Experience

Ahimsa House

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

• Victim Services Advocate

  • Oct 2018 - Present



Peace Place, Inc.

• Child and Family Advocate and Senior Case Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2018

   Properly train all direct service employees in all shelter policies and protocol  Facilitate age and developmentally appropriate children’s support groups in shelter and outreach program in order to foster skills such as coping, self-esteem, communication, and emotion identification Provide parenting classes or referrals  Assist mothers with completing DFCS case plans Ensure other case managers are properly documenting all services and case notes Schedule weekly case planning meetings to ensure all case managers are updated on clients’ progress Assist with registering all shelter children for school and coordinating bus transportation  Plan and chaperone field trips for children while school is out of session Communicate with school social workers and counselors to ensure students’ needs are met Coordinate all donations related to children, ensuring all children’s necessities and holiday or birthday gifts are provided for in shelter and transitional housing program  Maintain children’s programmatic areas and material, including the playroom, school supplies, children’s clothing closet Participate in organization’s fundraising committee to assist with planning, organizing, and executing of fundraising events and endeavors Participate in community events to raise awareness of agency’s services and mission as well as educate community members about domestic violence and teen dating violence  Assume responsibility for professional development by attending relevant workshops, seminars, and trainings

• Evening Empowerment Advocate

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

   Provided case management, advocacy, and empowerment to survivors who resided in the shelter through individual and group support, and by making referrals to other community agencies  Answered hotline calls and determined if callers met criteria for the shelter or properly direct them to other service providers who can meet their needs  Conducted thorough intakes and orientations for clients entering the shelter Addressed crisis situations and intervened accordingly Created weekly chore lists and checked that clients completed their chore each night



Family Connection-Communities in Schools of Athens

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jul 2014 - Nov 2014

   Attended, participated, and took thorough notes in a variety of meetings  Carried out administrative duties such as answering phones and taking messages  Edited the organization’s website  Planned fundraising events by generating guest lists, creating and mailing invitations, setting up and cleaning up, creating and sending thank you letters and newsletters to donors and attendees  Attended, participated, and took thorough notes in a variety of meetings  Carried out administrative duties such as answering phones and taking messages  Edited the organization’s website  Planned fundraising events by generating guest lists, creating and mailing invitations, setting up and cleaning up, creating and sending thank you letters and newsletters to donors and attendees



University of Georgia - Psychology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jul 2013 - May 2014

   Carried out data collection by direction participants through tasks and activities  Entered and analyzed data using Microsoft Excel  Carried out data collection by direction participants through tasks and activities  Entered and analyzed data using Microsoft Excel