Experience

Behavioral Health Network, Inc (BHN)

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Therapeutic Mentor Supervisor

  • May 2023 - Present

  • Supervises 9-10 Therapeutic Mentors on a weekly basis.• Ensures that staff follow program specifications in the delivery of services.• Teaches and trains to make sure that high level, clinically appropriate care is provided to all program participants.

• Care Coordinator

  • Aug 2019 - May 2023

  • Coordinated wraparound services to provide appropriate level of care to youth and families.• Comprehensively assessed families and diagnose if youth meets serious emotional disturbance criteria.• Ran 12-15 care plan team meetings per month.



University of Connecticut

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant 2

  • Oct 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Stepped into a coordinating role on the team to ensure flawless execution of tasksand act as a liaison between providers.• Identify problem areas for investigation, reporting, and consultation purposes.• Strengthen problem-solving skills through work on literature reviews and writing reports.

• Research Assistant 1

  • May 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Assisted in developing and carrying out a system of qualitative review, program fidelityassessment, and outcome indicators to continually improve services provided by the CPAs.• Monitored programs by conducting performance assessments with complete accuracy.



Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Work Study Student

  • Nov 2016 - May 2017

  • Collaborated with team members to design data reports used for quality improvement purposes regarding Young Adult Services, prison populations, half way houses, etc. • Collaborated with team members to design data reports used for quality improvement purposes regarding Young Adult Services, prison populations, half way houses, etc.



Landscaper (Rogers' Landscaping)

• Simsbury, CT

• Owner Principal

  • 2011 - May 2017

  • Started a small business that grew to 55 clients in five years. Promoted business growth through marketing and excellent communication & interpersonal skills. • Hired, directed and supervised company staff. • Started a small business that grew to 55 clients in five years. Promoted business growth through marketing and excellent communication & interpersonal skills. • Hired, directed and supervised company staff.



U.S. Senator Chris Murphy

• Hartford, CT

• MSW Intern

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Supported Executive Assistant for Scheduling & Outreach with relevant needs, such as drafting constituent letters, writing memos for the Senator, as well as assisting in all scheduling needs. • Worked in partnership with team regarding outreach development and programs. • Supported Executive Assistant for Scheduling & Outreach with relevant needs, such as drafting constituent letters, writing memos for the Senator, as well as assisting in all scheduling needs. • Worked in partnership with team regarding outreach development and programs.



Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work

• University of Connecticut - West Hartford

• MSW Intern

  • Sep 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Executed various projects, such as Voter Registration and Campaign School, which focused primarily on educating social workers how to be politically active and/or run for office. Skills developed include advocacy, planning, and evaluation. • Strengthened my knowledge of political social work through research and collaboration with Humphrey board and PhD students. • Executed various projects, such as Voter Registration and Campaign School, which focused primarily on educating social workers how to be politically active and/or run for office. Skills developed include advocacy, planning, and evaluation. • Strengthened my knowledge of political social work through research and collaboration with Humphrey board and PhD students.



Children's Friend and Family Services

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Therapeutic Mentor

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Regularly met with children to work towards each of their specific goals, such as improved social skills and increased emotional control. • Interfaced with providers to utilize wraparound services on behalf of youth. • Regularly met with children to work towards each of their specific goals, such as improved social skills and increased emotional control. • Interfaced with providers to utilize wraparound services on behalf of youth.



Backyard Growers

• Gloucester, MA

• Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Aided Program Director in carrying out daily operations of the organization such as teaching elementary students about sustainable environmental practices, as well as developing relationships with other grassroots nonprofits in the area. • Aided Program Director in carrying out daily operations of the organization such as teaching elementary students about sustainable environmental practices, as well as developing relationships with other grassroots nonprofits in the area.



Town of Canton - Dept. of Social and Senior Services

• Canton, CT

• Intern

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Conducted screenings, intakes, and assessments for local residents; provided direction for appropriate services. • Delivered resources to adults to promote food security and access to transportation through various projects, such as Food Bank, Dial-A-Ride, Farmer’s Market vouchers. • Conducted screenings, intakes, and assessments for local residents; provided direction for appropriate services. • Delivered resources to adults to promote food security and access to transportation through various projects, such as Food Bank, Dial-A-Ride, Farmer’s Market vouchers.



College Bound

• Lynn, MA

• Grade School Tutor

  • Aug 2012 - May 2014

  • Helped children ages 4 to 14 with their homework assignments in Math, English, Science, etc. • Encouraged children to improve behavioral health by navigating appropriate reward system, as well as proper discipline to help the youth grow and prosper. • Helped children ages 4 to 14 with their homework assignments in Math, English, Science, etc. • Encouraged children to improve behavioral health by navigating appropriate reward system, as well as proper discipline to help the youth grow and prosper.