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Kirk Wester-Rivera

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Leader and innovator of comprehensive and durable solutions built alongside the most vulnerable.

  • Education

    • Northeastern state university

      1999 - 2002
      Ms psychology

    • Oral roberts university

      1993 - 1997
      Bsw social work

    • Harvard university

      2016 - 2018
      Neighborworks executive education program: achieving excellence non-profit/public/organizational management

      Achieving Excellence is a 16-month program for seasoned executive directors and senior level staff to transform their social benefit organizations for greater impact in their communities. Through this program, graduates specifically addressed one of the most critical challenges facing their organization, identifying and implementing solutions that not only dramatically changed how the organization does business, but also fostered lasting community change.

  • Experience

    • Quiktrip

      Mar 1990 - May 1995
      Clerk

    • Parkside psychiatric hospital & clinic

      Jun 1995 - Feb 2002
      Intensive case manager

    • Morton comprehensive health services

      Feb 2002 - Sept 2002
      Project coordinator

    • Family & children's services

      Oct 2002 - May 2004
      Bilingual family therapist

    • Human skills & resources, inc.

      Jun 2004 - Dec 2010
      Clinical director

      Oversee and manage the clinical and business affairs of multiple sites at a private behavioral health facility in Tulsa.

    • Cap tulsa

      Dec 2010 - Aug 2014
      Director, growing together neighborhood revitalization

      Assessing and implementing broad-ranged strategies that ensure the highest quality education and community for all children from birth-college-career in Tulsa's under privileged neighborhoods. This led to the creation, incubation and eventual spin-off the of the organization I now lead: Growing Together.

    • Reading partners

      Jun 2012 - Jun 2013
      Co-founder of reading partners' tulsa operations

      Recruited, raised funds for a help establish the local office for Reading Partners, a non-profit reading advancement organization designed to bring volunteers throughout Tulsa together to support struggling students to learn to read.

    • Communities in schools of mid-america

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2014
      Co-founder, communities in schools of mid-america tulsa office

      Recruited, raised funds for and helped to establish the local operations of Communities In Schools in Tulsa - a comprehensive, wrap-around supports for children in Kindergarten to High School.

    • Growing together, inc.

      Jul 2014 - Nov 2023
      Founder & executive director

      Oversee the executive functions of the organization.

    • Kendall-whittier mixed income trust

      Mar 2020 - Oct 2023
      Co-founder

      Founding and operation of the country's second mixed-income neighborhood trust - a mixed-income, single-family rental portfolio co-governed by residents in the trust and of the Kendall-Whittier neighborhood.

    • Avanzando juntos

      Feb 2021 - Oct 2023
      Co-founder

      Co-Founded Tulsa's 2nd emerging Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) to focus on advancing the excellence in Tulsa's Latino community by providing capital and technical assistance to Latino owned businesses and entrepreneurs.

    • Cerca consulting

      Jan 2024 - now
      Founder

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Licensed professional counselor

      Oklahoma state board of behavioral health licensure
      Jul 2004

    • Licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor

      Oklahoma board of licensed alcohol and drug counselors
      Jun 2000

    • Licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor supervisor

      Oklahoma board of licensed alcohol and drug counselors
      Nov 2006

    • Certified motivational interviewing trainer

      Motivational interviewing network of trainers incorporated
      Aug 2005

    • Stand together catalyst

      Stand together foundation
      Feb 2022

    • Internationally certified advanced alcohol and drug counselor

      International certification & reciprocity consortium
      Jul 2006

    • Board certified expert in traumatic stress, diplomat

      American academy of experts in traumatic stress
      Jan 2003

    • National certified counselor (ncc)

      The national board for certified counselors
      Jan 2007

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Kirk Wester-Rivera
      Excelencia Award: Fred Bendaña Amigo Award for Community Leadership Greater Tulsa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Nov 2013 Annual award given to a top supporter of Tulsa's Latino community. I was given this award for my work in the greater Latino community, but specifically for my work in helping found the Community Health Connection clinic designed to intentionally serve Tulsa's Latino community in both linguistic and culturally competent ways.
    • Awarded to Kirk Wester-Rivera
      Community Collaboration Award Tulsa Area United Way Oct 2013 Given to organizations that demonstrated excellence in collaboration to tackle significant social challenges in the Tulsa area.
    • Awarded to Kirk Wester-Rivera
      Lifetime Achievement Award Kendall-Whittier, Inc 2008 Awarded for my lifelong work advancing the lives of my neighbors and community members in the Kendall-Whittier neighborhood through Kendall-Whittier, Inc.
    • Awarded to Kirk Wester-Rivera
      Community Collaboration Award Tulsa Mental Health Association 2000 Awarded for my work in creating mental health services continuum for Spanish-speaking individuals in Tulsa.
    • Awarded to Kirk Wester-Rivera
      Oklahoma Case Manager of the Year Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services 1999 Awarded for my work in creating a continuum of mental health services for Spanish-speaking individuals in the Tulsa area and for excellence in service to the homeless mentally ill.
    • Awarded to Kirk Wester-Rivera
      Troupe of the Year Oklahoma Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services 1999 Awarded to my team at the Mobile Outreach and Crisis Services for our innovative approach to comprehensive, wrap-around services to the severely mentally ill in Tulsa.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Board Member

      Issued by Buffalo Devo on Aug 2023
      Buffalo DevoAssociated with Kirk Wester-Rivera

    • Founding Committee and Board Member

      Issued by City Year Tulsa on Sept 2013
      City Year TulsaAssociated with Kirk Wester-Rivera

    • Co-Founder and Vice President of the Board

      Issued by COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTION, INC. on Apr 2003
      COMMUNITY HEALTH CONNECTION, INC.Associated with Kirk Wester-Rivera

    • Volunteer Tutor

      Issued by Reading Partners on Aug 2013
      Reading PartnersAssociated with Kirk Wester-Rivera

    • Founding Committee

      Issued by KENDALL WHITTIER MAIN STREET INC on Feb 2008
      KENDALL WHITTIER MAIN STREET INCAssociated with Kirk Wester-Rivera

    • Founding Committee

      Issued by ImpactTulsa on Jan 2013
      ImpactTulsaAssociated with Kirk Wester-Rivera

    • Board President

      Issued by KENDALL-WHITTIER INC on Jan 2000
      KENDALL-WHITTIER INCAssociated with Kirk Wester-Rivera