TARA PALUMBO

**** ******** ** ********** ******* WITH A BACHELOR’SDEGREE IN SCIENCE MAJORING IN HUMAN SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH AND CRISIS FIRST AID CERTIFIED. RESPECTFUL, RESOURCEFUL, RELIABLE, AND REMARKABLE PERSON. WHOSE AMIBITION IN LIFE IS TO HELP PEOPLE AND RISE TO ANY OCCASION THAT IS BENEFITIAL TO MY COMMUNITY AND/OR SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

PROFILE

CHARISMATIC, HIGHLY MOTIVATED, AND CONFIDENT COUNSELOR. WHOSE PERSONALITY EXCEEDS HER HIGHLY QUALIFIED RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME FROM HER EXTRAORDINARY LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH HER OWN ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY. HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS, WITTY SKILL SET, AND WHO IS WILDLY PASSIONATE ABOUT HELPING OTHERS USING HER OWN EXPERIENCE, STRENGTH, AND HOPE TO AID THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM ADDICTION AND ALCOHOLISM, AS WELL AS OTHER MENTAL HEALTH AND MOOD DISORDERS TO FIND THEIR WAY AGAIN. EAGER TO BRING A SKILL SET IN A HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, WELL KNOWN, AND INCOMPARABLE FACILITY TO WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE BEST, USING THE MOST STRATEGIC ADVANCEMENTS TO BRING LIFE, LOVE, AND EMPOWERMENT BACK INTO THE LIVES, THAT TOGETHER, WE HELPED SAVE.

CONTACT

PHONE:

PERSONAL CELL PHONE:

570-***-****

WEBSITE:

LINKEDIN.COM/IN/TARA-PALUMBO-893AB01B6

EMAIL:

PERSONAL EMAIL: advvhg@r.postjobfree.com

SCHOOL EMAIL:

TARA.PALUMBO@FALCONS,LACKAWANNA.EDU

HOBBIES

COOKING

READING

SIMPLY ENJOYS LOVED ONES, SEEKS OUT FUN THROUGH FESTIVALS, DANCING, TRIPS, AND BEST OF ALL AND MOST IMPORTANTLY BEING A DAUGHTER, SOON-TO-BE WIFE, AND MOM OF 3. I LOVE MAYA ANGELOU, ROBERT FROST, AND WALT WHITMAN. WRITING HAS BECOME SOMETHING I FIND ENJOYABLE AND AN ESCAPE TO MY OWN WORLD.

EDUCATION

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE

January 2018 - current

Currently holds a 3.5 GPA. Has made President’s list every semester but one. Member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, continuing education to receive a bachelor’s degree in science majoring in Human services with a concentration in addictions, held Public Relation Officer and Secretary positions for Human Services Student Organization for 2 semesters before stepping down to pursue better opportunity, held a work study position for the Student Wellness Department, Student Engagement, and for the Registrar’s office. Mental health and crisis first aid certified by Nami Organization, Personal care aid certified, Narcan certified, first aid certified, Employment skills certified, Has leadership skills and experience in multiple endeavors, winner of the Scranton Technical High school class of 1969 Scholarship Award in 2019, and the winner of the Margret Briggs Scholarship award in Fall semester 2021 and Spring semester 2022.

Helped organize the “I REFUSE TO USE” Addiction Walk with Professor Amy Ostroski at Lackawanna College in fall semester 2021.

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE

January 2018- December 2022

Graduated with a bachelor’s in science majoring in Human Services with a concentration in Addictions

Holds 3.6 GPA, presidents list every semester, student wellness work study, vp of human services student organization,

EMPIRE BEAUTY SCHOOL

January 2006 - May 2007

Graduated top of my class advanced graduation, Class manager, Have Diploma, held leadership positions, and Click Hair color and Cut Certifications, as well as a leadership certification and award.

WORK EXPERIENCE

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE STUDENT WELLNESS DEPARTMENT WORK STUDY

January 2020–current

Highly Knowledgeable with community resources for students experiencing personal, financial, and medical crisis, used experience and personal knowledge to ease students with their collegiate experiences, exceptional secretarial and receptionist skills, and provides fast paced and proficient aid with various event planning tasks with ease and accuracy.

Community Intervention Center

Internship 1- 150 hours completed

September 2021-December 2021

Assisted with clients in the only homeless day shelter around for 3 or more counties. Community Intervention Center helps the homeless, mentally ill, and those battling addiction who may not have family, friends, or monetary means of providing shelter and basic survival means for oneself. I coordinated and assisted with an art therapy group every Friday afternoon, helped when clients needed someone to talk to who knows addiction firsthand from life experience, put together informative paperwork, made informative binders for staff, and organized and put together client intake and an assessment binder, light housekeeping for COVID 19 safety, assisted when issues would arise with clients that needed emergency services, and helped with mental health assessments. Plenty more jobs I helped and did at C.I.C. I loved my internship there and learned a lot about addiction and mental health. Firsthand experience is best.

GREEN RIDGE MANOR INDEPENDENT AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY NURSES AID ASSISTANT

December 2019- March 2020

Assisted with companionship, Personal, financial, mental health and crisis first aid assessments, and aided family and health care professional correspondence for those needing assistance with daily life.

LACKAWANNA COLLEGE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WORK STUDY

January 2019–May 2019

Assisted with receptionist- oriented tasks, events planning, and utilized multiple organizational skills to aid in fast paced environment connecting students to professional directory, supplies, and environmental needs, aided with advising students with academic and extracurricular activities and career- oriented events and planning, as well as technological help.

REFERENCES

Dr. Sharon Nazarchuck Lackawanna college professor

advvhg@r.postjobfree.com

Thomas Pisano 570-***-****

Kimberly Cadugan Director of Community Intervention Center

570-***-****

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