•Co-create multimedia campaign alongside the Communications Director, child placing agencies, caregivers, and parents to address the child rescue mentality in foster care•Help with the development of social work certificate academy courses for the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project to provide further education for helping professionals working in child welfare without a social work background•Develop surveys and online certificate module content utilizing multiple web-based platforms such as Thinkific and Qualtrics

•Identify appropriate intervention strategies with elementary students using knowledge in child development and social work practices•Utilize play therapy, sand therapy, bibliotherapy and trauma informed approaches to addressing student goals and needs in individual and group settings•Work with a Student Support Team to address concerns within the school as a whole

•Managed a high school prevention coalition, We Inspire Safe Habits (WISH), met with congressmen and senators, planned parent night events, delivered presentations to younger students, and participated in the larger community coalition•Developed and implemented regional Peer 2 Peer Education program for high school and middle school students to deliver presentations to younger peers on media literacy, coping with stress, marijuana facts, social norms, and brain development. •Facilitated quarterly meetings for the county-wide Varsity in Volunteerism program •Co-created Positive Community Norms campaign with goal of decreasing parental approval of student drinking of alcohol through community surveys, interpreted data, focus groups with parents, developed marketing messages, and implemented in the community•Marketed for campaigns and events using multiple web-based platforms such as Canva, Microsoft Office•Procured donations from local businesses and charitable groups to enhance grant-funded programming and boost sustainability•Conducted community outreach to inform community members on SNAP benefits and assist with the application process•Collaborated with local school district food service department and local farmers to promote healthy eating in six elementary schools •Managed multiple grants including coordinated program services, managed grant budgets, and documented services for reporting purposes •Served as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Member and Strengthening Families Program Facilitator

•Managed caseload of children ranging from infancy to adolescence involved with the dependency process of the Department of Child, Youth, and Family Services (DCYF) in Skagit County•Conducted interviews with children, parents, caregivers, collateral contacts, and service providers in both English and Spanish•Provided written documentation of client cases, court reports and oral testimony in regular DCYF meetings, court proceedings, and trials •Supported parents whose primary safety concern of the state was substance use in participating in Family Treatment Court•Negotiated and collaborated with DCYF social service specialists, DCYF supervisors, parents’ attorneys, children’s attorneys, tribal social workers, tribal attorneys, and other legal parties on the case to work towards permanency for the children •Advocated for the best interest of the child throughout the longevity of each case, often including potential placement moves, level of supervision for parental contact, increased sibling contact, medical/educational/mental health supports, and permanency decisions