Helen Martinez - Fernandez
Outreach Coordinator at reSET (Social Enterprise Trust)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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reSET (Social Enterprise Trust)
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Outreach Coordinator
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May 2023 - Present
Full-time position serving as a direct point of contact for prospective and current reSET entrepreneurs participating in core programs including incubators, accelerators, workshops, and coaching. Assisting with community outreach, program coordination, and marketing & communications. Full-time position serving as a direct point of contact for prospective and current reSET entrepreneurs participating in core programs including incubators, accelerators, workshops, and coaching. Assisting with community outreach, program coordination, and marketing & communications.
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Meliora Academy
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Primary and Secondary Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
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Dec 2018 - May 2023
Hired as a Speech Language Pathology Assistant to support 4+ SLPs at a time with caseloads by leading individual and dyad treatment sessions with students 5-21 years old. Creating activities and following treatment plans, as designed by the SLPs, for students with autism, multiple disabilities, and speech impairments. Lesson plans created with SPED teachers to allow for productive push in sessions and carryover. Recording data within each session to document progress towards speech and behavioral goals. Incorporating life skills based activities into therapy sessions to support student’s independency skills and enhance their employment options. Show less
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Project Genesis, Inc.
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Independent Life Skills Trainer
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Mar 2016 - Oct 2021
Providing support and training to adult survivors of traumatic brain injuries to lead an independent and well rounded life. Transporting survivors to the community and medical appointments, as needed, and documenting daily activity to record consumer’s progress, changes, and behaviors while maintaining confidentiality. Following individualized program plans, participating in leisure activities, and providing supervision. Providing support and training to adult survivors of traumatic brain injuries to lead an independent and well rounded life. Transporting survivors to the community and medical appointments, as needed, and documenting daily activity to record consumer’s progress, changes, and behaviors while maintaining confidentiality. Following individualized program plans, participating in leisure activities, and providing supervision.
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Hartford Public Schools
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United States
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Education Management
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400 - 500 Employee
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Speech-Language Pathology Assistant
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Jan 2017 - Nov 2018
Hired as a district wide SLPA to provided direct treatment to students, designed by the supervising Speech Language Pathologist (SLP). Director of Student Support Services (Speech, OT, PT, Vision/ Hearing Impaired) advanced role to partake in a pilot program. SLPAs supported a language based classroom model with one special education teacher. Created resources that targeted student’s goals per their Individualized Education Program (IEP), adapted academic lesson plans for teachers to implement with students during push in sessions. Programed and instructed students how to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices within individual, group, and classroom instruction. Trained support staff to model aided language simulation (ALS) across all settings with the students. Collaborated and co-treated with professionals from other disciplines (e.g. Occupational Therapists, Behaviorists). Assisted SLP during assessments and discussed student’s progress to prepare summaries for IEP meetings. Show less
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Connecticut Department of Developmental Services
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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Life Skills Coach Intern
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Mar 2016 - Jul 2016
Coordinated community outings for young adults to gain and build on independent life skills (financial management, cooking, nutrition, self advocacy, social skills, community access). Created visual recipes, modeled community safety scenarios, lead social skills activities, and documented each young adult's progress at the end of each week. Coordinated community outings for young adults to gain and build on independent life skills (financial management, cooking, nutrition, self advocacy, social skills, community access). Created visual recipes, modeled community safety scenarios, lead social skills activities, and documented each young adult's progress at the end of each week.
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Education
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Eastern New Mexico University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Communication Disorders Sciences and Services -
Manchester Community College
Associate of Science - AS, Disability Studies -
Marinello Schools of Beauty - Enfield
Cosmetology License, Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General -
East Windsor High School
High School Diploma