BRENDA GONZALEZ
San Leandro,CA
Summary
Enthusiastic and experienced coordinator offering over ten years working with a diverse community. As a former UC Davis student, I bring a robust academic foundation in sociology and research methodology addressing health disparities in underserved communities.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Parent Ambassador Coordinator
La Familia
03.2022 - Current
- As a coordinator, I am responsible for recruiting a minimum of 30 parents to represent schools in the Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) and work in partnership with HUSD, funded by the Center for Healthy Schools and Communities
- Parents are meant to bridge the gap between parents and schools and provide resources for basic needs
- Recruit 30 parents, Get school clearances for parents, Plan, organize monthly presentations, Provide leadership development, Recruit 5 Parent Leads, Provide monthly meetings for leads, Coordinate parent engagement events for parents at the district and school site level, Data collection, Provide monthly and quarterly reports on parents' outreach efforts
Summer Camp
01.2012 - Current
- Started, planned, and coordinated a yearly summer day camp since 2012 serving at least 40 children ages 5-10 and their parents, Recruit volunteers from the community, Coordinate and supervise 10-15 volunteers, Create enrollment forms and guidelines for participants, Yearly food handling safety training by Hayward Unified School District, Provide training to volunteers on working with children
Manager of the outreach department
VESL
03.2022 - 01.2023
- I managed both the Parent Ambassador program and the VESL program, a Vocation English as a Second Language program that aims to help participants get jobs
- Provide supervision to staff, Attend county meetings, Enroll refugees and CalWORKS participants in VESL program and employment, Data collection, Provide monthly reports to the county on enrollments, services provided and trends, Provide reports to the state on enrollments and job placement, Provide employment services, Lead monthly collaborative meetings with International Rescue Committee partners (IRC), Provide direct services to participants
Staff Research Associate
UCSF
05.2021 - 07.2022
- Collected samples from participants with COVID-19
- Adhered to laboratory safety procedures to maintain compliance with quality control standards.
- Recruited participants
- Supported in data collection
- Coordinated with lab for proper specimen storage
Youth Health Educator and Lead
Cultura Y Bienestar
03.2011 - 01.2022
- Under the Cultura Y Bienestar Program consistently met yearly deliverables set forth by Alameda County Behavioral Health and California Reducing Disparities Project: Taking part in monthly collaborative meetings with other agencies, Weekly county paperwork, billing, scheduling, and tracking, Outreach to 350 individuals about mental health, Attend a minimum of 2 community events per year until a total of at least 312 individuals are outreached, Provided over 48 mental health educational workshops per year to youth aged 15 and under, Provided 24 workshops to transitional-age youth about mental health, Provided a minimum of 10 leadership development workshops, Provided 31 new individual preventative mental health services to Latinx youth 24 years or younger, Provided 25 new individual early interventions of psychoeducation and emotional support to Latinx youth 24 years old or younger, Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches, Assisted clients and families in legal appointments, health care, public benefits, and accessing community agencies relative to client short- and long-term goals, Surveyed clients and workshop participants, Consulted with leaders or professionals in the community, Planned a minimum of 4 traditional healing events per year, Recruited participants for the award Cultura Y Bienestar received from the California Reducing Disparities Project (CRDP) under the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Surveyed CRDP participants, Recruited focus group participants for CRDP
FACES for the Future Coalition
01.2012 - 01.2020
- The FACES program focuses on providing underrepresented students the opportunity of an internship at a hospital to gain exposure and experience in the medical field, with the goal of setting them on a health career path
- Provided HEADSS assessment to approximately 40 TAY students, Provided mental health, wellness, career, college, immigration support workshops, Provided support for mentorship program, application, coordination of students
Hijos del Sol
01.2012 - 01.2019
- Hijos del Sol is a youth leadership group that began in 1975 in Hayward, CA at La Familia
- I was a collaborator at first and transitioned to co-lead, facilitate, recruit, and coordinate services for the co-ed and gender-specific group in both English and Spanish at different middle and high schools in Hayward
- Provide weekly leadership development workshops to high school students after school
- Topics covered social justice, sexual health, puberty, higher education, violence, mental health, civic engagement, Co-coordinated events, Supported coordination of a college tour at Stanford University for Raza Day, Managed filing for electronic and hard copy documents to keep organized records, Performed CANS on participants
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Psychology
University of California - Davis
Davis, CA12.2010
Skills
- Fluent in Spanish
- Google Docs, Canva, Microsoft Office
- Telehealth
- Teamwork
- Curriculum development
- Outreach/Recruitment
- Advocacy
- Group facilitation
- Administer survey
- Simultaneous translation
- Project Organization
- Event Coordination
- Team Leadership
- Biological Specimen Handling
- Data Collection
Certification
- Mental Health First Aid- skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues.
- Xinachtli- A gender specific comprehensive and culturally-competent bicultural youth character development program from the Compadre Network.
- Joven Noble- indigenous based, youth leadership development program from the Compadre Network.
- Cara Y Corazon- A culturally based family strengthening/community mobilization program that assists parents and other extended family to raise and teach their children with a positive bicultural base from the National Compadre Network.
Training
- HIPPA compliance- La Familia
- Sexual Harassment- La Familia
- Food Safety Handling- Hayward Unified School District
- Drumming circle- Sal Nunez, Ph.D
- CPS report- Alameda County
- APS report- Alameda County
- Suicidal Assessment- Alameda County
- CANS- Alameda County
- PCOMS- Fred Finch
- REDCap- UCSF
- Biological Specimen Handling- UCSF
- SEIU steward- SEIU
Timeline
Parent Ambassador Coordinator
La Familia
03.2022 - Current
Manager of the outreach department
VESL
03.2022 - 01.2023
Staff Research Associate
UCSF
05.2021 - 07.2022
Summer Camp
01.2012 - Current
FACES for the Future Coalition
01.2012 - 01.2020
Hijos del Sol
01.2012 - 01.2019
Youth Health Educator and Lead
Cultura Y Bienestar
03.2011 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Psychology
University of California - Davis
- Mental Health First Aid- skills-based training course that teaches participants about mental health and substance-use issues.
- Xinachtli- A gender specific comprehensive and culturally-competent bicultural youth character development program from the Compadre Network.
- Joven Noble- indigenous based, youth leadership development program from the Compadre Network.
- Cara Y Corazon- A culturally based family strengthening/community mobilization program that assists parents and other extended family to raise and teach their children with a positive bicultural base from the National Compadre Network.
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