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Alexandria, Va, Us

Identify and assess community needs to plan and develop training and curriculum. Serve subject matter expert on interpersonal violence prevention strategies for both county and community partners.Coordinate domestic and sexual violence education and training to allied professionals with a focus on increasing capacity to serve underrepresented populations. Manage and track program and training data for internal use, grant reports and to inform the strategic direction of division-wide prevention initiatives.Collaborate with local and regional stakeholders and partners to develop relevant prevention and education training initiatives.Serve as primary division point of contact for the coordination and implementation of Stalking Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month initiatives.Track emerging trends in the primary prevention of domestic and sexual violence to ensure division wide training materials are up to date and in line with best practices.Chair Fairfax County’s Domestic Violence Network’s Training Committee with primary responsibility to implementing trainings for allied professionals to enhance response to victims of crime.

Greater Boston Area

Serve as primary grant programmatic contact responsible for implementing daily grant activities under Department of Justice grant.Collect and track program data, utilizing tracking and accountability systems, and create reports following grant requirements.Convene and support the Coordinated Community Response Team of internal and external partners to coordinate prevention and response efforts addressing sexual and relationship violence on campus.Coordinate and assist with mandatory prevention and education programs for all new students.Develop protocols for a 24/7 support hotline for students who have experienced dating or sexual violence.Serve as confidential advocate for student population.Hire, train, and supervise graduate student assistants to provide additional student support and advocacy.

Greater Boston Area

 Developed geographically-based networks of educators and advocates engaged in creating trauma-sensitive schools.Facilitated web-based discussion forums for educators to share their ideas and best practices with each other.Helped to develop self-teaching modules to enable schools to access our expertise.Managed and updated the Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative website and social media.Responded to queries and requests for assistance and trainings.Coordinated on-site and distance training and consultation.Participated in developing strategies to move forward the implementation of the Safe and Supportive Schools statute.Participated in advocacy campaigns, designed to advance laws, policies and funding streams that enable schools to create trauma-sensitive learning environments.

Greater Boston Area

Managed flagship year round out of school time youth employment program for 45 teens from across Boston with a focus on social justice organizing for violence free workplaces.Hired, evaluated and supervised youth employees, college interns and AmeriCorps Massachusetts Promise Fellows.Created evaluation tools and compiled both data and narrative reports for municipal, state and federal agencies including the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.Developed and implemented trainings and provided technical support on sexual harassment policy and prevention for youth employment and job readiness programs.Collaborated with state agencies and not for profit organizations to provide youth and staff trainings on workplace violence and sexual harassment prevention.Work with four sites nationwide to replicate programming on a national level by administering a grant issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Greater Boston Area

Established and cultivated relationships with school partners to implement multi-session, multi-grade level violence prevention curriculum.Developed training of trainers modules to train school staff in violence prevention curriculum.Designed and implemented trainings to enhance knowledge and skill of adults who interact with youth including parents, teacher, school nurses, guidance staff, school resource officers, residence life and professional staff and medical personnel.Provided technical assistance and policy guidance to school administration to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines including Title IX and Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education frameworks.Directed peer leadership and education programs for high school youth to create social change in their communities.Created and executed volunteer trainings for youth and adults to increase agency capacity and increase capacity to respond to teen survivors of dating and sexual violence.

Greater Boston Area

Managed case files of families in a residential shelter setting.Designed and implemented trainings for new staff and volunteers to expand agency capacity.Interacted with multiple agencies to facilitate groups and trainings to expand community capacity to respond to survivors of domestic violence.Cultivated relationships with community partners to ensure delivery of appropriate services to survivors of domestic violence.Delivered violence prevention curriculum to urban youth in out of school time programs.Managed and supervised undergraduate students’ volunteer work within the shelter and oversaw their training and work plans.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Bachelor'S Degree