Work with children and adolescents presenting with a wide range of mental health concerns, addressing emotional and behavioral symptoms, building resilience, self regulation, and social emotional skills - all within a child’s school day.

Designed and enacted new therapeutic, trauma-informed programming to address key issues for the company, serving resident clients' critical needs. Foster relationships with important family and trusted adult connections outside of the institutional environment. Advocating for the client's voice and best interests in interdepartmental conversations.

Develop meaningful relationships with latency age children residing in a group home and receiving treatment for childhood trauma-related mental health and behavioral needs. Provide a therapeutic milieu environment to all, including safety monitoring (i.e. home security, attunement to emotional and interpersonal needs of clients, coaching self-regulation coping techniques, and engagement in age-appropriate games), activity planning, and mental health coaching.

Littleton Academy and Little Heroes Home, latency-age, residential programs. Therapeutic groups, individual, and milieu support

Fall 2018-Current: Drama Programs with K-2 classes at the Condon School, South Boston, offered in person and through virual, crisis education platforms.Spring 2018: Drama Integration with Academics for Teens at Worcester Recovery Center

Lead therapeutic groups with adolescents living in communities significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, conducted 100% through telehealth programming. Support therapy team and partner with animators to provide professional, skill-building experiences for clients.

Integrated drama therapy approaches within offered services, increasing client engagement and driving clinical insights toward treatment goals. Developed and provided company-wide in-service training to clinical staff on building therapeutic connections through telehealth using expressive arts. Arbour Counseling at Woburn offers a partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient (IOP) program, individual counseling, and groups for adults and children with mental illness, mental health goals, and substance use disorders. Primary activities as a graduate-level intern were to design and lead psychoeducation, psychotherapy, and expressive arts therapy groups, both in person and via telehealth. Recieved training in insurance communications, intake procedures, HIPAA-compliant record management and treatment, assessment of client needs for level of care, and individual client case management

Expertise in public relations and communications. Designing strategic communications plans, media relations consulting, social media program design and administration, communication research and materials development, voiceover writing and recording, newsletter interviews and features, and event planning.Related industry experience: Art, Nonprofit, Media, Small Business/Start-ups, Boating and Outdoors, Attractions, Real Estate (acquisition, distressed properties, restoration, sale, title), Healthcare. Companies include: Lee Memorial Health System, Carney Properties and Investment Group, Winged Foot Title, The Artists' Gallery, Laboratory Theater of Florida, Go-Boating, The Observer (Central West Coast publication)

Credits include:Seminole Gulf Railway Murder Mystery Dinner Train, Director Wende K GilmoreSince September 2013Create original, comedic characters, quick line study, perform in repertory up to 25 shows per week. Live theater in the round in between dinner service on a moving train. Accents and character voices include: Southern, French, British RP,...TrollFlorida Repertory Theatre, Director Robert CacioppoFeb. 2014-May 2014Actor/Dancer in Regional Premiere of "Heart Song"​Laboratory Theater of FloridaSummer 2015: Glee Camp instructor for students age 9-15. Wrote and produced original musical productions customized to align with student passions and areas for continued development of their art skills.Since August 2012Staged Reading Director, 2015 SeasonJackie O in The House of YesEmilia in Shakespeare's OthelloMother 1, Mother 2, Woman in a Chicken Suit in Miss WitherspoonActor in the 24-hour Playwriting ProjectCora in The Rimers of EldritchSoloist with Broadway Showtunes PartyTeen and adult class: Intro to Acting, Fall 2014Guest Singer at various churches, live events.

Plan and execute custom theater arts programming to special populations of students, carried out as onsite residencies at their schools. Residencies:1. PACE Center for Girls, Fort Myers

Research, plan, and implement theater curriculum for elementary students K-6, teaching elements of theater and storytelling. Evaluate students to assist in steering program and fostering continued donor support. Inspire students through integrated arts toward higher achievements in their core classroom subjects. The students are part of a grant funded programs including Guadalupe Center (Grades K-2) and Miracle Plus (3-6), and they are typically those individuals who need a little extra push to find their hidden talents and unleash their potential.In development: multi-level arts integration programs to be used in STEM classrooms to achieve curriculum standards.

Project-based work for clients ranging from childcare to title services, including news releases, search engine optimization, blogging, social media planning and sales tool design.

Connect with artists, students, media, donors, sponsors and other people who are interested in the Naples Art Association offerings. Develop and implement marketing plans to promote educational art programming at a community-focused, working art center.

A founding member and steering committee leader of the 22-voice chamber ensemble. Vocal Artistry presents programs that raise money and awareness for local nonprofit organizations as an outreach of the music ministry of First Baptist Chruch of Fort Myers.

Provide excellent customer serivce to employees and readers and viewers of multi-media content. Managed schedule and initiated community outreach for President & Publisher, and serves on in-house committees, including social media, to help improve company communications internally and externally.

company message development, reputation management, internal communications and traditional and social media strategies, crafting integrated public relations strategies and build relationships for clients.

• Instituted and facilitated cross-departmental meetings to increase relevancy and impact of external and internal newsletter content for customers and employees.• Performed situational analysis, target audience identification and strategic communication planning for multiple company-wide projects addressing strategic objectives.• Developed survey benchmarks for future growth and project success evaluation.• Persuaded top management to endorse LCEC entry into the social media landscape.• Established and maintained LCEC policy, purpose and presence on Facebook and Twitter. • Implemented an award-winning original workshop meeting media communication needs and reducing emergency call volume for staff. Project achieved favorable results both in attendee rating of the program and subsequent LCEC-Media interaction during Tropical Storm Fay.• Enhanced company reputation and visibility through ongoing press campaign, resulting in monthly positive news features in local print and broadcast media. • Served as competent, discerning and trustworthy spokesperson for the company Interviewed for both hard and feature, broadcast and print, news interviews.• Produced a video showcasing company’s commitment to community, which was selected to air at the 2008-09 United Way Campaign kick-off breakfast.

• Revitalized Angels of the Arts Awards 2007, a public relations and recognition program. From 2006 to 2007, gala attendance increased 160 percent – a sold-out event. • Organized special events for art groups, artists, and reporters to improve media coverage. • Initiated and supervised internship program with customized learning experience in public relations, marketing, and event planning. • Developed an electronic newsletter to reduce costs and enhance top-of-mind awareness. Early results showed above-average e-mail open rates (30-39%) and steady new subscriptions. • Conceived, directed, and produced content for new 100-page website.• Established and directed PR & Marketing plan for major fundraising event, including the solicitation of media sponsorships. Total value $60,000+.

• Increased WGCU visibility and audience base as point person at key public relations events.• Pitched ideas for local, statewide, and national news; interviewed, wrote and produced stories. • Employed extemporaneous communication proficiency in live broadcast mediums.

Stagecraft, Lighting, Front of House Management, Costumes and Performance.