Shellie Ryan Email & Phone Number

Austin, TX, US

Austin, TX + Everywhere

• At RAISE Work we believe that the workplace should be safe and supportive, and a place where all staff can thrive.
• Our mission is to collaborate with organizations and their employees to co-create workplaces that are Responsive, Accountable, Inclusive, Safe, and Equitable cultures where everyone can be and feel their best at.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Ensuring space at the table for marginalized communities through collaboration, training and technical assistance, focusing on culturally specific needs and racial equity.
• Provided expert consultation for Communities in Schools, focusing on racial equity and systemic barriers, and developed training for residential program safety policies.
• Partnered alongside the leaders in Women Transforming Families and #Ujima, To drive national systemic change, enhancing the child welfare system's responsiveness to BIPOC communities.
• Facilitated capacity-building initiatives and racial equity workshops for non-profit organizations, tailoring strategies to enhance inclusivity and reduce systemic barriers.

Remote

• Women Transforming Families: Rising to End Violence, Oppression, and the Legacy of Trauma (2019-present)
• National Cohort: Selected faculty, leader, change maker and ally in this space with leaders of color working at the intersection of domestic violence and child welfare to reimagine, in collaboration with communities.
• “Stay Woke” Virtual Zoomposium: (2021-3-day virtual event). Women of color transforming families of color: legacy building & community sharing of the work & systems change created by each Women Transforming Families.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Texas Working at the Intersection for Safe Families (2019-present)
• Co-founded a visionary alliance of six women leaders dedicated to championing systemic reforms aimed at eliminating outcome disparities experienced by families of color within the child welfare and related systems.
• Through the implementation of racial equity practices, our coalition harnesses our collective knowledge, influence, and accessibility to drive transformative change across public policy, community involvement, and.
• Committed to uplifting and prioritizing the voices of marginalized communities, our approach incorporates best practices, innovative programming, and the creation of novel support structures to uphold accountability.
• Innovated and executed 'Listening Healing Support Circles,' a pioneering initiative providing safe spaces for survivors of color to share their experiences within the child welfare system. The profound insights gleaned.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Strategically managed and transformed program operations, aligning with community-centered needs and demonstrating unwavering commitment to racial equity and systemic disruption in child welfare.
• Applied and secured expansion funding to include evidence informed SAFE Futures Services into more secure funding stream.
• Led the development and execution of innovative programs, ensuring the integration of trauma- informed practices and anti-racist frameworks in service delivery.
• Directed a multi-talented team, fostering an environment of mentorship and capacity building that resulted in high staff engagement, retention, and program success.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Led a collaborative effort with multiple agencies to shape the mission, vision, and values of the Travis County 116th District Court - Child Welfare Pilot Project, focusing on serving families impacted by domestic.
• Presented and facilitated discussions at the "We the People" Virtual Convening, fostering healing-centered engagement with parents, professionals, and Texas Child Welfare Stakeholders. (2020 and 2021)

Austin, Texas, United States

- Steered systemic change operations statewide, influencing policies to support families impacted by gender-based violence (GBV) and involved in the Child Welfare (CW) System. - Developed strategic partnerships, framing legislative advocacy to foster equity and enhance child welfare systems. - Managed grant programs, ensuring compliance and impactful.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Communities in Schools (2022): Creating community-informed safety policies and procedures using a racial justice perspective.

Austin, Texas, United States

 Pioneered the SAFE Futures Program, establishing a comprehensive support system for families enmeshed within the child welfare system Developed specialized services and advocacy programs, aligning with protective factors and child welfare criteria to ensure safe and equitable outcomes. Achieved 68% success rate in family reunification through the.

Austin, Texas, United States

Responsibilities throughout January 2008 - August 2018The SAFE AlliancePiloted Innovative and Transformative Solutions by creating programs to support the safety, security, healing, resources, and Child Welfare system navigation support. Developed program evaluations, analyzed data, and recognized community needs, which influenced program development. Took.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Developed, Managed, Evaluated, and Sustained SAFE Futures Fatherhood Program for over 5 years, which helped break the cycle of abuse and instability. Supervised and assigned tasks to 4 Team members and closely.
• Delivered wrap-around Fatherhood services (coaching, support, and resources) to fathers and father figures in a group or individual settings. Specialty supports being provided to fathers in the local jail and substance.
• Ensured maximum productivity by managing workers' daily activities to reach defined goals.
• Facilitated corporate goals by increasing employee engagement and productivity, analyzing employees' abilities and talents, and efficiently employing human and material resources to sustain productivity.
• Developed/implemented strategic blueprint that fostered the achievement of set goals and advancement of teams’ performance.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Developed, Implemented, Evaluated, and sustained the SAFE Futures Advocacy Program and the SAFE Futures Survivor in Recovery Program for over 10 years.
• SAFE Futures Advocacy Program: Provided child welfare involved survivors and their children in the SAFE shelter and community immediate advocacy to support with safety planning, protective orders, emergency shelter.
• Supervised activities of 3 AmeriCorps Volunteers to ensure proper execution of assigned duties and advancement of agency goals.
• SAFE Futures Survivor in Recovery Program: Provided direct advocacy to safety planning, protective orders, and access to shelter and occasional emergency housing where, for child welfare involved survivors in recovery.

Austin, Texas, United States

Provide case management, screening, assessment, resources, housing support to domestic violence survivors.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology/Sociology

Spanish Language Program

World Travel Abroad Program

Spanish Immersion Program