Education:

University: Texas A& M Central Texas

Location: Killeen, TX

Degree: Master’s in business administration

Graduation Date December 2013

University: University of Southern Mississippi

Location: Hattiesburg, MS

Degree: Bachelor’s in social work

Graduation Date December 1998

Areas of Competency:

Personal Traits: Competencies:

Empathy Critical Thinker

Leadership Team Building Skills

Active Listener Time Management

Emotional Intelligence Cultural Competence

Quickly assimilate Technology Savvy

Team Player De-escalation capabilities

Employment History

Company: Kern Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery

Location: Bakersfield, CA

Time: 2019- current

Position: Recovery Specialist II

Duties: Worked at Crisis Walk-In clinic to assist client is with mental health crisis. De-escalation situation to ensure client’s safety and well-being. Assessing clients to determine if they were safe to return to the community.

Company: Kern County Probation

Location: Bakersfield, CA

Time: 2017- current

Position: Program Specialist

Duties: Worked with Probationers by facilitating classes and completing EPIC sessions.

Company: San Joaquin Valley Community College

Location: Delano, CA

Time: 2016- 2018

Position: Business Instructor

Duties: Work with college students, teaching an array of business classes.

Company: RTI

Location: Bakersfield, CA

Time: December 2016 – April 2017; August 2017 – November 2017

Position: Field Interviewer

Duties: Conducted In home interviewers with youth for a tobacco survey. Extensive use of computer to conduct surveys.

Company: Sanderson Farms

Location: Palestine, Texas

Time: 08/2014-07/2016

Position: Human Resource Supervisor

Duties: Worked in the human resource department, interviewing, hiring, terminations, using oracle, completing payroll, familiar with ADA, EEOC laws and disability claims, worked with unemployment claims, assisted with orientations, responsible for administering work rules, trained in basic safety regulations such as lock out/tag out, participated in workplace investigations.

Company: Westat

Location: Killeen, Texas

Time: 2013-2014

Position: Field Interviewer

Duties: Surveying selected households for participation in a tobacco study, gaining cooperation from the participants and completing the study in the home.

Company: Southern Mississippi Planning and Development District

Location: Waynesboro, Mississippi

Time: 2006-2013

Position: Case Manager

Duties: Work with the elderly and disabled population to determine if they were appropriate for nursing home placement. I placed services in the client’s homes to prevent them from going to the nursing home. Monitored service providers on a monthly basis to determine if services were being provided as needed. I assisted with training of new case managers in the Wayne county area.

Company: Department of Human Services

Location: Lucedale, Mississippi

Time: 2003-2006

Position: Licensed Social Worker

Duties: Investigated child abuse and neglect. I worked with youth court to determined appropriate placement for kids. I also worked with foster kids in placement to teach skills needed for transiting to their own homes such as banking skills.

Company: Ellisville State School

Location: Ellisville, Mississippi

Time: 2001-2003

Position: Licensed Social Worker

Duties: Worked with the intellectually challenged population by referring them to community services available. Assisted clients with maintaining contact with family members and assisted clients with budgeting. Worked with habilitation team to determine which services were appropriate for the clients.

Company: Pine Belt Mental Health

Location: Waynesboro, Mississippi

Time: 1999-2000

Position: Case Manager

Duties: Work with the mentally ill population by monitoring medication intake. Completing home visits to monitor stability. Referred clients to community resources as needed.

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