R. Scott Harrison Email & Phone Number

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• I am currently seeking a position in which I can serve others by providing direct care, customer service, sales, or other specialized assistance to staff, volunteers or clients.In addition, I am open to engaging in new.
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• Retaining and Winning Back Customers
• Budgeting
• Counseling

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Serve social service, community and religious organizations as a community educator, advocate and activist, speaker on issues related to public health, human and civil rights, social ethics and religion in the public.

Western Pennsylvania, Orange County, California, And Via Social Media

• Educate and promote dialogue, understanding and collaboration on shared goals between theological and social progressives/liberals and moderate to conservative theological and social conservatives in community and.
• Provide consultations and educational presentations to churches, educational institutions and secular organizations on HIV and viral hepatitis prevention as well as treatment and on providing support and services to.
• Provide education and advocate in theologically conservative, moderate and liberal communities of faith and in community organizations for the needs of underserved communities and marginalized populations, such as the.

Pennsylvania And California, United States

As described in more detail separately, I provided caregiving for my father and for a close friend during times of serious illness and physical and mental decline, up to the time that my friend then my father died.

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

• Provided medical case management to 90 clients in community-based settings, including homes, doctors'​ offices and hospitals.
• Assisted clients in developing a care plan and meeting goals for maintaining and improving physical and mental health and addressing housing, financial and other basic needs.
• Conducted intakes and assessments of new agency clients.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Provided medical case management to 100 clients in agency and community-based settings, including homes, doctors'​ offices and hospitals.
• Assisted clients in developing a care plan and meeting goals for maintaining and improving physical and mental health and addressing housing, financial and other basic needs.
• Conducted intakes and assessments of new agency clients.
• Assisted up to 200 HIV-positive, low-income and homeless clients on an ongoing basis and in crises to access medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing and other human services, to create their own treatment.
• Trained volunteers in the agency HIV Buddy program on issues of cultural sensitivity and client spirituality and religious beliefs.
• Managed agency pharmaceuticals donation and disposal program for more than 600 clients.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Served as agency coordinator to develop strong collaborative relationships with more than twenty federal, state and local government and non-profit agencies.
• Researched and trained agency staff and employees of two partnering medical clinics and five other non-profit organizations on changes in public policy around HIV/AIDS, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act.
• Received training on and researched intricacies and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as well as educated more than 25 agency staff members, more than 200 agency clients, and more than 25 employees of.
• Established inter-agency, community-based and client ACA insurance assistance program.
• Assisted more than 200 clients in getting assistance to apply for Medicare and Medicaid.
• Collaborated with other agencies to educate, advocate and assist clients in applying for benefits, including private health insurance in the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, Medical Assistance (Medicaid), the.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Coordinated F.A.I.T.H. Initiative Annual Prayer Breakfast (2012), Black HIV Awareness Day Annual Benefit Concert (2012) and related outreach initiatives to African-American churches and community organizations (2012).
• Assisted the F.A.I.T.H. Initiative and PATF Prevention Department in coordination of annual conferences (2009-2012) with the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s Metro Urban Institute.
• Provided collaborative, organizational and logistical support for the 2012 conference, “Treatment as Prevention: A Battle Against HIV/AIDS, presented by Pittsburgh Theological Seminar’s Metro Urban Institute, PATF’s.
• Collaborated with area faith leaders and assisted in planning of bus trip to rally at the International AIDS Conference, held in June 2012, in Washington, D.C.
• Consulted on issues related to faith, HIV and the LGBT community and ongoing outreach initiatives to African-American churches and community organizations (2009-2012).
• Served as liaison between the FAITH Initiative, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the Metro Urban Institute, community secular and religious non-profit agencies and the LGBT community.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Provided medical case management to up to 100 clients in agency and community-based settings, including homes, doctors'​ offices and hospitals.
• Assisted clients in developing a care plan and meeting goals for maintaining and improving physical and mental health and addressing housing, financial and other basic needs.
• Conducted intakes and assessments of new agency clients.
• Assisted up to 200 HIV-positive, low-income and homeless clients on an ongoing basis and in crises to access medical, mental health, substance abuse, housing and other human services, to create their own treatment.
• Assisted up to 30 HUD housing program clients maintain the standards necessary to sustain their housing placements.
• Conducted Client Services Department literature assessments, inventory control and ordering.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Assisted agency Executive Director in successfully coordinating regional bus trip and participation of more than 60 people in large march and international "Keep the Promise on HIV/AIDS!"​ rally, held in Washington.
• Provided coverage of information tables and responded to queries for HIV prevention department on agency services and HIV prevention.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Provided ministerial coverage, preaching and conducting of worship service in the event of the temporary absence of Rev. Todd Goeway.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Facilitated region-wide planning and interagency collaboration for medical and social service partners in 11 southwestern Pennsylvania counties (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana.
• Assisted medical and social services partners, serving PLWHA in the 11 counties of the southwestern Pennsylvania region, with coordinating region-wide provision of the following housing services: housing location.
• Coordinated collaboration between regional agencies in 11 counties to address the specific needs of clients in acquiring and addressing concerns about housing, health insurance, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
• Coordinated presentations of regional, state and federal resources for case managers.
• Coordinated education campaign with the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania for the 11 counties of Southwestern Pennsylvania on the implementation of the “PA 2 1 1 Southwest” service, part of the national 2 1 1.
• Updated information on regional support groups and other support resources for agencies and clients.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Researched and educated regional partners on changes in state and federal insurance laws related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the option for Pennsylvania to expand Medicaid.
• Collaborated and facilitated regional and statewide advocacy on healthcare laws with regional partners, with numerous other medical, legal and social service entities across Pennsylvania, including the Pennsylvania.
• Worked with statewide and regional organizations to educate constituents and agencies on how plans to prevent the expansion of Medicaid in Pennsylvania under Gov. Corbett would adversely affect PLWHA, other individuals.
• Launched with more than 10 other social services and legal organizations a regional and state-wide response that successfully advocated to the state, HRSA and the CMS to amend the Healthy Pennsylvania waiver for.
• Defeated Gov. Corbett’s Medicaid expansion waiver proposal, Healthy Pennsylvania, which would have prevented Medicaid expansion in Pennsylvania, when the waiver went before Kathleen Sibelius, Secretary of Health and.
• Collaborated with regional and statewide organizations for efforts that resulted in revamping state law to expand Medicaid, to protect the rights of HIV-positive clients as well as other individuals and families with.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Advocated for the needs of HIV-positive clients in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
• Served as member of the ALPHA Pittsburgh organizing committee.
• Coordinated logistics for multiple regional agencies participating in bus trip to participate in the “We Can End AIDS” march and rally, held in June 2012 as part of the XIX International AIDS Conference in Washington.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, And Internationally Via The Internet

In February 2011, I envisioned and launched Standing Together for the Rights of All People (STRAP) at http://on.fb.me/fKhFdv. What started as a volunteer initiative on Facebook quickly grew to a Twitter page and to personal advocacy and activism projects. I created STRAP because I saw a need for better education, research, advocacy and activism in light of.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Completed Master of Arts in Theology requirements, including thesis on theological & ethical causes and implications of the growing crisis of unaccompanied homeless youth in America.
• Served on the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Peace and Justice Committee to coordinate educational events for faculty, the seminary student board and the local community on social justice issues, including clean water.
• Participated in yearly seminars with the Metro Urban Institute to address issues of racism and socio-economic inequality in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the United States.
• Continued on-going work as an independent Writer, Public Speaker, Community Educator, Advocate and Activist on Issues of Faith and Public Policy with an emphasis on Domestic and International Socio-Economic Injustice.

• Provided education, pre-test counseling, testing, post-test counseling and testing for HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) to more than 500 clients at more than 10 drug and alcohol (D&A), mental health, hospitals and.
• Performed more than 600 HIV tests over 16 months and over 220 Hepatitis C tests over 11 months to clients.
• Provided testing and prevention services in a three-month period that resulted in the department securing $500,000 in additional grant money for HIV Counseling and Testing services for addicted and incarcerated clients.
• Coordinated medical care and support services as medical case manager for more than 200 clients with positive HIV and Hepatitis C test results and other medical issues.
• Researched, developed and updated regularly more than 15 prevention education/public health presentation, used by agency staff, on HIV, all forms of viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), emerging.
• Presented more than 15 presentations on prevention/public health issues to more than 500 youth and adult staff and clients in hospitals, other healthcare facilities, mental health and addiction recovery programs, and.

South California And Washington, D.C.

• Researched and presented on ex-gay movement and reparative therapy for South Orange County, North Orange County, Long Beach and Los Angeles, California chapters, as well as for the regional and national offices of PFLAG.
• Attended and reported on national Exodus International “ex-gay” conference and national “ex-ex-gay” conferences held in Irvine, California, to local chapters, regional and national staff of PFLAG.
• Presented two workshops at the 2007 PFLAG National Convention, as follows: 1. How to collaborate with evangelical Christians on issues of LGBT equality; and 2. How to advocate and support individuals and families in.
• Assisted regional and national PFLAG offices and local chapters in expanding publicity, marketing and communications, and increased media contacts for local chapters, regional and national offices of PFLAG.
• Served as liaison, advocate and key public speaker for local chapters and regional PFLAG office to local and regional media, including the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times, other national LGBT advocacy.
• Assisted as liaison and advocate with local PFLAG chapters and the regional director of PFLAG to promote safer schools for all students with the assistance of Project 10 of the Los Angeles Unified School District and.

California, Pennsylvania, And Washington, D.C.

• Educated and promoted dialogue, understanding and collaboration on shared goals between theological and social progressives/liberals and moderate to conservative theological and social conservatives in community and.
• Provided consultations and educational presentations to churches, educational institutions and secular organizations on HIV and viral hepatitis prevention as well as treatment and on providing support and services to.
• Provided education and advocated in theologically conservative, moderate and liberal communities of faith and in community organizations for the needs of underserved communities and marginalized populations, such as.

Orange County, California Area

• Consulted with on the needs of faith communities and of underserved and marginalized communities, including LGBT, HIV-infected, poor, racial and ethnic minority persons, and on interfaith issues with candidates Ed Chau.
• Conducted research and presented on issued, related to youth and the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Orange Country, California, for LGBT community organizations, including national and regional staff of PFLAG and Jeffrey Lutes.
• Performed research, provided education to Kay Warren, co-founder of Saddleback Church and the founder of the HIV/AIDS Initiative, to Elizabeth Styffe, Director, PEACE HIV/AIDS Initiative and Director, PEACE Orphan Care.
• Promoted ongoing dialogue, cooperation, and participation by progressive and liberal organizations, social service agencies and the LGBT community and Saddleback Church, leading up to and following Saddleback Church’s.
• Administrated HIV testing and supervised workshops during the 2007 “Global Summit on AIDS and the Church,” held at Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California.

Mission Viejo, California

• Consulted with congregation on issues related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) health.
• Provided pastoral leadership and preaching to congregation during pastoral search process.

Laguna Hills, California

• Managed chapter publicity, marketing and communications, and expanded media contacts.
• Served as liaison, advocate and key public speaker to local and regional media, including the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times, other national LGBT advocacy organizations, legislators, community groups.
• Conducted lobbying activities to state and federal representatives and senators.
• Managed, revised and expanded the chapter webpage, and linked website to regional and national websites for PFLAG.
• Coordinated expansion of chapter literature available for the community.
• Administrated, expanded and updated chapter lending library of more than two hundred books and up to 100 DVDs.

Santa Ana, California (formerly, Garden Grove, California)

• Assisted the Executive Director and other staff to develop a reorganization plan for administration, HIV prevention and volunteer recruitment.
• Recruited, trained and performed daily scheduling of more than 20 volunteers for administrative support and 10 volunteers, who provided HIV prevention education, peer counseling, outreach and support services to clients.
• Managed and supervised volunteers to ensure that HIV prevention, peer counseling, and other goals were efficiently and consistently reached.
• Assisted clients through HIV prevention education, peer counseling, and offering referrals for support services.
• Organized community outreach events and assisted by providing HIV prevention education and testing to more than 200 clients.

Mission Viejo, California

• Relocated from Pennsylvania to California and provided full-time then later part-time caregiving for my father after my mother's sudden death and subsequent decline in my father's health due to diabetes and depression.

Lake Forest, California

• Stepped in and ensured the smooth transition and completion of all administrative and operations responsibilities after previous administrator had a stroke and position was left vacant for more than a month.
• Managed and strengthened the operations and cooperation between an interconnected church, reception hall and school over six months during major transition.
• Coordinated all administrative and operations services for church, grounds of church, pre-school, Kindergarten through eighth grade school, and church columbarium.
• Managed maintenance staff for church, school and reception hall.
• Supervised more than 40 volunteers and 38 committees to provide for smooth operation of church and school in time of transition after previous administrator left due to stroke.
• Coordinated, planned and scheduled events in reception hall.

Laguna Hills, California

• Stepped in and ensured the smooth transition and completion of all administrative and operations responsibilities after previous administrator had a stroke and position was left vacant for more than a month.
• Managed and strengthened the operations and cooperation between an interconnected church, reception hall and school over six months during major transition.
• Provided administrative support to parish priest and managed property of church and private preschool through eighth grade school, including reception hall for rentals.
• Coordinated all administrative and operations services for church, grounds of church, pre-school, Kindergarten through eighth grade school, and church columbarium.
• Managed maintenance staff for church, school and reception hall.
• Supervised more than forty volunteers and twenty committees to provide for smooth operation of church and school in time of transition after previous administrator left due to stroke.

• Provided therapeutic support to behavioral therapists by implementing treatment plans for more than 15 at-risk children and adolescents at home, at school and in the community to ensure that clients successfully.
• Assisted more than at-risk children and families by ensuring they received needed support services in schools and in the community.

• Provided therapeutic support to behavioral therapists by implementing treatment plans for more than 15 at-risk children and adolescents at home, at school and in the community to ensure that clients successfully.
• Assisted more than at-risk children and families by ensuring they received needed support services in schools and in the community.
• Conducted mental health research and provided recommendations for treatment plans.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Provided direct assistance and supervision and taught basic life skills to adult developmentally disabled adults with intellectual disabilities and mental health diagnoses.
• Coordinated treatment plans for clients, assisted in planning for long-term and emergency care of clients.
• Supervised and trained staff in providing services to clients.

• Provided administrative support to pastor, church and ministries using church facilities, supervised maintenance staff and volunteers.
• Provided stability to pastoral and church staff, to volunteers and to church congregation through periods of transition and growth (following the death of permanent pastor, through leadership of interim pastor and.
• Coordinated administrative support and relationship of church with five major Protestant denominations, social service agencies and other religious institutions.
• Supervised church maintenance staff and more than 25 volunteers.
• Served as community and media liaison.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Provided outstanding customer service and sales support to up to 100 customers a day.
• Assisted high-end long distance and international phone customers and those in emergency situations to meet their needs.
• Sold AT&T products and services.
• Received more than 37 customer commendations.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Supervised two offices, one with over 25 agents and the other with up to 38 real estate agents.
• Assisted agents and three sales managers of company and provided support to customers.
• Managed operations of both offices and provided contractual and administrative support to agents.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Developed and supervised programs to provide spiritual, psychological, social and physical support and services for at-risk children, youth and families as well as senior citizens in an inter-racial, inner-city church.
• Assisted pastor in worship services and taught religious education classes.
• Administrated budget for all services for children, youth and families.
• Expanded support services of church to reach more than double the number of at-risk children, youth and families in the community in three years with no substantial budget increase.
• Recruited and trained volunteers and more than tripled number of volunteers in three years. Developed working relationship with city-wide religious and social service organizations to better meet needs of the church.

Torrance, California

• Provided administrative support to corporate office and seven domestic and international branches of a healthcare accounting software development company.
• Supervised other administrative staff and temporary employees.
• Developed and coordinated company-wide recycling program.
• Assisted as proofreader for technical manuals.
• Edited company publications and newsletters.
• Supervised and implemented company-wide inventory control.

Master Of Arts In Theology, Christian Theology With Focus On Social Ethics, Religious Education And Missiology

Initiated Theological Studies Before Transfer To Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, Christian Theology With Emphasis In Pastoral Counseling

Transferred to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in 1993 as part-time graduate student.

B.A., Major: German Language & Culture. Emphases: Cultural & Linguistic Anthropology, Spanish & Russian

Activities and Societies: Golden Key National Honor Society; Phi Eta Kappa-Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honors Society; Dean's Honors List.