Adam F. Lapekes

**** ******** ***** #*, **********, Fl 33755

Phone: 727-***-**** <> abkwdz@r.postjobfree.com

Education

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Masters in Science Management, Argosy University, Tampa, Fl.

Concentration: Marketing

Graduated with a 3.98 Grade Point Average

Graduated January 2010

Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo,

Mi

Graduated Cum Laude

Graduated May 2008

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mi

Graduated May 2007

Work Experience

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. Senior Case Manager/Marketing Coordinator/HIV Testing Counselor

06/08-PRESENT

o Suncoast Hospice/ASAP, St. Petersburg, Fl

o Worked alongside physicians in the Tampa Bay area to educate

them of the services that our agency offers and to increase the

referrals that our agency received from them.

o Coordinated fundraising events in order to help subsidize the

agency's annual budget

. Able to raise over $250,000 in 2009

o Conducted initial testing with individuals that were at high

risk of contracting HIV

. Tested via the OraSure Testing Method and RAPID Testing

Method

o Consulted with individuals depending on the results of the test

and educated the community about safe practices to avoid

contracting the virus

o Coordinated individuals health care, medications, and other

community based services for individuals that were in fact HIV

Positive or diagnosed with AIDS during their first contact with

our agency

. Maintained a case load of approximately 75 individuals

. Research Assistant 01/07 -

05/08

o Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mi

o A Qualitative Investigation of the Goals and Methods of Rape

Crisis Organizations: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice

o Primary Researcher: Amy Naugle Ph.D.

o Graduate Researcher: Suzanne Decker M.A.

o Assisted in the transcription of telephone records and assisted

in the formulation of a telephone survey.

. Undergraduate Teaching Assistant 01/07 -

04/07

o Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mi

o Guest Lectured, assisted in the development and graded homework

and tests, aided students in comprehension of material.

o Class: Behavioral Research Studies and Methods

. Research Assistant

01/07 - 04/07

o Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mi

o A Propensity to Aggress: A Study with College Males

o Primary Researcher: Amy Naugle PhD.

o Graduate Researcher: Beth Deitzel M.A.

o Administered research studies to participants, recorded data,

contacted future participants, scheduled appointments, and

recruited future participants.

. Research Assistant

01/07 - 04/07

o Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mi

o Evaluation of a progressive model for Identifying Preferred

Stimuli for Children with Developmental Disabilities

o Primary Researcher: James Carr Ph.D.

o Graduate Assistant: Amanda M. Karsten M.A.

o Formulated a procedure in which to administer to Autistic

children, assisted in the running of preference testing with

participant.

. Volunteer Crisis Worker 08/06 -

08/07

o Gryphon Place, Kalamazoo, Mi

o Primary Supervisor: Bob Tolander

o Answered telephone calls for the: Nationwide Suicide hotline,

Statewide Runaway Assistance Lines, the Statewide Vulnerable

Adult and Child Abuse and Neglect lines. Led the training of

future volunteer crisis workers.

Organizations

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. Suncoast Hospice Fundraising

12/09 - PRESENT

o Coordinated fundraising efforts for a Hospice organization in

Soweto, South Africa.

o Organized events that allowed money to be contributed to this

other Hospice organization

. Ryan White CARE Counsel

9/09 - PRESENT

o Committee Chairman and Board Member

o Allocate Ryan White funds to counties surrounding the Tampa Bay

area

o Recruit new members to the Ryan White CARE Counsel

. Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 1/07 - PRESENT

o Society for individuals in the top ten percent of their

respective undergraduate class.

Conference Presentation

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Decker, S. E., Naugle, A. E., Adams, T. C., Lapekes, A. F., & Periard, E.

J. (2007, November). A qualitative investigation of the goals and methods

of rape crisis organizations: Implications for evidence-based practice.

Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral

and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

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