Pat Hamer Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Wa

• Responsible for managing the cases of 18 – 23 children and their foster families by supervising the intake of each placement and providing support throughout the placement ensuring that each child’s physical, emotional, and cultural needs are met as reunification with biological family is pursued.• Maintain regularly audited files and recording relevant information into database. Maintain compliance with state regulations by writing over 90 detailed reports and treatment plans annually.• Collaborate with other stakeholders including DCYF social workers, court appointed special advocates, service providers, educators, and attorneys to ensure best outcomes for children in care.• Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate 15 monthly home visits with foster families and various care professionals.• Lead group trainings for prospective foster families to prepare them for the licensing process and represent quality foster care and reunification work in the community.• Teach and counsel families on the impact of trauma and how to use trauma informed care strategies to best support the child in their care.• Provide 24/7 crisis management and emergency support for foster families.

• Volunteer staff position responsible for coordinating events and projects with non-profit and local community partners. Additional duties include maintaining and creating web content.

• Responsible for planning, coordinating, budgeting and managing community involvement and events for three different regions covering Wave’s footprint in the state of Washington. This includes over 200 events consisting of community events, residential events, and retail partnerships. • Created and maintained event calendars for two separate 10+ person teams. Responsible for scheduling and staffing of over 200 events via outlook calendar as well as sharing calendars with Regional Managers. • Responsible for balancing a multitude of simultaneous projects and deadlines by submitting all registration paperwork, procuring certificates of insurance, and payments via internal PO process for all community events through collaboration with marketing, legal, and accounting departments.• Created the templates and spreadsheets used companywide to track and organize events in WA, CA & OR. • Increased community event activity by over 25%, which helped teams surpass company sales records.• Managed portfolio of properties in downtown Seattle to increase customer base at each property. • Left job voluntarily in good standing with a track record of success and excellent recommendations.

• Served as team leader for 10-week practicum consultancy as part of graduate program, creating the business model for a revenue-generating venture to support Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission.

• Played a key role on a team that raised organizational funds through nearly 1000 child sponsorships.• Traveled with Harlem Globetrotters for 109 games with up to 15,000 in attendance; Trained and organized 5-10 volunteers daily and coordinated with corporate partners. • Toured with a team of four people to deliver the Kisongo Trek Mobile Experience (mobile events to raise awareness for development work overseas) for over 100 event days with attendance of up to 1100; assisted writing operational manual on five-hour setup and teardown procedures for experiential exhibit. • Led a team of three people that managed the three-month Step into Africa tour at the Seattle Center to raise sponsorships and awareness for HIV/AIDS in East Africa; trained and managed a rotation of 20 volunteers per day to operate the exhibit and engage with visitors.

Santa Barbara, California Area

• Supervised day-to-day operations and programs of shelter housing 200 residents in Santa Barbara, CA. • Provided para-counseling and support to residents.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Researched companies supply chains to include on Free2Work database. Edited content and company profiles on free2work.org.• Created briefs on legislation related to human trafficking, labor, and immigration. • Provided logistical support during the Global Forum on Human Trafficking. Served as liaison between organization and speakers at the Forum.

Kitale, Kenya

- Assisted with the teaching and feeding of 200 street children daily in Kitale, Kenya.- Delivered relief supplies to refugee camps in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Provided para-counseling services to street children, child soldiers, and victims of sexual violence.

Master'S Degree, Social And Sustainable Management

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Key Courses: Operations Management, Communication, Business Ethics, Marketing Management, Information.

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology. Emphasis In Cross-Cultural Studies

Key Courses: Cross-Cultural Communication, Culture Theory, Social Research Methods, Food Systems, Race and Ethnic Relations, Political.