Experience

Loudoun County Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• ADA Coordinator

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Vista Autism Services

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Benefits Specialist

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  • Manage, administer, and oversee multi-million dollar benefits programs for entire staff of 350 educators, clinicians, and professionals by crafting all organizational benefits policies, oversee outcomes of program implementation through analytics and reporting, manage FMLA administration and employee relations cases, ADA compliance reporting and case management, COBRA administration, health insurance and vendor relations, benefits and payroll quality assurance, PTO and absence policy management, HSA spending tracking and administration, and benefits analytics to track overall program cost, spending, and outcomes.• Act as organization-wide leader and face of Vista HR benefits programs as the primary point of contact and thought-leader for entire organization by crafting and administering all benefits programs and policies with leadership, executing onboarding materials for all employee benefits programs, managing and reconciling all employee benefits questions and concerns, managing employee benefits cases related to PTO, HSA, FMLA, and ADA, and carrying out all Vista benefits programs with legal compliance and in alignment with Vista’s mission, vision, and values.• Serve as leader and primary advisor between external vendors/brokers and senior leadership to design and implement benefits programs at competitive market rates and through effective policies and tools to ensure legal compliance and strategic market position through the creation of competitive benefits programs to attract and retain critical talent serving a high-needs special education population in central Pennsylvania.

• Adult Services Career Developer

  • Feb 2018 - Mar 2019

  • Conducted individualized career and community assessments to determine external opportunities that aligned with individual needs, resources, skill levels, career interests and goals to provide appropriate employment opportunities that maximized learning, development, and physical/social/emotional well-being of adults with autism.• Developed community network of resources for employers to build and gain awareness and advocacy skills for employing adults with autism, and established a toolkit for building the business case for community employers to hire individuals living with autism.

• Lead Behavioral Technician

  • Jul 2017 - Feb 2018

  • Led classroom instruction on Competent Learner Model and assisted in classroom management through assessment and resource planning.• Supervised multiple classroom staff and provided coaching, instruction, and feedback for performance to ensure optimal classroom outcomes.• Managed classroom staff to ensure instruction is in compliance with regulatory and legal compliance for students in crisis management and interventions.

• Educational Behavioral Support

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Implemented IEP programming instruction methods with classroom team to ensure students received equitable, safe, and compliant instruction thatmaximized well-being and development.• Assisted in program design with feasibility assessments to measure and assess student progress and development in alignment to Vista’s values.

• Behavioral Health Technician

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2016

  • Successfully implemented CLM (Competent Learner Model) to students.• Gathered all behavioral data and submitted a daily report to management.• Implemented lessons and recorded data with fidelity.



Source4Teachers

• United States
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

  Provided special-education instruction on a per-diem basis. Provided special-education instruction on a per-diem basis.



Home and Community Services

• Therapeutic Staff Support

  • May 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Implemented psychosocial therapy programming and counseled family members on approaches for student well-being and emotional development. • Implemented psychosocial therapy programming and counseled family members on approaches for student well-being and emotional development.



Hershey High School

• School Counseling Intern

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Counseled students in grades 9 through 12 to bolster academic performance and social well-being, and developed anti-bullying campaign. • Counseled students in grades 9 through 12 to bolster academic performance and social well-being, and developed anti-bullying campaign.