Laura Callen Email & Phone Number

Coram, NY, US

-Responsible for program growth, operations, and oversee HALI services for peer professionals and their employers- Conducting trainings on an "as requested" basis for peer agencies across LI- Create and maintain strategic partnerships in regard to sustaining and growing the peer workforce on Long Island-directly supervise 1-2 HALI employees, co-supervise.

I am the vice president of the board for LIFT. I work to ensure that youth voice is amplified throughout all family services and supports! I assist in event planning, fundraising and policy creation for the agency.

I am working to assist with programming that focus’s on educating young people on what ACES are, how it affects their development and what they can do about them. My special project currently is to do out reach to teen parents about ACES and how it may affect their parenting style to prevent their children from obtaining their own ACES.

Albany, New York, United States

• Onboarding and interviewing prospective Youth Power employees and volunteers
• Assists in RFP, and grant seeking initiatives for funding
• Under supervision, reports to OMH on data about the work of YP
• Collaborates with Families, youth and statewide organizations to make cross systems change in youth advocacy
• Leads different boards, councils and coalitions on LI and statewide in empowering youth voice in their services

• Responsible for the creation of 20+ cross system-advocates across Long Island to empower youth
• Organizes & leads numerous panels, advocacy groups and discussion forums across Long Island
• Plans & executes agency wide conferences in Albany with key stakeholders and policy makers
• Collaborates with families, youth, and statewide organizations to make systemic changes in youth advocacy

*Supports a group of five adults at any given time with various developmental disabilities ranging from Autism Spectrum Disorder to Downs Syndrome. *Responsible for daily & monthly progress reports.*Leads recreational activities such as going to the park, science experiments and baking.

*Assists the teachers in each classroom with day to day activities such as project planning, circle time, as well as keeping up with state regulations on room cleanliness and classroom protocols. *Works with children ages 6mo - 5yrs old. *Promotes the overall safety and positive atmosphere so the children feel comfortable to learn and grow at their own pace

*Implemented lesson plans created by the Lead Teacher.*Assisted in the overall maintenance of well being for the children as well as creating a safe environment in which the children could develop and grow.*Worked mainly with children 18 months to 2 years old

*Helped the headteachers watch over, supervise and teach the 3-year-old students *Helped create lesson plans and taught two lesson plans of my own

Grand Writing Certificate, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

This is a certification program that is part of a larger degree in non-profit business management. This particular certificate focuses on.

Bachelor'S Degree, Psychology