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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

Co-located at the Denver District Attorney's Office and the Asian Pacific Development Center. Manage a federal grant for the Denver human trafficking task force to enhance collaboration between law enforcement and victim services. Provide implementation and oversight of all fiscal and programmatic aspects of the grant. Assist in the management and facilitation of the human trafficking task force, its five sector-specific subcommittees, and the advisory committee. Co-Chair of the youth subcommittee. Activities including; strategic planning, establishing and maintaining partnerships, creating policy and procedures, research and evaluation, developing and delivering training, creating marketing materials and managing the website, supervising interns, driving collaborative initiatives, and addressing gaps and improving outcomes.

Denver, Colorado, United States

CrossFit Coach with L1 Certification

Worked with the Safety Analysis and Safety Culture team. Conducted systems analysis child death reviews and contributed to management meetings on child death reviews. Assisted with safety culture program support and identifying resources and tools to support staff. Engaged in research, program evaluation, and assisted in teaching safety culture seminars. Contributed to Department of Children's Services working groups creating policy and procedures.

Vanderbilt Program for Interprofessional Learning. Part of a team of interprofessional students consisting of social work, pharmacy, medical, and nursing assigned to the Vanderbilt Drug Dependency Obstetric Clinic. Assisted in meeting with patients and facilitating group therapy, created resource materials for patients and clinic staff, and educated patients on Narcan administration.

Nashville, Tn

Worked as a research assistant contributing to a different research projects focusing on latinx immigrants, interprofessional education, social work department program evaluation, and mental health in rural communities. Engaged in literature reviews, data entry, data analysis, coding and analyzing qualitative interviews, needs assessments, systematic reviews and qualitative research projects. Contributed to published research studies. Quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Worked with youth and adult human trafficking survivors providing case management. Developed and facilitated a therapeutic group. Program support included creating resource directories for participants and training for staff to incorporate evidence-based practices. Assisted with event planning, fundraising, and donor management.

Chicago, Il

Developed and facilitated after-school youth programs to youth ages 8-15 at two Chicago Housing Authority Project sites. Community engagement skills used to recruit, collaborate, and encourage participation and family engagement. Monitored and evaluated the program and completed monthly grant reports. Budget management and expenditure. Supervised part-time staff with the program. Led and participated in special events with youth.

Costa Rica

Worked in a variety of roles including program director, teacher, mentor, program support and administration. Assisted with program development, operations, and evaluation. Provided professional language translation for English and Spanish. Created curriculum and program policies and procedures. Supervised volunteers and staff. Established partnerships with local government and organizations. Worked directly with youth, staff and volunteers, visitors, families, and the community.

Costa Rica

Designed, facilitated, and managed multiple successful and sustainable youth development projects and activities. Cultivated relationships and worked directly with local counterparts, community leaders, organizations, schools, individuals, youth and families. Engaged in project monitoring and evaluation and submitted professional quantitative and qualitative reports. Provided direct services to youth and families.

Aurora, Il

Provided customer service with patient registration in the emergency room, outpatient registration, and hospital admissions. Worked directly with patients collecting information, payment, verifying insurance, ordering outpatient testing, facilitating communication between service providers, and explaining legal paperwork and processes.

Chicago, Il

Expedited data entry in the SPSS system, performed data analysis, transcribed data, and prepared annual and semi-annual reports for various research projects.Research Poster Presentation “Gender and Age Differences in Children Exposed to Violence”, UIC Student Research Forum April 2010

Graduate Certificate, Trauma Treatment

Master Of Science In Social Work (Mssw), Organizational Leadership

Activities and Societies: Vice President- Social Work Student Organization (MSSWO)

Bachelor’S Degree, Applied Psychology

Activities and Societies: Research assistant at the Interdisciplinary Center for Research on Violence and Prevention