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Developed new program to support exonerees after their release from incarceration for crimes they did not commitWork collaboratively with attorneys and investigatorsProvide clinical social work services to exonerees

Conduct extensive psychosocial assessments of defendants in military, federal and state capital casesSpecialize in cases with international nexusesWork predominantly with monolingual Spanish-speaking defendants and familiesProvide testimony as an expert witness

2021 - 2022: Family Engagement Coordinator, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs2018 - 2021: State Department Liaison to the National Counterterrorism Center, Washington, DC2015- 2018: Fraud Prevention Coordinator for Canada, Consulate General of the United States in Montreal, Quebec2012 - 2015: Consul, Consulate General of the United States in Sao Paulo, Brazil2010 - 2012: Consul, Consulate General of the United States in Cape Town, South Africa2007 - 2010: Vice Consul and Fraud Prevention Coordinator, Consulate General of the United States in Toronto, Ontario2006 - 2007: Vice Consul, Consulate General of the United States in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil2004 - 2006: Vice Consul, Embassy of the United States of American in Asuncion, Paraguay

Conducted extensive psychosocial assessments of defendants in military, federal and state capital casesWorked extensively in cases with international nexuses, interviewing defendants' contacts in Puerto Rico, Mexico and El Salvador and obtaining relevant records in foreign locationsWorked predominantly with monolingual Spanish-speaking defendants and familiesSpecialized in cases in which Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder was a potential mitigating factorProvided testimony as an expert witness

Assessment and treamtment of veterans with mental health challnges, in particular Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and substance abuse issuesDirected forensic outreach program for incarcerated veterans and veterans in the criminal justice system