Dinatalia Farina

Dinatalia farina

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Housing Case Manager at VIP

  • Education

    • University at albany, suny

      2020 - 2022
      Master of arts - ma women's, gender, and sexuality studies 3.50

      Thesis: “Un Buen Sofrito y Mucho Amor”: Embodied Measurements in the Puerto Rican Kitchen and Storytelling as Method

    • State university of new york college at plattsburgh

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of arts - ba environmental studies

      Activities and Societies: Educational Opportunity Program; Wildlife Club; Food Group; and the Environmental Action Committee.

    • Middlebury college

      2017 - 2017
      School of the environment 3.66

      A six-week, summer, experiential, academic program which focuses on the skills and knowledge-base associated with Environmental Studies along with the skills associated with effective leadership and problem solving. Of the six-weeks, one was in Washington, DC where we spent a week learning with Planet Forward at GW in environmental storytelling; discussed with environmental savvy professionals and networked with former SoE alumni.

  • Experience

    • State university of new york college at plattsburgh

      Aug 2014 - May 2015

      - Organized packages and letters, records dates, and logged packages on specific log-in forms - Facilitated community builders and educational programs - Advised residents if they needed assistance with personal issues, academic issues, and roommate conflicts - Attended weekly meetings to plan building wide programs - Catalogued proposals and evaluations of programs, duty logs, as well as evaluations of residents and resident director

      • Mail Room Attendant

        Nov 2014 - May 2015
      • Resident Assistant

        Aug 2014 - May 2015
    • El puente de williamsburg, inc.

      Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
      Group worker

      - Facilitated art education activities- Logged children during check-in and check-out procedures- Supervised children ages 5-12 years old on trips within the community. ie. Movies, Coney Island

    • Services for the underserved

      Jul 2018 - Apr 2020
      Case manager

      - Empowered 80+ clients with emotional support and provided care with compassion, understanding, and empathy. Facilitated cooking and gardening groups with an average attendance of 15 clients.- Led 15+ weekly meetings with clients to provide intensive support, harm reduction, and personalized counseling in achieving independent living plan goals- Conducted 5-10 client Psychosocials a week to ensure client housing applications were complete.- Connected clients to Supplemental Social Security income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, medical and mental health providers to ensure goals of daily living were met.- Executed 5 Case Notes per day for CARES database entry daily, off-boarding clients who moved out of shelter. Show less

    • Veggie mijas

      Oct 2019 - Nov 2020
      Retention & recruitment coordinator

      Veggie Mijas is a women of color/non-binary folks of color collective, in which we highlight the importance of having a plant-based lifestyle while also intersecting race, gender identity, class, and sexuality; Latinx, non-binary, women, queer, genderqueer, coming from a working class background, and having other marginalized identities.- Facilitate workshops for young kids, adults and immigrant/folks of color community members solo and/or co-facilitate with other Veggie Mijas Organizers- Assist participants in making appointments to call future Organizers for Veggie Mijas and making sure they have the information and resources they need for future events in their city.- Manage with planning, scheduling and confirming workshops, potlucks and community events. This requires making templates, phone agendas, and planning phone calls for post-events feedback.- Successful in fostering partnerships with local CBOs and businesses (e.g. vegan businesses, vegan folks of color organizations, and vegan activists in the community, etc.) Show less

    • University at albany, suny

      Feb 2021 - May 2022

      As an Instructor of Record within the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department, I assisted student instructors with an introductory Gender course. My responsibilities were assisting with class discussions on topics such as; sexuality, gender, sexual assault, transphobia, and homophobia. I also assisted students with grading and mediation when needed.

      • Graduate Student

        Aug 2020 - May 2022
      • Instructor of Record

        Feb 2021 - May 2021
    • Violence intervention program

      Feb 2023 - now

      Supporting women survivors in their housing and personal needs. Further gaining independence in all aspects of life. Supporting women survivors of domestic violence in gaining further independence. Providing resources and guidance.

      • Housing Case Manager

        Nov 2023 - now
      • Counselor Advocate

        Feb 2023 - Nov 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Introduction to content marketing

      Linkedin
      May 2022
      View certificate certificate
    • Irb: human subject research (investigators, advisors)

      Citi program, a division of brany
      Mar 2021
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Food Educator and Organizer

      Issued by Veggie Mijas on Nov 2018
      Veggie MijasAssociated with Dinatalia Farina
    • President

      Issued by Environmental Action Committee - SUNY Plattsburgh on Aug 2016
      Environmental Action Committee - SUNY PlattsburghAssociated with Dinatalia Farina
    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by MVP Kids on Nov 2014
      MVP KidsAssociated with Dinatalia Farina
    • Student Volunteer

      Issued by Habitat for Humanity on May 2015
      Habitat for HumanityAssociated with Dinatalia Farina