Experience

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  Lord + taylor

  Oct 1995 - Feb 2000

  Cash office team leader

  Supervised two part-time employees. Processed daily cash intake and prepared bank deposits.

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  Target

  Jul 2000 - May 2002

  Front end team leader

  Supervised up to 40 cashiers. Interviewed, hired and trained new employees.

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  Heritage health and housing, inc.

  Jun 2008 - Mar 2010

  Benefits coordinator/timekeeper/fiscal assistant

  Administered benefits, and insurance plans for over 200 employees. Maintained accurate employee time and leave records and assisted fiscal compliance officer with audit preparations and various tasks.

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  Union settlement association

  Apr 2010 - Jul 2013

  Payroll assistant/hr assistant

  Processed payroll for 600+ employees on a bi-weekly basis and assisted HR director in various tasks.

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  Cuny research foundation / cope program at hostos community college

  Oct 2014 - Jan 2015

  Writing and statistics tutor

  Helped students develop writing skills, and enhanced students' understanding of statistics.

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  Nyu america reads and counts

  Sept 2015 - May 2016

  English tutor

  Worked under the direction of an 8th Grade ELA teacher to improve middle school students’ literacy skills.

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  Henry street settlement

  Feb 2016 - Apr 2017

  Outreach specialist/social work intern

  Processed new client referrals, completed home visits and provided training and one-on-one supervision to senior companion volunteers.

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  African services committee

  Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  Family case manager/social work intern

  Provided trauma-informed supportive services for nine recent immigrant/asylee parents living with HIV/AIDS and with dependent children which resulted in increased adherence to treatment plans.

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  Visiting nurse service of new york

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2019

  Mental health specialist

  Manage an average caseload of 10 isolated older adult clients potentially in need of in-home mental health services with the goal of preventing psychiatric and, or alcohol or substance use related hospitalizations or long-term care placement.

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  Mental health service corps

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2019

  Behavioral health clinician

  The Mental Health Service Corps (MHSC) is an innovative public mental health initiative that was conceived to increase the accessibility of quality behavioral health care in neighborhoods where it is most needed and to diversify and expand the city's behavioral health care workforce. MHSC places early-career behavioral health clinicians in behavioral health and primary care practices in communities throughout New York City and provides clinicians with extensive training in evidence-based practices and structured individual and group supervision. Show less

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  Housing works

  Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

  Mental health counselor
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  African services committee

  Apr 2020 - now

  • Director of Social Services

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Supervising Family Social Worker

    Apr 2020 - Jan 2023