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Trains educators and healthcare professionals on sexual health evidence- based interventions: Power Through Choices; Positive Prevention Plus; Making Proud Choices; Rights, Respect, Responsibility; and Seventeen Days. Represents the organization to coordinate trainings with a variety of organizations nation-wide on topics such as: Anti-Fat Bias in Healthcare, Trauma-Informed Care and Approaches, Masculinity and Sexuality, and Sexting and Digital Behaviors, benefitting 250+ professionals.Finds, arranges, and maintains relationships with featured speakers and partner organizations for the Healthy Teen Network national, annual conference with over 350 attendees each year.Facilitates and coordinates a three-year contract with the State of Maryland for the Maryland Optimal Adolescent Health Program (MOAHP), a federally funded Tier 1 Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (2020-2023); annual budget $659,000.Organizes trainings, parent and caregiver programming, and Youth Advisory Council activities for U Choose Community, a three-year Tier 1 Teen Pregnancy Prevention project funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs; annual budget of $80,000. Develop blogs and serves as a representative for communication with Healthy Teen Network's 5,600 affiliates.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

-Organizes and implements goals and meetings for the Outreach/Advocacy Committee and DEI Committee.-Disseminates information via social media and email blasts to stakeholders and professionals across Missouri.

Greater St. Louis

-Facilitated programs on puberty, body image and safety for adolescents aged 9-12 and their trusted adults.-Assessed programming to facilitate the creation and implementation of inclusive and sensitive curriculum.-Collaborated with school partners and fostered connections to advocate for participants.

University Of Northern Iowa

-Collaborated with school partners globally.-Aided in administrative and organizational work.-Addressed students’ majors, coursework needed, and desired experiences then matched them with abroad locations to meet their needs.

Waterloo, Iowa Area

-Acquired proficiency in planning programs for children aged 6-12 with the goal of closing the gaps in achievement over the summer.-Lead a team of 6 in performing programming.

Nowon-Gu, Seoul, Korea

-Executed programs for children and teens aged 5-15 centered around English language learning.-Developed cultural competency skills through communication with center staff, children and teens attending events, and their families.

Waterloo, Iowa Area

-Assisted in coordination of adolescent pregnancy prevention services including sexual health education, teen parent support, and individual health consultations.-Communicated professionally with partners, stakeholders and participants through the organization’s Facebook page and Annual Report.-Created programming for education sessions for young parents aged 15-19.

Waterloo, Iowa Area

-Provided support and assistance in learning independent living skills.-Documented four clients’ goals and session details, and communicated growth with their caregivers.

Vicenza Area, Italy

-Acquired proficiency in planning, event programming and childcare for children aged 6-11 living on the military base.

Master'S, Social Work

Activities and Societies: Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Justice I am currently pursuing my Masters of Social Work.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work Minors: Mental Health, Communication Studies Certificate: Child Welfare

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Work

Relevant Coursework: Contemporary Issues in South Korea; Conversational Korean Language, International Relations