Advanced the management and development of benefits training curriculum for the State of Oregon workforce, impacting 45,000 employees--Co-facilitated and trained facilitators for “Uplift Your Benefits” (UYB), a mandatory benefits training for new state employees, ensuring employee understanding and utilization of benefits--Led monthly facilitator meetings, providing critical updates, enhancing content knowledge, and fostering team cohesion--Established up-skilling curriculum to enhance facilitator performance--Collaborated with state agencies to implement annual seasonal benefits workshop for seasonal employees, resulting in an improved registration process and continuous process improvement cycles for the workshopExpanded workshop offerings through strong working relationships with key stakeholders and agency partners Maintained strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)Evaluated program data for both quality assurance and attainment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice goals (e.g., exceeded goal of reaching lower end of state employee payscale for a PERS retirement workshop with 58% of attendees earning less than $60,000 per year)Authored quarterly and annual Benefits reports for trustees and internal communications that included performance metrics, participant feedback, opportunities, and challenges. These reports demonstrated an improved participant satisfaction rating of an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars for the UYB curriculum I developed for 2024, up from 4.43 when I started in Q3 of 2023Provided consultation and support across Uplift Oregon programs

Provided "Core Leader Wellness Consultations" with leaders across a complex organizational environment:--Created a safe space to discuss the leader's experiences and shared tailored resources to ensure they had access to needed supports--Consulted regarding addressing concerns for leaders and their teams--Maintained appropriate documentation and reportingDeveloped and implemented outreach programs and curriculum for expanded core leader outreach, focusing on trauma-informed practices that resulted in improvements in leader wellbeing and team performance.Created curriculum for a physician peer coaching program, enhancing support systems within the organizationDelivered presentations on wellness topics and shared resources with caregiver teams, supporting leaders and teams in navigating workplace challenges and reducing burnout.

Taught Human Development (HD) and First Year Experience (FYE) courses, including: Assertive Communication, Managing Change, Managing Conflict In Your Life, Values Clarification, and FYE-101Staffed the First Year Experience lab, helping students with their FYE courseworkProvided individual counseling, academic and career counseling, and crisis interventions as needed

Created and led a comprehensive employee wellness program for Providence Oregon employees, known as “caregivers”Provided immediate support during critical incidents, including unexpected employee deathsDeveloped a region-wide "postvention" response process for crucial support to help caregivers during and after a traumatic eventConsulted with teams and individuals on accessing employee wellbeing resources and benefits tailoring support to specific needsDelivered customized workshops, training, and retreats for teams to enhance team cohesion, resilience, and wellbeingConducted health equity-related research and data analysis to reduce health disparities for depression screening for underserved populationsDeveloped and provided continuing education training on Dialectical Behavior TherapyServed on Workplace Violence committeeAuthored therapy group curriculumProvided clinical group to Providence Medical Group patients in a remote format

Provided individual counseling, academic and career counseling, and crisis interventions as neededServed as liaison to the Health Professions programs and the Arts & Sciences DivisionDelivered wellness workshops and training to faculty, staff, and studentsResearched and developed data-informed curriculum and provided instruction for various Human Development courses and other related topicsDesigned, implemented, and evaluated internship program and supervised counseling and clinical psychology graduate studentsProgram Management as Counseling Department Chair, which included:--Creating unit plans--Managing the department budget--Reporting on department progress, outcomes, and activities to the larger college community--Supervising part-time faculty members--Developing internal and external partnerships to support student, department, and college-wide needs--Served on behavioral intervention and threat assessment teams and led Emotional Trauma Response Team (crisis response and postvention)Led curriculum assessment for Counseling DepartmentCross-functional collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to develop curricula, outreach, training programs, and college-wide projectsImplemented and managed an electronic record management system (Titanium)DEI Leadership: co-chaired the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and successfully launched initiatives and strategic planning to increase DEIJ training, engagement, and awareness both within the college as well as the larger communityResearched and analyzed data to ensure the effectiveness of programs and initiatives; created and delivered reports and presentations to internal and external stakeholders regarding needs analysis and program effectivenessParticipated in various committees and community engagement activities, including strategic planning initiativesServed as a faculty senator (union leadership for faculty) for 6 years and survey support for an additional 2 years

Co-authored a two-volume series of books on Dialectical Behavior Therapy for clinicians, published by PESI, Inc.Developed and presented “Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Certificate Course; 2-Day Intensive Training” to mental health professionals, following established course objectives

Supervised an advanced practicum team of doctoral students at the Pacific Comprehensive Health Clinic in Portland, Oregon (2015-2017 academic years)Supervised a team of doctoral students placed at Linfield School of Nursing and University of Western States (2017-2019)Provided clinical supervision and mentorship, guiding students in their professional development and clinical practice

-Completed intakes, provided individual and group therapy, and crisis management to clients with mental health, addictions, or co-occurring diagnoses-Facilitated Managing Obsessive Compulsive Behavior group; developed and facilitated the Living With Anxiety group-Covered group therapy sessions for other mental health and addictions treatment providers

Taught “Treatment of Chemical Dependency” course to graduate psychology students, integrating practical and theoretical approaches to addiction treatment