Angela R. Fay
Ypsilanti,MI
Summary
Accomplished Program Coordinator well-versed in running station programming in high-stress environments. Expert in personnel leadership, resource management and key decision-making. Articulate, motivational and analytical in approaching problems impacting team performance or station results. Highly skilled at building lasting relationships with customers and community leaders, and staff.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Peer Recovery Coach Programs Coordinator
Hegira Health
02.2022 - Current
- Coordinate and Supervise all Peer Services for Hegira Health within programs: Engage, SBIRT, OHH, Oakdale, and Outpatient services
- Work with consumers directly for 50% of time
- Give one on one supervision to all peer staff
- Report on service hours and reimbursement monthly and monitor direct hours to meet funding source criteria
- Helped create and initiate Peer Volunteer Program
- Helped create and sustain guest speakers for inpatient program screening process and master list for scheduling
- Monitor peers' certifications, training, and keep up to date on all requirements for annual auditing.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external partners to facilitate program operations.
- Scheduled and supervised staff meetings to discuss new ideas and update participants on program details and milestones.
- Collaborated with other program coordinators to achieve consistency in program objectives and services
Volunteer Peer Support/Volunteer
Dawn Farm Treatment Center
10.2013 - Current
- Assisted with weekly treatment intake assessment paperwork with clients at main outpatient treatment facility
- Provided Peer Support, prepared meals, and assisted staff with general duties around Engagement Center, an emergency 24-hour detox facility.
Volunteer/Community
01.2006 - 01.2023
- Presented at the MI Peer Conference Lansing Workshop Name “Self-Care for Peers: Preventing Burnout and Compassion Fatigue with Multiple Pathways to Wellness”
SBIRT Peer Recovery Coach
Hegira Health
10.2018 - 02.2022
- Screened patients for risky substance use, drinking, and nicotine use using universal screening tools (DAST and AUDIT) at Federally Qualified Health Center
- Gathered information about useful resources and helped coordinate referrals.
- Participated in multidisciplinary meetings focused on providing comprehensive assistance.
- Developed and implemented individualized treatment plans.
- Provided brief treatments and/or offer treatment referrals and resources depending on appropriate level of care indicated by screening tools and my assessment of patients’ stage of change
- Screened all patients within Medication Assisted Treatment Program and provide ongoing Peer Recovery Coaching, which included linking patients to resources, created treatment goals, and accompanying them at recovery meetings in the community
- Coordinated patient care within and between the agencies along with weekly provider team meetings
Research Assistant
Eastern Michigan University
09.2019 - 10.2021
- Worked for the Primary Investigator, Kirstie Herb, on her doctoral thesis, "Eating and Addictive Behaviors Lab “Network Analysis of Addictive Like Eating”
- Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
- Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
- Assisted in creating a codebook to standardize participant qualitative responses in order to prepare the qualitative data for analysis
- Reviewed relevant literature and contributed to writing the project’s manuscript
- Reviewed and provided feedback on a manuscript prior to submission to a peer reviewed journal, paying special attention to the methods and results sections for statistical methodology errors and proper logic for analysis within STATA-14 program.
Students for Recovery Social Service Chair
Eastern Michigan University
04.2015 - 10.2017
- Planned service and social events aimed at reducing stigma and connecting campus to the recovery community
- Established and maintained strong relationships with customers, vendors and strategic partners.
- Coordinated with EMU, community organizations, and leaders, including the Ann Arbor Alano Club director, to educate the public about addiction and build allies., : Jerome Roberson, LMSW and Peter Elliott, MSW
- Spoke to social work classes about personal recovery, stigma, multiple pathways of recovery, addiction disease model, and finding support and/or ally opportunities on campus.
Group Facilitator
Hegira Health
04.2016 - 07.2017
- Facilitated a weekly, Relapse Prevention 6 week peer led outpatient group.
- Documented client engagement with attendance and progress shown through discussion of the weekly topics
- Developed open rapport with patients, encouraging sharing of questions and concerns.
- Facilitated group discussion utilizing recovery coaching methods and motivational interviewing.
Recovery Coach/Case Manager
Home of New Vision
10.2015 - 07.2017
- Provided recovery coach support to clients with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental illnesses
- Coordinated services with other agencies, community-based organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide useful benefits to clients.
- Developed and implemented recovery plans with Recovery Capital Scale /ASAM criteria; used motivational interviewing skills along with a multiple pathways recovery model
- Assisted with case management duties (e.g., connecting to doctors and food assistance), as well as document clients’ progress and engagement.
Co-Director MAT Program
Home Of New Vision
10.2015 - 07.2017
- Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment Program
- Provided screening services to patients that assessed risky use of alcohol and/or substances using the AUDIT-C and DAST, respectively
- Conducted brief interventions using motivational interviewing, provided psychoeducation, raised awareness of use, elicited change talk, assessed readiness to change, and created patient centered recovery plans according to readiness level
- Made referrals to specialized treatment based on the appropriate level of care, insurance providers, and patients’ willingness or preferences for treatment.
Peer Volunteer
Home of New Vision
09.2013 - 07.2017
- Assisted with weekly treatment intake assessment paperwork with clients at the main outpatient treatment facility.
- Provided Peer Support, prepared meals, and assisted staff with general duties around the Engagement Center, an emergency 24-hour detox facility.
Research Assistant
09.2015 - 05.2017
- Understanding Urgency in Borderline Personality Disorder” Investigator: Amy Paggeot, PhD, LP
- Assisted in the recruitment of participants at EMU undergraduate psychology classes by describing the study, incentives, and answering questions
- Administered the experiment with participants and carried out procedures according to protocol
- Performed data entry and cleaned raw data in preparation for analysis
- Attended and participated in weekly team meetings with the Lead Investigator and Faculty Advisor, Dr
- Thomas Waltz.
Guest Lecturer
03.2014 - 03.2017
- Invited Speaker in Special Topics
Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer
07.2014 - 01.2017
- Campus AA Meeting
- Created an AA meeting at EMU, served as Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer
- Provided an open meeting, which allowed BSW/MSW students to attend, fulfilling degree requirements.
Undergraduate Psychology Student Advisor
Psychology Department
01.2014 - 03.2015
- Advised undergraduate peers about graduate school pathways, opportunities for university involvement and research, informed about campus resources, and assisted with registration.
Volunteer Peer Support
Conference, Lansing Center
09.2013 - 01.2015
- Provided transportation for members to and from recovery meetings
- Supported members at the treatment center to fulfill their treatment outreach requirements
- Students for Recovery Representative at ASUD Conference
- Attended the 15th Annual Substance Use Disorder/Co-Occurring Disorder Conference
- Awarded scholarships from MSU to represent the collegiate recovery program at Eastern Michigan University.
Social
Eastern Michigan University
05.2014 - 12.2014
- Students for Recovery Organization
Research Assistant
01.2012 - 08.2012
- Development of a Measure of Coping” Investigator: Sierra Iwanicki, M.S
- Administered questionnaires to participants according to study protocols
- Entered data after administering the test and cleaned the data set afterwards in preparation for data analysis.
Research Assistant
09.2011 - 11.2011
- Social Networking’s Relationship with a Range: An Experimental Investigation of Social Support”
- Investigator: Daniel Jones, PhD
- Assisted in the recruitment of participants by canvassing the EMU campus and speaking at undergraduate classrooms to describe the study
- Entered data according to the codebook for the observational recordings
- Poster Presentation
- Fay, A., Kaldahl, K., Romer, R., & Taylor, R
- (2016)
- Examining the relationship between rumination and impulsivity
- Poster presented at the 36th Annual Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate
- Symposium
Education
Psychology
General Clinical
Masters - Clinical Psychology
LOA Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI8.2020
Masters of Public Health - Incomplete, Epidemiology
LOA University of Texas Graduate School of Public Health
Houston, TX8.2017
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, philosophy
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI4.2015
Skills
- Program Optimization
- Manage Programming Schedule
- Suggest and Implement Program Improvements
- Training Coordination
- Process Improvement
- Emotional Support
Certification
- Certified CPRM - 6/30/22-7/1/24
- CPRC Certificate, MDHHS -1/23/23
Timeline
Peer Recovery Coach Programs Coordinator
Hegira Health
02.2022 - Current
Research Assistant
Eastern Michigan University
09.2019 - 10.2021
SBIRT Peer Recovery Coach
Hegira Health
10.2018 - 02.2022
Group Facilitator
Hegira Health
04.2016 - 07.2017
Recovery Coach/Case Manager
Home of New Vision
10.2015 - 07.2017
Co-Director MAT Program
Home Of New Vision
10.2015 - 07.2017
Research Assistant
09.2015 - 05.2017
Students for Recovery Social Service Chair
Eastern Michigan University
04.2015 - 10.2017
Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer
07.2014 - 01.2017
Social
Eastern Michigan University
05.2014 - 12.2014
Guest Lecturer
03.2014 - 03.2017
Undergraduate Psychology Student Advisor
Psychology Department
01.2014 - 03.2015
Volunteer Peer Support/Volunteer
Dawn Farm Treatment Center
10.2013 - Current
Peer Volunteer
Home of New Vision
09.2013 - 07.2017
Volunteer Peer Support
Conference, Lansing Center
09.2013 - 01.2015
Research Assistant
01.2012 - 08.2012
Research Assistant
09.2011 - 11.2011
Volunteer/Community
01.2006 - 01.2023
Psychology
General Clinical
Masters - Clinical Psychology
LOA Eastern Michigan University
Masters of Public Health - Incomplete, Epidemiology
LOA University of Texas Graduate School of Public Health
Bachelor of Science - Psychology, philosophy
Eastern Michigan University