Experience

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  Counseling and consulting services

  Jun 2005 - Dec 2011

  Program coordinator/ behavioral consultant

  • Responsible for educating and encouraging clients through the development of Positive Behavioral Supports (PBS) in a safe and supportive environment• Supervised the office, budget, and staff in a regional site• Provided assessments of clients with severe behaviors and dual diagnoses• Worked with community-based services to support clients • Developed integrated treatment plans with clients, families, and providers• Trained team members on effective behavioral management strategies• Worked with multiple agencies and provided trainings as needed in order to fully support clients in all settings• Tracked progress made on goals and presented outcomes to team of service providers• Completed reports for team and submitted to funding sources • Conducted independent audits of agency files• Developed and implemented programming for residential homes, including residential treatment• Worked with state auditors to improve agency documentation• Attended management meetings to develop company-wide standards and quality assurance Show less

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  Commhit

  Dec 2011 - now

  Vice president of operations

  CommHIT is a 501(c)(6) at the Kennedy Space Center that was initiated in 2008 and established in 2011 at the request of Florida stakeholders (e.g., leadership of learning institutions, economic development, medical facilities, behavioral health, schoolboard, VA).CommHIT focuses on the discovery and efficiency of processes and technologies dealing with the remote care of people—particularly those in rural, underserved, and other remote areas. Although CommHIT works on “earth,” CommHIT's work deals with efforts that can be used for people in space—as they are remote. CommHIT improves communities & businesses with training, technology, and transportation. It connects communities, businesses, and individuals to resources and services that develop workforce, increase community health, and improve LIVES.CommHIT’s resources and services include:Community-based Health Information Exchange — MyHealthStoryConnections to Care through Transportation — MyHealthDrīvCommunity-engaged Research — OneFlorida+ Clinical Research Network & Data TrustDigital Connectivity — CommHIT FCC-approved ConsortiumDigital Security & Risk Management — CommHIT Information Sharing and Analysis CentersWorkforce Development — DoL-supported Rural Roads to Connected Care and Tech Quest Apprenticeship Programs, Florida Department of Education-registered Technology and Health Apprenticeship Program (THAP), and Health Resources and Services Administration-supported Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program Show less