Resume

• 1997

  Certification

  Executive Leadership Training

  University of Maryland School of Public Affairs

• 1996

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  Received my master's degree

  Pastoral Management

  Graduate Theological Foundation

• 1990

  Alcohol and drug training

  Year long training in preparation for certification for addictions counseling certification.

  Addictions Training Education

  Washington Area Council for Alcohol and Drug Addiction

• 1988

  Certification

  Clinical Pastoral Education is preparation for Chaplaincy certification to serve in a variety of environments as clinically trained pastoral support personnel for hospital

  hospice

  addiction/rehabilitation or elder care residence.\n\nServed both in hospital and parish settings.

  Clinical Pastoral Education

  Served on the the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC) as certification committee personnel as a result of competency in the field after completion of certification.

  DeSales School of Theology

  Washington

  D.C.

  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  Received my bachelor's degree

  Social Psychology

  graduated cum laude

  Trinity University-Washington

• Teaching

  Drug and Alcohol Counseling

  Leadership Development

  Grant Writing

  Collaborative Leadership

  Staff Management

  Mental Health

  Psychology

  Public/private Partnerships

  Navigating Social Service Systems

  Program Development

  Social Networking

  Grants

  Connecting People

  Funds Managements

  Grant Administration

  Collaborative Problem Solving

  Psychotherapy

  Monks

  Monks

  St. Martin of Tours Catholic Community

  Gaithersburg

  Md

  Family Services Agency

  Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

  Gaithersburg Judy Center

  Montgomery College

  Gaithersburg

  MD

  Directed the formation of this early childhood initiative serving families with children 0-5 years of age in the attendance areas of three schools within the Gaithersburg city limits. Funded by a grant from the Maryland State Department of Education through Montgomery County Public Schools

  worked closely with collaborative partners to support school readiness and to stabilize at risk families with very young children. Supported comprehensive early childhood education development for center based child care partners and private early learning centers to align learning goals of the Maryland State Department of Education early learning accreditation program standards. Responsibilities included full fiscal management of all grant funds

  grant writing

  staff management

  office management and program development

  collaboration with multiple partners including those agencies that delivered public and private health/mental health services and community resources. Through collaboration and advocacy

  served to build into the community the principles of the 2001 No Child Left Behind act as part of community action and reform to close the achievement gap for highly impacted children and families. \nFrom 2002 until 2011

  managed and accounted for over $3.2 million of funding for services provided by the Gaithersburg Judy Center families.

  Program Manager

  Gaithersburg Judy Center

  Germantown campus

  Served on the Academic Services Council as the Adjunct Professors Representative

  Academic Year 2012-.2013. The Academic Services Council is one of four functional councils of the new governance system of Montgomery College with the mission to review the functions of multiple specific services to students that provide academic support.

  Academic Services Council Representative

  Montgomery College

  Duties included leadership development of the congregants

  counseling

  fiscal disbursements

  \noutreach/resource coordination

  supervision of volunteers

  promotion of ethical and \naccessible health care for outreach population

  and networking with greater community\n to collaborate and plan for appropriate response to needs of the community based on social justice\nprinciples of the church.

  St. Martin of Tours Catholic Community

  Gaithersburg

  Md

  Community Manager

  Children’s Mental Health Initiative

  Gaithersburg Cluster\nFormed Community Resource Team

  hired and trained staff for cluster in wraparound \nmental health services funded by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental \nHealth Services Agency (SAMHSA). Worked with and advocated for families \nwith children with serious emotional disabilities to community service agencies

  \nhealth/mental health providers

  public school staff and community resources to bring \nservices to children and families in the least restrictive environment.

  Family Services Agency

  Staff Chaplain

  Primary duties included pastoral care and counseling for Maternal Child Health including Perinatal and Neonatal Bereavement Counseling

  Stress Management for Cardiac Care Patients

  Group Facilitation on Relapse Prevention for Detox Unit

  regular on-call

  worship and preaching responsibilities.

  Shady Grove Adventist Hospital

  Adjunct Professor

  Psychology

  Child Psychology

  Women and Gender Studies

  Teach

  advise

  and counsel students in principles of psychology

  psychosocial development and women's issues. Key learning areas include:\n\nLearning Styles\nSocial psychology\nBrain development/Emotional Intelligence\nStatus of women on the micro

  meso

  macro and global levels\nThe influence of culture on both psychology and gender roles\nPsychological development of children from infancy through adolescence\n\nAWARD: Montgomery College Professor Provided Above and Beyond for Student Success \n Spring 2016

  Montgomery College