Experience

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  Big brothers big sisters

  Aug 2007 - Apr 2010

  Match support specialist

  Provide match support for up to 88 volunteer mentor matches in three local elementary schools. Complete monthly reports for local and state funders. Participate in a variety of fundraisers and awareness events.

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  The betty griffn house

  Dec 2007 - Sept 2010

  Shelter advocate

  Monitor the 24 hour crisis hotline for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Conduct resident intakes for women and their children. Co-host a children's group therapy meeting weekly. Monitor shelter life for up to 45 residents. Complete ongoing safety plans and exit plans and goals.

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  Flagler hospital

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2010

  Social service assistant

  Discharge planning for patients on all floors of the hospital as needed by the social service team. Complete applications and process medication refills for the medication assistance program for uninsured or under-insured patients. Identify and locate medical care for uninsured and under-insured patients at the primary care clinic.

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  World vision

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2010

  Humanitarian and emergency affairs intern

  Assisted the program manager on the Haiti relief grant. Developed a mapping tool for shelter locations and provided weekly news report on the progress of the relief efforts by all agencies. Participated in numerous inter-agency meetings and think tanks.

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  The castle exchange club

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  Safe families program graduate intern

  Intern with the Safe Families Parent Education program. Provided support and education to families on topics such as child safety, behavior management and communication.

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  Captureisg

  Feb 2011 - Jul 2014

  Professional interviewer -team leader/specialty accounts

  Conduct employee surveys by phone including exit interviews and new hire and satisfaction surveys. Finalize the work of other interviewers before it is sent to the client.

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  Hibiscus childrens center

  Mar 2012 - Jun 2012

  Counselor

  In home children's therapist working with clients addressing issues such as anger management, sexual misconduct, parent conflict, school behavioral struggles and abuse and neglect.

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  Big brothers big sisters of st. lucie, indian river and okeechobee counties.

  Jun 2012 - Dec 2019

  Bbbs reads program director

  Implement reading program and supervise 60 BBBS Reads reading tutors and AmeriCorps members in St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee Counties in 16 elementary schools and VPK centers..

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  The florida trail association, inc.

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2024

  Central/south trail program manager

  Regional coordinator for the Florida National Scenic Trail. Support volunteers and land managers while ensuring the maintenance, promotion, and protection of this congressionally designated resource.

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  Usda forest service

  Mar 2024 - now

  Florida trail deputy administrator

  Lead strategic planning and execution of statewide projects focused on trail maintenance, environmental sustainability, and community engagement. Manage federal funds provided to partners and projects to ensure they are spent responsibly and in their entirety. Collaborated with key stakeholders, including government agencies, to drive impactful projects aligned with programmatic goals.Developed and implemented change management strategies and communication plans for project alignment across teams.Applied project management methodologies and tools to track milestones, manage deliverables, and ensure timely projects. Manage funded and unfunded federal agreements with private and public partners. Track all deliverables, reimbursement requests and timelines for agreements.Participate in regional, state and national working groups addressing common issues in the trail community. Serve as liaison for the FNST Coalition, a working group of state partners focused on the success of the FNST. Plan and implement bi-yearly meeting of this group. Serve as a Next Generation Member of the National Trail Administrators Roundtable by providing logistical support for bi-yearly gatherings of National and Historic Trail Administrators from the Forest Service, National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. Lead working group in the development of National Trails website.Contributed to the rewrite of "Wetland Trail Design and Construction" with a team of nationwide authors. Show less