SUZANNE M. DUNN

**** ***** ******** ******, *********, VA 22201

Cell: 703-***-****; Email: acqkjr@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Master of Social Work, Mental Health, University of Southern California, Graduated with Honors (May 2014)

Master of Arts, Public Policy - Environmental and Natural Resource Policy, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, Graduate Fellow, Graduated with Honors (May 1996)

Bachelor of Arts, International Service, The American University, Washington, DC, Graduated with Honors (December 1990)

LICENSING

Licensed Social Worker (LSW) Virginia.

Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) Washington, DC.

TRAINING & CERTIFICATION

Ethics Training, CE You 3 CEU credits June 2015.

HIV Training, CE You 3 CEU credits June 2015.

Trauma Training, PESI 18 CEU credits January, 2015.

Dialectic Behavior Therapy for Adolescents, training 18 CEU credits May, 2014.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Anxiety, training 24 CEU credits April, 2014.

Motivational Interviewing, certificate of achievement and completion, February, 2013.

Problem Solving Therapy, certificate of achievement and completion, October, 2013.

SOCIAL WORK EXPERIENCE

FAMILY MATTERS OF GREATER WASHINGTON, DC

Diagnositic Clinician/Therapist (May 2014-March 2015)

Intern – Volunteer (February 2014-May 2014)

Responsible for conducting comprehensive diagnostic assessments and updated assessments for new and returning mental health consumers. Responsible for providing therapeutic interventions to mental health patients of all ages using cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, play, and supportive therapies. Responsible for creating and maintaining organizational requirements for documentation. Responsible for maintaining and exceeding organizational ethics requirements.

PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUE OF WASHINGTON, Washington, DC

Intern – Volunteer (September 2013-December 2013) Responsible for conducting biopsychosocial assessments of incoming acute care psychiatric patients and acute care detox patients. Connect patients with outpatient mental health and/or drug rehabilitation support. Consult with Psychiatrists and other medical professionals in treatment team to better serve the patients needs and short and long-term treatment goals.

SASHA BRUCE YOUTHWORK, Washington, DC

Intern – Volunteer (February 2013-August 2013) Helping Young People Excel (HYPE) Program - in partnership with the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) and DC Youth Link, provide intensive home-based individual, family, and group counseling to committed youth and their families. Use a competency based approach to create synergies with the strengths of the young person and his/her family while creating trust in an effort to promote their own success.

BALL UNDER WATER POLO, Arlington, VA

Founder and President - Volunteer (June 2011-July 2014) Ball Under Water Polo strives to help youth reach his or her athletic potential; participate in the most dynamic, demanding sport; share in the team spirit and most importantly have fun.

ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Arlington, VA

Substitute Teacher (August 2011-February 2013) Provided interim management of classrooms starting in Kindergarten through 12th grade in all academic disciplines.

POLICY EXPERIENCE

NEW WEST TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Washington, DC

Vice President (December 2009-February 2011)

Board of Directors Secretary for the New West-Energetics Joint Venture (JV) (2010)

Served as General Manager of nearly $120M five-year prime contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office is Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Dramatically improved contract first year financial performance

Increased NWT share of total contract from 23% to 32% increased JV contract share by 9%

Increased monthly revenue by 36% from $2.5M to $3.9M

Increased personnel by 50% to 70 full-time staff

More than doubled contract scope from 49 to 114 tasks for energy efficiency and renewable energy programs and technologies

Developed effective relationships with federal clients and political appointees which played a pivotal role in the dramatic growth in revenue and personnel

Designed and implemented partnership strategies that leveraged mixed skill sets among teams, resulting in a streamlined organization and successful long-term relationships

Facilitated the quick funding of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) renewable energy-related projects by managing fast processing of compliance reviews required under the National Energy Policy Act (NEPA)

Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies (April 2009-December 2009)

Managed the largest task under the JV supporting DOE

Developed and presented briefings and reports in support of various technical and strategic planning programs and initiatives for federal clients

Coordinated communication activities, including the launch of the Green Racing media campaign, drafting Congressional testimony, press releases, speeches, displays, outreach materials, including electronic media

Responded to Congressional inquiries associated with the Energy Policy Act, Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), and ARRA

Participated in the development of program and strategic planning for advanced vehicle technologies

SENTECH, Bethesda, MD

Program Manager, Vehicle Technologies (February 2008-April 2009)

Tripled staff and doubled budget in just nine months

Designed, wrote and produced communication and outreach materials, including brochures, fact sheets, exhibits and Web content

Strategic Planner (October 2007-February 2008)

Developed and presented briefings and reports in support of a variety of technical and strategic planning programs and initiatives for federal clients

LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT, Laguna Beach, CA - Staff Writer/Contributing Editor (January 2007- August 2007)

Wrote dozens of local news stories including investigative, governmental, and human interest

Honed journalistic and writing skills that have helped in subsequent positions.

McNEIL TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Springfield, VA (DOE Q and Top Secret Clearances)

Consultant (July 2000-December 2000)

Program Manager (September 1999-July 2000)

Senior Analyst (July 1996-September 1999)

Developed strategic planning and road-mapping documents used to address budgetary constraints and policy requirements faced by both small and large dynamic technology programs

Facilitated large meetings with senior scientists from DOE’s national laboratories, corporations and academia to address prioritization of basic research to meet the nation’s needs

Designed and implemented partnership strategies that leveraged mixed skill sets among teams, resulting in a streamlined organization and successful long-term relationships

Performed event planning for large- and small-scale meetings that brought diverse professionals together to come to consensus on program goals and strategies for a variety of technical and non-technical projects including agenda development, meeting facilitation, post-meeting reports, as well as travel-logistical and related centralized billing support (for travel, lodging, meals, and other expenses)

Developed new client relationships with multiple DOE national laboratories to assist with strategic planning and programmatic evaluation, with total contract value of $1M

Managed 10 full and part-time staff

Conducted corporate branding and developed outreach materials

Established an internal infrastructure for systematic proposal development that captured corporate qualifications and personnel resumes that enabled efficient response to requests for proposals

DYNCORP/MERIDIAN, Alexandria, VA (DOE Q Clearance)

Senior Environmental/Energy Analyst (January 1995-July 1996)

Drafted first strategic planning document for DOE’s Biomass Program

Authored and co-authored various articles on biomass as an energy resource

Environmental/Energy Analyst (September 1994-January 1995)

Developed case studies to analyze successful local programs in environmental sustainability and characterize the conditions for replicability in alternative locales. The project analyzed administrative actions, policy instruments, institutional changes and fiscal/revenue measures which led to each program.

Developed a country study that evaluated the feasibility of installing small-scale biomass, fossil and solar power systems for remote and rural power generation. This project assessed the market and resource potential of 25 nations around the globe taking into account the regulatory, political, natural resource, economic, and market barriers to technology introduction.

Conducted life-cycle analyses of the textile and internal combustion engine industries in North America including characterization of environmental stress factors at different phases of product development. The final report was characterized trade-related environmental impacts in border regions.

Provided analysis of NEPA guidance issued by various federal agencies, to determine how each implemented the Environmental Justice Executive Order in their Environmental Impact Statements.

Developed technical and information materials that addressed the latest developments regarding alternative fuels and urban buses, including progress and developments under the Federal Transit Authorities Clean Air, the Federal Million Solar Roofs Initiative, and the Energy Partnerships Update.

BOOZ ALLEN & HAMILTON, INC., Bethesda, MD

Analyst (April 1994-September 1994)

Provided legislative analysis of key environmental issues, including Climate Change, National Environmental Protection Act, Clean Air Act, CERCLA and RCRA.

Co-authored paper on Environmental Justice.

TREES FOR THE CITY, Washington, DC - Stewardship Coordinator (9/1993- 4/1994)

OVERSEAS EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, Washington, DC - Legal Secretary (9/1992-9/1993)

AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE, San Francisco, CA - Intern (10/1991-5/1992)

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES

March 2014-November 2014 – Arlington Public Schools, Board of Directors, Aquatics Committee member.

June 2011-July 2014– Ball Under Water Polo Board of Directors, President and Founder.

June 2011-July 2014 – Manager Ball Under Water Polo Youth Water Polo Team.

January 2011-January 2014 – Volunteer at AFAC (food bank).

February 2008-June 2011 – Coach Youth Soccer Grades 2-5.

June 2007-August 2007 – Conducted interviews for a photo journal of life on the street for the homeless of Southern California.

September 2001-April 2002 – Foster Parent, Orange County, CA.

October 1991-May 1992 – International Development Exchange, Intern, San Francisco, CA

June 1990-August 1990 – PAX World Foundation – Intern, Bethesda, MD

September 1987 – December 1990 – Big Sister through an outreach program at the American University; So Others May Eat; HIV Awareness – Whitman Walker Clinic

PUBLICATIONS

Dunn, Suzanne, I Believe, Beach Books, February, 2008.

Dunn, Suzanne, Faces in the Shadows, Life on the Street, Faye’s Captured Moments, September, 2007.

Dunn, Suzanne, Laguna Beach Independent, Laguna Beach, CA 2007. (Tear sheets available).

Cities and Counties: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally, Washington, DC, Public Technology. 1996. (Contributor)

Easterly, J., (Suzanne Dunn – Contributor) Green Certification: An Option for Helping the Biomass Energy Industry Grow, Biologue Magazine, Vol. 13, Number 1 1st Quarter 1995.

Easterly, J., Suzanne Dunn Environmental Impacts of Biomass Energy Resource Production and Utilization presented at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Symposium on Development and Utilization of Biomass Energy Resources in Developing Countries, Vienna, Austria, December 11-14, 1995.

Regional Biomass Energy Program and DynCorp, EENSP, Methane Recovery for Energy: The Role of the DOE Regional Biomass Energy Program, Summer 1995. (Co-Author).

Easterly, J., (Suzanne Dunn – Contributor) Recycling Legislation: A Balanced Approach for Opening Biomass Energy Opportunities, Biologue Magazine, Vol. 13, Number 1, 1st Quarter 1995.

Mertz, Gregory, Suzanne Dunn, et. Al., Environmental Justice and the Superfund Program, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response & Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc., November 1994.

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