Mckain Williams Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Denver, Colorado, United States

● Served as case manager for a caseload of 6th-8th graders primarily with Serious Emotional Disabilities placed in the Affective Needs center program ● Created and implemented Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), as well as lesson plans for academic, social emotional, and executive functioning groups and interventions ● Managed a team of educational assistants while training and supporting general education teachers and various other school staff in the implementation of individualized plans and other trauma informed practices

Denver, Colorado, United States

● Worked directly with Representative Jennifer Bacon (House District 7) to create a legislative proposal centered on the creation of designated Youth Enterprise Zones to fund, offer tax incentives and decrease capacity-related barriers to community-rooted BIPOC organizations providing youth enrichment and violence prevention services in the state of Colorado● Conducted research and stakeholder interviews to inform policy recommendations and synthesized this policy research in weekly memos for the representative and her staff● Delivered final policy memo and presentation detailing recommendations to relevant stakeholders including non profit executives, community members, school district liaisons and representatives of cities and counties across Colorado

Denver, Colorado, United States

● Conducted market research and created initial Customer Relationship Management (CRM) database to efficiently organize and maximize Ednium’s capacity to support their expansive Denver Public Schools alumni network ● Created custom intake and career support forms to enter new alumni into the system and match them with appropriate opportunities ● Supported with outreach for future utilization of new CRM system, training of current staff, as well as event implementation and other operational tasks

Denver, Colorado

● Resident special education teacher at Gust Elementary School in both Affective Needs and Mild/Moderate Disability Centers● Supported case management, data collection, as well as lesson planning and implementation of academic, behavioral, and restorative justice interventions ● Recipient of Urban Teaching Fellowship

Denver, Colorado, United States

● Responsible for planning and carrying out individualized academic and socio-emotional lessons in line with the individual goals and therapeutic behavioral plans of caseload of students in both residential and day treatment programs who have experienced trauma and abuse● Managed milieu and a team of school-based Youth Treatment Counselors, ran programming, maintained consistent contact with each client's team, input grades and progress on goals, and contributed to each client's IEP

Greater Denver Area

● Responsible for direct care, educational support, and ensuring continual engagement in programming of residential and day treatment clients (ages 5-18), as well as implementation of therapeutic crisis interventions when necessary● Contributed to and collaborated within the framework of clients educational and treatment team in the completion of instructional activities and behavior management in keeping with each client’s IEP and treatment plans●Collected and analyzed behavioral data to determine effectiveness of treatment plans

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

● Worked with the oldest non-profit childcare organization in Colorado in the community outreach and behavioral health sectors● Assisted the community outreach team with grant writing and spearheaded a donor outreach project aimed at rebranding the organization● Shadowed the behavioral health specialist team and helped them analyze data collected on the impact of the comprehensive and supportive education provided at Early Connections on its enrolled students

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

● Assisted with several research projects conducted by Colorado College Psychology faculty members on a range of topics including political and educational psychology● Conducted background research and used programs like SPSS and Qualtrics to create surveys and analyze and present data● Underwent training and conducted research on behavioral interventions in elementary school classrooms, specifically on the effects of teaching children about the concepts of fluid vs. fixed intelligence in the classroom

Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

● Co-led an outdoor orientation for first year Colorado College students, planned, prepared, and organized the trip including logistics, budgeting, risk management planning and mitigation, equipment checkout, group management and facilitation● Served as a mentor to and a resource for new students, and a representative of Colorado College● Underwent trainings on CPR, wilderness first aid, mental illness, and diversity and inclusion

New Orleans, La

● Assisted graduate students in collecting and analyzing data on children in the greater New Orleans area who have experienced different levels of trauma and their parent’s insightfulness into their children’s emotions ● Assisted on home visits for collecting field data, attended weekly lab meetings to debrief on ongoing projects and keep up to date on the latest child developmental research, and transcribed and coded interviews with children and parents

New York, New York

● Researched for and wrote articles and blog posts for L&T’s clients, which include a wide range of brands and companies located in the New York Area

New Orleans, Louisiana

Assisted customers and educated them on the company and its historyAssisted with filing, paperwork, and follow-upsHelped marketing team manage social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Houzz, etc.)

B.A., Psychology, English

Activities and Societies: Community Engaged Scholars, National Society of Leadership and Success, Colorado College Learning Initiative.

M.A., Education: Curriculum And Instruction, Focus: Special Education And Behavioral Disorders

Activities and Societies: Urban Teaching Fellowship Award Recipient

B.A., Psychology And Media, Culture, And Communication

Activities and Societies: OxFam America at NYU, Jumpstart NYU