• Partnered with management to coach, discipline and manage employees.• Reviewed and critiqued investigations for patterns, trends, and accurate findings.• Directed training and retraining of employees to boost performance and enhance results.• Introduced team member contests and goals to enhance productivity and improve employee morale.• Supervised between 1 to 4 investigators on daily basis.

• Interviewed various subjects involved in complex investigations such as victims experiencing trauma, alleged perpetrators, and witnesses• Collected, analyzed and interpreted information, documentation and physical evidence associated with investigations.• Assessed current or future risk of child safety• Developed and maintained effective working relationships between Child Protective Services staff, law enforcement officials, judicial officials, legal resources, medical professionals, and other community resources.• Prepared and testified in over 80 court hearings effectively for desirable outcome.• Worked independently with little supervision.• Complied to investigation deadlines and policies relating to time sensitive nature of investigations.

Investigated reports of abuse/neglect to children.Assessed current or future risk of abuse/neglect.Interviewed parents, family members, and others regarding abuse/neglect.Initiated necessary means of safe guarding the children.Initiated appropriate legal action and testified in court to achieve protection of children.Developed and maintained effective working relationships between Child Protective Services staff, law enforcement officials, judicial officials, legal resources, medical professionals, and other community resources. Documented case record by completing forms, narratives, and reports to form a written record for each

Worked with children and adolescents with mental health problems during the summer program Encouraged children and adolescents to have appropriate peer interactionOrganized team building exercisesMotivated children and adolescents Conducted family sessionsEnabled children and adolescents to have an awareness of the community via different field tripsConducted psycho-educational groupsPerformed intake assessmentsUtilized deescalating strategiesFormulated treatment plansCase ManagementCrisis Intervention

Assisted with individual, group, and family therapy sessions.Performed outcome researchImplemented program designParticipated in treatment team meetingsPrepared daily notesStaff developmentConducted an agency analysisObserved the supervisory processFacilitated a case presentationSlippery Rock University Program Board Vice President of Cultural Diversity (2003-2005)In charge of developing culturally diversified programs for all studentsManagement and expenditures of an $18,000 budgetWork with students hands on during committee meetings Work with negotiating contracts and prices for events with agentsPromote the event through publicity via bulletin boards and media Responsible for event hospitality, performer needs, and all aspects of the event. CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT*CPS New Worker Training with OASIS, *Intake, Assessment, and Investigation in Child Protective Services, *Sexual Abuse, *Out of Family Investigations, *Understanding Domestic Violence, *The Effects of Abuse and Neglect On A Child's development, *Improving Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse.