Experience

Youth Dynamics of Montana

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing & Communications Director

  • Nov 2022 - Present

• Public Relations Specialist

  • May 2019 - Present

  Sit on Youth Dynamics Administrative Leadership Team, working in marketing and communications to plan, coordinate, and execute digital marketing strategy, internal and external communications, and employee recognition programs.

• Public Relations Manager and Family Development Manager

  • Oct 2015 - May 2022

  Oversee foster/respite parent licensing, retention, and recruitment in all Youth Dynamics locations across Montana. Oversee all Family Development/Community Outreach Workers across Montana. Work with the Clinical Director of Community Services to oversee the development of respite services and foster care placement across the state. Oversee, plan, and facilitate all public relations/marketing activities for Youth Dynamics including: social media, agency email marketing campaigns, coordination of media coverage, strategic internal agency communications, strategic external agency communications, and management of agency paid campaign. Member of agency leadership team. Work with team to develop strategic planning for Youth Dynamics and oversee specific strategic planning goals as assigned. Attend leadership meetings and work with team to plan/ oversee day to day agency operations. Show less

• Area Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Oct 2015

  Opened and managed local children's mental health center in Missoula and Hamilton, Montana. Responsible for day-to-day operations, hiring and management of staff, managing local budgets, community outreach, local agency planning, and client services management. Developed local agency from one office in Missoula with four full-time staff, into two offices with fifteen full-time staff and twenty-six casual part-time staff. Left in 2015 due to promotion to current position at Youth Dynamics.

• Family Development/Community Outreach Coordinator

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2014

  From February 2013 to January 2014 was a part-time children's mental health case manager in addition to being a licensing coordinator. As a Youth Case Manager I worked to advocate for children and families, link families to needed services, monitored services, and coordinated need services. I was also responsible for writing treatments plans and orchestrating treatment services. During my time as a Youth Case Manager I regularly exceeded standards for monthly client services.In January of 2014 I became a full-time FDCOC. I was responsible for the recruitment, retention, training, and licensing of foster/respite parents in Flathead and Lincoln County. Additionally, I was responsible for the management of the local foster parent program budgets, the local YDI crisis diversion program, local service area agency promotion, and respite services coordination. In March of 2014 I voluntarily stepped in to cover the licensing position in Great Falls/Shelby/Havre in the absence of a worker, and was responsible for all aspects of the licensing coordinator position. Additionally, I was part of a hiring team for the Great Falls licensing position. Lastly, I worked to help train and support all licensing positions across all Youth Dynamics locations. I was responsible for growth in the foster/respite parent program in all service areas covered. Left position due to promotion. Relocated to start and manage new Youth Dynamics location in Missoula, Montana. Show less



Essential Payee Services

• Missoula, Montana

• Founder and President/CEO

  • Oct 2011 - Feb 2013

  Launched Essential Payee Services, a non-profit organization in Montana. Was President and CEO of the organization, and was directly responsible for planning and overseeing day-to-day operations. Executed payee services in the first year of operations. Grew organization substantially in Missoula and Ravalli County in the first six months of operations due to networking, customer service, and external communications. Organization is aimed to help disabled individuals learn financial responsibility, budgeting, and gain the skills to eventually become their own payee. Show less



Winds of Change Mental Health Center

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adult Mental Health Case Manager

  • May 2009 - Sep 2011

  Worked to promote mental health recovery in adults with serious disabling mental illness. Worked to advocate for client needs, coordinate services, link clients to needed services, and monitor mental health symptoms. Worked with clients for crisis planning and to develop/ monitor individualized treatment plans. Worked with clients to manage payee accounts as needed. During my time as an adult mental health case manager I regularly exceeded standards for monthly client services. Left position to launch non-profit organization. Show less