Tanika M. Pressley

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A dynamic, energetic, and highly motivated individual skilled in program planning and implementation. Proficient in different programs such as Word, Excel and Power Point. Adept time manager, multi-tasker, and outcome-oriented professional. Goal-oriented, flexible and creative problem-solver. Highly focused, good communicator, and an avid team player.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE___________________

Re-Entry Counselor, Eckerd Youth Alternatives, Lauderhill, FL 09/2008-present

Counsel juvenile offenders in activities related to legal conditions of probation and/or conditional release. Confer with offenders, legal representatives, families, and other interested parties. Conduct predisposition reports, make recommendations to courts, and formulate competency development plans.

Family Consultant, Boys Town of South Florida, Pompano Beach, FL 08/2004-8/7/2008

Identified family’s major problem(s) and developed individualized plans to address them. Taught parenting, social and communication skills. Collected and analyzed data to evaluate clients’ progress and maintained accurate and up-to-date records. Assisted families to obtain needed social and economic services. Collaborated with counselors, teachers, administrators and other stakeholders to provide necessary assistance.

Juvenile Probation Officer, Department of Juvenile Justice, Delray Beach,

FL 06/2001- 7/2004

Counseled juvenile offenders in activities related to legal conditions of probation and/or diversion. Conferred with offenders, legal representatives, families, and other interested parties. Conducted predisposition reports, made recommendations to courts, and formulated competency development plans. Maintained caseloads of 80-160 juveniles.

Computer Technician, The Answer Group, Margate,

FL 10/2000- 2001

Developed expertise on several operating systems; updated my training on use of various data bases, received 100% on audits that were conducted for customer service activities; troubleshot High Speed Data and computer related issues.

Teacher’s Assistant/Reading Teacher, Highville Mustardseed Charter School, New Haven,

CT 11/1999 – 9/2000

Prepared, planned and developed various teaching aids. Developed lesson plans, conferred with classroom teacher and parents on student’s progress based on student data. Taught reading to 3rd and 4th grade students.

Senior Counselor, Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership (LEAP), New Haven, CT 1995 – 1998

Developed and implemented curriculum for children; organized and monitored group activities; organized fundraisers and monitored and managed budgets; ensured children’s progress and conferred with parents.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

BS, Sociology and Criminal Justice, 08/2000, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT

Certification: Certified Family Consultant, Boys Town of South Florida

Certified Juvenile Probation Officer, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Proficient in word processing, Word, Excel, Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) and a host of other programs.

References are available upon request.

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