Experience

RAINN

• Individual and Family Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Interim Training Development and Affiliates Manager

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Affiliate and Resources Manager

  • Jul 2021 - Apr 2022

• Remote Support Specialist with National Sexual Assault Hotline

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2021

  -Utilize crisis intervention best practices including safety planning, brainstorming, and listening skills to provide compassionate support to National Sexual Assault Hotline (NSAH) users;-Support NSAH users and provide accurate referral services;-Support fellow NSAH hotline staff and provide quality assurance of service delivery as needed;-Monitor NSAH sessions and provide support and guidance to staff as needed;

• Shift Manager with National Sexual Assault Hotline (NSAH)

  • Jan 2017 - Sep 2018

  -Responsible for hiring, scheduling, supervising and coaching NSAH Support Specialists to provide quality service and cover instant message and telephone lines 24 hours per day, 365 days per year, including weekends and holidays.-Oversees the accuracy of all employee changes, status records, timesheets, etc.-Holds regular supervisory meetings with designated team of 16-18 NSAH staff members and conducts monthly or bimonthly check-in and at least one formal job performance evaluation per year.-Apply NSAH personnel policies and procedures and all state and federal laws that pertain to the workplace and mandatory reporting. -Assist in program management- including budgeting and program expansion-Create opportunities to improve staff morale, such as staff newsletter, wellness committee and staff activites Show less

• Support Specialist on National Sexual Assault Hotline

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  -Utilize crisis intervention best practices including safety planning, brainstorming, and listening skills to provide compassionate support to National Sexual Assault Hotline (NSAH) users;-Support NSAH users and provide accurate referral services;-Support fellow NSAH hotline staff and provide quality assurance of service delivery as needed;-Monitor NSAH sessions and provide support and guidance to staff as needed;



Futures Without Violence

• United States
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2022 - Oct 2022



Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh

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

• RIL (Refugee, Immigrant and Limited English Proficiency) Team Coordinator

  • Oct 2019 - Jul 2021

• Specialty Services Advocate

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

  -Provide domestic violence intervention, advocacy, and support services on-site at WC&S. These services include: case management consultation; safety planning; goal planning; interpreting for clients; assistance with finding housing, healthcare and other resources; information and referral; ongoing support; crisis counseling and assistance with immigration applications and any other client needs. -Organize and co-facilitate training to all WC&S staff on cultural sensitivity/humility. Work with staff on an ongoing basis to strengthen their skills in responding to Immigrants, refugees, and LEP (RIL) clients and expand services to RIL communities. -Provide community-based awareness / outreach services to organizations that serve RIL clients, including offering 1 – 2 hour informational sessions for service providers and/or their clients in the neighborhoods where services are offered Spanish Show less



Jewish Healthcare Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Salk Health Activist Fellow

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  -Interacted with some of the region’s foremost leaders in policy, advocacy, and women’s health to learn how to develop compelling platforms, build coalitions, and advocate with elected officials. -Developed new skills around public policy and storytelling in order to develop appealing and effective reform and build public will. -Engaged with legislators and advocate for a strategy for bills impacting nursing, midwifery, and women's reproductive issues. -Interacted with some of the region’s foremost leaders in policy, advocacy, and women’s health to learn how to develop compelling platforms, build coalitions, and advocate with elected officials. -Developed new skills around public policy and storytelling in order to develop appealing and effective reform and build public will. -Engaged with legislators and advocate for a strategy for bills impacting nursing, midwifery, and women's reproductive issues.



Pulmonary Hypertension Association

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

• International Program Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  -Serve as the primary PHA contact for international constituents, designing and implementing plans and best practices to support international PH groups and help them grow -Facilitate international exchange of reliable information and promote global awareness of the disease -Contribute to funding efforts for program sustainability and expansion -Organize international activites such as International Leaders' Summit at biannual Pulmonary Hypertension Conference -Provide input, experience, and advice for other PHA departments working with international constituents Show less



Make Every Woman Count

• Online

• Communications and Advocacy Intern

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016



ChildFund Honduras

• Tegucigalpa, Honduras

• Gender Consultant

  • Dec 2015 - Feb 2016

  Developed and wrote Gender Strategy for Proyecto PUENTES, a USAID funded project that looks to bridge parents and teachers involvement in reducing school related violence and keeping kids engaged in school -Trained project facilitators on gender norms, gender analyses, and how to implement gender into project -Collaborating with project facilitators, designed focus group instrument in order to learn more about communities’ gaps in gender equality and how they manage violence -Used results from focus group interviews to inform the gender strategy Show less



Gender and Development Network

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Communications Intern

  • Nov 2014 - Jun 2015

  -Assisted the Coordinator with day-to-day tasks like planning working group meetings, attending working group meetings (economic justice, gender mainstreaming, disabilities, post 2015, etc.) and synthesizing notes. -Coordinated logistics at our event on economic justice with speakers Diane Elson (Professor at University of Essex), Caren Grown (Senior Director of Gender at World Bank), and Naila Kabeer (Professor at London School of Economics). - Contributed research for a joint paper with Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) as well as UK Sexual Health and Reproductive Health (UK SRHR) and edited a joint paper with WaterAid on Gender and WASH. - Edited website and created monthly newsletters with new UN publications, calls for papers, blogs, job listings, etc. (http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=cd7fedbdc009fff32c66cab46&id=4b46554e9e). - Managed our social media accounts. (https://www.facebook.com/gad.network?ref=br_tf) Show less



Shoulder to Shoulder, Inc.

• Honduras
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Manager

  • Mar 2014 - Aug 2014

  -Generated content for newsletter (pictures, stats, interviews, etc.)-Updated website, Facebook, Twitter-Attended meetings and took notes for Director of Shoulder to Shoulder-Worked to increase internal and external communication with Department Directors-Created monthly reports of each department's progress to send to Board of Directors in USASee links below for examples of the newsletters I worked on: http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1449453/f61b4fb3e3/ARCHIVEhttp://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1449453/5d788e9007/ARCHIVEhttp://hosted-p0.vresp.com/1449453/88422df1ca/ARCHIVE Show less

• Girls' Education Program Assistant

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2014

  Worked to advance Yo Puedo, a girls' education program for fifth and sixth grade girls in fifteen schools in rural Intibucá, Honduras that focuses on girls empowerment through a curriculum of communication: values, communication skills, media literacy, body image, and sexual health. The program is administered by teachers in the schools. -Redeveloped and reorganized the curriculum-Created first annual girls' retreat to evaluate program-Led teacher meetings-Provided support to Program Manager, when necessary Show less



Camp Wayne For Girls

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • May 2011 - Aug 2012

  As an administrative assistant, I assisted the camp directors in whatever task was necessary in helping to run a summer camp of ~200 campers. Tasks ranged from setting up evening activities, managing transportation for all off campus activities, gathering supplies (both on and off campus) necessary for smooth operation, and sorting and delivering mail but was a fast-paced job which demanded changing directions at a moment's notice. As an administrative assistant, I assisted the camp directors in whatever task was necessary in helping to run a summer camp of ~200 campers. Tasks ranged from setting up evening activities, managing transportation for all off campus activities, gathering supplies (both on and off campus) necessary for smooth operation, and sorting and delivering mail but was a fast-paced job which demanded changing directions at a moment's notice.