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San Francisco Bay Area

Currently oversee all programmatic, operations and development of eight programs at San Francisco Suicide Prevention/Felton Institute. Adherence to an evidenced based best practice system of service delivery. Annual budget management, collaboration and implementation with provision of quarterly and annual financial reporting. SFDPH subcontract reconciliation and completion of annual deliverables and monitoring. Organization of daily operations, development of community partnerships, inclusive of development and delivery of internal and external community suicide prevention trainings. Staff supervision, coaching, professional development and weekly clinical supervision of unlicensed staff. Client grievance management, resolution and troubleshooting. Supervision of all hiring practices at the agency. Ensure overall policies, procedures and best practices are in line with respective state, city and private gift funding sources. Cultivation of private fund development, grants, annual events and large gift funding. Annual strategic planning of all organizational goals, accreditation and deliverables. Media representation for SFSP as an expert in the field of Suicidology, to local, state and national media inquiries. Board Member California 988 Consortium.

100 S San Mateo Drive, San Mateo Ca.

I supervised all aspects of a high risk population of suicidal /self harming Adolescents and Seniors in an Intensive Outpatient Hospital setting. I clinically supervised 3-6 licensed and 2 non licensed social workers. Maintained 100% JHACO compliance, oversaw all programatic scheduling, operations and administration duties, facilitated daily rounds, weekly treatment planning, consultations with Psychiatrists, facilitated groups, family therapy and parent groups, delivered DBT groups and carried a full client load of up to 12+ clients.

San Francisco Bay Area

Conducted outreach and utilization reviews with outpatient providers assessed for medical necessity and maintained adherence to Optum’s level of care guidelines for continued care. Provided clinical case management and treatment planning for high risk, high utilization and intensive outpatient caseloads. Compiled utilization review reports and set reviews for cases in need of further determination by a peer review team process for determination of continued care.

Oakland

Program and Clinical Manager for a 30 unit transitional housing program for Youth transitioning from the Foster care system. We provide a 2 year independent living program with social services, counseling, vocational and peer services to transitional age adults 18-24. I manage 5 clinical staff and 1 on site Property Manager. We will also be opening a health center in 2014 serving this same population and adjacent area youth.

San Bruno

Instructor of Psychology courses.

San Francisco

Management of SOMA Studios, an 88 SRO unit complex and SOMA Family Apartments, a 74 family unit Tax Credit funded property providing housing and social services for the low income population in San Francisco. I am a Certified Tax Credit professional. I supervise and coordinate all aspects of property management including; tax credit certification and yearly re-certification of all residents, compliance management, creation and budget management of annual budget, commercial space management, accounts payable/receivable, rent collection, all vendor related issues, facilities management and maintenance, event planning and execution of 4 large annual events, all aspects of hiring and supervision of a staff of 12 including front desk clerk staff, lower management and maintenance staff and on sight social workers, daily crisis management in a highly challenging and stressful environment, coordination of all legal actions including evictions, stipulations and payment plans for tenants in delinquency, marketing/advertising and lease up of vacancies while maintaining a 95% resident status rate.

San Francisco

Provided on site clinical case management services to low-income multiply diagnosed clientswith disabling HIV and AIDS in an independent residential setting. Case management services included; daily crisis management, assessment and referral for clients medical, health, and safety needs, financial and emotional support, individual, couples and group counseling, including substanceabuse counseling, coordination and planning of special events, and all administrative duties necessary to comply with funding guidelines.

San Francisco

Performed telephone intake procedure for UBH managed care system and members which included; triage and assessment of risk and liability factors including; substance abuse, physical abuse, suicide and homicidal risks. I determined and conveyed members eligibility and benefits, processed and provided appropriate referrals for counseling requests, authorized and certified benefits for eligible members, consulted with licensed care managers as needed, liaison to providers regarding members benefits and referrals, arranged assessment appointments for urgent care and safety risk members, and was a member of the emergency crisis services team.

Berkeley

Provided individual, couples and group counseling for individuals located in Berkeley California. My average weekly psychotherapy case load was 10 individuals, 3 couples and a teen group. Other responsibilities included; conducting intakes, phone interviews, fee setting, compilation of the monthly caseload statistics for the entire training staff, attended and led didactics and trainings, attended group supervision and led professional development meetings. I have been trained to utilize several modalities of treatment including psychodynamic, brief therapy, cognitive behavioral, object relations and the substance abuse models of abstinence and harm reduction.

San Francisco

Coordinated and supervised all administrative responsibilities for Virology Research Laboratory which included; heavy data input and retrieval of all clinical trials drug studies, coordinated intake of new participants in trials, conflict resolution/ liaison with drug companies, contract and grant writing and administration, ledger reconciliation, purchasing, accounts receivable and billing for all studies. Part time back up for Infectious Disease Department, responsibilities included; assisting department head in a very stressful environment, mediation of conflicts, organizing travel arrangements, generating slides for conferences and organization of slide and journal library, manuscript editing and processing and billing for all Infections Disease Department.Department of Infectious Disease UCSF

Provided customer service in a high paced stressful environment, duties included; conflict resolution and heavy contact with patients, doctors, and hospital staff. Filed medical records and X-ray films, retrieved data for all aspects of Radiology department including MRI and CT/Ultrasound, data input of patient information, scheduled exams, released confidential information to physicians, provided clerical and administrative support to departmental physicians.

San Francisco

Handled heavy phones, controlled all mailing, shipping receiving functions, ordered and keptInventory of all office supplies, maintained office equipment and machines; compiled and assisted legal department, edited legal contracts; provided secretarial and clerical and production assistant support to 2 on staff producers. Films included;

Los Angeles

Coordinated all correspondence, compiled daily meeting schedules, memo, developmental materials for solicitation; synopsized scripts; set -up and organized meetings, travel arrangements, audition schedules and post production scheduling; extensive communication, organizational responsibilities, clerical support.Assistant to Vice President of Marketing Assisted in coordination of all press releases , advertising and event management and Planning.

Ma, Clinical Psychology

LMFT #49868

Ba, Telecommunication Journalism And Film Studies; Sciences