Vice President of EAPP

• May 2023 - Present

Director

• Jul 2021 - May 2023

Oversee local and state contracts including quarterly, 6 month and annual reporting. Oversee RFP submissions. Responsible for contract requirement adherence.Oversee provision of direct client services including case management, psychotherapy, legal advocacy, and crisis intervention for elders and dependent adults. Presentations at national aging services organization annual meetings.Carry caseload of therapy clients and facilitate groups.Supervise staff and MSW interns, facilitate regular staff meetings.Coordinate agency wide MSW intern program consisting of 11-13 interns per academic year.Program development and implementation.Manage educational campaigns to increase safety and wellness among older adults in Los Angeles County. Show less

Program Manager

• Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

Oversee local and state contracts including quarterly, 6 month and annual reporting. Oversee RFP submissions. Responsible for contract requirement adherence.Oversee provision of direct client services including case management, counseling, legal advocacy, and crisis intervention for elders and dependent adults. Carry caseload of clients and facilitate groups.Supervise staff and MSW interns, facilitate regular staff meetings.Program development and implementation. Manage educational campaigns to increase safety and wellness among older adults in Los Angeles County. Show less

Program Manager, Community Engagement

• Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

Team supervision and management; Manage various projects to engage diverse communities in clinical research processes; develop and facilitate meaningful academic-community partnerships; coordinate educational campaigns to increase clinical research knowledge and participation with emphasis on reducing health disparities and improving health outcomes; encourage researchers to include community in all stages of research process through technical assistance and consultation; supervise and train team of research specialists and health educators. Facilitate weekly staff meetings. Intensive program development and implementation Show less

Field Supervisor

• Jun 2007 - Jan 2018

Coordinator of various NIH and other publicly funded research including intimate partner violence, overdose prevention, and HIV risk reduction studies; facilitate risk behavior intervention groups, administer quantitative/qualitative interviews; facilitate focus groups; managed caseload of 180 research participants; manuscript writing; qualitative data coding using Atlas; development of quantitative and qualitative research instruments; basic quant data analysis using SPSS

Research Assistant

• May 2005 - Jun 2007

Field based recruitment and quantitative/qualitative interviewing for HIV related health behavior research study; manage caseload of 100+ research participants enrolled in longitudinal study; focus on rapport building and tracking of hard to reach participants residing in various area of LA County

MSW Intern - Case Manager

• 2009 - 2009

MSW Summer Internship; Intensive case management; supportive counseling, comprehensive assessments of client needs; client advocacy MSW Summer Internship; Intensive case management; supportive counseling, comprehensive assessments of client needs; client advocacy

MSW Intern - Therapist

• 2008 - 2008

MSW Summer Internship; individual therapy; Biopsychosocial assessments; case management; group facilitation MSW Summer Internship; individual therapy; Biopsychosocial assessments; case management; group facilitation