Corey Berman Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Administrator and Program Monitor for Chicago’s Community Conveners Initiative, Hospital-Based Violence Prevention Program, and Trauma-Informed Capacity Building Initiatives: Collaborative for a Trauma-Informed Chicago, Trauma-Informed Learning Cohorts, Trauma-Informed Transformation Committee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Provided program management for Chicago’s 9 City-funded, youth-focused homeless services agencies. Facilitated monthly coordination meetings centering agency-identified needs, reviewed budgets and grant spending, and.
• Engaged in all stages of the Request for Proposals process: writing RFPs, scoring applications, contributing to and reviewing contract drafts, and serving as Active Contract Manager for agency awardees.
• Conducted fiscal monitoring oversight for accountable service provision.
• Served as the liaison representing Homeless Services at bi-weekly shelter medical needs meetings with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) and citywide hospital and healthcare partners.
• Conducted organizational trainings for delegate agencies and the community, providing resource connections to cross-departmental programs and citywide initiatives.
• Collaboratively redesigned Chicago’s Point-In-Time (PIT) Youth Count survey tool and contributed to implementation strategy, guided by best practice literature, to capture holistic needs and characteristics of youth.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Coordinated Montgomery County’s Overdose Fatality Review Team. Conducted extensive data collection across systems, led case review meetings, and facilitated grant-funded service enhancement activities via.
• Served as Lead Program and Administrative Support to the Manager II and Manager III. Developed and oversaw project budgets, managed contract and purchase order agreements, and monitored CARF compliance activities.
• Served as staff liaison to the Alcohol and Other Drug Addiction Advisory Council, coordinating meetings, board member trainings, interviewing committees, and council communications with organizational leadership.
• Built and maintained relationships with state, county, and community stakeholders, including: hospital systems, physicians, EMS, the Maryland Health Department, & the State’s Attorney’s Office.
• Co-organized the annual, 300+ attendee Spring Forum on behavioral health topics. o Conducted project management and collaborated with 15+ community organization partners. o Arranged for interpreters and material.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed all phases of the project life cycle (i.e., client consultation, research, survey design, data analysis/ synthesis, and creating and presenting written and visual deliverables), ensuring timely project.
• Developed actionable recommendations to help stakeholders make research-informed decisions and implement best practices.
• Applied quality control procedures during data cleaning for accurate outcomes reporting.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Supervised and led capacity-building for 20 weekly volunteers through trainings and direct support. Built stakeholder relationships, initiating community partnerships and speaking at events.
• Served as a Team Lead in the 2019 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count.
• Provided administrative and operational support for executive, development, and program teams.
• Developed a central database to integrate organization-wide data collection, using formulas to autogenerate reporting insights. This eliminated hours of duplicated data entry and manual calculations per month.
• Introduced an electronic intake form and database to streamline management of over 500 volunteer inquiries, reducing volunteers' average response wait time from 2 weeks to <48 hours.
• Analyzed data across the agency’s programs and reported outcomes, identifying strengths and need areas.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Developed and reviewed assessments in alignment with formalized standards.
• Managed large electronic datasets, conducting quality control and tracking completion progress.
• Received an extension on this temporary position based on assessment tool writing and validation performance.

Washington, District Of Columbia

• Provided research support for healthcare and health policy initiatives. Tracked and analyzed policy, drafted reports, and contributed to white papers. Prepared and disseminated deliverables for the Policy and.

Rockville, Maryland

• Conducted developmental skills assessments, provided referrals, and made program-wide recommendations for a program with 50+ students in consultative classrooms to support their participation across the school day. Led.

Rockville, Maryland

• Coordinated health and school participation plans for students ages 12-21 with multiple learning needs. Partnered with interdepartmental and interagency teams to develop program protocols, advocated for student access.

Baltimore, Maryland

• Implemented client-centered therapeutic activities; assisted with hands-on rehabilitative care and patient support; and administered formal assessment tools.
• Conducted a literature review on the effectiveness of compression garment alternatives such as Under Armour® for lower-income/ underinsured patients with burns. Synthesized cross-disciplinary research and evaluated the.

Falls Church, Virginia

• Developed and led occupation-based skills groups and individualized treatment plans for adults in acute, intermediate, and forensic psychiatric care.

Boulder Creek, California

• Provided residential care and activity facilitation at a seasonal respite program in a Redwood forest, serving children and adults with physical and developmental differences.Special Training: Augmentative and.

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

Provided direct care and adaptive recreation support at a NASCAR-sponsored and themed, pro bono residential recreational program for children and youth with serious illnesses and chronic medical conditions.

Master Of Public Administration And Policy - Mpap, Public Administration

• Policy Practicum: Analyzed 10,000+ HUD public comments for public opinion insights regarding a housing access proposed rule. •.

Accelerated B.S./M.S., Occupational Therapy, Summa Cum Laude

Coursework: Neuroanatomy, Advanced Research Methods & Data Analysis, Therapeutic Approaches in Psychiatric Care, Counseling Techniques for.