Relocation Specialist Victim Advocate

ESSIE WHITWORTH-NURSE

**** ***** ***** ****, ********, TX 78109

DSN Work: 420-0177 HOME: 801-***-**** E-mail: *.*****@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

Desire a Challenging fulltime position.

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS:

Team Building & Leadership

Strategic & Long-Range Planning

Sound organizational skills, goal-oriented, proactive

Establish/develop/maintain effective working relationships with Senior Leadership

Process Improvement/Reengineering

19 years of experience in Manpower/Personnel Career Field

ini15 year member of IDS/CAIB/PHP

Joint Service/Bi-lateral Team Member

Policy Analysis and Development

PACAF Inspection Team Member

Allocation of resources

EXPERIENCE

Jul 21-13-Present Community Support Program Coordinator, JBSA (AETC) ; I currently serve as the principal advisor to the Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) Commander and it’s leadership, consisting of 39 General Officers, on Airmen, Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and Coast Guardsmen Family and Community Readiness issues with responsibility to providing installation expertise, guidance and advice to leaders from all service components and government officials while serving as the Community Action Information Board (CAIB) Executive Director. Plans, organizes and direct the activities of the JBSA CAIB, ensuring legal and regulatory requirements are met as well as the needs of the JBSA military members, family members and community. Directs activities for Comprehensive Airmen Fitness (CAF) Initiative; Community Action Plan (CAP) ; Status of Health and Resilience Exchange (SHARE) and Caring for People activities. Serves and the JBSA installation Integrated Service Delivery (IDS) Chairperson for a 104 person working group team assigned to accomplish CAIB requirements by managing assigned resources in collaboration with internal/external agencies. Oversees and executes budget requirements for JBSA relevant to CAF initiatives. Acquires communications, automated feedback mechanisms, and computer systems to collect, transmit, analyze, portray and integrate cross functional, programmatic and organizational information. Serves as functional expertise on the Joint Base Steering Committee, The Army Community Health Promotion Council and the Navy’s SEA Board of Directors (BOD). Served as the installation Violence Prevention Integrator while completing my Community Support Coordinator duties for more than one year.

POLICY AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT: Developed and implemented JBSA Charter for CAIB and IDS on a Joint Base. Established the first ever JBSA Community Action Plan by including our Mission Partners in the creative process. Advance and expanded guidance to develop the resiliency training modules for the Master Resiliency Trainers (MRT) and the Resilience Training Assistants (RTA) for the installation. Implemented the Green Dot Program throughout JBSA with all Air Force Mission Partners.

Director, A&FRC Apr 2011-Jul 2013

Department of the Air Force *Goodfellow AFB, TX * Supervisor: Lt Col Ryan Dahl

Department Serves as the installation Airman and Family Readiness Director. Provides strategic leadership consultation at the wing, group, and squadron level (and higher at MAJCOM bases and OCONUS). Supervises the organization that provides a wide range of individual and family readiness services. Identifies mission impacting needs and issues to commanders and supervisors and provides recommendations, plans, and assistance in the development of proactive services. Manages the Airman and Family Readiness Center budget projecting future requirements, building FIN plans, and managing three budget lines; works with financial management. Works with contracting offices on service contracts including on the Statement of Work, initial contract, and oversight during term of contract. Establishes and maintains relationships and agreements with leaders of installation, local, state, and/or federal agencies. Carries out Congressionally-mandated programs, internal program evaluation, and marketing strategies. Supervises the staff: assigns work based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and capabilities of employees; develops performance standards and rates employees; interviews candidates for subordinate positions; recommending/hiring, promotion, or reassignments; takes disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands; and identifies developmental and training needs of employees and provides or arranges for same. Provides a work environment that is free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Addresses subordinate's concerns, whether perceived or real, and follows up with appropriate action to correct or eliminate tension in the workplace. Supports the agency's EEO program. Upon implementation of the base Full Spectrum Response Plan, activates the Emergency Family Assistance Control Center (E-FACC) as prescribed by regulation. Provides Non-combatant Evacuation Operations support requirements as designated by local, MAJCOM, or AF directives.

Flight Chief A&FRC Apr 2008 – Apr 2011

Dept of Air Force Misawa AB, Japan Supervisor: Lt Col Thomas Esser

Dept of Air Force Los Angles AFB, CA Supervisor: Lt Col William Brigman Feb 2005-Apr 2008

Serves as the installation Airman and Family Readiness Flight Chief. Provides strategic leadership consultation at the wing, group, and squadron level (and higher at MAJCOM bases and OCONUS). Supervises the organization that provides a wide range of individual and family readiness services. Identifies mission impacting needs and issues to commanders and supervisors and provides recommendations, plans, and assistance in the development of proactive services. Manages the Airman and Family Readiness Flight budget projecting future requirements, building FIN plans, and managing three budget lines; works with financial management. Works with contracting offices on service contracts including on the Statement of Work, initial contract, and oversight during term of contract. Establishes and maintains relationships and agreements with leaders of installation, local, state, and/or federal agencies. Carries out Congressionally-mandated programs, internal program evaluation, and marketing strategies. Supervises the staff: assigns work based on priorities, difficulty of assignments, and capabilities of employees; develops performance standards and rates employees; interviews candidates for subordinate positions; recommending/hiring, promotion, or reassignments; takes disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands; and identifies developmental and training needs of employees and provides or arranges for same. Provides a work environment that is free from all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Addresses subordinate's concerns, whether perceived or real, and follows up with appropriate action to correct or eliminate tension in the workplace. Supports the agency's EEO program. Upon implementation of the base Full Spectrum Response Plan, activates the Emergency Family Assistance Control Center (E-FACC) as prescribed by regulation. Served as focal point to evacuate families during Japan disaster and Operation Tomodachi.

Chief of Programs A&FRC

Dept of Air Force Los Angeles AFB, CA Supervisor: Ms. Teresa Barrow

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Served as assistant to the A&FRC Director

Worked Management all 9 core A&FRC Programs Areas

Served a installation POC to 61 AWB/CC and 35 MSG/CC on all school related issues

Served on HQ AFPC Financial Management IPT for A&FRC

Provided expert recommendations on financial issues affecting both military and civilians; increased readiness

Worked with MAJCOM to solve issues surrounding budget matters and served on A&FRC budget team

Coordinated with A&FRC Staff to access needs and provide results oriented solutions and training

Developed/Prepared /provided and maintained briefings for all 9 core program areas as required

Obtained “OUTSTANDING” rating at installation ORE/UCI in 2007

Base Training Manager Jul 2003 – Jan 2005

Dept of Air Force Hill AFB, UT Supervisors: Ms. Gail Meyer

Advised installation Commander on matters regarding military training

Facilitated installation formal and base training program 8K AD for 3 commands (AFMC, ACC and AETC)

Ensured all PME boards were conducted and required installation seats filled w/zero quotas reclamaed

Received “OUTSTANDING” for installation UCI—coined by installation IG as superior performer

Quarterly Award winner for 75 Fighter Wing

Served as Base Blood Program Officer for 75 FW/CC

Served as Base Education Resource Advisor with $4M budget for military Tuition Assistance

Developed Process w/HQ AFPC formal training section to ensure base budget executed flawlessly

Worked with MAJCOM/HAF/DoD regarding installation training matters

Trained installation Unit Training Managers on process/guidance and procedures for military training

Briefed Chain of Command, installation leadership, Group and Unit CC’s on Status of Training on installation

Relocation Specialist A&FRC Jul 1998-Jul 2003

Dept of the Air Force, Ramstein AB, Germany: Supervisor: Ms. Brenda Liston

Relocations Program Specialist ; conducts base newcomer orientations, smooth move, and sponsorship training

Site Director for Sembach AB, ; utilizes entire spectrum of support services to ensure units’ mission readiness

Provides mandatory pre-separation counseling and facilitates Transitional Assistance Program (TAP) workshops

Provides financial counseling in budgets and debt management; assists in crisis situations for 24K base personnel

Briefs deploying personnel and their spouses on family support programs; counsels individually and via briefings

Identifies family/life problems and helps resolve; makes appropriate referrals to family advocacy, chaplain, etc.

Counsels on career change/relocating, education and training, health and life insurance, and veterans benefits

Creates community awareness; hosts job fairs, small business, resume-writing, job search, interviewing classes

Ensures OSD mandatory website is SITES is updated with base agency information quarterly

Develops program marketing for upcoming programs with Base newspaper, CAC Channel and AFN

SIGNIFICANT TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Completed SARC Victim Advocate Training Course

Worked w/SARC at LAFB to develop implementation plan

Worked 15 AF/Joint Service cases for Transitional Compensation

Attended/Completed Traumatic Stress Response Training (TSR)

Work on cross functional team for casualty with OSI/SFS and MDG

Worked Base Operations Plan for Crisis/Disaster Response

AF Supervisor’s Training for Civilians

AF Supervisor’s Training for Military Members

AF Leadership Training

Completed A&FRC Leadership Training Course

Volunteered w/Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims -400 hours

Civilian Personnel Management Course

Installation Focal Point on Family Matters

PACE Civilian Professionalism Development Course Instructor

FEMA Crisis Management Course

Board Member of the SA Chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)

President of Zero Cancer Foundation, INC

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