Experience

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  Riverside community care

  Oct 1999 - May 2004

  • TEAM LEADER

    Jun 2002 - May 2004

  • DEVELOPMENTAL SPECIALIST

    Oct 1999 - May 2004
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  The spiral foundation

  Sept 2005 - Mar 2006

  Project manager

  Working closely with the Executive Director, planned all aspects of fundraising events, conferences and activities of the organization. Projects included: Conference for 250 attendants, including clinicians, physicians and parents. Website redesign and maintenance. Strategic planning. Summer camp for children with sensory processing disorder.

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  The home for little wanderers

  Mar 2006 - Apr 2009

  Program director

  Overall operational and clinical direction of an Early Intervention Program serving a diverse urban and suburban population of children, birth to age three, and their families. Direct management responsibility of a staff of 20 clinical and two support staff including developmental specialists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers, speech/language pathologists and a nurse. Key responsibilities include:Financial oversight of the program including annual budget preparation.Responsible for all hiring and personnel decisions, staff supervision and regular performance evaluations.Directly interfaced with MA Department of Public Health (DPH) to ensure program compliance.Developed numerous outreach initiatives to community organizations.Delivered presentations and trainings to academic and community institutions on child development and early intervention services.Integrated of DPH regulations and The Home's agency policies and procedures into the program operation.Acted as the program representative to home agency for management decisions.Successfully transitioned staff and clients to a new parent agency following program acquisition. Show less

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  Noah feldman consulting

  Mar 2009 - now

  Independent contractor

  Contracts with organizations to support professional development, business development and implementation. • Development of professional development materials for client’s Statewide Special Education Management System.• Consultation to the state for program development and system change to the state’s Early Intervention eligibility determination process. Statewide technical assistance to Early Intervention programs in the implementation and administration of the Battelle Developmental Profile, 2nd edition and programmatic consultation for administrative change. Collaboration with the state’s Early Intervention Training Center to review and update trainings. • Interim Executive Director for Foundation. Oversite of day-to-day operations of a developing Community Center in Brighton, MA, including budgeting, bookkeeping, client relations, contract negotiations, community relations, managing tenant agreements, participate in building construction meetings, programming, and development. Management of on-going construction project, including liaison with construction team and Board of Directors. Board of Directors participant.• Content expert for on-line Early Intervention training courses, including writing text, participation in course development meetings, and creation of application exercises. Topics including: natural learning environments, intervention strategies, and supporting relationships. Show less

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  Thom child and family services

  Apr 2009 - May 2010

  Team leader

  Member of the management team for the Early Intervention program. Responsible for supervision of a multi-disciplinary team of therapists including developmental specialists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, social workers, and speech/language pathologists. Responsibilities included orientation, clinical training, and on-going staff supervision. Completed training on eligibility evaluation. Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd edition mentor. Member Early Childhood Outcomes Stakeholder Group, ICC Program Planning Committee, and Allston/Brighton Early Childhood System of Care Board. Show less

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  Presentation school foundation, inc.

  Jan 2010 - now

  Member of the board of directors

  Interim Executive Director November 2011-February 2012. Chair of Programming Committee.

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  Massachusetts department of public health-division of early intervention

  Feb 2012 - Nov 2022

  • Oversight and supervision of staff, operations, and projects, including, professional development and technical assistance, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation of services. • Leadership to the implementation and evaluation of General Supervision of contracted programs for the state-wide Early Intervention system of services.• Business lead for the development of the Early Intervention Client System and Fiscal System, including integrating all processes into an Information Technology (IT) solution for clinical documentation, data collection and reporting, fiscal processing, and overall monitoring of services.• Collect, analyze and interpret data related to operations, services for children and families, and compliancy to federal indicators. • Development and implementation of policy and procedures, internal and external communications, and stakeholder relations. • Presentations to internal and external stakeholders.• Key member of the Leadership Team• Acting Division Director for 6 months during leadership transitions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Show less • Oversight and supervision of the Early Intervention Training Center staff and responsible for curriculum development, implementation planning for professional development initiatives, oversight of a master cadre of trainers, supervision of staff, and strategic planning.• Provide leadership to the implementation and evaluation of the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) focusing on improving children’s positive social relationships. • Coordinator of research collaborations with UMASS Boston. Member of ICC IFSP task Force, Early Childhood Outcomes Stakeholders, and Data Task Force Committee. • Participant in multi-state collaboration to focus on accurate administration and data collection using the BDI-2 for Federal Child Outcomes reporting. • Data analysis for internal initiatives. • Engage in monitoring activities of Early Intervention programs and lead comprehensive technical assistance plans with programs. • Member of ICC Program Planning, ICC Personnel Preparation, ICC IFSP task Force, Early Childhood Outcomes Stakeholders, and Data Task Force Committee. • Acting Division Assistant Director September 2017-April 2018. Show less • Member of the statewide Early Intervention team providing training and technical assistance to local EI programs and Early Intervention Training Center team developing, implementing, and facilitating general Early Intervention training a for new staff, supervisors and directors within the system. • Oversee mentors for evaluation using the Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd edition (BDI-2). • Conduct on-site training of assessment and evaluation, audit records for accurate BDI-2 data, and observe and support evaluation teams in the field. • Implement DPH communication plan including webinar development and electronic newsletter. • Represent DPH at higher education meetings and guest lecturer for higher education partners. Show less

  • Assistant Division Director

    Apr 2018 - Nov 2022

  • Director of Program Planning and Professional Development/Associate Director EI Training Center

    Jan 2015 - Apr 2018

  • Training and Technical Assistance Specialist/Early Intervention

    Feb 2012 - Jan 2015
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  Jewish family and children's services

  Apr 2023 - now

  Division director-center for early relationship support

  Division Director for services focused on improving and supporting early childhood mental health. Programming includes home visiting, new parent support, therapeutic intervention, professional development, and adoption.