Experience

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  National Association of Social Workers

  • Independent Consultant

    • Jul 2018 - Present

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  http://www.myspace.com/greatlakelights

  • Mackinaw Passage light, Grand Traverse Light & St. Lawrence Seaway, New York.

  • Freelance Artist

    • May 1999 - Present
    • Mackinaw Passage light, Grand Traverse Light & St. Lawrence Seaway, New York.

    No display currently other than @ Krakus Restaurant, Detroit, one (1) pic, not a lighthouse: https://www.yelp.com/biz/krakus-restaurant-detroit https://www.facebook.com/GreatLakesLights/?__xts__[0]=31.[705709420%2C%22intro_card%22%2C%7B%7D] https://www.facebook.com/GreatLakesLights?hc_location=streamhttp://www.myspace.com/greatlakelights2020 Great Lakes Lights calendars will be available soon, please contact me to acquire copy. https://www.facebook.com/GreatLakesLights/photos/a.428583990518642.94383.415304895179885/673746252669080/?type=1&theaterOther recent displays:>GPAC Holiday Shop 2019-2020>Friends of Polish Art Fine Arts Competition, juried, three (3) works accepted, Orchard Lake, Michigan USA, October, 2013.>Sellers Art program, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA, October, 2013.>En Plein Air, Orchard Lake Michigam June 2013.> FPA Fine Arts, One (1) juried piece accepted, October, 2012.>GPAC 63rd Annual "Members Show", (juried by committee) two works accepted, October 2011.>GPAC Annual "Our Rivers, Our Lakes" [OROL] juried show, one work accepted, 27 August 2011.>Grosse Pointe [Michigan] Board of Realtors, Art & Garden Tour, 7/24/10.

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  Progressive Artists & Educators Committee, Inc.

  • Greater Detroit Area

  • President

    • Jun 1990 - Present
    • Greater Detroit Area

    President of non-profit 501(c)(3) for 29 years.

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  Riley

  • Port Huron, Michigan

  • Unpaid volunteer effort to "bag Bobby" ["bounty-hunters in PH project, ad-hoc"] & housing placement

    • Dec 2016 - Jul 2019
    • Port Huron, Michigan

    Unpaid volunteer 4-part team-effort to "bag Bobby" [first as similar to "bounty-hunters in PH project, ad-hoc"], later successful placement in safer, structured housing with revised MISHDA case management planning & conclusion.

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  Detroit Public Schools Community District

  • School Social Worker

    • Sep 1999 - Jul 2018

    > RETIRED. Formerly (after 2017-18) practiced SSW in Nichols ECDD/ pre-K-08 [48214] & Wayne K to 5 [48224]. Practiced with OHI, SLD, EI, ASD & ECDD; worked in Fisher Upper, Davison & Bates, the latter as Title I General Education SSW; also Ronald Brown Academy; Pasteur; Nienas, Earhart [2012-15] . Former trainer in Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) 2011: http://www.crisisprevention.com/>Conducted ASD & EI evaluations/ re-evaluations PRN, family work, group & individual Interventions, information & referral. >Offered lead-role & partnership role once in three different schools on the “See to Achieve” Lenscrafter vision program, 2013-17. >Provided students with assessment & evaluation, counseling, information & referral/ accessing McKinney-Vento homeless resources PRN. > Dual licensed [macro/ micro] as LMSW [#3825664] to 4/30/2018; Certified as School Social Worker [SSW].>Worked in pre-K-08 & 10-12 with Emotionally Impaired [EI] (Michigan MCL § R 340.1706(1)), as well as ECDD, ASD, LD, CI, OHI, VI, HI, TBI Special Education [SpEd] designations & 504 program; also experienced in Title I General Education interventions/ Response to Intervention [RtI]. >All practices in three different school districts/ PSA since September, 1999; SSW systems practice includes individual, group & family therapies. >Provided customer- centered/ data driven (re)evaluation of EI via Achenbach, & ASD via CARS testing tools; computer proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point; helped to develop & operate Student Information Systems [SIS], AKA MI-STAR for Detroit Public Schools [DPS]; logged data for Medicaid billings for SSW SpEd caseloads.>Collaborated on Multi-disciplinary Evaluation Teams [MET] with parents/ guardians, along with different disciplines of Administrators, Educators, Psychologists, Speech & Language Pathologists, Behavior Intervention Specialists and parental advocates. >Worked in CDT/ ADT to help severely-disturbed Detroit EI K-8 students remain in school.

  • School Social Worker

    • Sep 1999 - Jul 2018

    SSW Emeritus, former practice in Detroit Public Schools CD.

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  STAB

  • Usher

    • 1992 - Jun 2018

    We are St. Thomas a' Becket [STAB] Team #7 [since 1991]: we greet & seat people, find substitute ushers if the team is short, collect & disperse Offetory gifts, direct Eucharistic participants, respond to emergencies PRN [as needed] & distribute the "Chancellor" church paper.

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  Asociacion Latina Alcanzando Suenos (ALAS)

  • Ypsilanti, MI

  • Volunteer Tutor

    • Dec 2003 - Jul 2016
    • Ypsilanti, MI

    As part of ALAS/Speedy's Dojo voluntary collaborative, I had assisted any K-12 students as assigned in any subject area identified, such as ESL [lately that is my main beat w/ adults], math, English, history, literature or martial arts. ALAS ["Latin Reaching Dreams"] is a group organized by University of Michigan students and a core group of parents in the Latino community who share the goals of helping immigrants maintain their own culture and language while learning the necessary skills in English to have a successful life here in the United States. The time commitment is flexible. ALAS had worked extensivly with Academy of Americas @ DPS.http://www.ssw.umich.edu/public/OGA/language.html

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  ACLU Metro Detroit Branch

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Board Member

    • Jun 2006 - Jun 2016

    Board member since 2005-06 to 2007-08 (two-year term of office); reelected for 1 term (2008), to continue to serve (two-year term x 3) to 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14 & now 2014-15 term current as Secretary; won re-election in June, 2014.http://www.aclumich.org/about-us/your-local-aclu/metro-detroit-branch-board

  • Board Member Greater Detroit Local Unit

    • Jun 2006 - Jun 2016

    Served as Secretary of Metro-Detroit Local Unit [volunteer]. Board member primarily helped fundraisers [1st five Thanksgiving parades in 5 years] & past events such as tabling "Concert of Colors", "Friday Forum" concert in Royal Oak; obtained student interns to assist past mailing "parties"; past volunteer recruitment & helped develop the STPP project in its earliest phases.

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  CJAM 99.1FM

  • Windsor, Ontario, CANADA

  • Community Volunteer: co-host

    • Jan 2012 - Sep 2014
    • Windsor, Ontario, CANADA

    Program was cancelled by CJAM management in September 2014. Len started a facebook group to thank Host Arleta for her +14 years of service to the Windsor-Detroit Polish community, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Thanks2Arleta4newsPoetry/Leonard had served as a volunteer guest co-host for "Polish Magazine"​ radio show on CJAM 99.1 FM. CJAM had a myriad of different programs – music, spoken word & ethno-cultural. ["Polish Magazine"​ fell into this last category]. CJAM broadcasts approximately 100 shows on 99.1 FM Windsor/ Detroit. CJAM has adopted a block programming format which provides greater consistency for listeners. http://www.cjam.ca/supercali/show_event.php?id=552&o=4&c=1&m=05&a=17&y=2014&w=1"Polish Magazine" was aired on Saturdays at 2:00 PM until 27 September 2014 [the last show].

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  North Rosedale Park Players

  • 18445 Scarsdale, Detroit, Michigan 48223

  • Volunteer actor; assited on house

    • Sep 2013 - Apr 2014
    • 18445 Scarsdale, Detroit, Michigan 48223

    After my small role in November 2013 staging of "A Murder is Announced" (six curtains), I assisted House in one staging of "Guys & Dolls", April, 2014.http://parkplayers.wordpress.com/The Park Players~ Detroit's Oldest Community Theater Four shows remain = Saturday November 15, Sunday 11/17, Friday 11/22 & Sat. 11/23/2013 : "A Murder is Announced" 313-835-1103 Performances atRosedale Park Community House 18445 Scarsdale Detroit, MI 48223

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  NASW

  • Lansing, Michigan Area

  • Director-[Board of Directors], Region XI (Detroit-Wayne) NASW-Michigan

    • Jul 2011 - Aug 2013
    • Lansing, Michigan Area

    Was elected Region XI (Detroit-Wayne County) Director to state-wide Board. Participated as member of Legislative-Social Policy [LSP] Committee.http://www.nasw-michigan.org/index.cfmhttp://www.nasw-michigan.org/displayboard.cfm

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  Pontiac Academy for Excellence

  • Pontiac, MI

  • School Social Worker [SSW]

    • Aug 2012 - Sep 2012
    • Pontiac, MI

    K-5 SSW.

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  FA4▲ Legislative Team

  • Greater Detroit Area

  • Member

    • Aug 2010 - Jul 2012
    • Greater Detroit Area

    FA4▲ = Families Alliance for Change [formerly ACMH-SW Detroit]: I helped the Legislative Team on social policy issues of concern to parents and families of children with SED or other disabilities, including empowering voters by engagment and education, teaching hoos to impact State of Michigan appropriations & policy-making processes as needed. Association for Children's Mental Health (ACMH) is Michigan's statewide chapter of the National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

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  Global Psychological Services http://www.globalpsychology.net/

  • SSW based in Inkster, MI

  • School Social Worker

    • Mar 2012 - Jun 2012
    • SSW based in Inkster, MI

    School Social Work in Region A, MASSWhttp://www.inksterschools.org/http://www.linkedin.com/company/global-psychological-services"Pracawalem na kontrakt czasowy (3.75 miesięcy)".

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  St. John Providence Health System

  • St. John Conner Creek Village, 4777 E. Outer Drive, Detroit MI 48234

  • Member of advisory board, Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative @ Conner Creek

    • May 2011 - Mar 2012
    • St. John Conner Creek Village, 4777 E. Outer Drive, Detroit MI 48234

    As part of the mAn Network in collaboration with St. John's, we are building a collaborative 21st century solution for an improved system of community health in Detroit by linking investment in healthcare, education and training and access to affordable housing in a manner that supports transformation of the economy of Detroit and contributes to neighborhood revitalization leading to measurable, sustainable, improvements in health and quality of life of those served. Last meeting held was 29 November 2011.

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  Detroit Public Schools

  • United States
  • Education Administration Programs
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • CPI Trainer

    • Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

    CPI Trainer c/o Detroit Public Schools= Crisis Prevention Institute. A training session of CPI concluded 6/28/11.

  • School Social Worker in K-8 Region 2

    • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

    >Provided school social work services to K-8 Region 2 Detroit Public Schools [DPS] students in '10-11, with assessment & evaluation, counseling, information & referral/ accessing homeless resources PRN & OneSight See to Achieve program. >Worked with multiple disciplines to assist students struggling with academic and socio-emotional challenges. Special Education areas include ASD, EI & LD. >Served as vice-president of MASSW-Reg.D, 2010-11.>Worked in ADT to help EI K-8 students remain in school & be successful. >Licensed Clinical/ Macro Social Worker specializing in behavioral changes w/ focus on utilization of functional assessments in home and school settings. >Provided individualized, group & family therapy services for children & their families. >Provided mental health services for special education children within a large urban public school, interacting with many internal sub-systems and external systems such as CMH. >Performed interventions, functional assessments and evaluations to determine emotional impairment and autistic spectrum disorders. >Served (1999 - June 2011) on Professional Development initiative, Certified Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) trainer, #04-PE-A0005US. http://www.crisisprevention.com/Specialties>Serving on advisory committee for Healthy Neighborhoods Detroit, a non-profit designed for the citizens located on the eastside of Detroit: "St. John Providence Community Health, along with its partners - Healthy Neighborhoods Detroit, the Detroit Community Initiative (DCI), MAN Network, Nortown CDC, and Wayne County Sheriff Osborn Unit celebrated the grand opening of the Neighborhood Health & Safety Center. >Served as a trainer on the Differential Diagnosis team [EI (MCL§ R340.1706(1))], now extinct. >Consulted on social policy, specializing on State of Michigan Appropriations processes, PRN.> School Social Worker of the Year for Region D, 2009:http://masswmi.org/conferences/2009-highlights.html

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  Plymouth HS LAX

  • Scorekeeper/ announcer

    • 2008 - May 2011

    Scorekeeping/ announcing/ Operations @ LAX Varsity & Varsity Reserve games {home & away]; established liason with WSPD 88.1 FM "The Escape".http://www.lacrosse.plymouthwildcats.com/32.html

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  Hansen Clarke for Congress

  • Campaign volunteer

    • Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

    As a volunteer on my own time I placed signs on the east & west side of the 13th CD district of Detroit & woked at the polls [1st precinct, Detroit] on primary election day to help elect Congressman Hansen Clarke (D- Detroit).For current web-site [2011] see:http://hansenclarke.house.gov/

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  Wayne County Michigan

  • Connections/Wayne County Systems of Care Collaborative Coordinator c/o NorthEast Guidance Center

    • Feb 2010 - Aug 2010

    Worked to eliminate barriers for children involved in multiple systems via Connections/Wayne County Systems of Care (WCSOC) initiative. C-WCSOC aims to eliminate barriers for families of children with serious emotional disturbance (SED) who are in multiple systems – child welfare, juvenile [having co-developed a needs assessment tool for use in Wayne County-contracted Care Management Organizations (CMOs)] , or community mental health who are experiencing problems/barriers at home, in school, or in the community.http://socwaynecounty.org/I tried to identify/ resolve barriers in Wayne County Juvenile Justice systems; enacted some community organization/ community team building; enacted some legislative lobbying on key appropriations bills; the latter was collaboratively in partnership with ACMH @ Southwest Detroit location, building a Legislative Team in an Organizational Development model utilizing an "Ortwein" [as taught by Robert Ortwein] approach. This resulted in succcessful Legislative Team meetings, most recently for officials & candidates on 7/29/10. Also was active in the 21st Century Fathers Group (meeting on "Responsibility" on 8/9/10). Also, housed in the Center, Matrix Human Services[as a Mission Partner], I worked in the mAn Network patrolling in the 48205 ONA/ 48213/48215 East Side communities, while implementing a Bill O'Brien [of SWS] C/O methodology to access/ work in the community:http://www.acmh-mi.org/swdetroitfc.htmlhoused @ >> http://neguidance.org/site/

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  Detroit Public Schools

  • Greater Detroit Area

  • School Social Worker in DPS ADT

    • Aug 1999 - Jan 2010
    • Greater Detroit Area

    >Worked primarily in ADT grades 4-8, with severe EI students (Michigan MCL § R 340.1706(1)) in the eastern-Wayne County Day Treatment manged by DPS, performing SSW practice (intake; individual, group & family therapies; transition planning). >Certified Trainer in Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) moethods in non-violent crisis intervention:https://www.iancici.org/router.aspx?docid=48>Trainer in Office of School Social Work, Emotionally Impaired professional development course:http://www.detroit.k12.mi.us/ossws/emotional_impairment.php

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  FilmingInDetroit

  • Site searcher

    • 2009 - 2009

    Listed as an extra for films on web-site. The location scout position is being dropped at this time.http://www.filmingindetroit.com/

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  Real Style Online

  • Extra

    • Aug 2008 - Aug 2008

    Whip It! extra, scenes filmed in Detroit.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1172233/

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  Friends of Polish Art

  • Greater Detroit Area

  • Board Member, Vice-President

    • Jan 1990 - Dec 2007
    • Greater Detroit Area

    Served on the Board & as Vice-President of Friends of Polish Art- Detroit, an affiliate of the ACPC [American Council of Polish Culture]; co-facilitated transportation for the 2007 & Hospitality Room , 2007 & 2000 ACPC conventions hosted by FPA. Facilitated Kubinski art competition for FPA, 2005-07, Kubinski hospitality, 2010; emcee for FPA Wigilia, circa 2000; narrator for FPA WIgilia play authored by Joseph Samulowicz, 1986; narrarator for FPA Swiconka poetry reading, 1988;, FPA co-corresponding secretary, 1991-1993; promoted FPA events; ACPC delegate, 1981 in St. Louis, MO; & AYPC collaborations, 1980-1983, including 1st national convention AYPC in Baltimore, MD, 1981 .

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  North Centrral Health Center

  • Detroit

  • Director

    • Sep 1999 - Jun 2004
    • Detroit

    Member of Board of Directors.

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  Wayne County Michigan

  • Greater Detroit Area

  • Program Developer

    • Mar 1991 - Aug 1999
    • Greater Detroit Area

    Developed & implemented CMH programs in MI-A, MI-C & Prevention treatment prevention /continuums; ongoing program monitoring & quality assurance. Managed program evaluation of the use of a piloted "Devereux Behavior Rating Scale - School Form (Devereux - School Form)", developed and restandardized form of the Devereux Behavior Rating Scale instrument in school-based mental health clinics & co-presented to professional conferences with contracted WSU team in Seattle, LA & New Orleans.http://www.devereux.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ictr_scale

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  State of Michigan

  • United States
  • Government Administration
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Clinical Social Worker

    • Nov 1987 - Mar 1991

    PA 150 wards treatment and restitution in Maxey School juvenile rehabilitation, specializing in Juvenile Sex Offender Program (JSOP).

  • Legislative Aide

    • Sep 1986 - Nov 1987

    Appropriations, Transportation, Mental & Public Health; constituent casework.http://www.senate.michigan.gov/default.html

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  International Institute of Metro Detroit

  • Case Worker

    • Feb 1982 - May 1986

    Practiced bi-lingual case work with refugees and & Immigration Law under 8 CFR 292.2(d) accredidation.

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  NSO-ETS-SPC

  • Respondant

    • 1979 - 1983

    Telephone respondant for 24-hour [mostly afternoons & midnights] county-wide emergency mental health sevices, including the merged Suicide Prevention Center [SPC]; staff development committee.

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  Polish Jagiellonian Society

  • Student Organization group @ Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan USA

  • Co-founder & President

    • Jan 1979 - Jun 1982
    • Student Organization group @ Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan USA

    Wayne State University [WSU] student organization; part of the WSU=Jagiellonian University Exchange rpogram. Provided cultural & language learning opportunities in concert with WSU Student Organizations & the WSU Slavic Department.

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  Wayne State University School of Medicine

  • Research Assistant

    • Apr 1978 - Aug 1979

    Research Assiststant on several projects in the Dept. of Community Medicine.

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  Uniwersytet KUL

  • Student

    • 1978 - 1978

    Student @ KUL Summer Session c/o The Kosciuszko Foundation.