A peer support specialist is a person with "lived experience" who has been trained to support those who struggle with mental health, psychological trauma, or substance use. Their personal experience of these challenges provide peer support specialists with expertise that professional training cannot replicate.

Disaster ReliefShelter ManagementEmergency Interagency CommunicationsDisaster Incident Command Aircraft Mission TeamAirbourne Photography (pre/post damage assessment)Successes: Partner, New Jersey State Police Emergency ServicesParticipated in Covid 19 response testing center and food pantry.Disaster Relief Hurricanes Irene and Sandy.Missing person searches.Recovered missing aircraft, Wanaque, NJ In last five years, of thirty five young people twenty five are enrolled in college, eight were taught how to fly.

Major responsibilities included the successful management and development of programs to support first generation students.Detailed responsibilities included:• Counseling students to determine career aspirations and goals• Creating actions plans for participating students to complete a GED program and enter the community college system• Working with students to determine appropriate college courses to advance towards a college degree in support of their career goals• Teach Public speaking and classroom presentation skills• Teach time management, project management to skills to improve student retention.• Used Spanish language on a daily basis due to the high number of Hispanic speaking students. Successes: Student retention increased 28 percent Developed content for program website.Introduced to students career, life skills, anti-drug messages through one act vignettes

Directed department operations connected to non-academic policies and procedures of the Doctoral Studies Program Detailed responsibilities included:• Developed course schedule• Directed recruitment and the admissions process.• Monitored admissions and student progress. • Represented the program at events and functions. • Orientation of new multicultural students• Liaison for stakeholders inside and outside the university.• Chaired executive committees• Trained graduate assistants to improve teaching methods.• Recommended graduate assistantshipsSuccesses • Established a culture of customer service for the students• Through recruitment efforts increased pool of qualified domestic candidates fifty three percent• Developed new department publications• Repositioned Website and developed new content for program website.• Developed the on-line application process

Directed all admissions processes for Elizabeth satellite campus.Detailed responsibilities included:• Coordinated Nursing, Intensive English programs to give students the maximum benefit of college resources.• International Student Officer for 450 students. • Veterans Administration representative• Academic advisement of students.Successes• Developed and implemented registration process for new Nursing program.• Improved efficiency, maintained same level resources as student campus population increased 20 percent.

Dean’s Assistant and Academic Counselor – Graduate and Undergraduate ProgramsDirected graduate admissions and the operations of the advisement office. Assessed foreign credentials. Academic Counselor to 1200 multicultural undergraduate and graduate students in business, public administration and computer science programs. Presentations to both students and faculty on career and academic counseling. Transfer credit assessment and approval.Media / InternetWebsite Producer – Developed content, structure, directed deployment of the first department websiteInstruction to students and faculty on the use of on-line academic resources.Coordinator, Off-Campus ProgramsCoordinator to LIU Rockland campus in charge of implementation of the new MBA program. Assisted in program development, admissions and Coordination of Verizon Off-Campus MBA program in mid-town Manhattan.

Organic fruit processing for fresh export. New technology drying operation to make dehydrated fruits for export for candies and cereals.Train and direct 30 Spanish speaking employees.

an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries.Volunteer to business development loan program affiliated with Women's World Banking and ACCION International. Program benefited 3,000 people.Specialtiesvolunteer, sustainable development, internationalEstablished health clinic "Ana Cruz" serving 32,000 habitants. Sourced and imported medical equipment from Europe and U.S. Secured funding and purchased machinery to make building materials for the local community.