DAVID CORNISH

** **** **** ***** *** **, Menands, New York 12204 C: 518-***-**** acd85t@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Profile

Managing day to day operations of five residential programs . Overseeing 20 employees on a daily basis. Responsiblefor close

to one hundred clients. Managing relationship within the community to assure client care, benefits are obtained.Skilled in grant

writing and completions of RFP's to prepare to apply for housing grants. Managing a budget for fivecertified programs.

Facilitating case conferences, general staff meetings, participating on a multi disciplinary team ofother Directors employed at

the agency. interacting with state agencies such as DSS, OASAS, OMH. Maintaining allstate regulations that are required to

run residential program in the state of NY. Great communications skills. HeldAssociate Executive Director for a two year period

at ACCA.

Skill Highlights

Preparing for state inspections Family Counseling

Supervising and educating staff. Training staff

Interacting on multi disciplinary team. Developing CASAC's

Understanding of all Housing Regs and Grants Developing new programs

Core Accomplishments

Was selected to the CASAC Committee for OASAS 2012- recently. Maintained the Program Director position at ACCAfor over

10 year period. Never failed a NYS OASAS inspection. Held the position of the President of state wideResidential Advocacy

group called AARCH. Advocating for Programs at a state wide level. Was selected to sit on thecommittee for the Rockefeller

Drug Law. Maintained a 89% retention rate while overseeing 5 housing programs atACCA. Assisted in the development of two

transitional residential programs one was for sober males the other was theVista House which is a residential for women and

children.Both program funded by HUD/ OTDA funding. Assisted in thedevelopment of at least 12 people who have gained the

NYS Credentials.

Professional Experience

Residential Program Director 02/2002 to

09/2013Addictions Care Center of Albany Albany,

N.Y.Worked as the Program Director of Community Residence for 12 of the 13 years that I was on that job. Overseen day today

operations for five programs. Three were OASAS approved and two were HUD/OTDA approved programs.Knowledgeable of all

regulations from OASAS, DSS, OTDA, OMH etc. Passed every inspection that ever happened atthe facility. Facilitated case

conference, general staff meetings and staff development. Directly assisted in thedevelopment of 10 CASAC-T into CASAC's.

Overseen the budget for the five approved programs. At one point I helddown the Associate Executive Director in the interim of

the new Director coming to the agency. Directly improvedcommunication and interaction with outside providers. Aware of all the

new bylaws of DSS, OASAS. Responsible for dayto day schedules. Interacted with agency medical director to ensure treatment

options for clients. Subxone, methadoneexperienced. Medication monitoring. Writing of new agency policies and procedures.

Was responsible for over 100clients.

Clinical Coordinator 03/1998 to

02/2002Conifer Park Schenectady,

N.Y.Directly responsible for facilitating the Intensive Outpatient Program. Case management of over 36 cases.

FamilyCounseling and Adolescent Treatment. Developed a satellite clinic for Conifer at the Charlton Day School for Girls

inBurnt Hills N.Y. Worked directly with a team of individuals to produce the best care for the clients serviced.

Computerizedrecord keeping. Overseen the clinic in the absence of the Program Director. Supervised other counselor I

employee's.

Halfway House Manager/ Residential Director 01/1989 to 03/1998

Alcoholism and Substance Council of Schenectady County ASACSC Schenectady,

N.Y.Started out as a House Manager for the Smith House which held 18 males. overseen day to day operations. Maintainedall

regulatory requirements from the agency and the division. Developed staff and prepared staff to become credentialed.In 1993

became the Residential Director of all three residential programs which included one woman house and twomale houses.

Worked directly with the Executive Director to manager all three facilities. Passed all inspections whileholding down that position.

Supervised all other House Managers for each perspective site. Assisted in severalemployees becoming CASAC's.

Education

Psych/ BusinessTarkio College Tarkio, Missouri,

USAParticipated in the PACT Training Program in 1989 out of Washington D.C. Completed the CASAC course LloydSimmons

in 1989-90.Clinical Supervisor TrainerState Educator for OASASProfessional Accreditation CASAC since 1993: CPP since

2000

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