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Fall River, Ma, Us

Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

-Builds partnerships with local community organizations, providers, and institutions to eliminate barriers related to accessing substance use treatment services.-Coordinates the State Opioid Response research program and performs frequent assessments with patients.-Provides direct case management services to connect patients with basic needs and recovery support.-Participates in weekly street outreach with local organizations to connect people to substance use treatment and wrap-around support services.-Conducts weekly outreach with the Fall River Police Department for the opioid overdose follow-up program.-Provides crisis intervention by assessing severity of situations and referring to the appropriate level of care.-Member of various community meetings and events related to mental health and substance use.-Plans events for patient engagement and retention.-Partners with local agencies to host large community events.

Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

-Promotes recovery and removes barriers and obstacles to recovery.-Serves as a personal guide and mentor for people seeking or already in recovery from an addiction to alcohol and/or other drugs.

Fall River, Ma

● Managed social media platforms- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram.● Assisted with constituent requests through personal meetings, correspondence and telephone conversations.● Drafted press releases and letters of support for projects, grants and constituents.● Supervised 11 youth workers to promote the US Census after receiving a grant from the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts.● Represented the Mayor at meetings, briefings and events.● Hosted a community clean-up.

Providence, Rhode Island Area

-Increase referrals for pre-clinical and early Alzheimer’s disease research program.-Serve as primary liaison between Memory and Aging Program and primary care physicians, community-based providers and support organizations, including minority organizations.-Develop and maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers.-Supports management and coordination of clinical research studies.

Fall River

• Maintains daily schedule for Legislator by coordinating meetings and events.• Assists with constituent requests through personal meetings, correspondence and telephone conversations and contact communicate with the appropriate state, local or federal agency.• Drafts press releases and letters of support for projects, grants and constituents.• Manages and update media platforms through Facebook and website.• Researches, drafts and tracks legislation and budget amendments.• Represent the Legislator at meetings, briefings and events.• Plans events for constituent engagement in the district.

Gillette Stadium

•Assisted in the planning and execution of the New England Patriots Training Camp, games and other charity events hosted at the stadium. •Helped with management and response of customer service issues.•Promoted sponsors at events held by the organization.

Amherst, Ma

•Facilitates a weekly class to prospective resident assistants.•Assesses and responds to the personal needs of 30 residents on the floor.•Creates, plans, and implements educational, social, and recreational programs.•Counsels peers on personal, academic, and career concerns, while enforcing university policies.

Amherst, Ma

●Aids in the production of the UMass Sports Insider show broadcasted weekly on NESN.●Contacts athletes and coaches to schedule and host interviews for videos for the website and television show.●Produces and edits videos using Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and FinalCut Pro.●Directs live broadcasts by using a Newtek 3-play tricaster system.●Camera operator, instant replay, graphics producer for multi-camera live stream UMass Amherst Athletics events and games.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communication And Media Studies

GPA: 3.97

Diploma, 3.67

Master'S Degree, Clinical Mental Health Counseling