Experience

Thrive CYN

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Support Coordinator/Case Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  Provide intensive case management to program participants that have experienced trauma due to exploitation and or trafficking. Management of crisis situations and implementing appropriate action plans to resolve incidents in a safe manner. Liaise with social service agencies and other support networks to ensure coordination of services and supports for participants. Accurate data entry and documentation. Provide intensive case management to program participants that have experienced trauma due to exploitation and or trafficking. Management of crisis situations and implementing appropriate action plans to resolve incidents in a safe manner. Liaise with social service agencies and other support networks to ensure coordination of services and supports for participants. Accurate data entry and documentation.



KARE Victim Services

• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Executive Director

  • Feb 2017 - Sep 2020

  Working with ‘K” Division Serious Crimes Branch, Historical Homicide, Missing Persons, KARE Counter Exploitation, and Major Crimes Units, to provide families of the missing and murdered Trauma- Informed Care, information, practical assistance, and referrals to Justice and community resources. Working with high risk and exploited youth by completing registries, and offering continual support. Working together with the board and staff to ensure that the mission is fulfilled through programing, strategic planning, and working side by side with the KARE Counter Exploitation Unit to provide presentations/ Education, as it pertains to Sexual Exploitation/ Sex Trafficking. Show less



House Next Door Society

• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Residential Counselor

  • 2015 - Feb 2017

  Provided support, transitional housing and continual care for adults living with severe and/or persistent psychiatric illnesses. We offered individuated service plans; worked to promote an enhanced quality of life, and aim to maximize independence to our program participants. Data entry on Efforts to Outcomes and completed Individual Service Plan assessments. Provided support, transitional housing and continual care for adults living with severe and/or persistent psychiatric illnesses. We offered individuated service plans; worked to promote an enhanced quality of life, and aim to maximize independence to our program participants. Data entry on Efforts to Outcomes and completed Individual Service Plan assessments.



Stella's Circle

• Canada
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Residential Counselor

  • Jun 2014 - May 2015

  Provided supportive counseling, completed assessments; taught life skills and practiced harm reduction techniques as it pertains to those affected by homelessness. Also provided crisis intervention, emotional support, resources and referrals. Building relationships and offering ongoing support to the clients. Provided supportive counseling, completed assessments; taught life skills and practiced harm reduction techniques as it pertains to those affected by homelessness. Also provided crisis intervention, emotional support, resources and referrals. Building relationships and offering ongoing support to the clients.



Fort McMurray Family Crisis Society

• Early Intervention Coordinator

  • Apr 2009 - Apr 2012

• Crisis Intervention Worker

  • Oct 2007 - Apr 2009

  Provided clients affected by violence with case management, advocacy (court or agency), programming, and ongoing support. Answering 24 hr. crisis line for men, women and children seeking support and referrals, working with outside agencies to provide women and children that have witnessed violence, abuse assessments, safety planning, suicide risk assessments, maintenance of a safe environment, documentation of records, and data entry on a government file system.