Management Services
Resume:
KATHERINE L. MARDY
*** ******** ******, **-**-Kus, NJ 07423
*********.*****@***.****.***
WORK EXPERIENCE
The New York Foundling New York, NY
Program Quality Analyst, (May 2009-Present)
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Department
. Monitor and develop best practice implementation plans in foster care
and preventive child welfare programs
. Develop and implement new child welfare programs using evidence-based
models with Assistant Executive Director, Policy and Planning and
other senior management staff
. Agency point person with New York City Children's Services (ACS) in
2010-2011 residential program closedown process
. Conduct best practice and compliance trainings for foster care and
preventive child welfare programs
. Assisted in preparation for successful 2009 Council on Accreditation
re-accreditation including review of manuals, policies, and
procedures, and on-site preparation
. Work with Assistant Executive Director, Policy & Planning and CQI
Director on analysis of trends in agency program data
. Assist in grant writing
Social Work Intern, Administration Department (September 2008-May 2009)
. Wrote New York City Community Profiles for agency's response to New
York City's Children's Services' (ACS) Child Welfare Request for
Proposal through the use of external and internal data
. Researched organizational change and best practice models to inform
agency's management of its wide array of service programs
. Evaluated existing agency services through use of quantitative and
qualitative methods
. Worked with agency program directors to prepare for reaccreditation by
Council on Accreditation
. Provided referral information and follow-up information services to
families receiving services at the Crisis Nursery & Family Center, a
24-hour respite center for children up to age ten
Community Impact, Columbia University (May 2008-October 2008)
New York, NY
Workforce Development Counselor
. Provided job assistance, job development and job training services to
12-15 clients
. Developed and conducted job development and training seminars for
clients enrolled in agency computer classes
Sound View-Throgs Neck Community Mental Health Center,
Bronx, NY
Social Work Intern (September 2007-May 2008)
Child/Adolescent Outpatient Department (November 2007-May 2008)
. Maintained a caseload of eight to ten children, ages 6-17
. Provided individual psychotherapy, collateral outreach, crisis
intervention, referrals, case management services, intake assessments
and collaborative work with outside social services agencies and
institutions
. Co-led a weekly therapeutic group for 16-17 year old adolescent female
clients focusing on family dynamics; interpersonal relationships;
coping with change and loss; community issues; self-esteem; sexuality;
and academic issues
Adult Continuing Day Treatment Program Unit (September-November 2007)
. Led four to five weekly psycho-educational and therapeutic group
sessions for low-income, culturally diverse, chronically and
persistently mentally ill and MICA clients including Maintaining
Healthy Lifestyles; Introduction to the 12 Step Program; Building Self-
Esteem; and Wellness
. Observed intake assessments, case management, referrals and crisis
intervention processes
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP New
York, NY
Litigation Paralegal (July 2005-August 2007)
. Primary responsibilities included overall management of assigned
litigation case, document management and document review, preparation
of client materials, and daily management of case specific court
papers and attorney correspondence
. Prepared materials for a multi-million dollar securities arbitration
by the National Association of Securities Dealers
. Firm clients included major U.S. and non-U.S. corporations, insurance
companies, and commercial, merchant, and investment banks
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Ridgewood YMCA, Rainbows Program
Ridgewood, NJ
Peer Support Group Facilitator (January 2010-June 2010)
. Facilitated peer support group for children pre-kindergarten through
first grade facing parental divorce, separation, death, abandonment or
other painful family transitions
Mt. Sinai Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program (SAVI),
New York, NY
SAVI Emergency Room Advocate (July 2006-May 2009)
. Provided immediate support for culturally and socio-economically
diverse New York City area adult, adolescent and child survivors and
co-survivors of intimate partner violence and/or sexual assault
admitted to 11 participating Manhattan and Queens hospital emergency
rooms
. Provided survivors with crisis counseling, guided them through medical
and physical exams with hospital personnel and interviews with law
enforcement
. Supplied survivors with information regarding further counseling and
safety options
. Advocated for clients' emotional, medical, legal needs/requests in the
emergency room
EDUCATION
Columbia University School of Social Work (Class of 2009)
New York, NY
M.S.W., Method: Advanced Generalist Programming & Practice;
Field of Practice: Children, Youth & Families
GPA: 3.98
Yale University (Class of 2005)
New Haven, CT
B.A., Political Science
GPA: 3.5
CERTIFICATES
Fordham University Graduate Schools of Social Service & Business
Administration
Fordham University Center for Non-Profit Leaders, 2010
New Jersey School Social Worker Certificate
Certified July 2010
New Jersey Licensed Master Social Worker
In process
AWARDS & HONORS
Presidential Management Fellowship Finalist, 2009
Columbia University School of Social Work Lowenstein Fellowship Award
Recipient, 2009
Columbia University School of Social Work Capstone Integrative Project Team
Finalist, 2009
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (December 2007-present)
SKILLS
. New York State Office of Children and Family Services case management
records system
. Social Science Research Journal Databases
. Microsoft Office Suite Programs
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