• Provides executive leadership for a regional hearing center that promotes the growth of the whole person through highly individualized services that foster physical, intellectual, social, diversity, and emotional development and creates lifelong habits for hearing health• Guides the creation of supportive programs and services that are available to all children in need, raise community awareness, and have capacity to assist children and families with fewer economic resources •. Develops community agency partnerships (University of Louisville, KentuckyOne Health, Norton Healthcare, Jefferson County Public Schools, University of Kentucky) that promote and fulfill the institute’s mission, vision, and purpose • Guided center growth to increase services and education to treat 5,000 to 7,000 patients each year through comprehensive service offerings designed to address communication, hearing loss, and ear-related disorders for all ages• Doubled hearing aid sales and increased ancillary revenue through vestibular therapy services and extending community partnerships.• Supervises the long-term fiscal planning and annual budgeting of $4.5M, including associated capital planning and collaborates with the department heads to develop yearly and long term budgets• Collaborates with Board of Directors to support strong governance and engage explore issues related to financial strategy, increasing community impact, and partnering with state or national associations• Serves as the Institute’s advocate to Kentucky Government constituencies to ensure funding is requested and appropriated so that future Kentucky State revenues continue to be awarded to the HHI/HHLA

• Partnered with community-based organizations, colleges, high schools, Special Olympics, and other agencies to provide opportunities for over 350 volunteers each year that brought diversity to the program and extended ARC’s educational and information community outreach • Responsible for the execution of development of residential homes for the organization as well as leadership of staff in the development and implementation of short and long range plans, policies, and community outreach activities• Strategically managed corporate financial planning, including the development and implementation of the annual budget • Developed, implemented, and accomplished the corporate annual work plan as approved by the Board of Directors• Collaborated with community agencies and organizations, such as the Regional Centers State of California, Grant Foundations, and Education Foundations to identify and monitors emerging trends or issues related to communities, health, education, equity, and grant making to continuously transformation systems and programs to meet community needs• Advised and provided strategic counsel to the Chairman of the Board, Board Committees, and the Board of Directors in the creation of corporate policies and programs• Continuously reviewed and evaluated the results of program activities, ensuring that continuing contractual obligations were fulfilled and allocated resources for greater program effectiveness and efficiency

• Focused on Special Education Law and represented low income parents through all stages of litigation when in disagreement with the school district regarding the rights of their special needs children under the IDEA and CAL-ED Code • Provided advocacy in contract negotiations, meditation of various legal matters, Tort defamation defense, Tort trespass meditations, LPS conservatorships, civil commitments, delinquency law, and dependency matters in the representation of Eastern Los Angeles Regional Center and Kern Regional Center• Provided Conflict Resolution training to staff members of the LA Regional Center as well as various parent groups• Successfully managed firm operations including the resolution of issues, addressing challenges, and strategic planning• Guided financial strategy by forecasting and anticipating trends, allocating resources, and providing budget management• Created positive organizational culture and organizational image by building relationships, maintaining credibility, and fostering legal staff and employee commitment to the firm and the community• Maintained organizational stability by establishing and communicating a consistent value system, enforcing ethical legal practices, and inspiring service excellence• Expertly applied facilitation and negotiation skills to lead case development, achieve results, and manage external partnerships with clients, organizations, and legal professionals • Engaged professional communication and analysis skills to create compelling legal strategy and draft procedural documents needed to provide excellent client representation

• Assisted the special education director in the training of law students at the special education law clinic• Litigated Due Process cases that weren’t resolved through the clinic and trained parent groups in ADR and special education• Served as guest lecturer regarding criminal law as it relates to individuals with developmental disabilities as well as the services provided by regional centers in California

• While completing a Master’s degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution, advised Hyatt Hotel’s Human Resource Department in resolution of internal conflicts among employees and vendors and created training plans and curricula for the training of key personnel in conflict resolution

• Provided legal assistance for criminal cases where international extradition treaties applied and collaborated with the Crimes Against Police Officers Unit