Nicole Cody Email and Phone Number

• Served as a Child Welfare Subject Matter Expert for a nine-county sub-regional territory, providing guidance and strategic oversight to improve services and outcomes.• Facilitated communication and collaboration among stakeholders in the child welfare system, promoting awareness of community disproportionality and ensuring equitable service delivery.• Supervised Community Liaison within the assigned sub-region, mentoring staff and ensuring effective community engagement and partnership development.• Led the creation and revitalization of child welfare boards in Val Verde and Maverick Counties• Secured community donations and resources to establish a fully-functional sub-regional office, improving service accessibility and family experience.• Played a key role in expanding service capacity by supporting the opening of the region’s first Residential Treatment Center• Developed and implemented innovative kinship support programs

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to coordinate resources and tailor services to meet the unique needs of children and families in foster care• Developed and strengthened partnerships between Belong, network providers, and community organizations to improve foster youth placement practices and ensure continuity of care.• Created and managed a regional relations database that tracked key contacts and services• Represented Belong at community-based meetings, raising awareness about the organization’s mission and expanding its influence among community providers.• Facilitated community discussions to identify gaps and challenges in child welfare, leading to the creation of actionable plans to address issues and improve outcomes for children and families.

• Managed and drove the income performance for five large-scale fundraising events in the San Antonio area, ensuring successful planning, execution, and post-event follow-up to meet or exceed financial goals.• Served as the organization's community advocate, enhancing awareness and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders.• Recruited, trained, and mentored a team of volunteers

Provides direct assistance in setting health and wellness goals through telephonic sessionsAssist members in developing realistic and practical strategies to overcome barriers or challenges related to achieving their health and wellness goalsUse motivational interviewing techniques, Stages of Change Theory, and SMART goals to aid members in reducing their health risksExtension Agent, Texas AgriLife Extension Service-Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

• Responsible for managing a nutrition education program and activities- increased program implementation in schools by 45% • Recruits, employs, and supervises staff that teaches a seven-class nutrition series targeting low-income families in an urban community• Collects appropriate pre- and post-program evaluation data on adult participants • Coordinates and collaborates with other agencies, groups, and organizations to plan educational programs

Plans, coordinates, and implements nutrition education programs to the communityMarkets programs to agencies within the countyResponsible for effectively reporting, marketing, and interpreting results of programming efforts