Administrative Intern

• Sep 2022 - Present

Permanency Caseworker

• Oct 2020 - Aug 2021

Managed extensive case documentation for 8-10 cases at a time, which included preparing court reports and social histories. Assessed the safety of a child/youth and made decisions based on information available that could involve removing a child from their home. Utilized family engagement skills to mitigate risk by partnering with families to create treatment plans and coordinated services that address safety concerns for the child or youth. Partnered with families who are dealing with substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, multi-generational poverty, child abuse, child neglect, and sexual abuse. Coordinated resources for child protection, family and adolescent crisis response, delinquency and parent/child conflict, emancipation planning, and facilitating adoptions. Collaborated with service providers, courts, child welfare professionals, and other parties to the case. Show less

Lead Advocate

• Sep 2019 - Sep 2020

Oversaw advocates in providing trauma-informed support and case management to an average of 45 survivors of domestic violence and their children per month while directly reporting to the Shelter Director. Helped advocates conduct needs assessments, develop service plans, and provide recommendations and referrals for appropriate support agencies, such as Jefferson Center mental healthcare. Provided continuous counseling and crisis intervention to clients. Prepared client records through SalesForce and compile qualitative and quantitative data for grant reports to Family Tree’s standard of ethics and transparency. Represented Roots of Courage and Family Tree as the Lead Advocate in accordance with their guiding philosophies and objectives in the community. Show less

Development Specialist

• Mar 2017 - Jun 2019

Designed and executed eleven youth projects focused on personal and professional development• Generated surveys to identify and prioritize needs, initiated youth projects to address youth inactivity and illiteracy, and trained local leaders on project implementation to ensure sustainability • Formulated narrative reports and proposed intervention plans for two villages• Established relationships with community stakeholders while integrating into villages through methods that were culturally and linguistically specific to Armenia Show less

Co Chair/Member of Gender Equality Commitee

• Oct 2017 - Apr 2019

Directed the committee to address the need for grassroots interventions that confronted gender inequality and gender-based violence• Managed communication, scheduling, and logistics of meetings• Compiled databases of local resources for marginalized women• Collaboratively planned and monitored eighteen grassroots projects throughout Armenia

Program Co-Director

• Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

Programmed four summer camps with approximately 180 beneficiaries to empower teenage girls through civic engagement • Collaborated with four local NGO’s to organize programs, fundraised approximately $18,000 through grant writing and special events, planned country-wide community outreach, and maintained files and records • Oversaw curriculum creation for camps focused on personal and professional development, trained thirty-one staff members and camp counselors on curriculum implementation • Supervised day to day administrative tasks including budget allocation and crisis intervention Show less

Private Tutor

• Sep 2016 - Feb 2017

Tutored a high school students with learning disabilities in the subjects of English, history, and math. Tutored a high school students with learning disabilities in the subjects of English, history, and math.

Intern

• Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

Coached clients to effectively utilize micro-finance loans and built the capacity of client-led community outreach groups, addressed day-to-day needs of employees through administrative support, initiated and managed all social media accounts, painted two inspirational murals for the Gulu Women's Resource Center Coached clients to effectively utilize micro-finance loans and built the capacity of client-led community outreach groups, addressed day-to-day needs of employees through administrative support, initiated and managed all social media accounts, painted two inspirational murals for the Gulu Women's Resource Center

Intern

• Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

Sensitized communities about children’s rights and available resources to assist vulnerable families, built the capacity of local government workers to properly address the needs of the community, and shadowed social work activities to place children in safe and stable homes. Sensitized communities about children’s rights and available resources to assist vulnerable families, built the capacity of local government workers to properly address the needs of the community, and shadowed social work activities to place children in safe and stable homes.

Researcher

• Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

Conducted an independent research project entitled, “The Future for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Alternative Care Framework within Uganda.” Conducted an independent research project entitled, “The Future for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: An Evaluation of the Implementation of the Alternative Care Framework within Uganda.”

Sales Representative

• Sep 2014 - Apr 2015

Responsibilities included reaching daily sales objectives for winter sports goods and developing a costumer base. Responsibilities included reaching daily sales objectives for winter sports goods and developing a costumer base.

Campaigner

• May 2014 - Jul 2014

Responsibilities included researching and educating the public on the problematic loopholes of the Clean Water Act, supervising membership maintenance, and fundraising through door-to-door campaigning. Responsibilities included researching and educating the public on the problematic loopholes of the Clean Water Act, supervising membership maintenance, and fundraising through door-to-door campaigning.