Experience

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  Andler consultation services

  Jan 1981 - now

  President and executive director

  * Contract acquisition and development for presentations, publications and services through international, national, regional, state, & local contacts. * Expertise in serving youth, adults, and provider-professionals in mental health, addictions, and related areas including homelessness, health, education, vocational rehabilitation, criminal justice, advocacy and public policy areas.

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  Midtown community mental health center

  Nov 1988 - Jan 2000

  Clinical manager - addictions integrated services (ais)

  * Designed, and managed comprehensive, services for co-occurring substance related and mental disorders. Managed 15 staff that served over 500 clients throughout the mental health center.* Administrator of cost center and oversight of productivity, budgeting, outcome evaluation, quality assurance monitoring and grant writing. Also provided training & education for center-wide staff in core requirements for organizational credentialing.

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  Midtown cmhc and indiana behavioral health choices

  Jan 2000 - Dec 2002

  Project manager

  * Managed all aspects of the grant funded initial demonstration ACES Project for persons with homelessness, co-occurring disorders and multiple challenges including education, health, employment, legal, and trauma. Hired and managed 10 staff serving 100 clients. Designed and lead the ACES Consortium of providers and integrated services throughout Marion County. This highly innovative and successful project grew rapidly and achieved exemplary awards and national recognition.

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  Choices inc

  Dec 2002 - Jan 2007

  Program manager - action coalition to ensure stability, the aces project

  * Crafted the success and growth of the ACES Project, from development, federal, state and private grant management through timely evaluation compliance. Hired, oriented, trained and supervised the 26 member staff serving 220 clients. Provided management, orientation, training of staff of offender re-entry programs, and integrated supportive housing programs, including payroll management.* Ensured that the mission, vision and values of ACES were transmitted through the integration of ACES with the Indianapolis 10 Year Plan for the Blueprint to End Homelessness and coordination of partnerships across the ACES Consortium and community at large. Show less

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  Choices, inc

  Jan 2007 - Oct 2010

  President and executive director-families reaching for rainbows, inc.

  * Oversight of funding, program development, strategic planning, contract management, and the Board of Directors. Improved the partnership with Choices and National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health. Participated in 31 boards, commissions, councils and committees at the federal, state, and local levels, working on advocacy and public policy needs.* Designed, executed and evaluated individualized, family centered, strength based, coordinated support, education, assistance and advocacy services to families of special needs children with multiple challenges. Hired and trained staff of 14. Show less

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  Indiana counselors association on alcohol and drug abuse

  May 2011 - now

  Executive director

  Statewide testing and certification for counselors serving persons with addictive disorders.