Develop, write, and submit agency grant applications. Research funding opportunities. Collaborate with colleagues to develop program goals, objectives, outcomes, and funding proposals.

Managing a consulting business, including financial oversight and public relations via a remote office utilizing multimedia and virtual platforms, which includes developing and delivering online courses on a variety of topics. Topic delivering includes: crisis intervention, mental health, substance use/abuse, suicide prevention, forensic psychology, and nonprofit management including grant writing, budgeting, and program development. Collaborating with colleagues across the country to research… Show more Managing a consulting business, including financial oversight and public relations via a remote office utilizing multimedia and virtual platforms, which includes developing and delivering online courses on a variety of topics. Topic delivering includes: crisis intervention, mental health, substance use/abuse, suicide prevention, forensic psychology, and nonprofit management including grant writing, budgeting, and program development. Collaborating with colleagues across the country to research law enforcement mental health and suicide prevention strategies. Show less

Developing and teaching suicide prevention, crisis intervention, and trauma trainings to first responders and public safety personnel. Collaborating with the Massachusetts Suicide Postvention Taskforce to expand postvention efforts throughout the state, teaching first responders how to assist suicide loss survivors and assisting community members to develop LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors) Teams throughout Massachusetts.

The organization provides support to people who have tragically lost someone to suicide while working to prevent the incidence of suicide in the community through education, awareness, and prevention services. As Executive Director, I expanded the organization's first response team that works with law enforcement to respond to the scene of a suicide death to help families and friends experiencing that death get help and resources in the community. I also worked to:• Double the… Show more The organization provides support to people who have tragically lost someone to suicide while working to prevent the incidence of suicide in the community through education, awareness, and prevention services. As Executive Director, I expanded the organization's first response team that works with law enforcement to respond to the scene of a suicide death to help families and friends experiencing that death get help and resources in the community. I also worked to:• Double the organization’s annual budget approximately every four years. • Implement school-based youth suicide prevention and postvention training programs.• Conduct psychological autopsy interviews with suicide survivors and law enforcement determining why an individual died by suicide.• Develop, create, and teach crisis interventions, mental health, and suicide prevention trainings to first responders, mental health providers, and the general community.• Develop and write strategic plans, grant proposals and reports, and media statements.• Develop and manage the suicide survivor support program, writing the grief education curriculum.• Implement a community-wide suicide prevention taskforce, developing an American Indian culturally adapted suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention curriculum. Show less

Contract Position Teaching Law Enforcement Officers and Dispatchers the Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) Model of Policing to those with Mental Illness, Suicidal, or experiencing a Mental Health Crisis

Developed fund raising campaigns for non-profit organizations and secured funding for rural, urban, and suburban nonprofit organizations from private, state, and federal funding sources. Developed, wrote, and published grant writing manuals and curriculums used when designing and teaching introductory and advanced grant writing courses. Created and wrote business plans, financial plans, and program development plans.