> Serve as periodic consultant and stakeholder on research methods and community involvement in research and joint efforts (ex: municipality, higher education, private sector, public safety, community stakeholders) for the most equitable community centered solutions. > Lead and mentor graduate students to complete a community facing projects> Lead in designing, facilitating and recruiting participants for multiple focus groups and interviews, > Maintain clean records… Show more > Serve as periodic consultant and stakeholder on research methods and community involvement in research and joint efforts (ex: municipality, higher education, private sector, public safety, community stakeholders) for the most equitable community centered solutions. > Lead and mentor graduate students to complete a community facing projects> Lead in designing, facilitating and recruiting participants for multiple focus groups and interviews, > Maintain clean records, sorted and themed findings and for policy facing reports> Present data to community stakeholders to utilize data for local initiatives and programming> In most recent opportunity, cleaned, sorted and reported data to be used in a joint effort between City officials and local community organizations for the Worcester Youth Violence Prevention Initiative> Research grant opportunities for community development. Show less

> Oversee all programmatic structures, staffing and objectives for the Division of Youth Opportunities> Provide & develop research driven training and professional development opportunities for leadership, youth workers and youth within the division and throughout the community> Work with leadership team in researching, writing and managing grants. > Coordinate group instruction to a team of seven (7) managers and group leaders who are implementing… Show more > Oversee all programmatic structures, staffing and objectives for the Division of Youth Opportunities> Provide & develop research driven training and professional development opportunities for leadership, youth workers and youth within the division and throughout the community> Work with leadership team in researching, writing and managing grants. > Coordinate group instruction to a team of seven (7) managers and group leaders who are implementing programming and educational services city wide.> Support all data collection & management, and facilitate its presentation for use in initiatives and community engagement> Oversaw the creation of curriculum for all programming Research and present evidence based solutions for use in city wide initiatives and policy making.> Facilitate community based approaches and solutions to youth centered issues> Cultivate and maintain partnerships to implement activities and services for our programming> Work with the Division Director in being the liaison between the city government and its citizens in terms of youth work, youth policy & interpretation and transparency of data and findings Show less

> Work closely with staff and leadership to create and implement an effective social emotional curriculum > Developed and Trained staff on facilitation techniques for differing demographics, such as differing ages, cultures, English language learners, main-stream and special education.> Supported positive culture during program time and outside of program time (staff support) > Oversee Gender Critical programming, curriculum and approaches>… Show more > Work closely with staff and leadership to create and implement an effective social emotional curriculum > Developed and Trained staff on facilitation techniques for differing demographics, such as differing ages, cultures, English language learners, main-stream and special education.> Supported positive culture during program time and outside of program time (staff support) > Oversee Gender Critical programming, curriculum and approaches> Researched and implemented best practices in de-escalation and engagement for all programming Show less

> Provided programming for youth and families from diverse backgrounds and cultures> Manage and write all grants for coordinated programming in collaboration with the leadership team.> Lead the creation and facilitation of educational and engagement workshops for Latino families in navigating the public-school system, their rights as parents as well as their responsibilities> Conduct extensive outreach and one-on-one planning with Latino youth and their families>… Show more > Provided programming for youth and families from diverse backgrounds and cultures> Manage and write all grants for coordinated programming in collaboration with the leadership team.> Lead the creation and facilitation of educational and engagement workshops for Latino families in navigating the public-school system, their rights as parents as well as their responsibilities> Conduct extensive outreach and one-on-one planning with Latino youth and their families> Serve as a positive social and academic role-model> Serve as liaison between Worcester Public Schools and Worcester State University> Assist in presenting information on programs initiative/ inputs and outputs to program members and the community> Designed and implemented community facing efforts, ensuring equity and justice> Recruit participants from the community for a large-scale project in 5 Massachusetts cities (Worcester, Boston, Lawrence, Holyoke & Springfield), designed and facilitated focus groups. I have also transcribed, interpreted and coded data as well as written a detailed report in collaboration with a research team >> Consulted and was lead assistant on phase II of previous study> Worked on establishing a pipeline of success for Latino youth from pre-k to college/career Show less

> Help individual patients and groups to develop their capacity and access to resources for managing their health and communication with medical providers> Facilitate communication with providers and other services> Recruit, manage and provide intervention with patients of all cultures and backgrounds> Advocate for services and health needs, as well as counsel and support patients> Work directly with provider team and investigation team on determining best… Show more > Help individual patients and groups to develop their capacity and access to resources for managing their health and communication with medical providers> Facilitate communication with providers and other services> Recruit, manage and provide intervention with patients of all cultures and backgrounds> Advocate for services and health needs, as well as counsel and support patients> Work directly with provider team and investigation team on determining best practice and strategy for study as well as translation and interpreting> Work with lead investigator and project manager to clean, sort, theme and graph preliminary result> Utilize REDCAP data manager> Increase recruitment of patients into study by 40%, and retention throughout the study by 80%> Chosen to present findings in a conference for community health workers and providers from local and international health centers and initiatives> Developed and a retention plan to help the individual be successful in meeting their expectations Show less