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New Orleans, La, Us

United States

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

United States

Terrestrial Archaeological Technician

New York, New York

Assist Substance Abuse and Mental Health Treatment and Prevention Providers in improving all levels of business by streamlining processes and strengthening procedures, guidelines, performance metrics and job descriptions. Prepare documentation and analyze programs and practices in order to write state and federal grants and RFPs. Conduct area wide needs and risk assessments, select proper evidence based practices based on need and available funding, create strategic and implementation plans for new programs. Review existing evidence based practice implementation and analyze for fidelity and appropriateness. Provide findings and assist with changes using "Rapid Cycle Change Process" as needed.

Tallahassee, Florida, United States

Florida Conservation Corps - Project ANT. AmeriCorps Nonnative Plant Terminator, facilitating habitat restoration through invasive exotic plant management. Reducing invasive infestations through various land management techniques, while conducting outreach and interpretation to educate park visitors and the surrounding community regarding the harm caused to local flora by exotic invasive plants.

Florida

Assisting organizations in creating an environment of success beginning at the core - by enhancing the most intrinsic component and important asset of any business - it’s staff. From job description, candidate selection and map of growth using individualized training plans, all the way through to succession planning and everything in between.

Tallahassee, Florida

Oversaw behavioral traffic safety grants supported by the Federal National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Provided recommendations for submitted concept papers. Developed reports for recommended projects. Disseminated concept paper approval letters. Assisted approved agencies in developing grant applications in accordance with state and federal rules. Disseminated grant award letters and provided training oversight and technical assistance as needed. Managed approximately 30-60 grants each fiscal year. Reviewed invoices and approved based upon completion of required deliverables. Conducted various degrees of grant monitoring. Developed final reports upon completion of grant project. Special projects such as development of policies and procedures, and conducting research for more streamlined grant systems.

Tallahassee, Florida

Facilitated special projects for quality improvement initiatives. Assist in the programmatic management and review of a multi-million dollar Managing Entity contract for the Northwest region. Manage 4 children community action team (CAT) contracts and 1 MH Tx facility contract. Develop spreadsheets and databases to provide data and research for input and information that guides regional strategic plan. Monitor service data trends and provide feedback and reports on best practices to improve the regional system of care. Facilitate meetings and trainings to expand the knowledge and use of evidence based practices and quality improvement processes. Serving as System of Care Coordinator for Leon and Gadsden County, developing partnerships with parent and youth groups to expand current activities and knowledge base around parent and youth advocacy, engagement and persuasive messaging to strengthen the voice of families in need.

New York, New York

Conducted Patient and Care Coordination activities through the client’s intake process. First point of contact for clients and referral sources. Provided initial mini assessment, review insurance eligibility, create client charts and schedule initial substance abuse or mental health intake appointments. Met with clients on intake day to provide warm hand off to treating therapist. Coordinated with client, therapist and psychiatrist from intake through the 3rd appointment to ensure smooth transition into treatment process. Served as agency Corporate Compliance Officer. Ensured federal, state and internal agency policies were being implemented. Facilitated policy and procedure trainings as needed. Reviewed each level of the organization and conducted physical and virtual walkthroughs to review current processes and streamline for efficiency. Built relationships with community stakeholders and local partners. Assisted in state recertification and audit preparation process.

Managed and monitored the Incident Reporting and Analysis System (IRAS) and seclusion and restraint data. Tracked state trends and provided training and technical assistance to agencies with high incident, seclusion and restraint rates.Managed the Indigent Drug Program’s Vivitrol Program. Created policies and procedures for statewide program. Developed templates, guidelines and protocols for statewide dissemination. Ran monthly provider calls to monitor agency participation, best practices and barriers, and to provide technical assistance and training. Collected monthly data. Reconciled expenditures and inventory. Created reports for leadership.Coordinated state level strategic process improvement initiatives that assisted in the development of an infrastructure that supports:• The use of Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs)• Expansion of peer mentor and coaching capacity (peer network training collaborative)• Increased client access to and retention in services• Improve the efficiency of the SAMH service delivery systemScheduled, coordinated and tracked statewide training and technical assistance activities by managing the State’s multimillion dollar performance improvement based contract with the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association. Approved deliverables, provided feedback and recommendations and coordinated efforts between the state, contractor and sub-contractors.Conducted and facilitated peer reviewed EBP site visits for both treatment and prevention substance abuse and mental health practices. Managed and oversaw the development and continuation of a peer learning network that creates capacity to perform peer mentoring and coaching throughout the state and through a variety of state partners.Facilitated training and provided technical assistance using evidence based performance improvement practicesServed as the back-up to the methadone state authority. Provide verbal and written reports as needed for Florida Legislature.

Master Of Science - Ms, Anthropology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Anthropology

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Anthropology

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Psychology

Marine Biology And Biological Oceanography

Activities and Societies: Class Vice President