Iris Durst Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Reception and Placement(R&P) case manager

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Direct role in managing grant funding related to comprehensive support of refugee and asylum clients. Services provided included rental/utility assistance, immigration and legal assistance, providing food, clothing, and personal care items. Daily support duties included:▪Establishing grant program criteria including tracking database and support document templates.▪Collaborating with department supervisors and individual case managers in determining eligibility and document requirements for candidate clients.▪Reviewing and processing received client case paperwork for grant fund distributions.▪Direct engagement with eligible clients in navigating grant services.▪Coordinating vendor engagement to align services covered for clients.▪Monthly status meetings with leadership and grant stakeholders regarding

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Greater Phoenix Area

Completed full time - 4 month internship in the Health and Wellness Department, directly reporting to the Victim of Trafficking (VOT)/Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Case Manager. ▪ Communicating with VOT/VOCA/Survivor of Torture (SOT) clients (with interpreters) on behalf of their CMs.▪ Composing case notes, in the third person, after advocating or speaking with clients.▪ Inputting Asylum-Seeking-Families (ASF) Case Manager (CM) case notes into ETO Database. ▪ Logging monthly service provisions into the Office for Victims of Crime Trafficking Information Management System (TIMS) database. ▪ Scheduling weekly deliveries of St. Mary’s Foodbank Alliance food boxes to clients without reliable transportation to the foodbank or technical difficulties navigating the St. Mary’s Web site. ▪ Discerning the signs and different types of human trafficking.▪ Facilitating clients filling out their DES applications. ▪ Vetting resources such as: transitional shelters, diapers and clothing banks, low-cost day care/ Head Start, food, health care/dental, and legal help.▪ Aiding clients create their résumés for use while utilizing Chicanos Por La Causa’s (CPLC) free employment services.▪ Coordinating appointments and transportation for clients. ▪ Notifying Afghan clients about the IRC’s “Samati Rohi Wellness Program” on behalf of the Resettlement Programs’ Mental Health Division. ▪ Generating educational posts on the IRC-ALERT Team’s Facebook page using departmental approved Web sources. ▪ Accompanying and participating with CM during client intakes, home visits, and school enrollments, and case closures. ▪ Chaperoning a weekend field trip with the IRC’s Education Department’s Youth Program.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Providing detailed support with regards to the facility daily functions as well as staff and visitor duties as a part of showcasing the venue.▪ Coordinated e-mail inquiries and responses from third party entities with rental use details, including large event planning of weddings, baby showers, concerts, etc.,▪ Conducted the staging and post event breakdown of the location for all scheduled events.▪ Managed venue tours for society members and scheduled visitors interested in renting the location.▪ Onsite docent for all visitors to the museum portion of the organization. ▪ Organized office support, including telephones, messages, and venue scheduling for the entire staff. ▪ Promote internal events on vendor websites for the hosting of movie screenings, webinars, andfundraisers.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Selected for internship by IRC Case Manager to support the Victims of Human Trafficking Division. Role helped support clients (both domestic and international) with accessing the available IRC resources across multiple departments. ▪ Assisted clients with job applications, including instruction on form completion. ▪ Helped support adult education classes covering household budgeting.▪ Guided clients with local government - school enrollment processes for their children.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Provided instruction to multiple students on beginner and intermediate viola and violin, including aspects on basic music theory. ▪ Wrote lesson plans and course workloads for students.▪ Coordinated recitals for advanced students for formal performances. ▪ Conducted basic instrument repairs.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Responsible for troubleshooting and solving customers’ technical problems with Cox Digital Telephone, Digital Video, and High Speed Internet consumer products. • Performed detailed technical review of company and home IT service support, including phone, and internet connectivity. • Reviewed and resolved billing disputes with corporate and retail customers • Monitored first level agents for quality control and improvement

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, American Ethnic Studies

Social Sciences

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa (2014)