Psychotherapist In Private Practice

• Mar 2022 - Present

I provide Telehealth psychotherapeutic services to persons between the ages of 6 and 65. I provide Telehealth psychotherapeutic services to persons between the ages of 6 and 65.

U.S. Army Officer | Chaplain

• Jan 2022 - Present

•Coordinate and provide counseling, mediation, family readinesses, and suicide aversion services to the MP battalion. •Coordinate and provide counseling, mediation, family readinesses, and suicide aversion services to the MP battalion.

Pastoral Counselor | Wedding Officiant

• Jan 2020 - Present

•Envisioned and enacted marketing initiatives that have resulted in a 38% increase of clientele. •Manage case load of clients. • Envisioned and enacted marketing initiatives that have resulted in a 38% increase of clientele. • Oversee compliance with laws and adherence to denominational standards. • Designed the diversity, equity, and inclusion training workshop for all new employees. • Maintaining relationships with diversity-related organizations to work together and improve… Show more •Envisioned and enacted marketing initiatives that have resulted in a 38% increase of clientele. •Manage case load of clients. • Envisioned and enacted marketing initiatives that have resulted in a 38% increase of clientele. • Oversee compliance with laws and adherence to denominational standards. • Designed the diversity, equity, and inclusion training workshop for all new employees. • Maintaining relationships with diversity-related organizations to work together and improve program outcomes. • Digitized 97% of records to reduce environmental imprint. • Reviewing organization programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring that these are all-inclusive. • Supporting and guiding the program team to help create a program that appeals to diverse applicants and removes bias. • Leading and managing the creation and implementation of the DEI&J Strategic Development Plan, identifying priorities and targets • Perform quarterly customer satisfaction research to ascertain service delivery improvement areas that pertain to professionalism, language barriers, and equitable treatment. • Provide access to language translating partners. Show less •Envisioned and enacted marketing initiatives that have resulted in a 38% increase of clientele. •Manage case load of clients. • Envisioned and enacted marketing initiatives that have resulted in a 38% increase of clientele. • Oversee compliance with laws and adherence to denominational standards. • Designed the diversity, equity, and inclusion training workshop for all new employees. • Maintaining relationships with diversity-related organizations to work together and improve… Show more •Envisioned and enacted marketing initiatives that have resulted in a 38% increase of clientele. •Manage case load of clients. • Envisioned and enacted marketing initiatives that have resulted in a 38% increase of clientele. • Oversee compliance with laws and adherence to denominational standards. • Designed the diversity, equity, and inclusion training workshop for all new employees. • Maintaining relationships with diversity-related organizations to work together and improve program outcomes. • Digitized 97% of records to reduce environmental imprint. • Reviewing organization programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring that these are all-inclusive. • Supporting and guiding the program team to help create a program that appeals to diverse applicants and removes bias. • Leading and managing the creation and implementation of the DEI&J Strategic Development Plan, identifying priorities and targets • Perform quarterly customer satisfaction research to ascertain service delivery improvement areas that pertain to professionalism, language barriers, and equitable treatment. • Provide access to language translating partners. Show less

Assistant Pastor

• 2022 - 2023

• Serve in the absence of the Senior Pastor and represent the church on appropriate committees in the community. • Serve as ex-officio member of the Board of Christian Education. • Assist in stimulating and promoting the work of Christian education throughout all the departments of the church. • Visit and/or manage regular visitations to the sick, hospitalized, shut-in, and bereaved families of the church. • Attend regularly scheduled services and special events as well as… Show more • Serve in the absence of the Senior Pastor and represent the church on appropriate committees in the community. • Serve as ex-officio member of the Board of Christian Education. • Assist in stimulating and promoting the work of Christian education throughout all the departments of the church. • Visit and/or manage regular visitations to the sick, hospitalized, shut-in, and bereaved families of the church. • Attend regularly scheduled services and special events as well as participate in administrative/staff meetings, special projects, and financial campaigns. • Work with the pastor, the music ministry, ministry leaders and the media ministry to ensure that services flow smoothly, timely and in a spirit of excellence. • Coordinate and lead the Associate Ministers Meetings and delegate ministerial staff assignments as authorized by the Senior Pastor Show less • Serve in the absence of the Senior Pastor and represent the church on appropriate committees in the community. • Serve as ex-officio member of the Board of Christian Education. • Assist in stimulating and promoting the work of Christian education throughout all the departments of the church. • Visit and/or manage regular visitations to the sick, hospitalized, shut-in, and bereaved families of the church. • Attend regularly scheduled services and special events as well as… Show more • Serve in the absence of the Senior Pastor and represent the church on appropriate committees in the community. • Serve as ex-officio member of the Board of Christian Education. • Assist in stimulating and promoting the work of Christian education throughout all the departments of the church. • Visit and/or manage regular visitations to the sick, hospitalized, shut-in, and bereaved families of the church. • Attend regularly scheduled services and special events as well as participate in administrative/staff meetings, special projects, and financial campaigns. • Work with the pastor, the music ministry, ministry leaders and the media ministry to ensure that services flow smoothly, timely and in a spirit of excellence. • Coordinate and lead the Associate Ministers Meetings and delegate ministerial staff assignments as authorized by the Senior Pastor Show less

Psychotherapist

• Feb 2022 - Oct 2022

•Provide psychotherapeutic services to children in Prince George’s County Schools. • Research the mental health needs of assigned school. •Design and host mental health oriented workshops for children and families. •Provide psychotherapeutic services to children in Prince George’s County Schools. • Research the mental health needs of assigned school. •Design and host mental health oriented workshops for children and families.

Youth Director

• Aug 2020 - Oct 2022

Researcher

• Sep 2020 - May 2021

Conducted psychosocial research under the direction of Dr. Gordon Mikoski. Research sought to determine if any correlation exist between declining church participation and the increased suicide rates of Black youth. Research consisted of project proposals, literature reviews, data analysis, interview design, expert interviews, data input, presentation construction, presentation, and summarization. Conducted psychosocial research under the direction of Dr. Gordon Mikoski. Research sought to determine if any correlation exist between declining church participation and the increased suicide rates of Black youth. Research consisted of project proposals, literature reviews, data analysis, interview design, expert interviews, data input, presentation construction, presentation, and summarization.

Supervised Psychotherapist | Equitible Practices Task Force Member

• Sep 2019 - Apr 2021

• Provided psychotherapeutic and social work services to 119 students and faculty members. • Consulted university leadership to help officers adopt trauma-informed and empathy based policing practices when working with Black, Brown, and disabled students. • Hosted three HBCU awareness lectures to high school cohort members. • Cultivated trusting relationships and worked closely with all stakeholders to enable the Successful delivery of DEI&J initiatives. • Created and managed… Show more • Provided psychotherapeutic and social work services to 119 students and faculty members. • Consulted university leadership to help officers adopt trauma-informed and empathy based policing practices when working with Black, Brown, and disabled students. • Hosted three HBCU awareness lectures to high school cohort members. • Cultivated trusting relationships and worked closely with all stakeholders to enable the Successful delivery of DEI&J initiatives. • Created and managed partnerships with external organizations to increase community engagement through event programming. • Facilitated/co-facilitated/engaged University-wide committees that supported retention and DE&I efforts. • Leveraged data to evaluate DE&I performance to strategic objective metrics and translate data analysis into recommendations for solutions to drive continual improvement. • Manage strategic DE&I projects and programs, including ideation and initiation, creation and documentation of processes, program roll out and communication, and reporting on program effectiveness and results. • Co-develop and implement action plans based on institutional data or intervention reports provided by the Office of Institutional Research. Show less • Provided psychotherapeutic and social work services to 119 students and faculty members. • Consulted university leadership to help officers adopt trauma-informed and empathy based policing practices when working with Black, Brown, and disabled students. • Hosted three HBCU awareness lectures to high school cohort members. • Cultivated trusting relationships and worked closely with all stakeholders to enable the Successful delivery of DEI&J initiatives. • Created and managed… Show more • Provided psychotherapeutic and social work services to 119 students and faculty members. • Consulted university leadership to help officers adopt trauma-informed and empathy based policing practices when working with Black, Brown, and disabled students. • Hosted three HBCU awareness lectures to high school cohort members. • Cultivated trusting relationships and worked closely with all stakeholders to enable the Successful delivery of DEI&J initiatives. • Created and managed partnerships with external organizations to increase community engagement through event programming. • Facilitated/co-facilitated/engaged University-wide committees that supported retention and DE&I efforts. • Leveraged data to evaluate DE&I performance to strategic objective metrics and translate data analysis into recommendations for solutions to drive continual improvement. • Manage strategic DE&I projects and programs, including ideation and initiation, creation and documentation of processes, program roll out and communication, and reporting on program effectiveness and results. • Co-develop and implement action plans based on institutional data or intervention reports provided by the Office of Institutional Research. Show less

Research Assistant

• Sep 2019 - Apr 2020

Researched the impact of college access programs on the mental health and achievement of first generation, minoritized youth. Project was supervised by Adrian Gale, Ph.D., MSW.​ Research consisted of literature reviews, data analysis, data entry, finding summarization. Researched the impact of college access programs on the mental health and achievement of first generation, minoritized youth. Project was supervised by Adrian Gale, Ph.D., MSW.​ Research consisted of literature reviews, data analysis, data entry, finding summarization.

Sales Representative

• Jul 2017 - Dec 2019

Conducted over 35 vehicle rental transactions on a weekly basis to the general public, corporations, and C-Suite executives. Modified vehicle purchase method by implementing pre-contact phone calls that reduced average transaction time by 7 minutes. Conducted over 35 vehicle rental transactions on a weekly basis to the general public, corporations, and C-Suite executives. Modified vehicle purchase method by implementing pre-contact phone calls that reduced average transaction time by 7 minutes.

Associate Pastor

• Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

•Provided grief, life transition, and self esteem based counseling. •Organized and conducted worship services, Bible Study lessons, and Sunday school lessons. •Brokered relationships with emergency services and city government to enhance services to unhoused members. •Managed and supervised our severe weather shelter for unhoused persons. •Presided over committee meetings in absence of the senior pastor using Robert’s Rules of Order. .Served on GNJC Rutgers Universtity UMC Task… Show more •Provided grief, life transition, and self esteem based counseling. •Organized and conducted worship services, Bible Study lessons, and Sunday school lessons. •Brokered relationships with emergency services and city government to enhance services to unhoused members. •Managed and supervised our severe weather shelter for unhoused persons. •Presided over committee meetings in absence of the senior pastor using Robert’s Rules of Order. .Served on GNJC Rutgers Universtity UMC Task Force to help recruit and serve students. • Initiated free CPR training for members. • Directed broader use of social media platforms. • Encouraged the creation of an emergency preparedness plan to protect members for active shooter and severe weather scenarios. Show less •Provided grief, life transition, and self esteem based counseling. •Organized and conducted worship services, Bible Study lessons, and Sunday school lessons. •Brokered relationships with emergency services and city government to enhance services to unhoused members. •Managed and supervised our severe weather shelter for unhoused persons. •Presided over committee meetings in absence of the senior pastor using Robert’s Rules of Order. .Served on GNJC Rutgers Universtity UMC Task… Show more •Provided grief, life transition, and self esteem based counseling. •Organized and conducted worship services, Bible Study lessons, and Sunday school lessons. •Brokered relationships with emergency services and city government to enhance services to unhoused members. •Managed and supervised our severe weather shelter for unhoused persons. •Presided over committee meetings in absence of the senior pastor using Robert’s Rules of Order. .Served on GNJC Rutgers Universtity UMC Task Force to help recruit and serve students. • Initiated free CPR training for members. • Directed broader use of social media platforms. • Encouraged the creation of an emergency preparedness plan to protect members for active shooter and severe weather scenarios. Show less

Administrative Assistant

• Jan 2015 - Mar 2017

Recruited college students for volunteer and internship opportunities that expanded workforce capacity. Facilitated a partnership with non profit organizations to increase access to resources. Marketed school programming to students and families. Recruited college students for volunteer and internship opportunities that expanded workforce capacity. Facilitated a partnership with non profit organizations to increase access to resources. Marketed school programming to students and families.

Executive Assistant To Chief Executive Officer

• Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

Provided executive assistant services to the CEO of the Steve Harvey Franchise. Projects consisted of philanthropic initiatives, national radio productions, TV& film productions. Provided executive assistant services to the CEO of the Steve Harvey Franchise. Projects consisted of philanthropic initiatives, national radio productions, TV& film productions.

Security Officer

• Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

Provided full time security services to residential communities, churches, commercial vendors, and special events. Received ASP baton and pepper spray certifications. Provided full time security services to residential communities, churches, commercial vendors, and special events. Received ASP baton and pepper spray certifications.