Experience

Community Action Partnership of Lancaster & Saunders Counties

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Head Start

  • Oct 2016 - Present

• Director of Program Impact

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

• Health Services Administrator

  • Mar 2012 - Oct 2014

  The primary goal of my work is to ensure that Early Head Start and Head Start services make the greatest impact possible and promote school readiness and long term success for the young children and families in greatest need in our community. Specifically, I am responsible for the implementation and continuous quality improvement of health, mental health, nutrition, and disabilities services in Early Head Start and Head Start. Through the establishment and operation of effective monitoring systems, I ensure compliance with federal and state regulations related to health and safety among internal and Delegate early childhood programs. I lead the development of health and safety policies and procedures and provide training and technical assistance to staff, partners, and oversight bodies. I serve as the program’s lead architect of data collection processes and program evaluation design. To ensure effective programming, I conduct data analysis for use in program planning, outcome evaluation, and grant and governance reporting purposes. I collaborate with colleagues to design and write grant proposals and plan and complete grant projects.



Child Guidance Center

• School Therapist

  • May 2010 - Mar 2012

  I provided individual and family therapy in English and Spanish for elementary and high school students and families. I predominately utilized trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy, structural family therapy, and evidence-based treatment modalities for anxiety and depression. Trained in SAFE-T assessment of suicide risk, I frequently utilized those and other crisis intervention skills. Working in the school setting, I collaborated closely with student's teachers, counselors, and administrators to address their behavioral health needs.



Clinic with a Heart

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mental Health Clinician Volunteer

  • Jan 2008 - Dec 2011

  I volunteered monthly to provide brief mental health assessments, intervention, and referrals for clinic patients. I volunteered monthly to provide brief mental health assessments, intervention, and referrals for clinic patients.



Family Services

• School Therapist

  • Jan 2008 - May 2010

  I provided individual, family, and group therapy in a school setting. I facilitated a Nebraska Supreme Court approved co-parenting course as well as a children's groups on divorce and anger management. I also lead psychoeducational parenting workshops in Spanish with a school-based parent group. I provided individual, family, and group therapy in a school setting. I facilitated a Nebraska Supreme Court approved co-parenting course as well as a children's groups on divorce and anger management. I also lead psychoeducational parenting workshops in Spanish with a school-based parent group.