Experience

Seamen's Society for Children and Families

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Coach Supervisor

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  · Provides ongoing supervision to Empowerment Coaches, enabling them to provide appropriate and consistent services through ongoing training and skills development. · Guide Coaches to use Motivational Interviewing techniques to develop and follow action plans with young people · Supports Coaches with the academic and career development goal-setting process, including walking through how to use the process maps and dashboards, and selecting goals based on that young person’s situation · Help Coaches prevent and navigate crises, as they arise. · Supports staff in developing strong relationships with adolescents using effective modeling of pro-social skills. · Forms strong relationships with agency staff including case planners and other departments to create a collaborative culture within the program · Works collaboratively with other system providers to conduct outreach to outside community agencies and provide direction to all program staff. · Ensures documentation requirements into all databases; Care4 platform and Connections · Responsible for ensuring transitional Medicaid applications, Preparing Youth for Adulthood (PYA), and discharge checklists for all youth are completed. · Responsible for recruiting youth to peer workshops and peer groups which focus on skills such as healthy communication, positive peer relationships, dealing with peer pressure, and service learning. which focus on skills such as healthy communication, positive peer relationships, dealing with peer pressure, and service learning. Show less



Graham Windham

• Individual and Family Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Youth Coach

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2023

  -Worked one-on-one with foster care and former foster care youth (ages 14-26) to create individualized and specific educational and vocational goals. Use motivational interviewing techniques to help youth develop and follow action plans to achieve successful outcomes on their goals. -Facilitated a therapeutic peer group for youth who identify as male (Men of Respect) in the Brooklyn program site focusing on skill development in healthy communication, positive peer relationships, navigating peer pressure, and other topics that the young people choose utilizing the network model. -Led psycho-educational career readiness group to help students select vocational programs or colleges based on academic, social, and financial needs. Utilized the Columbia University Workplace Center’s YA-WORC curriculum to train and equip participants on how to navigate the world of work, and sharpen their interviewing and communication skills. -Founded and Co-Chaired the This is America (TIA) 8-part virtual workshop. Developed and facilitated curriculums on the history of race and racism in America. Trained and supervised youth interns who assisted facilitators during workshop sessions and interviewed potential participants. Active member and contributor of the agency-wide Male Forum, the umbrella committee to the various male support groups housed in their respective program sites. Assisted Chairs and Co-Chairs in building out programming, and planning agency-wide educational and recreational trips for Graham youth who identify as male. Show less



CORE Services Group

• Brooklyn, NY

• Resident Monitor

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2017



St John Bosco Child and Family Services

• 3 Bank Street, Walden, NY

• Child Care Worker

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016



Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Chapter President

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

  Served as President of the Sigma Eta Chapter seated at The State University of New York at New Paltz. Served as President of the Sigma Eta Chapter seated at The State University of New York at New Paltz.



Health and Nutrition Center

• New Paltz Plaza, New Paltz, NY 12561

• Stocker

  • Mar 2015 - Aug 2015



H.D. Dick's

• N Front Street, New Paltz, NY 12561

• Cashier

  • Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

  Went out of Business. Went out of Business.



Oasis Children Services LLC

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor/Group Leader

  • Jul 2014 - Aug 2014



SUNY New Paltz Student Association

• 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561

• President

  • May 2013 - May 2014



Read Alliance

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Tutor

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013



City Council Campaign

• District 7, New York, NY

• Canvasser

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013



SUNY New Paltz Student Government Association

• 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561

• Executive Vice President

  • May 2012 - May 2013



Oasis Children Services LLC

• United States
• Recreational Facilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor/Group Leader

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2012



SUNY New Paltz: Black Studies Department

• MLK Center, New Paltz, NY 12561

• Lab Proctor

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012



Read Alliance

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Tutor

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2011