Ensured progress toward the vision of Atlantic Music Therapy, Inc. that music therapy will become a standard treatment for health and wellnessResponsible for all aspects of management including program administration, marketing, finance, quality assurance, & developmentProvided music therapy services, student mentoring, internship supervision, continuing music therapy education courses, and research consultation

Responsible for assessing and meeting the recreation needs of Veterans residing on long-term memory care unit and for Veterans in acute rehabilitationDeveloped and implemented creative therapeutic group and individual programming to address Veterans’ physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and cognitive goals.Provided supervision and evaluations for volunteers, recreation therapy interns, and music therapy internsAs interim department manger, was responsible for the overall function of the department including managing staff and volunteers, implementing quality assurance procedures, utilizing a variety of procurement channels, etc.

Served patients individually and in group therapy in the behavioral health unit, intensive care units, ante- and post-partum units, medical-surgical units, oncology units, and in the rehabilitation centerParticipated in interdisciplinary rounds and attended on-site oncology conferencesAttended the Arizona Music Therapy Association Fall Symposium: Music Therapy and the Damaged Brain