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CAREER SUMMARY

My areas of Expertise and Key Career Trackers:

Founder & C.E.O, African Public Health Organization: Development: Strategic management, Advisory, & Overall Administrative duties for the organization while driving partnerships in our operating space.

Behavioral Analyst & Coordinator: Develop treatment and intervention plans while using a person-centered care approach, & working with medics and families of patients while tracking the later’s journey, from admission — also managed budgets for optimal benefits from the available funds.

Mental Health Specialist : Provide behavioral support, coping skills, and life style intervention for young adults with autism.

Mental Health Program Assistant: Promoted healthy lifestyles and coping skills for patients with mental illnesses.

Nursing Assistant: Worked in collaboration with nurses to provide residents care. Promoted teamwork and strong organizational skills within teams. also, developed presentations to Nursing Assistants on One on One patient’s communication and also prepared patient admissions and discharge packages and provided care and comforted to patients under hospice care

Special Ed Paraprofessional with autism: Assisted classroom instructors with students’ activities, also assisted students one-on-one in reading and Math. Also navigated from one class to another and also monitored them play. Also attained staff meetings, and inspired the kids to be all they could be.

Foster Care Parent: Advocacy for child education, developed reports for children progress, and social worker visits, provision of foster care while ensuring compliance with state and federal laws and regulation

Coordinator, Dakota Communities: Managed community engagement groups, identified patterns and implemented corrective actions to reduce concurrency, etc

Coordinator and Cultural Liaison personnel: Directed after-school programs in six different sites while maintaining quality assurance programs and record tracks with group facilitators etc

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Health Services (CA)

Walden University

2014 to date

Currently waiting to graduate

Masters of Arts in English

St. Cloud State University, Saint Cloud

2008 - 2011

GPS:3.27

Bachelor’s in Arts in English

University of Douala, Cameroon.

Minor in Theatre Arts and Mass Communication 1995 - 1999

Graduated with 3.5 GPA

WORK EXPERIENCE

2019-present:

Mental Health specialist,

Dungarvin-MN

2017 - Present: Founder & C.E.O, African Public Health Organization (APHO)

2017 - Present: Behavior Analyst, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)

2016 - 2017: Mental Health Program assistant, Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)

2015 - 2016: Behavioral Analyst / Coordinator (MSOCS)

2014 - 2017: Foster Care Parent

2014 - 2017: Nursing Assistant, Guardian Angels Albertville, MN

2013 - 2013: Special Ed Paraprofessional with autism,

Saint Michael

Albertville School District MN

2011 - 2013: Nursing Assistant, North Memorial Hospital Robins dale, MN

2008 - 2011: Coordinator, Dakota Communities, MN

2006 - 2008: Coordinator & Liaison Personnel, MN African Women Association (MAWA)

Mental Health Program Assistant- Dungarvin – MN from 2019 to date

Prepared and facilitated daily activity programs for clients

Adminstered medications

Made behavioral recommendations to care, team

Followed individual treatment plan for yound adults with autism in an independent living setting

Provided person-centered care services including sencory and story telling approach to promote independence. I have promoted healthy coping skills for a quality lifestyle.

FOUNDER & C.E.O – African Public Health Organization (APHO)

Working with the African Public Health Organization (APHO) from 2017 to date:

Performed all administrative duties for the organization

Maintain standards for non-profit organization regulations

Promote activities of the organization

Attend community organization and partnership meetings

Provide prompt communication with inquiries via emails and phone calls

Behavioral Analyst & Coordinator

Work in collaboration with other professionals and different disciplines to develop treatment plans

Identify client’s treatment goals and write intervention plans using a person-centered care approach

Write patients support guidelines upon admission

Develop and keep track of clients’ daily goals through a tracking chart

Accompany clients to doctors’ visit and kept records of clients’ health in a progress note.

Promote social skills development.

Work in collaboration with the treatment team and family members.

Provide person-centered care to clients in a fun and friendly environment.

Mental Health Program Assistant: Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS):

Prepared and facilitated daily activity programs for patients

Coordinated and facilitated group activities

Made behavioral recommendations to care, team,

Followed individual treatment plan for psychiatric patients with mental illness and chemical dependency

Provided person-centered care services to meet patients where they are. I have promoted healthy coping skills for a quality lifestyle.

Behavior Analyst/ Coordinator (MSOCS)- Minnesota Department of Health and Human Services (DHS))

Worked in collaboration with other professionals to develop treatment plans

Carried out assessment and implementation of customized treatment plans of individual’s goals

Assisted with the scheduling and supervision of employees to ensure adequate staffing in compliance with labor to promote quality services

I collected and developed a client’s behavioral monthly data.

Managed the site budget, so individuals receive maximum benefits from monies available

Assisted residents to maintain optimal health, and encourage community activity involvements with different organizations

Developed and kept track of the client’s daily chores monthly.

Accompanied clients to doctors’ visit and kept records of the client’s health in a progress note.

Attended clients team quarterly and annual meetings to review and develop goals to assist clients

I encouraged social skills development.

I have worked in collaboration with staffs and family members.

I have provided person-centered care to clients in a fun and friendly environment.

Assisted clients with medication administration and activities of daily living

Foster Care Parent

Compliance with state and federal laws rules and regulation

Advocated for children education

Scheduled children medical and counseling appointments

Worked in collaboration with a social worker and birth parents for weekly visits

Organize community outings

Assisted children in foster care with activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, grooming and prepares nutritious meals

Prepared monthly report on foster children progresses on social worker’s visit.

Nursing Assistant: Guardian Angels Albertville, MN

Provided customized cares to memory care residents

Assisted residents with activities of daily living

Attended staff meetings

Worked in collaboration with nurses to give residents care.

Advocated for residents

Medication assistant

Facilitated community activities and crafts

Special Ed Paraprofessional with autism

Assisted classroom instructors with students’ activities

Assisted students in school navigation from one class to another

Monitored students in the playground

Assisted students one-on-one in reading and Math

Attended staff meetings and provided feedback on student’s progress

Encouraged students to become more independent

Nursing Assistant: North Memorial Hospital Robins dale, MN

Planned and reserve rooms for meetings

Promoted a team-oriented work environment

Recorded and developed meeting minutes

Developed and made PowerPoint presentations to Nursing Assistants on One on One patient’s communication on close observations.

Prepared patient admissions and discharged packages with strong organizational skills

Provided support and managed family education for the resident’s care

Provided care and comforted to patients under hospice care

Communicated effectively with diverse patients in a culturally acceptable manner

Assisted family members during the bereavement period in a cultural fairway

Conducted monthly audit of Nursing Assistance compliance with patient’s care

Worked in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team

Participated in the company-wide advertisement video to promote the Geriatric Unit

Coordinator, Dakota Communities- MN

Provided residents care following individual service plans

Created and maintain reports from data collected.

Instruct and assist staffs on how to implement individual service plan goals

Evaluated service plans for effectiveness and progress of own plans

Communicated and maintained a healthy working relationship with people of diverse backgrounds

Made travel arrangements for staffs and volunteers

Attained training to train teams and create lesson plans for group facilitation

Assisted in special community events for people with disabilities

Facilitate and assists in managing community engagement groups

Reviewed incident reports, identify patterns and implement corrective actions to reduce concurrency

Followed individual patient-centered treatment plans to support with clients identified goals

Familiarity with the delivery of quality acute adult mental health services

Coordinator and Cultural Liaison personnel: MN African Women Association (MAWA)

Directed after-school programs in six different sites

Maintained quality assurance program and record tracking with the group facilitators

Organized work schedules and responsibilities of group facilitators

Prepared a comprehensive annual report to the CEO

Recruited and facilitated training programs on group facilitators, interns, and volunteers

Coordinated services between schools, students, and parents

Corresponded with planned Parent-wood on Youth sex education

Took training on community lay health educator on HIV/Aids

Prepared educational material for a diverse group of people

Coordinated cultural and community events with African Girls and Women

Led youth group to discussion with MN state representatives at the State Capitol in 2007

Assist immigrant girls and women with immigration documentation and appointments

Motivated youths in learning and participating in community events

Organized field trips to the MN festivals of nations with students

Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities

ACTIVITIES

& AWARDS

AWARDS

Senior girls’ leadership prefect, Government High School Nyasoso- Cameroon 1993

Elizabeth Cully Teaching English As A Second Language Scholarship 2010

Department of English Language, Saint Cloud State University, MN 2011

HIV/Aids Advocate – Douala University, Cameroon

VOLUNTEERING

Council Member, MN Cultural and Ethnic Communities

Leadership Council (CECLC) 2016-present

MEMBERSHIP

The National Society of Leadership and Success 2017-present

Minnesota (MN) Public Health Association 2017-present

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES

Two times elected secretary General Bafaw Cultural

Development Association, MN 2014 2017

Headed Christian youth group, three times to youth, rallies 1992,1993,1994

High school choir conductor 1992- 1994

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Two times elected secretary General Bafaw Cultural

Fluent in English

Fluent in French

Fluent in Pidgin English

SKILLS

Dream weaver, PowerPoint, HTML, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, SPSS, N-Vivo, Internet search, email, EMAR, EPIC, Point of Care

Practical problem-solving skills and innovative ideas for managing with organizations and community members.

Strong desires to learn new skills and information in working with communities and organizations.

Demonstrated experience working successfully with team settings and independently.

Excellent written and verbal communication

REFERENCES

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