Experience

Hope Coalition

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

• Executive Director

  • Mar 2010 - Present

  Direct and administer domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and homeless programs. Manage agency budget. Supervise up to 26 employees. Prepare grant proposals and reports. Network, collaborate, and educate within community. Provide occasional direct service to clients. Plan and facilitate meetings and special events. Direct and administer domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault and homeless programs. Manage agency budget. Supervise up to 26 employees. Prepare grant proposals and reports. Network, collaborate, and educate within community. Provide occasional direct service to clients. Plan and facilitate meetings and special events.



Goodhue-Wabasha Assault Services

• Red Wing, MN

• Director

  • Feb 2003 - Mar 2010

  Directed and administered sexual assault program. Managed agency budget. Supervised 2 staff and 7 volunteers. Networked, collaborated, and educated within community. Prepared grant proposals, reports, evaluations and statistics. Provided advocacy, counseling, education, crisis intervention, information and referrals for victims. Established Goodhue County SMART Team. Planned and facilitated meetings, fundraisers, and special events. Directed and administered sexual assault program. Managed agency budget. Supervised 2 staff and 7 volunteers. Networked, collaborated, and educated within community. Prepared grant proposals, reports, evaluations and statistics. Provided advocacy, counseling, education, crisis intervention, information and referrals for victims. Established Goodhue County SMART Team. Planned and facilitated meetings, fundraisers, and special events.



Tubman Family Alliance

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Advocate

  • May 1998 - Jan 2003

  Provided advocacy, counseling, education, crisis intervention, information and referrals for victims of domestic violence. Managed caseload and kept appropriate documentation. Wrote restraining orders and provided courtroom legal advocacy. Facilitated groups. Met client daily living needs. Provided advocacy, counseling, education, crisis intervention, information and referrals for victims of domestic violence. Managed caseload and kept appropriate documentation. Wrote restraining orders and provided courtroom legal advocacy. Facilitated groups. Met client daily living needs.



Courage Center

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Counselor - Chemical Health

  • Dec 1998 - Oct 2001

  Facilitated weekly chemical health and life skills support group. Developed and taught curriculum for support group. Provided individual counseling. Facilitated weekly chemical health and life skills support group. Developed and taught curriculum for support group. Provided individual counseling.



Alternatives to Violence Coalition

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Program Assistant

  • Nov 1997 - Apr 1998

  Provided primary administrative support. Planned and co-facilitated meetings and special events. Provided primary administrative support. Planned and co-facilitated meetings and special events.



Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Program Coordinator & Counselor

  • Apr 1997 - Oct 1997

  Coordinated men’s chemical health program. Developed and taught chemical health and life skills curriculum. Provided individual counseling and crisis intervention. Managed caseload, conducted intake interviews and designed rehabilitation plans. Prepared reports, records, evaluations and statistics. Maintained client database. Wrote promotional materials. Coordinated men’s chemical health program. Developed and taught chemical health and life skills curriculum. Provided individual counseling and crisis intervention. Managed caseload, conducted intake interviews and designed rehabilitation plans. Prepared reports, records, evaluations and statistics. Maintained client database. Wrote promotional materials.



Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Electronic Clearinghouse Manager/Assistant to Associate Director

  • Jun 1995 - Apr 1997

  Designed website for nationally recognized Clearinghouse. Presented statewide and nationally. Built partnerships among professional education leaders. Supervised interns. Published newsletters and brochures. Designed website for nationally recognized Clearinghouse. Presented statewide and nationally. Built partnerships among professional education leaders. Supervised interns. Published newsletters and brochures.