Cymantha Bryce-Gray
Mertens,USA
Summary
Executive management professional with extensive experience in community-based organizations. Proven track record in developing and implementing impactful programs for diverse populations. Expertise in team leadership, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement, driving projects that align with community needs and organizational objectives. Achieved significant increases in community participation through effective outreach and innovative solutions to social challenges.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Family Services
Compassion Corsicana
Corsicana, TX
06.2023 - 09.2024
- Provide direct supervision and oversight to Family Services program and staff
- Develop and oversee the on-going development of emergency services, client self-sufficiency plans, and overall program objectives and outcomes
- Prepare and manage annual budget, weekly reports and other relevant items and ensure that all program and client data is properly documented in a timely fashion
- Provide guidance to staff regarding service provision and client interactions
- Provide individual case management services to agency clients, as needed
- Coordinate, facilitate and/or participate in conferences, meetings and continued education opportunities
- Liaison with other agencies/resources to develop and maximize client resources
- Seek additional funding sources and services to assist with shelter needs
- Develop fundraising opportunities to benefit overall agency services
Team Lead
Diadem Hearts
Desoto, TX
06.2023 - 09.2023
- Provide clinical direction and consultation to mental health professionals for the HCBS-AMH program and ensure all documentation is current and within state and federal laws
- Oversee compliance with legal policies, guidelines, and standards of care in partnership with program and divisional leadership
- Participate in monthly, quarterly and annual employee reviews and provide feedback on their performance to help motivate their dedication to professional goals
- Other Duty
Specialty Court Coordinator
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Lawton, OK
01.2021 - 06.2023
- Extensive planning, organizing, coordinating, and monitoring specialty court activities in accordance with policies and procedures, judicial standards, and the Ten Key Components for Drug Courts
- Maintain specialty court fiscal responsibilities and budget
- Prepare fiscal and recidivism quarterly reports to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS)
- Collect, coordinate, and review data to measure compliance with interagency MOU’s
- Collect, coordinate, and review data to measure program outcomes and recidivism rates
- Ensure performance outcomes are met under established policies and procedures, and work closely with ODMHSAS state evaluator
- Convene and facilitate team meetings including developing the agenda, court documentation, court paper work to include: docket, orders, motions, and notices
- Organizes and facilitates interdisciplinary training; participates in conferences, community presentations, as well as community outreach and education
- Other Duty
Special Investigator III (Remote)
Perspecta/Keypoint Government Solutions
Loveland, CO
05.2017 - 01.2021
- Conduct face-to-face interviews and perform record searches of individuals requiring a security clearance or public trust level in accordance with Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA)
- Interact with various military staff, aerospace personnel, missile defense agencies/corporations, city, state and federal law enforcement personnel, and other community partners
- Clear and concise report writing to be reviewed by the Office of Personnel Management/DCSA for purposes of adjudicating an individual’s clearance appropriation
- Complete understanding for what is expected on the SF86 and SF85 clearance questionnaire and able to provide training/assistance for such
- Favorably adjudicated for Top Secret Clearance
- Other Duty
Resident Advocate
Treasure Coast Forensic Treatment Center
Indiantown, FL
11.2007 - 05.2017
- Department head for Resident Advocate Office
- TCTFC Governing Board Voting Member
- TCTFC Management Committee Voting Member: Executive Management Team, Quality Management Team, Clinical Oversight, and Safety Environment of Care
- Single Point of Contact for the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) Agreement (Federal mandate)
- Develop and implement policy and procedures to benefit TCFTC residents, GEO Group, Geo Care, LLC, Correct Care Solutions and meet standards of The Joint Commission (TJC) and Florida Statutes
- Chair for the Resident Governance Council as well as the Ethics Committee
- Analyze data (root cause) to assist with violence reduction and maintaining safety
- Analyze data to assist with creation of resident programming
- Monitoring and evaluating policies and procedures for compliance at sister facilities for mandatory state audits, TJC, and HHS agreement
- Manage employees in Kronos system
- Administrator on-call duties
- Maintain fiscal budget for department
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports for Facility Administrator and Vice President of Services
- Liaison between TCFTC administration, resident, and their families
- Investigate and follow through on resident and family grievances
- Advocate for the rights of the residents and maintain an open-door relationship with Disability Rights Florida
- Organize resident voter registration
- Created and implemented a resident relaxation program – Take 5
- Created and implemented an on-unit comfort rooms to benefit residents by providing an environment conducive to utilizing coping strategies
- Collaborated with Medical and Psychological Departments to implement Trauma Informed Care treatment
- Supervise: Peer Support Specialists, and Spiritual Coordinator positions
- Other Duties
Education
M.S. - Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN01-2026
M.S. - Forensic Psychology
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN01.2016
B.A. - Inter-Disciplinary Social Science with Concentration in Criminology and Psychology
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL01.1999
Skills
- Management of programs
- Analysis of data
- Fundraising strategies
- Outreach efforts
- Budgetary control
Timeline
Director of Family Services
Compassion Corsicana
06.2023 - 09.2024
Team Lead
Diadem Hearts
06.2023 - 09.2023
Specialty Court Coordinator
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
01.2021 - 06.2023
Special Investigator III (Remote)
Perspecta/Keypoint Government Solutions
05.2017 - 01.2021
Resident Advocate
Treasure Coast Forensic Treatment Center
11.2007 - 05.2017
M.S. - Nonprofit Management and Leadership
Walden University
M.S. - Forensic Psychology
Walden University
B.A. - Inter-Disciplinary Social Science with Concentration in Criminology and Psychology
University of South Florida
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