Demonstrated accomplishments in teaching and administration in the field of education and art and human services.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Case Manager
People Encouraging People Inc.
07.2015 - Current
Developed and implemented comprehensive case management plans to address client needs and goals.
Coordinated services with other agencies, community-based organizations, and healthcare professionals to provide useful benefits to clients.
Assisted clients in navigating housing, legal services and public benefits to gain access to valuable resources.
Monitored clients' progress and tracked client services to provide crisis interventions.
Residential Counselor
Safe Haven/ University Of Maryland Medical Systems
08.2006 - 06.2015
Monitored and documented client progress toward meeting goals and objectives.
Addressed behavioral and emotional needs of residents through activities and interventions, increasing resident socialization, interpersonal, and social skills.
Encouraged clients to develop self-advocacy skills and to become active participants in own treatment plans.
Resolved conflicts by performing in-time crisis intervention and enforcing discipline and behavior metrics.
Intake Coordinator Ripken Learning Center & Site Manager Turning the Corner Achievement Program (TCAP)
Baltimore Reads, INC.
09.2001 - 07.2006
Managed daily operation and delivery of client services
Administer monthly intakes of clients
Responsible for pre and post testing, and placement of clients into classes
Maintain and update program records, reports, and student files
Responsible for limited case management and retention of clients
Ensure that clients are aware of and in compliance with program policies and procedures
Also responsible for coverage of academic classes, all levels (ABE, Pre-GED, and GED)
Project Manager
Sylvan Career Starters
04.2001 - 09.2001
Developed in school based Sylvan centers in five Baltimore area high schools, and two for out of school youth
Managed adult center in Baltimore City and youth center in Baltimore County
Recruited, hired, supervised, trained and evaluated staff
Managed curriculum development, records maintenance, invoice preparation and payments
Maintained program budgets and completed public relation activities
Assisted in developing and implementing of in-school academic services at multiple program sites in Miami Florida
Center Director
Sylvan Career Starters
07.1999 - 04.2001
Developed and implemented academic services at two sites in Chicago
Located and procured space, recruited, hired, and trained staff
Recruited adult clients and completed public relation activities to promote the center and services offered
Located and procured space in Baltimore, developed and implemented services
Recruited clients and completed public relation activities to promote the center and services offered
Taught adult clients academic classes, all levels (ABE, Pre-GED, and GED), maintained records and reports
Sylvan Instructor
Sylvan Career Starters
05.1999 - 07.1999
Taught ABE, Pre-GED, and GED to adults
Maintained student academic notebooks
Provided computer aided instruction
Worked with clients at various academic levels, and different academic lessons during teaching sessions
Math & Science/Life Skills Instructor
Chesapeake Center for Youth Development
09.1996 - 04.1999
Provided instruction to adolescents aged 13 to 18 who were required to attend a Day education program to comply with the terms of their probation
Instructed students in the Secondary Education program: from basic Math to Algebra and Geometry in preparation for their return to Baltimore City Public Schools
Acted as homeroom teacher and primary academic instructor for students in the Life Skills program
Lead Instructor/Lab Manager: Plato Learning System
Changing Directions, INC.
09.1990 - 08.1996
Supervised teacher and learner activities in an adult literacy program in East Baltimore
Assisted learners with the preparation for the GED examination in the five test areas: Science, Social Studies, Reading, Math, and Writing Skill
Provided counseling and crisis intervention to learners as needed
Lab Manager for the Plato Learning System, implemented and maintained site-specific computer aided instruction
Education
Master in Fine Art - Fine Art
The Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute, College of Art
Baltimore, Maryland
Bachelor in Fine Art - Fine Art
Maryland Institute, College of Art
Baltimore, Maryland
Skills
Painting
Teaching
Counseling
Group Facilitation
Accomplishments
Ford Foundation Fellowship for Minority Artists, 1985, 1987
Affiliations
Masters in Fine Arts, Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art
Bachelors in Fine Arts, Hoffberger School of Painting, Maryland Institute College of Art
Selected Exhibitions
Group Show HeRAN, The Large Art Company, Baltimore Maryland, 2004
Notebook", Artscape' 03 Baltimore Maryland, 2003
Fall Group Show HeRAN, Temporary Gallery, Baltimore Maryland, 2002
With the Devil at my Feet" Solo Exhibition, Egypt Café, Canaan Valley West Virginia, 2001
Benefit Show, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore Maryland, 2000
Artscape 2000 minus 1" Group Show, (multiple sites), Baltimore Maryland, 1999
New Paintings" Group Show, Chesapeake Gallery, Harford Community College, Harford County Maryland, 1997
Tripping the Trans Mundane - Spirituality in Art" Group Show, Parent's Association Galley, University of Maryland, College Park Maryland, 1995
Objects of Identity" Solo Exhibition, Suffolk Community College Brentwood New York, 1993
Demons, Addictions and Other Vices" Group Show, Artscape 95 Baltimore Maryland, 1991
Multiple Dialogues" Group Show, Painted Bride Arts Center, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, 1993
Maryland on View" Group Show, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore Maryland, 1991
The Mythic Vision" Group Show, Artscape '91 Baltimore Maryland, 1991
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Outpatient at People Encouraging People (PEP)Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Outpatient at People Encouraging People (PEP)