Cynthia Seale-Rivera
Cary,NC
Summary
Public Health Educator and NC Certified Peer Support Specialist with 20+ years of combined experience and education successfully managed and directed maternal-child health programs. Collaborated with medical providers from various disciplines, interdisciplinary professionals, program participants, community members, non-profit agencies, government organizations, and stakeholders to assess community needs, develop strategic plans, and implement programs. Additionally, provided services to program participants from diverse populations and various socio-economic backgrounds, including individuals living with and without mental health diagnoses. Program experience includes: pre and post-natal services, domestic violence education and resources, educational advancement, mentorship and coaching, financial literacy, and life stabilization.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Life Coach/Peer Support Specialist
Success Through Coaching With Cynthia, LLC
08.2020 - Current
- Established strong rapport with clients, fostering trusting and supportive coaching relationships.
- Encouraged clients to set and achieve reasonable goals.
- Utilized active listening skills to identify underlying client needs and develop targeted strategies accordingly.
- Helped clients build life management and coping skills to handle daily needs and specific stressors.
Program Consultant II
NC Department of Health/Women's Health Branch
10.2010 - 08.2014
- Fiscally monitored up to thirty Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiatives' programs simultaneously with up to $2M of State and Federal funds.
- Provided guidance and oversight for up to sixty program directors and coordinators in implementing evidence-based curricula with fidelity to meet program goals and objectives.
- Provided programmatic monitoring, consultation and technical assistance which included innovative strategies around participant recruitment and retention, and program sustainability.
- Co-chaired Continuous Quality Improvement Project that increased the Return on Investment on the implementation and evaluation processes of the Primary Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative,
Program Manager
YWCA of the Greater Triangle
02.2009 - 10.2010
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations.
- Recruited, trained, supervised and evaluated staff and volunteers.
- Recruited key stakeholders to be members of the Community Action Council, ensuring support for program initiatives, to discuss success, challenges, and brainstorm ideas to improve outcomes.
- Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones.
- Researched and developed a network of mental health providers to provide services that were out of the programs scope of services and practice.
Adoption Childcare Manager
Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children
03.2004 - 11.2007
- Planned, managed and reconciled department budget.
- Provided case management for over forty infants with special needs: Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, drug exposure, deafness..
- Worked collaboratively with developmental pediatricians, cardiologists, geneticists, neurologists, therapists, social workers, hospital administrators, birth and adoptive parents to coordinate care and advocate for infants.
- Supported adoptive families while infants were in care through medical procedures and transition to new home.
Education
Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN05-2027
Bachelor of Science - Community Health Education & Promotion
Herbert Lehman College - CUNY
Bronx, NY01.2000
Skills
- Program planning, management and evaluation
- Fiscal Management
- State and Federal grant management
- Staff and volunteer management
- Community relationship building
- Conflict resolution
- Genuine interpersonal skills
- Compassionate and unbiased thinking
- Grant writing and donation acquisition
- Continuous Quality Improvement Implementation
Certification
- Nurturing Parenting Program Facilitator, Family Education & Development Services, 2023
- NC Certified Peer Support Specialist, UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work, 2020
Gap in Professional Work History
Wellness Leave and Professional Development, 08/2014 - 8/2020
- Treated and fully recovered from visual health issues.
- Provided support for family members.
- Pursued and received my NC Peer Support Specialist Certification.
Timeline
Life Coach/Peer Support Specialist
Success Through Coaching With Cynthia, LLC
08.2020 - Current
Program Consultant II
NC Department of Health/Women's Health Branch
10.2010 - 08.2014
Program Manager
YWCA of the Greater Triangle
02.2009 - 10.2010
Adoption Childcare Manager
Spence-Chapin Services to Families & Children
03.2004 - 11.2007
- Nurturing Parenting Program Facilitator, Family Education & Development Services, 2023
- NC Certified Peer Support Specialist, UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work, 2020
Master of Science - Marriage And Family Therapy
Capella University
Bachelor of Science - Community Health Education & Promotion
Herbert Lehman College - CUNY
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