Carmen Hoober, Ms, Shrm-Scp Email & Phone Number

Elkhart, Indiana Area

Conduct behavioral interviews, remote and in-person, for international and domestic service programs: Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS), Service Adventure, Youth Venture, Service Opportunities with Our Partners (SOOP), and DOOR (Discovering Opportunities for Outreach and Reflection). Discern appropriate applicants for service and assist programs in placement. Participate in orientations, retreats, worker care, policy discernment, recruitment, and social media marketing.Facilitate training in: Communications Skills, Community Living, Personality Differences, and Conflict Management. Certified Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®) Practitioner.Develop program curriculum to challenge participants into deeper reflection of their service assignments.Special interests: Nonviolent Communication, Compassionate Listening, Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI®), resume writing, career planning and development.

Elkhart, Indiana Area

Elkhart, Indiana Area

Volunteer work with children involved in neglect or abuse cases. Gather information from all individuals and professionals involved, advocating the best interest of the child. Provide the magistrate with well-rounded, objective information and recommendations. Keep all case notes and file reports as necessary. Completed “Fostering Futures” training designed to help teens in the justice system make and execute concrete plans for their future.

Elkhart, Indiana Area

Administrative ResponsibilitiesSupervised four case workers and ten volunteer mediators. Oversaw hiring, staff training, and other personnel issues. Conducted annual progress reviews of team members. Collected and analyzed data used for grant applications, internal program review and reports to community and government funding sources. Wrote, revised, and edited all programmatic copy. Mediation/Case ManagementFacilitated mediation and resulting restitution contracts between court-ordered criminal offenders and victims. Monitored restitution payments. Provided documentation to referring courts via oral testimony and legal memos. Volunteer Community TrainingOrganized quarterly training for community members and volunteers. Created training materials and curriculum. Provided instruction (didactic, interactive, and role-play) in restorative justice concepts and basic mediation skills.

South Bend, Indiana Area

Co-authored K-12 curriculum for “Take Ten” violence prevention initiative sponsored by the University of Notre Dame.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Conflict Analysis And Resolution

Bachelor'S Degree, English

Activities and Societies: Sigma Tau Delta (English Honor Society), Xenos