Adult educator, mentor and coach Staff Development Human Resources

Cynthia H. Mowris

*** ****** **** **. *** Hook NY 12571 845-***-****; *******@*******.***

Objective(s):

Seeking a position to support college students in identifying their individual passion, seeking, and obtaining necessary supports and connecting their educational path to achieving desired outcomes. To provide opportunity for growth and development for self and others by creating rich interactions, networks and obtaining experiences that support this end.

Education:

Dec. 2006 State University of New York (SUNY) @ New Paltz

Masters of Professional Studies-Humanistic/Multicultural Ed.

May 2003 SUNY New Paltz

Bachelors of Arts-Major Philosophy

May 1996 SUNY Dutchess

AAS Liberal Arts Humanities/Social Science

Prior Certifications:

•Instructor Taking Flight with DICS certification- Take Flight Learning

•Instructor Trainer: First Aid and CPR -National Safety Council

•Instructor Trainer: Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention-Office for People with Developmental Disabilities

•Instructor: Accident Prevention Workshop-Empire Safety Council

•Instructor: Office of Family and Children Services Mandated Reporter (Office of Professions certification)

Current: Retirement

•Travel-Kenya cultural experience 12/15/2024-1/09/2025

•Selfcare

Professional experience:

Anderson Center for Autism (ACA), Staatsburg, NY

Coordinator Human Resources Department 3/1/2023

•Provide career counseling and support for 900+ team members

•Develop, maintain, and expand University partnerships.

•Manage ACA Scholarship programs.

•Internship recruitment, onboarding, and support

•Support Career Track development and implementation.

•Build and maintain Community Partnerships

•Primary liaison and manager of H1B Visa Program

•Manage Unemployment claims.

•Conduct exit interviews.

•Build and support HRIS

•Team member evaluations.

Coordinator Staff Development Department 2011-2023

•Team Leader for 4 Staff Development personnel

•Master Trainer required and best practice modules.

•Ongoing development and implementation of Learning Management System

•Chair Professional Development Committee

•Chair Mid-Hudson Training Consortium

•University Partner representative

•Provide career counseling and support for 900+ team members

•Internship coordination

•Interim Coordinator Anderson Center International

Manager Staff Development Department 2007-2011

•Team Leader 2 Staff Development personnel

•Master Trainer

Staff Development Specialist 2000-2007

Master trainer for 850+ team members in a not-for-profit center that provides services for children and adults with Autism and other developmental disabilities.

•Coordinate, facilitate, evaluate, and perform various training modules based on the needs of the team and organization. Training module curricula acquired or designed to fulfill guidelines and regulations of Office of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities & New York State Education and other evidence-based research.

•Design and maintain training database and provide information on staff certification dates to management/leadership team.

•Represent organization on the Mid-Hudson Training Consortium and Mid-Hudson Coalition Board.

•Co-Chair Professional Development Committee

Speech/Language Assistant 1995-2000

•Support development of materials for instruction

•Support Therapist in provision of services individual and group per identified goals

Associate Teacher 1991-1995

•Support Teacher in management of classroom including lesson planning, materials, and instruction.

Residential Manager ICF 1988-1995

•Supervise 24 Direct Support team members.

•Provide direct support for 15 children with autism spectrum disorders.

Columbia County Department of Social Services, Hudson NY Kinship Foster Care Parent 2003-04

•Provide home care and support to 2 adolescent children.

Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY Adjunct Lecturer/Field Supervisor 2004-06

•CHC-103/104: Child and Youth Care Practicum Seminar Classes

•CMH-103/104/204: Field Supervision

New Horizons Resources, Poughkeepsie, NY Consultant Trainer 2004-07

•Provide CPR/FA & SCIP-R as needed.

Ulster Association Retarded Children, Kingston NY Direct Support & Vocational Trainer 1982-1988

•Provide direct support services and vocational training to program participants diagnosed with mental and physical disabilities from young adults through aging.

•Participate in task analysis and create tools to aid program participants in task completion.

•Create and implement person centered goals and objectives.

Additional professional activities:

•Mid-Hudson Coalition Board Member & Secretary

•Mid-Hudson Coalition Public Relations/Membership Committee-Chair

•Mid-Hudson Coalition Conference Committee Chair

•Dutchess Community College Human Services/Nursing Advisory Committee

•Creation and presentation of numerous workshops on a regional, state, national and international level

•NY Alliance Conference Committee member

Honors:

•Kennedy Fellow & Mentor

•Represent Direct Support Professionals on President’s Committee of Mental Retardation

•Mid-Hudson Coalition Mentor

•President Alpha Phi Kappa member and President

•Executive Director’s Leadership Award 2006-Anderson Center for Autism

•National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals-Moving Mountains National Award 2013-Anderson Center for Autism

•NADSP John F Kennedy award for Leadership and Advocacy 2018

References provided upon request.

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