Sherrie Hinshaw
President/CEO at VOA Alaska- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Prevention Specialist
International Certification & Reciprocity ConsortiumJul, 2012- Oct, 2024
Experience
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VOA Alaska
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United States
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Mental Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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President/CEO
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Mar 2018 - Present
President/CEO of Volunteers of America Alaska. Executive leadership for core agency dedicated to serving youth and their families struggling with behavioral health in Alaska. Program emphasis areas include public health prevention and promotion for community wellness, substance use and mental health treatment services, and homeless/housing services for highly vulnerable homeless youth. Approximately 80 professional services employees, annual budget of $7.5m.
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Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC)
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United States
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Manager
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Jul 2015 - Mar 2018
Manage implementation of statewide program working with housing recipients to increase family self-sufficiency. Lead evaluation of rent reform program and impacts on participating families’ income and work status. Manage non-profit subsidiary dedicated to preservation and development of affordable housing, using common tools such as debt and low income housing tax credits. Coordinate assessment of public housing portfolio to determine feasible recapitalization scenarios.
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Social Services Program Officer
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Feb 2013 - Jul 2015
State coordination and planning to increase supportive housing for Trust beneficiaries in Alaska. Supervise unit within Treatment & Recovery responsible for grant and contract service provision for a continuum of intensive behavioral health services for high-needs consumers (approximately $12 million annually in grants/contracts). Advise Division Director on state policy and program decisions for systematic changes on community integration opportunities for behavioral health consumers, incorporating state and federal laws. Collaborate with multiple Divisions including Senior & Disabilities Services, Office of Children’s Services, Division of Public Assistance, Health Care Services, and the Office of Rate Review. Explore payment mechanisms available statewide by DHSS or external partners (capital, operating, and Medicaid/service funding). Assist in reviewing 1915i state plan option for supportive housing and employment applicability in Alaska. Expand external partner relationships to combine and streamline funding with focus on outcomes. Work with state and local homeless coalitions to expand capacity to advocate for affordable housing and homeless services. Develop Assertive Community Treatment and Intensive Case Management teams for wrap-around services to chronically homeless adults with mental illness and co-occurring substance use.
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Prevention Fellowship (2 Year SAMHSA Program)
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Sep 2010 - Sep 2012
Fellowship through SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). Within DHSS Division of Behavioral Health, assisted in statewide efforts to measure and prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, suicide, alcohol and substance abuse. Projects included: provision of technical assistance to DV/SA grantees on using Results Based Accountability (RBA), assist to compile dashboard of behavioral health data indicators, prepare synthesis of research as chair of multidisciplinary research committee around adult and youth drinking behaviors, assist in creating state guidance publications around reduction of heavy and binge drinking and underage drinking behaviors, conduct technical review of state epidemiological profile around substance abuse consumption and consequences in collaboration with Division of Public Health.
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Permanent Supportive Housing - Clinical Associate
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Dec 2009 - Oct 2010
Case manager for homeless adults with serious mental illness. Assist to obtain and maintain housing as stable platform for recovery and provision of recovery support services. Gained understanding of Medicaid treatment documentation, homeless services, and basics of adult services and treatment planning. Left to pursue systems position at DHSS to better understand the overall behavioral health system in Alaska.
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Residential Psychiatric Treatment Counselor
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Jan 2009 - Dec 2009
Treatment counselor for Severely Emotionally Disturbed Youth facility-based care. Supervise safe daily milieu providing support services and treatment plan notes. Wonderful organization that helped teach me foundations of residential care as I entered psychology courses. Gained understanding into child services and left to further understand adult continuum of care behavioral health services.
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Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
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United States
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Holding Companies
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200 - 300 Employee
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Project/Contract Coordinator
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Apr 2004 - Jun 2008
Within large Alaska Native Corporation, project management use of accounting information to identify progress and problems related to contracts for primarily construction projects. Identify project deviations and explore ways to control costs and maximize revenue on projects in excess of $10M. Experience ranged from assisting to set up 8(a) Disadvantaged Business Enterprises, project accounting tasks, reviewing job cost reports, contract administration with federal entities and subcontractors, and project cost estimation. Left to pursue career change into social services and follow philanthropic goals to give back to community.
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Klebs Mechanical
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United States
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Assistant
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Mar 2003 - Apr 2004
Project assistant for HVAC contractor. Sales/marketing assistant, responsible for accounts payable and vendor relations. Assist project managers on estimating and job cost reporting. Left to seek further opportunities and career growth in construction coordination.
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Carlile Transportation
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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200 - 300 Employee
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Project Assistant
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Jan 2002 - Mar 2003
Accounts receivable processing and reconciliation, passenger/fuel logistics and freight coordination for Northern Air Cargo, Frontier Airlines, and Carlile at hub in Deadhorse. Left to seek employment in Anchorage where I could be closer to home.
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Front Desk Manager/Assistant Hotel Manager
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May 2000 - Nov 2001
Manage front desk, housekeeping staff, sales, website, and general operations for small hotel of 50 rooms. Worked to establish training and quality customer service. Assisted on-site car and camper rental sister companies with checking vehicles in and out and filling in when necessary to facilitate workflow.Left when hotel property sold to non-profit in 2001 with minimum age policy (21) that I did not meet.
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Education
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2010 - 2012
University of Alaska Anchorage
Master of Science (M.S.), Clinical Psychology -
2008 - 2010
University of Alaska Anchorage
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology -
2002 - 2007
University of Alaska Anchorage College of Business and Public Policy
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management; Marketing
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