Experience

Central Falls School District and Progreso Latino

• Central Falls Child Opportunity Zone(COZ) /EVENT Start/Progreso Latino Job Club Program Coordinator

  • Jul 2016 - Present

  -Ensures that all project goals, objectives, and guidelines are adhered to, as well as, all reporting requirements and tasks related to the project are accomplished. -Organizes, oversees and manages the COZ/EVENT start programs to include literacy teachers, support staff, and volunteers to ensure the delivery of high quality services to the children and their families. -Initiates and facilitates the inclusion of school staff, community agencies, and families in the development of project goals and objectives. -Coordinates the provision of school/community services in ways that eliminate program duplication and enhance a seamless system of early childhood and family literacy services. -Ensures that all programs and services support and/or supplement the schools’ and school districts strategic plan. -Conducts ongoing collection, analysis and evaluation of program data. -Prepares all reports required under the COZ Grant and the Even Start Grant. -Assists Child Outreach team as CO Screener. -Assists the ELL as ELL Screener (Kinder). -Assists the Registration Center as needed. Show less



Progreso Latino, Inc.

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

• i3 Family Engagement Collaborator

  • 2012 - 2016

  -Support the parent and engagement activities of the We Are A Village project. Oversee daily operation of assigned school’s “Parents are Power!” resource room, including working collaboratively with Peer Parent Navigators, parent volunteers, and all staff working directly or indirectly with the project. -Conduct outreach and support to parents and families to ensure their participation in the project’s parent and family engagement activities. Provide targeted outreach to parents and families with children with disabilities and/or limited English proficiency. -Provide linkage to appropriate community services to parents and families; coordinate services with staff.-Co-lead structured parenting groups as scheduled. Work collaboratively with co-facilitator to ensure that documentation of group participants and the group activities are appropriately recorded.-Maintain documentation of “Parents are Power!” resource rooms, contact with parents and families, and referrals of parents and families for supportive services. -Contribute to the overall success and quality of the program and agency by working constructively and collaboratively with other staff members to address programmatic issues and agency-wide issues and needs. Meet regularly and as-needed with co-workers to discuss case related information.-Constructively utilize formal and peer supervision on a weekly basis to evaluate and improve effectiveness in providing services to parents and families. This includes active participation in supervision, team meetings and agency meetings.-Pursue ongoing professional development through professional reading and attending relevant workshops and conferences.-Actively participate on community task forces and agency committees as assigned.-Interact effectively and respectfully with others and particularly with individuals whose backgrounds and life experiences are different from one’s own. Show less

• Youth Coordinator

  • 2010 - 2012

  -Case manager and mentor to youth who participate in the summer program-Guide youth to develop social skills that can be applied in the workplace-Record keeper-Track time sheets

• Family Engagement & Empowerment Coordinator

  • 2010 - 2012

  -Leadership development within schools through leadership training-Provide knowledge of rights and responsibility for parents in the school system-Serve as a link communicator between parents, teachers and administrators-Engage families in their children education and into volunteer opportunities



Ri Parent Info Network

• United States
• Education Administration Programs

• Parent Navigator Coordinator

  • 2010 - 2012

  -Volunteer communicator coordinator between parents, Central Falls School District as well as home school liaisons -Outreach to parents with a goal requirement of 10 parent volunteers for the schools -Provide support and resources to parents within the school system -Coordinate weekly meeting with parents and school liaisons -Track the volunteer hours of parents -Send a weekly update to parents -Volunteer communicator coordinator between parents, Central Falls School District as well as home school liaisons -Outreach to parents with a goal requirement of 10 parent volunteers for the schools -Provide support and resources to parents within the school system -Coordinate weekly meeting with parents and school liaisons -Track the volunteer hours of parents -Send a weekly update to parents