Tunisia V. Ezell

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Springfield, MA 01119

413-***-**** Cell

EXPERIENCE

April 18, 2022 to January 2024

Senior Program Director

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Dedham, MA

To supervise and manage all five Children and Family Programs and provide supervision and oversight to the Program Directors within the agency. My role is still to ensure that service foster homes, foster parents and children under the custody of DCF. To ensure that all reports and investigations are clinically appropriate and trauma treatment focused. In addition, services and programs that aide in trauma informed practice and treatment. To ensure that all programs are providing good case management and care of youth placed within our agency as well as oversee the support provide through our Family Stabilization program. To attend all clinical case meetings with DCF and other service providers. My duties also consist ensuring that all programs remain in line with all DEEC regulations and DCF policies and procedures. Along with maintaining that programs census are up and all offices budgets remain in the black and abiding by contracts set forth by our contract agency.

July 12, 2016 to April 17, 2022

Program Director

October 2013 to January 2016

Ast. Program Director

Hopewell Inc.

54 Myron Street

West Springfield, MA 01089

Assistant Program Director

Duties- To supervise and manage all workers that service foster homes, foster parents and children under the custody of DCF. To ensure that all reports and investigations are clinically appropriate and trauma treatment focused. In addition, services and programs that aide in trauma informed practice and treatment. To ensure that all workers are providing good case management and care of the child while they are placed within our intensive foster care program. To attend all clinical case meetings with DCF and other service providers. My duties also consist ensuring that the program remains in line with all DEEC regulations. Along with maintain the agencies budget and abiding by contracts set forth by our contract agency.

January 2016 to June 2016

Department of Early Education and Care

1441 Main Street 2nd Floor

Springfield, MA 01103

413-***-****

Licensing Specialist

Duties- To oversee and monitor agencies who house youth under the age of 21 who are residents of residential programs or group homes. I ensure that agencies are following their policies and procedures, and I enforce and ensure that programs are abiding by Massachusetts state laws, rules, and regulations.

November 2009 to June 2013

New Leadership Charter School

Dean of Discipline and Leadership

Duties- To supervisor the discipline team of NLCS and provide guidance and structure regarding all discipline measures done with the students of NLCS. In addition to ensure that all children are exposed to the six pillars of our Leadership Charter that assist them with good character growth and development. To meet and counsel students who are having issues with maintaining within the classroom.

April 2000 to October 2009

Department of Children and Families

Social Worker/ERW/Investigator

Duties- Responsible for assessing and servicing a caseload of at risk families. My duties consist of referring families for outside supportive services. Monitoring the provisions of family’s services and ensuring that the children are not being subjected to any type of abuse or neglect. Additionally, my tasks consist of filing Care and Protection Petitions on children who are found to be at risk of harm. Another portion of my job has been to be an emotional support factor to families in need. Also, to contact collateral agencies which include schools, therapist, psychologists, doctors, etc.

EDUCATION

September 2009- May 2012

Springfield College School of Social Work

Degree- MSW

American International College

September 1995- May 1999

Degree- Bachelor of Science

STCC

1992-1995

Degree- Associates in Criminal Justice

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