CINDY TICE SWOYER

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West Des Moines, Iowa 50266

515-***-****

acdzmd@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Employment in the Public Health/Education Field.

Professional Experience:

HCI Care Services- October 2005-present

Bereavement Counselor for the Boone, Perry, and Metro teams counseling

family members who have just lost a loved one; other duties include

teaching TOG (Touching Our Grief) groups in each office and several metro

facilities; Teen Grief group 1x year and PRN; marketing; presenting grief

seminars in long term care facilities for staff/clients; served on the ECR

committee as one of the super users on the project; named as a Bereavement

Team Leader-2012

Support Services of South Central Iowa- November 2004-October 2005

Director of a home/ community based Medicaid service for mentally

challenged clients; supervised 16 employees; responsible for any executive

decisions made; billed Medicaid

Greater Community Hospital -September 1989-March 2004

Activity/Recreational therapist; worked with skilled, extended care, and

behavioral health unit patients planning and implementing therapeutic

recreation activities to meet psychosocial, physical, and emotional needs of

the patients

Fidelity Union Life Insurance Company -1980-1983

Independent salesperson of life insurance.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 1977-1980

Activity/Recreational therapist on the pediatrics floor; planning and

implementing therapeutic recreation activities to meet physical, psychosocial

and emotional needs of the patients; supervisor from 1978-1980.

Education:

University of Iowa

Bachelor of Science

Major Recreation Education with an emphasis on therapeutic recreation

Minor child development

Des Moines University

Master’s in Public Health

Volunteer Work:

• Greater Community Hospital Auxiliary Creston Iowa, have served as

president, vice president, scholarship chairperson and advisor.

• Safe Sitter, founding member and served as instructor for 11 years.

• Green Valley Hospice 11th hour volunteer for eleven years.

• Partner with Youth Volunteer, Southern Prairie YMCA, Creston, Iowa

for 6 years and Waukee Family YMCA, Waukee, Iowa for 5 years

• Team member, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Boone

County, 2007; Current Amanda the Panda Volunteer.

• Volunteer for the Iowa State Fair at the University of Iowa Booth.

• Board Member for the College of Health Sciences Alumni Board, Des

Moines University, 2008-2010.

Professional Memberships:

• University of Iowa Alumni Association

• Waukee Family YMCA

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

• Des Moines University Alumni Association

References:

Donna Burgess, MSW ( former HCI Care Services Supervisor), (515)681-

7197

Carol Peterson, (former)HCI Volunteer Coordinator, 515-***-****

Karen Johnson, former Volunteer Coordinator, HCI (Boone-Perry Office),

515-***-****

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