - Nov 2013

  Rapid Rehousing for homeless veterans. Extensive Case Management with veterans with multiple needs/ barriers to housing. Advocacy, linkage to services, monitoring progress. Lead supervision of case management staff. Collaboration with federal, state, and local community organizations regarding housing, mental health, chemical dependency, veterans services, vocational rehabilitation, employment, etc. Rapid Rehousing for homeless veterans. Extensive Case Management with veterans with multiple needs/ barriers to housing. Advocacy, linkage to services, monitoring progress. Lead supervision of case management staff. Collaboration with federal, state, and local community organizations regarding housing, mental health, chemical dependency, veterans services, vocational rehabilitation, employment, etc.



Sound Mental Health

• Reentry Case Manager

  • May 2009 - Mar 2013

  Collaboration with Criminal Justice systems, courts, probation, DOC, attorneys, social services Coordinating services/completing psychiatric evaluations for incarcerated/transitioning clients County reporting and case tracking Engaging reentry for mental health, chemical dependency, veterans resources, housing Liason to over 50 state, local, county, federal tribal entities per month Collaboration with Criminal Justice systems, courts, probation, DOC, attorneys, social services Coordinating services/completing psychiatric evaluations for incarcerated/transitioning clients County reporting and case tracking Engaging reentry for mental health, chemical dependency, veterans resources, housing Liason to over 50 state, local, county, federal tribal entities per month



United Indians of All Tribes Foundation

• Greater Seattle Area

• Foster Care Program Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2009

  • Engineered and restructed Foster Care program for major tribal organization • Member of Health and Human Services Board, Local Indian Policy Advisory Committee member, Indian Policy Advisory Committee delegate • Liason with over 25 State, County and Tribal systems • Testified before the Senate on behalf of Tribal agency • Managed urban Indian Foster Care, Indian Child Welfare and In-Home Childcare Programs: • supervision and training of staff, budget and grant monitoring, • Restructured organizational budget and accountability, enabling growth of the program • Managed program to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities were carried out in accordance with specified objectives • Controlled expenditures in accordance with budget allocations • Court preparation and testimony—Expert witness in Indian Child Welfare • Grant/Contract/Program Implementation and Management • Managed, recruited and trained volunteers; case aide coordination; HIV/AIDS trainer * Foster Care: Foster home licensing, concurrent planning for children in foster care: cultural competency; foster care and adoption services



Snoqualmie Tribe

• Carnation, WA

• Foster Care Program Manager

  • Jun 1998 - Feb 2002

  • Engineered and restructed Foster Care program for major tribal organization • Member of Health and Human Services Board, Local Indian Policy Advisory Committee member, Indian Policy Advisory Committee delegate • Liason with over 25 State, County and Tribal systems • Testified before the Senate on behalf of Tribal agency • Managed urban Indian Foster Care, Indian Child Welfare and In-Home Childcare Programs: • supervision and training of staff, budget and grant monitoring, • Restructured organizational budget and accountability, enabling growth of the program • Managed program to ensure that implementation and prescribed activities were carried out in accordance with specified objectives • Controlled expenditures in accordance with budget allocations • Court preparation and testimony—Expert witness in Indian Child Welfare • Grant/Contract/Program Implementation and Management * Foster Care: Foster home licensing, concurrent planning for children in foster care: cultural competency; foster care and adoption services