New position as therapeutic case manager with College Bound STL!Formerly integrated outpatient mental health clinician at Chestnut Health Systems in Granite City, Illinois. (In-person and Telehealth counseling for adults)Formerly outpatient counselor at Call For Help, Inc. community counseling program in East St. Louis, Illinois offering mental health counseling and psychotherapy for adults, older adolescents, and families with young children. Facilitated DBT Skills Training Group (18+, weekly in-person) and residential Wellness Support [psychoeducation] group.MSW class of 2022 at The Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis. Completed concentration practicum in community counseling at Call For Help, Inc. Completed MSW foundation coursework and practicum in case management for justice-involved women and gender-expansive clients. Previously taught grade 6-12 English, sociology, creative writing, and personal social development at R.E.A.D.Y, the alternative education program of Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education.Faculty affiliate of the Education Justice Project (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign at Danville Correctional Center) educationjustice.netInstructor experience in EJP: Reading Groups: Opinion-Editorial Writing (2013), Crash Course on the Arab Spring (2013), Islam in America (2017), Social issues discussion group (2018)Course instructor: RLST 199 Islam: A Brief Introduction (Spring 2016)Formerly senior civil service library technician at the Oak Street Library Facility, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Competencies and tasks: complex and original cataloging, specialized high density storage forklift operations, BTAA Shared Print Repository collection maintenance, project management. I earned an MA from the University of Michigan in Modern Middle Eastern and North African Studies and a BA in Religious Studies from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I have many competencies from working as a pastry chef, an event coordinator, a barista, store clerk (grocery, video rental, vintage clothes, fry cook, waiter, research assistant, administrative assistant, mentor, etc.