Desralynn Cole, Cppm Email & Phone Number

Oakland, Ca, Us

Oakland, California, United States

• Independently managing the SAMHSA ReCAST grant for the City of Oakland which provides trauma-informed services to support community resilience in the face of civil unrest and trauma.• Identifies opportunities for instituting trauma-informed practices in the Human Services Department with the goal of supporting the workforce and improving client services.• Supports the departmental Equity Team and supports the development and implementation of equity practices.• Working collaboratively with a wide variety of City programs and agencies to develop and support the implementation of an integrated approach to trauma-informed services citywide.• Works to identify opportunities for expanded and nontraditional mental health services to reach Oakland community members suffering from trauma, with the goal to promote resilience• Developed a high-functioning work group of various stakeholders including community members to guide, inform and engage in grant implementation.• Develop a community response to trauma in partnership with City and community stakeholders. • Managing the implementation of youth-led mini-grants supporting community resilience and addressing police-community relations.• Developed various strategies to build the full-scale infusion of trauma-informed practices and expanded mental health practices in the City of Oakland programs with special emphasis on early childhood and seniors.• Develop an evaluation framework and ensure implementation with the consultant's support.• Develop and monitor the project budget and ensure compliance with all funder and City regulations.

Program Leadership• Developed and implemented program design for the Collective Impact Program• Identified and develop appropriate resources to achieve program goals and objectives• Documented and reported program outcomes for the four focus areas• Provided support in the development of organizational strategic planning process• Assist with the collection and reporting of KPIs and impact data• Tracks and updates communications/inquiries from new potential impact partners• Facilitated work and execution of strategic plans for the Collective Impact program Network Engagement• Developed and implemented monthly events that engage and inform the AALF network• Documented and created effective presentations/communications to multiple audiences• Engaged all appropriate stakeholders to ensure program success• Responsible for scoping, memorializing and tracking all consulting contractsEvaluation•Gather feedback, including participant interviews, and review evaluation data to assess and improve program effectiveness. • Revise Collective Impact curriculum based on feedback and provide program team leadership with recommendations to improve program process overall• Foster organizational knowledge-building and resource-sharing by providing timely, accurate program updates and reports to staff, Board, partners and funders.Contract Management • Responsible for scoping, memorializing and tracking all consulting contracts• Ensure consulting contract deliverables are met and manages consultant budgets• Develops relationships with external consultants and training partnersSupport Board of Directors• Strategic planning - helped the board of directors develop a strategic vision for AALF; provide timely information for board of directors to make decisions; served as staff lead on the governance committee for the board of directors• Developed presentations and supporting materials for meetings

Minneapolis Mn

Partners with senior leaders, department heads, and elected officials on local, federal, and state issues affecting equity, diversity, and inclusion strategies. Leads and manages ongoing advancement and implementation of diversity, inclusion, and engagement strategic priorities to further policy on Race, Equity and Inclusion in the City of Minneapolis. Works collaboratively with program/project teams to build internal buy-in and support for necessary changes to address emerging needs, trends, and context in the areas of health equity, people and culture, and community to support stronger impact around Race Equity Policy. Provide full end to end program management including identifying, analyzing and understanding program needs and values of diverse audiences, content development, program implementation, administration and monitoring, data analysis and program evaluation, budget management, and vendor/contract management.Communicates progress policy and programmatic outcomes to all relevant stakeholders, both in written and oral forms that represent the interests of the City of Minneapolis. Project facilitator/coordinator on projects that affect the City as part of the Race and Equity Division. Designs and operationalizes key diversity and inclusion initiatives to drive diversity outcomes around community engagement, integration of behavioral health services and other community systems to address the social determinants of health, recognizing that factors, such as law enforcement practices, transportation, employment, and housing policies, can contribute to health outcomes.

City Of Minneapolis

• Lead the development and refinement of the site protocol that explicitly details the study methods for identifying prospective study participants.• Provide on-site training and assistance to ensure that the home visitors at the study sites adhere to procedures related to study participant recruitment.• Developed policy and procedures related to all administrative tasks related to the project• Administered qualitative interviews to study participants • Maintain a record of all budget analysis and preparations related to the grant• Managed internal department diversity and inclusion of the employee resource groups. • Developed training activities and tool kit for staff to further D&I professional development.

Minneapolis

• Provide case management and access to resources• Assisted with program development to create and maintain program expectations • Established supports and services resources to identified clients • Developed and implemented resident council and resource groups within the housing portfolio• Organized community events and programs • Facilitated mediations between tenants and property management • Supervised staff and interns • Complied statistical data for grant funding and maintained program budget• Provide training and mentorship to team members and community stakeholders regarding best practices in relevant service models and practices.

East St. Paul Mn

Assisted residents in the development, implementation and achievement of individual goals related to recovery; mental, physical and spiritual health. With a specific focus on strengthening the family; parenting; community involvement and financial stability. Provided daily supervision of families and the community as a whole and provide direct recovery and life-skills services to clients including ongoing assessments, monitoring, referrals and reporting for all assigned families. Provided crisis intervention and prevention using trauma informed care framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma.

Minneapolis Mn

• Managed client case load who are transitioning out of homelessness • Supported homeless youth in finding and maintaining their own apartment in the community of their choice• Assisted with housing program development• Developed Housing Curricula • Provided mediation and conflict resolution • Provided training and mentorship to team members and community stakeholders regarding best practices in relevant service models and practices.• Obtained documentation needed for grant compliance

Richfield Mn

• Provided home visiting services that help reduce stress and the risk of abuse and neglect. • Facilitated therapeutic conversations to bridge the connection to mental health resources. • Built and sustained infant-parent relationships• Maintained a small budget to support families with basic needs• Managed clients and provided training and development • Compile and report statistical data for grant writing purposes.

Bs, Psychology

Diploma, Summa-Tech