Catharina Hughey

Experience

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  The Settlement Home for Children

  May 2014 - Aug 2016

  Program Support Coordinator

  -Effectively facilitated the hiring and supervising of summer program staff, that takes into consideration staff ratios, budgetary limitations, and the need for engaging balanced recreational, therapeutic and educational outlets for residents.-Proactively engaged and communicated regularly with volunteers, volunteer groups, and interns.-Maintained relationships with PR and Development to create quarterly newsletters, donor letters, and annual fundraisers.-Developed and scheduled programming following specifications from grants, individualized treatment plans, and the Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI).-Performed HR/recruiting duties: made job descriptions, executed searches (individual letters, online advertising, and formal presentations) to select volunteers.-Maintained a thorough knowledge of case files, including service plan reviews for residents, cottage procedures, hospitalization procedures, and campus interventions. -Monitored program expenditures were ensuring that budget allocation complied to accounting codes.-Tracked and compiled data for grant applications. -Attended Development meetings with Boards and Advisory members in attendance. -Facilitated Agency Coordination Meetings.-Facilitated and co-facilitated agency training for new and current employees.-Ensured deadlines on events and programs were meet in a high-pressure environment. Show less

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  Metro Caring

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  Community Navigator & Curriculum Writer

  -Trained as a Community Navigator specialist to update participant data during the intake process. Met one-on-one with participants to conduct a needs assessment and assist with benefits enrollment, PEAK, and LEAP. Connects participants with Metro Caring's services and offer resources and referrals to outside agencies when necessary.-Developed and implemented a 10-week evidence-based curriculum for parents and children to foster healthy eating and cooking skills, Kidz in the Kitchen. -Worked with the development team to write micro-grants for specific projects to enrich programs. Show less

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  Fair Start Movement

  Jan 2017 - Aug 2021

  Director

  -Conduct quantitative analysis of original data collected through interviews.-Produce and edit journal articles, social media, fact sheets and other communications to disseminate the results of our research for the public and stakeholders.-Developed and maintain relationships with prospective and current grant funders.-Attend conferences, coalitions, and legislative meetings with thought-leaders on topics including environmental sustainability, public housing, and family planning. Show less

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  Burnes Center on Poverty and Homelessness

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2020

  -Lead for two research projects under the supervision of the Senior Research Associate. -Evaluate current practices in the community that address housing, poverty, and homelessness to assist in producing scholarly articles, white papers, and issues briefs. -Develop the Center's Business Requirements Document to identify data sources, stakeholders, a web content proposal, and goals for a data analytics tool. -Demonstrating a solid comprehension of collecting quantitative and qualitative data to produce reports using SPSS, Tableau, Excel and JMP – interest, and ability to learn new software – is desirable.-Strong writing skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to a range of audiences that includes policymakers, advocates, and the media, and to synthesize data and research. Show less  Aid family's health and well-being through increased understanding of health insurance, connection to local health care providers, and engagement in evidence-based health promotion practices.-Improve children’s academic achievement through increased parent attachment to schools and engagement in their children’s education. -Catering with community restaurants and overseeing the whole-group dinner and sharing circle.-Appropriately addressing issues that arise within the parent’s groups and children’s groups. Show less

  • Research Assistant & Project Coordinator

    Jan 2017 - Aug 2020

  • Your Family, Your Neighborhood Facilitator

    Aug 2017 - Jun 2018
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  Merage Foundation

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2020

  Operational Specialist

  Oversee the operations for a consortium of 4 foundations and 4 nonprofits to provide grantmaking and funding opportunities for breakthrough social innovations that have the potential for scale and sustainability. By addressing complex social problems through the scope of research and policy reform to address Early Care Education and the criminal justice system intersectionality with behavioral health by increasing voter knowledge and engagement. Develop and maintain global networks and relationships with internal and external partners who advance, bold, creative solutions for some of the worlds most pressing issues. Show less

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  Village Exchange Center

  Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

  Director of Operations and Programs

  Manage internal responsibilities to ensure the strategic direction of VEC’s strategy and implementation. Responsible for assuring all operations are optimally functioning, including, but not limited to, day-to-day management – human resources, performance reviews, IT, accounting and finances, communications, building security, and maintenance. Oversees all programs ensure all project/program goals, targets, budget, and performance outcomes are met on a monthly/project cycle basis; including the following: clearly communicating the purpose and design of the program, benefits, and opportunities of participation, outreach, and orientation, implementation, and execution of projects/programs, curating stakeholder and investor relationships in a professional manner.About : VEC is a collaborative community center in the heart of North Aurora serving area residents with a host of initiatives; we are the hub of a wide range of activities promoting education, community, self-sufficiency, and economic empowerment. Show less

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  Dirt Coffee Bar

  Jun 2021 - now

  Executive Director

  Roots Colorado, Inc dba DIRT (Divergent Inclusive Representation Transforms) is on a mission to cultivate intentional workspaces for the neurodivergent population to gain meaningful, integrated, and equitable employment. DIRT has grown from an idea to a multi-faceted organization working to decrease the under- and unemployment rate of neurodivergent individuals through workforce development programming while advocating and working towards structural changes in workforce hiring practices. My role has to lead me to: - Institute alongside the Board of Directors a 3-5 year strategic plan for the organization, develop a Theory of Change defining and measuring program impact and achieve a fundraising goal that exceeded 115% increase in my first year as E.D.- Met competitive sales and budgetary goals by forecasting, developing, implementing, and budgeting for food and beverage costs, labor costs, supplies, and equipment to enhance the coffee shop's growth and profitability by 33% in the year 2022.-Sourced a second location, oversaw the construction process and purchasing of equipment for a coffee shop in East Denver to broaden our geographic reach while becoming more accessible to the neurodivergent and disabled communities of the northern Denver and Adams County areas.- Designed two human-centered programs, the Inclusive Workforce Employer Program (IWEP) and Inclusive Employment Workshops (IEP), that are trauma-informed, strengths-based, and evidence-based. (IEP) I oversee the creation and implementation six workshops with hands-on and high-quality curricula, facilitated guides, and interactive options to accommodate various learning styles. These workshops help neurodivergent young adults bridge the transition from the classroom to the workplace. (IWEP) I oversee the material development and facilitation to address disability hiring practices, procedures, and language in the workforce to motivate employers to hire, retain, and support neurodivergent folks. Show less

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  University of Denver

  Aug 2022 - now

  Adjunct Professor