Clinician Intern - Irvington STEP Program

• Aug 2020 - Present

I provide short term therapeutic mental health services to teenagers ages 12-18 in the Kaiser system who need more direct care. STEP is a short-term 10 day Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) that works with a multidisciplinary team consisting of a health information specialist, a counselor, clinicians, a a clinical supervisor, nurses, and a psychiatrist. During a youth's 10-day enrollment, STEP provides individual, group, and family counseling based on the big 5 therapy interventions: DBT, CBT, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Mindfulness.

Public Safety Dispatcher

• Jan 2015 - Present

This role is multifaceted and consists of many tasks such as processing phone calls on both emergency and non emergency lines, dispatching over the police radio, record keeping, processing of paperwork, filing audio requests from the District Attorney's office, and so much more. During my time at the Police Department, I have initiated the Pink Patch Project where the agency has raised funds for the HERS Breast Cancer Foundation. Due to those efforts, I was awarded a proclamation by Alameda City Hall, as well as a certificate of Achievement from the Alameda Elks Lodge. Additionally, I spearheaded the Autism Awareness Patch Project in which the proceeds are donate to the special needs programs within the Alameda Unified School District. In 2020, I was named as Dispatcher of the Year. I am also an integral member of the agency's internal Peer Support team and provide regular training to new incoming officers.

Clinical Social Work Intern

• Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

I provided socio-emotional support to high school students struggling with acute mental health concerns, academic stressors, and every day life. Much of my work consisted of helping youth navigate the complex educational systems and help them find support outside of the classroom. I co-facilitated a health education group with another clinical intern called About Us that centered on healthy relationships and sex education. This internship unfortunately ended abruptly due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Cocktail Waitress

• Jul 2010 - Dec 2014

Responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of guest's drink and food orders, ensuring that they enjoy their experience, while utilizing time management, organization, and prioritization skills. Communicating and working well with coworkers to ensure that the shift runs smoothly and that teamwork is emphasized. Memory, attention to detail, time management, organization and patience are skills I have acquired and emphasized in this position.

IMLS Intellectual Property Rights Intern

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

Researching copyright law in regards to intellectual property right and the internet, and how the museum could effectively and properly protect the art, the artist, and the museum from libel.

Research Assistant

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

Senior Gallery Coordinator

• May 2011 - Jun 2012

Responsible for the organization and planning of all six student art galleries controlled by the Art Department. Maintaining gallery spaces, and ensuring that students followed gallery guidelines and procedures for hanging and displaying art. Answering any questions that students might have. Maintaining organization of contracts, fees, and deposits and retaining deposits if students did not meet their deadlines. In charge of creating press releases announcing student exhibitions to distribute to the San Jose Metro, as well as the student union.

Graduate Student Assistant

• Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

Personal Research Assistant

• Jan 2011 - Jun 2011

Assisted Jo Farb Hernandez with a project by compiling data and images into excel spreadsheets, as well as writing narratives to the architectural sites from her research.

Fine Arts Writer

• Sep 2010 - May 2011

Interviewing MFA artists at SJSU who had Advanced to Candidacy. Providing in-depth, thoughtful insight of their work to the visitors of the art gallery through the exhibition catalog.Please visit:http://www.sjica.org/detail.html?eid=755Please contact the ICA for a copy of the exhibition catalog that contains my essay entitled "Imagination/Memory/Perception".

Education Intern

• May 2010 - Sep 2010

Emphasis of the internship is on developing grand opening event and monthly activities for the new touch-friendly kid's playroom at the historical McConaghy house; The goal is for children to be able to actively engage in, and relate to, the activities that took place during the late 1800s when the house was built, as well as become familiar with a part of the city's

Hostess and Food Expeditor

• Dec 2007 - Oct 2009

Responsible for greeting guests at the door, providing a friendly atmosphere, staying organized to maintain a fair and reasonable seating rotation so as not to overwhelm the servers, while also reading the restaurant so as to expect when business would increase or decrease. Food expediting required communication with the servers, as well as the cooks, to make sure orders were complete and correct, organizing them to be delivered to the appropriate guests, and deliver them in a timely and organized manner.

Assistant Manager

• Sep 2005 - May 2007

Managed and controlled inventory for the store, with special attention and focus on employee appearance and team building. Responsible for cash handling, reporting daily profits, keeping accurate and detailed logs of the daily sales. Occasionally responsible for creating the employee schedules, and participated in the hiring process of new employees.