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Working limited hours during full-time employment and in full-time clinical practice 2004-2010 (see below). As a member of both group practices (Aquia Counseling and Therapy/Counselors of Texas) and solo practice (CARES Family Resource Center). Public speaking/presentations on topics related to behavioral health provided at conferences, workplaces and community settings. During this time also provided contract, temporary, full time or part time work:All Sober-Executive Vice President (June 2022-March 2023)SAMHSA TAP Peer Review (2022)FGI (Facility Guidelines Institute)-Health Guidelines Revision Committee (2018)Advisor-SageSurfer (2016)Sundance Behavioral Health (2015)Touchstone Ranch Recovery Center-Chief Admin and Clinical (2014)VIP-Vital Intervention Professionals (2014) Enterhealth-EVP Corporate Development (2014)Advisory Board-Children's Health Beyond ABC (2013)TAAP Board Member (2011-2014)MHN as an MFLC-Military Family Life Consultant (2009)Alcohol Education Program for Minors/Texas Youth Tobacco Awareness Progam (2009)The Oaks Treatment Center (2009) Children at Heart Ministries (2008) Meridell Achievement Center/UHS (2006)NACoA-National Association of Children of Alcoholics (2000)SAMHSA-Alcohol Strategy Think Tank/Outreach to Children of Parents in Treatment(1999)

Strategically plan, design, implement, maintain and monitor enterprise compliance and ethics functions. Ensure all risks are assessed and operationalized on annual work plan to engage staff, empower teams and enhance organizational culture of quality and safe care. Contribute to best practices and industry standards by writing articles and conference keynotes/presentations.

Leading compliance, accreditation and regulatory efforts for locations nationwide ensuring high quality and safe care while mitigating risk. Development and implementation of plans, policies and procedures based on deep industry knowledge and experience with insights, tools and resources for continuous quality improvement in support of the vision, mission and values.Responsible for the coordination of continual survey readiness across the organization and serving as coordinator, educator, facilitator to motivate staff to embrace a continual state of accreditation/survey readiness. Duties include working with departments on conducting, assisting, and following up on tracers, assisting with and managing mock surveys and follow up, managing the Joint Commission survey, and assisting with other regulatory surveys. Providing comprehensive training and education to build team cohesiveness, implementing best practices, as well as defining and monitoring performance improvement measures throughout the organization.

Life Healing Center-responsible for all aspects of 40 bed residential treatment center. Including oversight of HR, admissions, operations, clinical, medical, marketing and financial departments.*Served as member of the Santa Fe Prevention Alliance

Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in School of Education and Human Services:-Crisis Intervention-2004-Psychology of Gender-2005-Adolescent Psychology-2006

Trained in CISD-Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team Training by Virginia Dept of Health-1994Trained in STEP-Systematic Training for Effective Parenting Leadership Training Course-1993