Manages an organization's fundraising, communications, and community relations activities
Fundraising: Organizing and overseeing fundraising events and developing fund development plans
Donor relationships: Building relationships with existing donors and potential sponsors
Communications: Managing day-to-day communications and maintaining clear and regular communications with the board of directors, board committees, volunteer leadership, community partners, and donors
Development team: Training, developing, leading, and mentoring the development team
Funding sources: Overseeing and researching funding sources and trends to help position the organization ahead of major funding changes or trends
Organizing and directing our Personal Empowerment Fitness Programs.
Behavior Management Supervisor & Coordinator
Abraxas Youth & Family Services
03.2020 - Current
Actively provide supervision of the assigned program area and staff
Actively perform crisis intervention, crisis assessments, adolescent case management services who experience a mental health crisis, and behavioral management
If needed, coordinate family, probation, educational, and medical services
Identifies and analyzes barriers with adolescents to ongoing care that will assist with managing behavior
Provides continuous behavior progress treatment plans/updates with other connecting services
Participates in a group or one-on-one therapy sessions and teaches Social Emotional Learning for Meridian North Day School
Continuously works on Mental Health awareness, self-esteem, managing stress, anxiety, grief, identity, and rehabilitation
Confers with Probation, Judges, Police, Social service agencies, and community groups to assist with adolescent/client needs
Actively educate staff and youth about gang violence and gang history
Provides one-on-one adolescent meetings for follow-up or intervention for at risk youths who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction
Assists with organizing programs for outside services for adolescents boys, community outings, Volunteer work, recreational, support groups, incentive rewards
Assists with the Principal or Program Director in addressing issues with all adolescent units or day school
Assists with wraparound services such as therapy, housing, health department and living arrangements.
Certified Personal Trainer
Self-Employed
06.2018 - Current
Equipped and skilled & very passionate about positively impacting women and youth
Helping provide support and services, bettering fitness levels, teaching those to manage stress and anxiety, and continuously supporting day-to-day program operations with resource coordination
It's essential to build a long-lasting relationship and maintain client privacy successfully
Lifestyle & Wellness
Personal Training & Personal Training-Specializing in mental health through fitness
Autoimmune Health/Nutrition principals.
Juvenile Home Detention Probation Officer
DuPage County Probation & Court Services 18th Judicial Circuit Court
10.2018 - 03.2020
Review Juvenile cases to determine what risk level, which includes several factors including the youth based on charges, family structure, substance abuse, possible gang affiliation, education level
Actively engage families 3-5 times a week in their home environment or crisis centers, depending on the Juvenile's current living arrangements
Responsible for keeping the juveniles on track with substance abuse programs, schooling, employment, therapy, and function as a resource for them
Work closely with D.C.F.S., local police officers, judges, community living groups, foster families, and schools
Daily preparation of case notes tracking the Juvenile's progress, court reports, affidavits, and active follow-up on open items as needed
Active member of Kids at Hope
Active member of the Kids at Hope training committee
Works shifts for Pretrial Unit when needed
Overnight on-call for adult Pretrial and juvenile Home Detention when needed.
Supporting East Aurora Victims of Community Violence- Project Manager
Aurora East School District 131
05.2018 - 10.2018
Helped create and initiate the grant-funded S.E.A.V.C.V
Program
Facilitates improved communication development within East Aurora School District and Aurora Police Department, Kane County Probation, Kane County Juvenile Justice Center, and Hesed House
Collaborates with partner agencies to support S.E.A.V.C.V
Activities
Attends I.C.J.I.A
Meetings and required conferences
Compile and maintain documentation required through I.C.J.I.A
And V.O.C.A
Coordinates family, school, and community partnerships
Communicate with parents, administrators, and all other applicable school and partner agency personnel
Collaboratively analyze and creates data to make programming decisions
Helped create and initiate the grant-funded S.E.A.V.C.V
Program.
Juvenile Detention Screening & Transport Officer
DuPage County Probation & Court Services 18th Judicial Circuit Court
02.2017 - 05.2018
Conducts police screenings for secure detention
Provides daily transport for detained juveniles from Kane County to DuPage County for court
Serves as liaison for all probation and court personnel with Kane County Juvenile Justice Center
Provides crisis intervention and de-escalation as necessary to maintain safety and security
Performs physical searches of juveniles and transport vehicles for contraband
Physically intervenes and restrains violent juveniles using a trained skill to manage disruptive behavior
Interacts and runs group sessions regularly with juveniles
Participates in and attends required department meetings and training.
Juvenile Homebound Probation Officer
Kane County Probation & Court Services 16th Judicial Circuit Court
05.2012 - 05.2016
Review Juvenile cases to determine what risk level, which includes several factors including the youth based on charges, family structure, substance abuse, possible gang affiliation, education level
Actively engage families 3-5 times a week in their home environment or crisis centers, depending on the Juvenile's current living arrangements
Responsible for keeping the juveniles on track with substance abuse programs, schooling, employment, therapy, and function as a resource for them
Work closely with D.C.F.S., local police officers, judges, community living groups, foster families, and schools
Daily preparation of case notes tracking the Juvenile's progress, court reports, affidavits, and active follow-up on open items as needed
Active member of Kane County Safety Committee
Works shifts for adult electronic monitoring unit when needed
Overnight on-call for adult and juvenile electronic monitoring.
Juvenile Probation Intern
Dupage County Juvenile Detention Center
03.2011 - 06.2011
Observe and participate in focus groups, Interviews, and meetings with families
Assist with managing high and low-risk detaining sessions, such as lockdowns
Staying organized in a fast pace work environment
Learning how to control and focus with multiple levels of distractions.
Juvenile Probation Intern
Department of Probation & Court Services 18th Judicial Circuit Court
01.2011 - 06.2011
Assist in organizing high and low-risk juvenile casework
Participate in Intensive Probation Services (I.P.S.)
Managing and assisting Juvenile Victim Services and Court Services
Completing and organizing juvenile investigation process; initials, file prep, tracker, lead reports, and assisting among interviews
Enhanced interpersonal skills by completing house visits with Family Functional Therapist and I.P.S.
Education
B.A. Sociology -
North Central College
Naperville, IL
05.2011
Certified Personal Trainer -
College Of DuPage
Unknown, Unknown
12.2019
Skills
Microsoft Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Tracker
Ducs
Illinois Interim System
Pcms
Scram
Focal point
Certification
University Of Cincinnati - Illinois Juvenile Risk Assessment/Case planning, 04/01/19
Attorney General State of Illinois SANE Training, 08/10/18
American Heart Association First Aid C.P.R. & A.E.D. certified, 03/24/24