• Led and developed 10 community-based programs, comprising 10 direct reports and over 40 staff.• Developed interventions that reached underserved youth and families in DC and MD through family stabilization, workforce and educational development, homeless youth drop-in centers, HIV/STI testing and counseling, afterschool programs, street outreach, and more.• Collaborated with Executive Director and senior leadership team on strategic direction, program expansion, and coordinating new… Show more • Led and developed 10 community-based programs, comprising 10 direct reports and over 40 staff.• Developed interventions that reached underserved youth and families in DC and MD through family stabilization, workforce and educational development, homeless youth drop-in centers, HIV/STI testing and counseling, afterschool programs, street outreach, and more.• Collaborated with Executive Director and senior leadership team on strategic direction, program expansion, and coordinating new initiatives.• Managed a grant portfolio of $4.4M by working closely with state, federal and private funders, and serving as a public-facing figure in various coalitions and networks. Show less

• Consultant to CEO and the Student and Early Career Psychologist Committee of the American Insurance Trust (The Trust). • Created and oversaw a brand new small-group, project-based mentoring program for student and early career policyholders, which resulted in a satisfaction rate above 95% in its pilot year.

• Appointed to a 12-member national non-profit working board seeking to end the cycle of youth homelessness through direct service programs in 18 cities and counting. Served as chair from 2017 through February 2020. • Personal accomplishments included board growth and stabilization, hiring key national staff, long-range strategic planning, completely overhauling our website and brand standards, reviving and producing a national annual conference, developing a new national/chapter charter… Show more • Appointed to a 12-member national non-profit working board seeking to end the cycle of youth homelessness through direct service programs in 18 cities and counting. Served as chair from 2017 through February 2020. • Personal accomplishments included board growth and stabilization, hiring key national staff, long-range strategic planning, completely overhauling our website and brand standards, reviving and producing a national annual conference, developing a new national/chapter charter and related communications, developing and training dozens of on-ground directors on policies and procedures, increasing our corporate donations by over 200%, and chairing our first national virtual race that fundraised 20% above target. Show less

Created and managed a new unit and shaped its strategic direction. The unit developed, advised on, and supported key advocacy initiatives and resources for 40,000 students and early career psychologists, or one-third of APA’s member base. Managed a budget of $700,000 and created new revenue. Supervised three full-time staff and hired multiple interns and contractors. Served as primary liaison to several committees, subcommittees, and task forces. Oversaw our unit’s marketing and conference… Show more Created and managed a new unit and shaped its strategic direction. The unit developed, advised on, and supported key advocacy initiatives and resources for 40,000 students and early career psychologists, or one-third of APA’s member base. Managed a budget of $700,000 and created new revenue. Supervised three full-time staff and hired multiple interns and contractors. Served as primary liaison to several committees, subcommittees, and task forces. Oversaw our unit’s marketing and conference planning and was lead on our research and public speaking initiatives. Core accomplishments are as follows:• Mentored hundreds of emerging leaders both formally and informally. • Led successful grassroots communications and mobilization campaigns on policy issues.• Created multiple leadership development programs, reaching hundreds worldwide. • Allocated money for new grants supporting research, workshops, and advocacy. • Formed multidisciplinary team to facilitate preparation of US-Canada trainee exchanges. • Provided daily problem consultation to members through inbound calls and emails. • During COVID-19, created weekly webinar series, online forum, and support line to help emerging practitioners and scholars stay on track. • Managed membership-facing response to the abrupt closure of several graduate campuses, through a call center, website, member meetings, advocacy, and planning.• Edited and co-wrote numerous guide and articles and hosted an APA podcast. • Conducted several independent research projects, including a seminal study on debt. Show less

• Served as inaugural director of brand-new office, leading efforts for APA to develop a hub for all 17,000 psychologist members within 10 years of their doctorate.• Advocated for the needs of early career psychologists within and outside of APA. • Built community, developed resources, and engaged members on issues directly and through leadership development, advocacy, and alliance building.

• Served as second in command of an office serving 27,000 psychology graduate students.• Provided administrative oversight and guidance to multiple student committees. • Led development of strategic planning and advocacy initiatives to promote high quality graduate experiences for students training to become practitioners and researchers. • Spearheaded the development of a blog for psychology graduate students.

• Appointed as a 3-year member of an 8-person board overseeing dozens of weekly programs and services for the LGBTQ+ community in Washington, DC. Co-led board development and strategic planning processes. • Chaired Youth Working Group for 5 years. This was a large advocacy coalition responsible for numerous policy changes in DC, including introducing bills in the DC Council to become the third jurisdiction in the country to ban conversion therapy for minors, and the first to mandate LGBTQ… Show more • Appointed as a 3-year member of an 8-person board overseeing dozens of weekly programs and services for the LGBTQ+ community in Washington, DC. Co-led board development and strategic planning processes. • Chaired Youth Working Group for 5 years. This was a large advocacy coalition responsible for numerous policy changes in DC, including introducing bills in the DC Council to become the third jurisdiction in the country to ban conversion therapy for minors, and the first to mandate LGBTQ cultural competency training for all licensed healthcare providers. We responded to increases in suicidality by requiring yearly suicide prevention training of school personnel, and responded to increases in youth homelessness by increasing the allocation of LGBT-specific shelter beds. Show less

•Wrote and submitted 66 forensic evaluations to the Court (psychological, psycho-educational, neuropsychological, violence risk, psychosexual, and competency).•Treated youth on juvenile probation in weekly individual psychotherapy.•Co-facilitated groups for youth charged with sex offenders crimes as well as their parents.•Co-facilitated a men’s group at Howard University.•Conducted intakes with high-conflict couples in Office of Parenting Coordinator.•Performed… Show more •Wrote and submitted 66 forensic evaluations to the Court (psychological, psycho-educational, neuropsychological, violence risk, psychosexual, and competency).•Treated youth on juvenile probation in weekly individual psychotherapy.•Co-facilitated groups for youth charged with sex offenders crimes as well as their parents.•Co-facilitated a men’s group at Howard University.•Conducted intakes with high-conflict couples in Office of Parenting Coordinator.•Performed trauma-focused CBT at Safe Shores D.C. Children’s Advocacy Center. Show less

• Directed a large chapter of a national nonprofit organization providing direct services to unaccompanied homeless youth. • Engaged daily in all aspect of non-profit management: Program development and evaluation; training; supervision; board formation; fundraising; marketing; speaking.• Developed and implemented mentoring programs, a street outreach protocol, an outreach center, prevention workshops, and the Miami Task Force for Homeless Youth. • Formed relationships with local… Show more • Directed a large chapter of a national nonprofit organization providing direct services to unaccompanied homeless youth. • Engaged daily in all aspect of non-profit management: Program development and evaluation; training; supervision; board formation; fundraising; marketing; speaking.• Developed and implemented mentoring programs, a street outreach protocol, an outreach center, prevention workshops, and the Miami Task Force for Homeless Youth. • Formed relationships with local providers and agencies to increase available services.• Addressed immediate and ongoing needs of youth transitioning off the street. Show less

•Research assistant for three years to Dr. Etiony Aldarondo, PhD, Associate Dean, and Director of the Dunspaugh-Dalton Community and Educational Well-Being Research Center.•Co-facilitated weekly strengths-based group with Spanish-speaking adolescents in a shelter for unaccompanied immigrants; designed and piloted novel interventions.•Researched and prepared manuscripts related to acculturation, immigration, and more.•Applied methods of grounded theory and ethnography to understand… Show more •Research assistant for three years to Dr. Etiony Aldarondo, PhD, Associate Dean, and Director of the Dunspaugh-Dalton Community and Educational Well-Being Research Center.•Co-facilitated weekly strengths-based group with Spanish-speaking adolescents in a shelter for unaccompanied immigrants; designed and piloted novel interventions.•Researched and prepared manuscripts related to acculturation, immigration, and more.•Applied methods of grounded theory and ethnography to understand unaccompanied youths' narratives and emerging practices in community well-being. Show less

•Oversaw all incoming and outgoing referrals for therapy and psychological testing.•Managed clinic databases, handbooks, accounts payable, community resource binder.•Trained and mentored new Masters-level student therapists.•Provided outreach services at a neighborhood health initiative.

•Engaged in narrative, family systems, and structured cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy with a caseload of 40 clients and five intensive families requiring stabilization.•Completed intake assessments and multiaxial diagnoses. •Planned therapeutic goals and managed treatment plans for entire caseload. •Supported clients’ navigation through complex government systems. •Worked creatively as a member of multiple cross-section treatment teams.•Participated in seminars and… Show more •Engaged in narrative, family systems, and structured cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy with a caseload of 40 clients and five intensive families requiring stabilization.•Completed intake assessments and multiaxial diagnoses. •Planned therapeutic goals and managed treatment plans for entire caseload. •Supported clients’ navigation through complex government systems. •Worked creatively as a member of multiple cross-section treatment teams.•Participated in seminars and conferences related to treatment modalities and clinical issues. Show less

•Maintained caseload of 20 individual child, adolescent and adult clients. •Organized and led school groups on adolescent substance abuse, teen coping techniques, and social skills for ESL students. •Coordinated a teen-child mentoring program. •Created and updated agency website. •Formed a successful advocacy campaign to preserve town social service funding.

•Performed over 300 client intake assessments. Took developmental histories and assessed the nature of presenting symptoms. •Implemented opiate treatment program under federal compliance guidelines.•Counseled clients in crisis and provided referrals as needed.•Assisted in disability evaluations and billing, and created new intake forms.

•Assisted in design of study and preparation of manuscript for an investigation into college women’s body image, suggesting that college women who conform to typical feminine norms have greater body dissatisfaction and greater discrepancy between their current and ideal body figures.

•Conducted quantitative field research on quality of life for elders living in their communities and in nursing homes. •Prepared manuscripts for planning committees and service directors.•Supported the design and promotion of training for dementia care staff and caregivers.•Managed data collection using Scantron, SPPS, and other software.

•Coordinated design of laboratory protocol, prepared review-board submission, tested participants, participated in weekly research reviews, and analyzed data on a study looking at sex typicality differences between gay and straight adults.•Conducted data analysis on study assessing physiological and subjective arousal in LGBTQ participants.