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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Salt Lake City. Utah

Oversees a diverse portfolio of federal, state, and municipal grants and contracts.Ensuring adherence to contractual obligations, reporting, and audits.Collaborating with statewide coalitions to effectively address the needs of domestic violence survivors.

Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area

Provides survivor-driven, trauma-informed advocacy to victims of domestic violence.• Provides a safe and caring environment to ensure the health and safety of participants residing at the shelter.• Conducted intake interviews and assesses eligibility for new program arrivals.• Responded to crisis calls providing referrals, resources, and safety planning.• Educated individuals about the dynamics of domestic violence and services available.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Screens new hires to verify applicant information and check for federal, state and local criminal records.

Murray, Utah, United States

Freelance nonprofit consultant. Experience includes strategic planning, program planning and development, grant writing and reporting, board development, outreach, training, and public speaking.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Development, management, and coordination of strategic planning, day-to-day business activities including supervision of support group facilitators and volunteers, budget and accounting, legislative advocacy and public relations. Develops continuing education for Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPSS) in Utah and other training related to recovery, resilience, health and wellness, trauma-informed care, cultural competency and suicide prevention.Grant writing, administration, program planning and evaluation, reporting, etc. Researching new funding opportunities to develop long-term sustainability. Responsible for planning community advocacy and developing outreach training materials and publications for peers,families, the general public, and greater community Actively represents agency and constituents in a variety of public forums, committees, and boards.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Worked as Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) at UNI Crisis Services.Part of multidisciplinary Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) for anyone experiencing, or at risk of, a mental health crisis, and who requires mental health intervention rapid response - face to face assessment and crisis intervention in Salt Lake County.Supported callers on UNI Warm Line to promote recovery and wellness in a nonjudgmental and respectful manner by listening, empowering a person to resolve his or her own problem, and fostering a sense of hope, dignity and self-respect.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

Facilitated strategic planning and goal development for abuse and neglect team, created objectives, priorities, outcome measures, budget allocation and case criteria. Planned and coordinated community advocacy, ethnic and rural outreach, and presentations for consumers, service providers, community partners and public stakeholders. Developed outreach training materials and publications. Participated as member of agencies legislative public policy team to create effective message about organization's mission, vision, values, and goals to governmental policy makers. Worked with the Director of Community Relations to develop strategic media plan.Created quarterly reports and year-end team reports with team’s objectives measured by indicator of success criteria, goals achieved activities undertaken and emerging issues.Effectively investigated civil rights violations and allegations of abuse and neglect for individuals/groups with disabilities in regards to their health, safety, programmatic and treatment needs. Successfully mediated and negotiated complaints and disputes between clients and service providers.

Pre-employment screening and background investigations. Legal research including pre-trial investigations, locating and interviewing witnesses, obtaining statements, police reports and court information, and testifying in court detailing facts located.

Forensic Psychology

Certification, Certified Professional Life Coach

Associate'S Degree, Private Investigation