Workforce Development Specialist

• May 2022 - Present

Developed and implemented programs and services to facilitate educational and vocational options for high school students. Train, facilitate, and manage workforce development and community engagement to achieve grant outcomes and program goals. Developed and implemented programs and services to facilitate educational and vocational options for high school students. Train, facilitate, and manage workforce development and community engagement to achieve grant outcomes and program goals.

Director of Community and Goverment Relations

• Nov 2019 - May 2022

Healthcare Navigator

• Nov 2021 - Feb 2022

Certified Healthcare Navigator. Certified Healthcare Navigator.

Human Resources Director

• Jun 2017 - Jun 2021

Manage public relations, human resources and general operations of a food manufacturing business. Interviewing, staffing, scheduling, customer service and quality control. Manage public relations, human resources and general operations of a food manufacturing business. Interviewing, staffing, scheduling, customer service and quality control.

Project Manager

• Jan 2019 - Sep 2020

Promote outreach/education and community support for the U.S. Census Bureau. Create community partnerships designed to promote and educate citizens about the 2020 Census. Public relations. Design and initiate effective strategies to increase knowledge, and participation of the 2020 Census by establishing relationships with state, local and tribal governments, community service agencies, businesses, schools, media outlets, faith-based organizations and grassroots organizations. Plan and executed large events designed to create awareness and community cooperation. Conduct training, workshops, community events, conferences and seminars. Coordinate volunteers and secure in-kind donations from business and community service agencies. Establish partnership agreements with federal, state local, and tribal governments, and/or local businesses and community groups to develop specific strategies to eliminate enumeration barriers in specific regions in support of the Decennial Census; Gain the support of local officials, nonprofit organizations, and community groups for promoting awareness and information about the 2020 Census; Solidify commitments from external stakeholders such as elected officials, community groups, associations, schools, organizations, to create Complete Count Committees for the 2020 Census; Seek continuous input from traditionally hard-to-count populations and/or residents located in low response score areas to better develop and implement creative engagement strategies/targeted training plans in support of the Bureau's 2020 Census Operational Plan.

Career Counselor/Outreach Coordinator

• Jan 2014 - Jan 2019

Responsible for facilitating workforce development programs and services. Career counseling, job development and job skills training services for youth, prison reentry and underserved populations. Provide valuable job seeking, keeping, and re-employment techniques. Provide critical thinking and problems solving techniques assessments for youth. Implements and lead activities that will maintain and improve the job seeking, professional, and life skills. Provide individual career mapping Client progress notes, case management, referrals to family counseling, employment services and community volunteers, and mentoring programs. Plan and implement activities with other community contacts and facilitate outreach and education. Maintain labor market trends and current educational trends, provided ongoing training and support, and offered academic advising and counseling while assessing the candidates overall abilities.