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Eagle Rock, California

Glendale, California, United States

Monrovia, California, United States

Pasadena, California, United States

• Assist and support women in discovering physical and emotional strength and stability through wellness. • Client engagement and assessment to identify behavioral patterns that create limitations.• Utilize motivational interviewing techniques with client develop and maintain new habits that will benefit health and well-being. • Develop and maintain positive relationships with diverse clients to create a trusting rapport.

Glendale, California, United States

• Worked with Directors of Business Development and Social Work Services on new initiatives for this FQHC• Research programs (like PACE and SUD partnership) and policies for viability with FQHC’s consumer base• Conduct needs assessments for programs for this population

South Los Angeles, Ca

• Case manager with homeless services provider in South Los Angeles• Assist clients in securing housing, documentation and services• Therapeutic work with clients using motivational interviewing and other evidence-based therapies.

Hurst, Texas, United States

• Directed and mentored design team in creation and execution of product • Development of collaborative relationships with international vendors• Ongoing collaboration with clients, buyers and product developers at various locations.

• Designed and developed leather fashion goods, specializing in belts, handbags and other accessories targeted to highly sensitive juniors market, for major brands Lee and Riders; catered to retail accounts Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Forever 21, Hot Topic, PacSun and Torrid; collaborated on collection of signature pieces for Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s and select upscale boutiques.• Won Lee license for Prestige with designs for women’s leather belts and line of small leather pieces; oversaw production of, and presented finished items to, account decision-makers at both Lee brand and parent company Vanity Fair.• Identified emerging trends – including recessionary tendency of consumers to splurge on accessories while avoiding bigger-ticket purchases – and designed accordingly; determined specs for products that offer customers affordable luxury, i.e. metallics, which “read” expensive whether genuine leather or more cost-effective PU (synthetic).• Shopped New York, Los Angeles and London, tracking down upcoming looks, particularly ’80s-revival styles (neon, novelty closures, hardware accents, wide belts, colored skins, stretch fabrics, prominent zippers).• Maintained intimate involvement in production process, working with product-development staff as well as sourcing contacts and offshore manufacturers; coordinated quality-assurance mechanisms and formulation of timetables.

Master'S Degree, Social Work

Bfa, Painting

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