Brooke Blaalid, Msw Email & Phone Number

United States

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• Partnering with non-profits and other community organizations to drive strategic program, operation, and impact improvements, I consult with state and local groups to evaluate programs, author and prepare grants, and.
• Guided the development of clear operational plans, translating program missions and goals to ensure the creation of strategic, harmonious strategies aligned to core values.
• Steered organizations in tactical capacity building and scalability strategy, steering board / program development, community partnership, and outcome evaluation to structure impactful recommendations.
• Researched and analyzed non-profit and private sector client operations, developing creative solutions to client growth, profitability, and competitiveness challenges.
• Served on national and local boards, providing expert guidance and strategic influence for community programming.
• Captured and managed more than $7.7M in local, state, and federal grant opportunities; served as a Federal Grant Reviewer for the US Department of Health & Human Services, Family and Youth Services Bureau.

Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• During this time, I instructed graduate-level students in macro/systems and community-focused community development and social policy processes, developing tailored curricula and courses on community practice, social.
• Implemented lectures, assignments, and community-focused activities to build hands-on knowledge of macro practices.
• Leveraged personal experience in non-profit board memberships and government positions to deliver in-depth training and subject matter expertise, laying the groundwork for the future of macro and community change.
• Designed practical-experience activities in community needs assessment, strategic plan development, program evaluation, and fidelity tool design, grant writing, and fundraising/sustainability practice.
• Served as the faculty advisor for the community development focused MSW Club.

Yankton, South Dakota

Elected position- 3 year term

Remote

• While with UW, I drove data collection, community outcome and measure reporting, and strategic planning for the South Dakota Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) five-year federal grant on.
• Mentored state prevention staff and community coalitions in expert technical function, preparing training materials to build a cohesive and technically savvy culture.
• Steered strategy and evaluation programming design, partnering with senior staff and leadership to propel operations.
• Analyzed and reported on more than 15 distinct community projects, delivering informed, data-based recommendations.
• Unified project work goals, priorities, and objectives, overseeing grant timelines to ensure the achievement of benchmarks and mitigate potential challenges.Prior experience as City Commissioner, building lasting.

• Children’s Clinician
• Provided individual and family-based counseling to children, adolescents, and families along with conducting weekly group meetings.
• Knowledgeable in behavioral and mental health, crisis intervention, child development, therapeutic skills, Native American culture and traditions.
• Skilled in clinical assessments and development of individual and family treatment plans that have clear and measurable goals and objectives used to evaluate progress.
• Facilitated multiple groups: youth involved in the juvenile justice system, teen girls, and social skills (K-12).

Bs, Psychology With A Minor In Pre-Medicine

Msw, Social Work