RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

OCCUPANCY SPECIALIST * (WINN RESIDENTIAL)

MARCH 2023 – AUGUST 2023

LIHTC property with 180 multi-family units, recertifications & move in processing, waitlist qualifying & maintenance per HUD guidelines, household income calculations, document verifications with confidential information and resources for all residents.

CASA (COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE)

JUNE 2018 – PRESENT

Legal advocate for foster youth, being their voice in court hearings, assist in evaluating financial & social resources, ensuring mental & physical health, education, safe & stable environment & housing and overall well-being with all tools possible for the youth’s best self.

COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSISTANT, (CAP)COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE (TEMPORARY POSITION)

MAY 2022 – OCTOBER 2022

Serves in interface, phone & email exchanges with clients for efficient application submission including attaining needed documents, determine eligibility through analysis of all income & current benefits while weighing needs of all household members, assessment for needed resources, encourage self-sufficiency, know current available resources, submits feedback for optimal client successes, state law/ agency rules/ program guideline/grant condition compliance, and most importantly maintain a positive and teachable attitude of service for our co-workers & clients alike.

HOUSING NAVIGATOR / PROGRAM DIRECTOR, LIGHTHOUSE SOCIAL SERVICES / FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, SAN BERNARDINO

APRIL 2020 – AUGUST 2021

As Navigator: Served the re-entry population in housing, a liaison to property owners & organization leaders for cooperative relationships benefitting re-entry for housing & services, educate clients on policies & procedures relating to their resource needs, conducted housing inspections for habitability & client need match, submit daily detailed progress reports/notes, maintaining impeccable records to a “court ready” standard at all times, conducted outreach for property owners, maintained all team communication & authored administrative training forms.

As Program Director: Oversaw 6 houses with approximately 30 re-entry clients housed, maintained correspondence with law enforcement agencies regarding each re-entry client for resources, employment & options, ensuring housing habitability to standard.

LOW-INCOME HOUSING SPECIALIST

AUGUST 2021 – DECEMBER 2021

Processed Section 8 applications, managed grounds of 200 units, oversaw recertifications, daily ground inspections, maintained building codes, worked with maintenance security departments in resident safety, client complaint resolution.

INTERNATIONAL MANDARIN SPEAKING PURSER

NOVEMBER 1995 – APRIL 2015

Supervised international flight crew of 22, coordinated with ground personnel, ensured international cargo law compliance, report submission for each flight leg pertaining to emergencies, customers, personnel issues & procedures while assuring the best customer experience.

MOUNTAIN HOMELESS COALITION, BOARD MEMBER

JANUARY 2014-AUGUST 2020

Fundraising, events, advocacy, resource networking, referrals, progress notes for each person aka “case”.

EDUCATION

CONCORDIA COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (ONLINE COURSE)

JUNE 2013

CALIFORNIA SOUTHERN LAW SCHOOL, RIVERSIDE

LAW SCHOOL, RIVERSIDE CA

IN PURSUIT OF JURIS DOCTOR, LAW

ATTENDED 2016 – 2018 NOT YET FINISHED

KEY SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS

Team oriented, Contracts (analysis & preparation), Torts, Community Property and Criminal Law while passionate as a “soldier” for equality.

ELLA JONAS

CANDIDATE - FAMILY SPECIALIST

PROFILE

EXTREME MULTI-FAMILY & MARGINALIZED POPULATION WORK, INTERFACING DAILY WITH LOW INCOME CLIENTS, HIGHLY CONSCIENTIOUS, NON-JUDGEMENT OF ALL CLIENT INFORMATION & PROGRAMMING WHILE MAINTAINING ALL ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES WICH CLEAR COMMUNICATION TO MY TEAM AND SUPERIORS.

CONTACT

ad3hpe@r.postjobfree.com

909-***-****

27770 North Bay Road

P.O. Box 2769

LKA, CA 92352

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Activist for Fair Housing, Social Services, C.A.S.A (Advocate for foster youth), Annual Point in Time Count Volunteer, Election Site Supervisor for County of San Bernardino, Animal Fostering & Rehabilitation for Adoption, ACLU Rapid Response Writer & more…

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