Director of Basic Needs

• Jul 2023 - Present

College student basic needs are broadly defined as the financial, food, and housing requirements of undergraduate and graduate students. The Basic Needs Collective is an interdisciplinary team committed to fostering a community of care through a robust model of prevention, intervention, and support efforts. Learn more at basicneeds.utah.edu

Associate Director

• Feb 2016 - Jun 2023

Associate Director, AdministrationBasic Needs Collective | Student Affairs Associate Director, CommunicationsNutrition and Integrative Physiology | College of Health

Cancer Wellness Instructor

• Jun 2014 - Present

Yoga Therapist and Qigong Teacher for the Huntsman Cancer Hospital Wellness and Integrative Health Center. Yoga Therapist and Qigong Teacher for the Huntsman Cancer Hospital Wellness and Integrative Health Center.

Associate Director, Administration

• Jul 2017 - Jul 2022

University of Utah Center for Community Nutrition ► Developed and managed the volunteer program including recruitment, training, and tracking of ~200 volunteers including interns and practicum students. ► Managed the CRUSH Diabetes program and implemented it in Utah, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, and Idaho with a reach of ~113,000 middle-school students. ► Founded the Yoga Therapy program pilot at The House of Hope (2018 - 2020). University of Utah Center for Community Nutrition ► Developed and managed the volunteer program including recruitment, training, and tracking of ~200 volunteers including interns and practicum students. ► Managed the CRUSH Diabetes program and implemented it in Utah, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, and Idaho with a reach of ~113,000 middle-school students. ► Founded the Yoga Therapy program pilot at The House of Hope (2018 - 2020).

Education Instructor

• Jun 2008 - Jan 2022

► Community Programs: Department of Pediatric Education, Practice and Research.

Clinical Social Work Trainee

• Aug 2020 - May 2021

Intermountain Pediatric Behavioral HealthPrimary Children's Center for Counseling

Project Coordinator

• Mar 2013 - Feb 2016

Revenue Cycle Training and Development, Project Coordinator► Established and managed project education processes for system-wide implementation.► Developed collaborative and strategic partnerships to advance training and development goals.Revenue Integrity, Curriculum Developer and Trainer► Created training materials to support policies and procedures.► Developed curriculum and facilitated pilot to launch a two day instructor-led training course.

Project Coordinator

• Jun 2008 - Mar 2013

Responsibilities:► Partnered with 10 Family Support Services programs and 2 councils to coordinate projects.► Partnered with Pediatric Integrative Medicine to develop and launch a Yoga program pilot.Committees:► Member, Core Leadership Team, Primary Children’s Bereavement Program.► Co-Chair, Primary Children’s Memorial Tribute Planning Committee.► Co-Chair, Primary Children’s Youth Advisory Council.

Yoga Therapist and Therapist Trainer

• Aug 2009 - Aug 2020

Yoga Therapy Faculty. InBody Academy is founded on one basic premise: that we all have within us innate intelligence and pure potential. We provide the perfect environment for students to tap into these inherent qualities themselves, and discover how to bring the same out in others. Yoga Therapy Faculty. InBody Academy is founded on one basic premise: that we all have within us innate intelligence and pure potential. We provide the perfect environment for students to tap into these inherent qualities themselves, and discover how to bring the same out in others.

Yoga Teacher

• Jun 2007 - Jun 2020

Social Work Trainee

• May 2019 - Dec 2019

Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program ► Intake and assessment for program participants. ► Facilitated and co-facilitated peer-based grief support groups: ► Suicide loss survivors, spouse loss, and overdose loss survivors. ► Created and lead two therapeutically designed Qigong for Grief and Loss series. ► Designed, implemented, conducted and analyzed series evaluation. ► Mentored prospective TaiChi/Qigong teacher to lead future sessions for the program. ► Developed proposed and piloted mindfulness-based curriculum for facilitator use in groups. ► Research data entry for the pre-loss due to dementia grief group therapy project. ► Developed advertising collateral, and a community mental health resource reference. Show less