Experience

Hidden Sparks

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of School Services

  • Nov 2013 - Present

  • Responsible for marketing, recruitment, and programmatic oversight of professional development programs for educators that focus on reaching the struggling learner. • Supervise team of educators who provide coaching services to schools, liaison with contracting agencies, and review all paperwork. • Explore and manage outreach to partnering organizations to allow for program expansion outside the Metro area. • Coordinate and facilitate educational webinar program for teachers and parents in participating schools. • Write grant proposals and reports to funders. • Manage organizational projects such as implementation of Salesforce platform, development of new website, and projects with consulting marketing firm. • Planning team member for workforce development projects targeting the Ultra-Orthodox community in Brooklyn, including development of pre-employment program for post-high school young men (Project of Hidden Sparks Fund). Show less



Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Oct 2010 - Nov 2013

  • Oversee caseload of 50 at-risk youth receiving mentoring services. • Conduct intakes and quarterly Child Family Team meetings to develop and continually review Individual Service Plans delineating goals such as behavioral management, employment training, and community service. • Provide weekly supervision to staff of mentors. Review activity sheets and reports, ensuring quality of service to clients. Conduct monthly group trainings for mentors. • Participate in recruitment and interviewing of mentors. • Participate in grant writing processes. • Write articles for and edit quarterly newsletter. • Attend community meetings and make presentations to ensure organizational presence and develop collaborations and contracts. Show less



Girl Scouts of Nassau County

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Community Liaison and Anti-Bullying Educator

  • 2009 - 2010

  • Reach out to schools and community groups to promote Relational Aggression (girl-to-girl bullying) awareness programming and form partnerships with relevant organizations. • Develop and conduct workshops for elementary and middle school staff and parents to increase awareness of issues related to bullying and provide tools to empower parents and staff to help their daughters and students navigate social challenges. • Train staff to implement a school based curriculum for students. • Reach out to schools and community groups to promote Relational Aggression (girl-to-girl bullying) awareness programming and form partnerships with relevant organizations. • Develop and conduct workshops for elementary and middle school staff and parents to increase awareness of issues related to bullying and provide tools to empower parents and staff to help their daughters and students navigate social challenges. • Train staff to implement a school based curriculum for students.



Somerset Women's Health and Counseling Center

• Program Coordinator

  • 2009 - 2010

  • Coordinate all aspects of psycho-educational school-based program for pregnant teenagers in Somerset County. • Collaborate with school to identify program participants and conduct individual intake with all potential group participants. • Conduct weekly group sessions to educate teenage moms-to-be on health issues related to their pregnancy, pending parenthood and sexual activity, and counsel them on related concerns. • Collect evaluation data and write annual report. • Coordinate all aspects of psycho-educational school-based program for pregnant teenagers in Somerset County. • Collaborate with school to identify program participants and conduct individual intake with all potential group participants. • Conduct weekly group sessions to educate teenage moms-to-be on health issues related to their pregnancy, pending parenthood and sexual activity, and counsel them on related concerns. • Collect evaluation data and write annual report.



Binah - Magazine for Jewish Women

• Health Columnist

  • 2006 - 2009

  Wrote bi-monthly column on health topics such as, “Nurturing Positive Body Image in Your Daughter”, “Talking to Your Doctor: Strategies for Effective Communication”. Wrote bi-monthly column on health topics such as, “Nurturing Positive Body Image in Your Daughter”, “Talking to Your Doctor: Strategies for Effective Communication”.


Health and Behavior Consultant, Bergen County Jewish Day Schools
• Consultant

  • 2004 - 2009

Americhoice Corporation
• Consultant Health Educator

  • 2003 - 2004

American Foundation for the Blind
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Research Assistant

  • 1997 - 2001