Karen (Washington) Caffee

Experience

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  Oswego Family Restaurant

  Oct 1998 - Dec 2004

  Hostess

  Began as hostess handling phone orders and cashier work; worked up to server for fast-paced restaurant. Worked parties of 30+ people while maintaining regular assigned stations.

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  AGFS, Anthony Graber Financial Services

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2005

  Personal Assistant

  Set up and organized home office. Greeted clients and performed various office duties as needed. Also ran personal errands as necessary. Occasionally attended business lunches or other meetings.

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  Kritt, Attorney at Law

  Oct 2003 - Jun 2004

  Personal Assistant

  Researched and identified cases pertinent to litigation. Processed final paperwork related to utilities for real estate transactions. Paid invoices and maintained financial records. Coordinated new office location. Performed variety of other office duties.

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  Midwest Warehouse

  Aug 2005 - May 2006

  Customer Service Representative

  Responsible for 15 separate import/export accounts, including high volume, major clients. Scheduled deliveries and truck transport and verified arrivals. Interacted with customers via telephone and email with occasional meetings. Processed all orders via specific software. Handled manual inventory counts quarterly. Handled monthly billing, filing, correspondence, and online inventory maintenance.

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  Guilty Party Catering

  May 2006 - Jan 2010

  Cook/Delivery/Office Administrator/Event Planner/Onsite Bartender and Server

  Employed office skills by assisting in daily billing, ordering inventory, and contacted customers for daily orders as well as larger, on site parties. Strived to meet client's orders daily for breakfast/lunch deliveries by working in the kitchen in addition to ensuring timely deliveries. Processed orders. Assisted in payroll. Oversaw drivers on staff. Served as backup event planner for onsite parties to guarantee premium quality. Also returned to oversee parties in variety of capacities.

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  Rayme's

  Oct 2006 - Nov 2007

  Bartender/server

  Bartender/Server/CloserBalanced cash and credit card records. Calculated tips for servers. Made nightly bank drops. Answered phones. Contributed to overall direction of restaurant and bar.

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  The Original Mitchell's

  Dec 2007 - Jun 2009

  Server

  ServerAssisted with phone orders. High volume restaurant requiring high standards for casual family dining.

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  ARC Gallery

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2008

  Student

  Launched current blog from paper written in feminist studies class regarding the gallery's exhibit (Feminist Interrogations). Was also invited to host informal discussion about exhibit. 2008

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  Michael Reese Family Planning Clinic

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2009

  Intern

  Attended on-site outreach programs within the community, mainly associated with women's health. Assisted with administrative duties, i.e. answer phones, filing, produced correspondence. Followed up with referrals for future clients. Recreated informational packets and pamphlets for prospective clientele. Attended webinars and phone conferences.

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  Holiday Inn Select

  Feb 2010 - Dec 2010

  Bartender/Banquets/Room Service

  Provided outstanding service through a variety of outlets in three star hotel. Was nominated and chosen for Employee of the Month May 2010. Met and exceeded service expectations while keeping guest satisfaction priority #1. Personally requested by Sales Managers to prepare and handle taste testing's when hosted (potential) guests.

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  Project H.E.L.P.

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2012

  Volunteer

  Edited press releases for various community events and fundraisers on behalf of 501c3. Collaborated on and edited two major grant proposals with director to aid in obtaining funding. Volunteered onsite at Jazz Fest 2010. Participated in editing quarterly newsletter. Recently assigned to assist with client services.

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  Women for Economic Justice

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2011

  Intern

  Locating potential funders for new NFP organization. Collaborating on grant proposals for funding and resources. Wrote multiple grant proposals to fund burgeoning 501c3. Attending training seminars within targeted communities. Constructed and implemented curriculum for target community demographic to assist in financially freeing women. Researched all related topics for director. Met with other community organizations and grantors on behalf of directors for potential funding and future collaborations. Show less

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  Family Counseling Center

  Jul 2011 - Jul 2012

  Student Therapist

  Seeing clients from local community for therapeutic assistance. Current caseload of 11 includes: men, women, children, families, and couples. Internships includes both Medicaid and self-pay clientele. Therapists are responsible for client’s Medicaid paperwork, opening and reauthorizations. One hour of one-on-one supervision and three hours of group supervision/didactic training every week.

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  W.I.N.G.S.

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2013

  Mentor

  Mentoring adolescents through time spent together. Assisting with whatever the adolescent needs: homework, socialization, decision making, goal creating and achieving, etc.

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  Total Nurses Network

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  Per Diem Mental Health Professional

  Working contractually as a contractual therapist/case manager. Participate in 1 to 1 or group interactions. Offer counseling services to clients onsite. Assist with daily living activities, crisis intervention, and crisis prevention. Concisely summarize notes for each client at end of shift for charts.

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  River Birch Counseling

  May 2013 - Apr 2014

  Therapist
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  Kinkly.com

  Sept 2013 - now

  Sexpert

  Answering your questions regarding sex and relationships.

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  Relationship Reality 312, Inc.

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2023

  • Clinical Director, LMFT

    Sept 2014 - Dec 2023

  • Pre-Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist

    Jan 2014 - Aug 2017
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  Self employed

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2014

  Therapist

  Marketing; Networking; intake and assessment; collaborative therapy with clients as individuals, couples, or families; treatment planning and goal creation; progress notes; billing; scheduling; termination of client relationship; attend supervision weekly, attend trainings to increase education base and skills afforded to clients.

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  Adler University

  Aug 2023 - now

  Program Director of Sexology
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  EHP Sexological and Therapeutic Services, PLLC

  Dec 2023 - now

  Owner, President