DONIQUA JOYNER
Jonesborough,TN
Summary
Experienced Manager with 5-8 years of expertise in Communications, Crisis Intervention, and Youth Care Coordination. Demonstrated ability to provide trauma-informed care and support to diverse populations through nonprofit organizations. Passionate for identifying innovative ideas and tools to enhance access to arts and culture within the community. Proficient in managing social media platforms, website maintenance, and implementing impactful digital media strategies. Additionally, brings a background as a freelance artist, further enhancing skills in creating engaging content. Committed to making a meaningful impact on communities through the promotion of arts and culture.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Youth Care Coordinator
Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking - Ccaht
07.2021 - Current
- Facilitated in-person and teleservices sessions providing human trafficking early prevention and survivor psychoeducation to youth ages 9 to 18 in 7 counties in the Northeast TN region.
- Facilitated group curricula, including iEmpathize, and Ending the Game, to youth in residential facilities and community groups.
- Supported 42 minor victims of commercial sexual exploitation through wrap-around, trauma-informed case management.
- Facilitated support team meetings addressing client needs through digital platforms with partner agencies.
- Collaborated with law enforcement, state and local agencies, collaborative partners, and CCAHT CSEM workgroup team members for case management and response.
Freelance Artist & Manager
Crucial Art Images
01.2018 - Current
- Leading and overseeing company operations.
- Managed online presence of Crucial Art Images and maintained websites, ensuring engaging content.
- Implemented updates through Facebook Business Suite and youtube studio, optimizing scheduled posts, shorts, and stories.
- Made use of glass, resin, ink, paper, charcoal, acrylic paint, computer software, synthetic hair, pencils, gemstones, and crystals to complete unique pieces for customers.
- Developed targeted marketing and sales strategies to promote successful organizational and artistic outcomes.
- Set Designer for Story Town's Initiative Annual Community Plays, collaborating with art director to implement artistic vision since 2019.
- Improved art market position and target client awareness by developing impactful advertisements.
- Handled all client communications to build professional and long-lasting business relationships and bring in continuous work.
Foster Care Support Specialist
Holston United Methodist Home for Children
09.2019 - 06.2021
- Completed each applicant's home study process by collecting documentation, conducting background checks and family assessments, and writing home study narrative.
- Conducted 2-3 interviews to assess foster parent applicant's mental, physical, financial, and environmental ability to provide safe and stable care to foster children.
- Completed annual reassessments for approximately 50 Knoxville, Greeneville, and Tri-Cities foster homes.
- Conducted home safety inspections to ensure homes complied with Tennessee's DCS safety standards for foster parents.
- Audited and maintained foster parent files ensuring all foster homes complied with all DCS, licensing, and accreditation standards.
- Successfully opened 13 new foster homes.
- Provided quarterly documentation of foster homes understudy, approved, closed, and on hold for SIU investigations for CQI reports.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
Case Manager II
Frontier Health
05.2018 - 09.2019
- Carried caseload of approximately 70 adults suffering from substance abuse and mental health issues.
- Conducted interviews, performed assessments, created service plans, provided crises assistance, and referred services to clients.
- Linked clients to various community resources for housing, homelessness, and financial assistance.
Teacher Counselor
Holston United Methodist Home for Children
04.2015 - 05.2018
- Recorded client information on special flow sheets, accurately indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow, and restraints for 10 to 20 youths in residential setting.
- Monitored client census using Daily Movement Report and recorded behaviors, admissions, discharges, doctor appointments, and site visit data.
- Displayed sensitivity to cultural and linguistic needs of clients and families served.
- Developed goal-oriented psycho-educational and activity therapy groups to improve client's level of functioning.
Education
MBA - Business
University of Phoenix
2018
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Middle Tennessee State University
2014
Skills
- Intake interviewing
- Crisis intervention
- Website Management and Maintenance
- File management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Digital Media Strategy
- Communications
- Graphic Design
- Social Media Trend Analysis
- Digital Photography
- Visual Design
Accomplishments
- Art in the Park- International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, TN (2019)
- Celebration of Black History Month- Langston Centre, Johnson City, TN (2020)
- Annual Jonesborough Juried Art Exhibition – McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN (2020)
- Solo Art Exhibition- McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN (2021)
- Umoja Juneteenth Art Show - Art Is Our Voice Celebration of Independence – Fischman Gallery, Johnson City, TN (2022)
- The Black Gaze- Art Exhibition – Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN (2022)
- Community Unity Celebration - Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport TN (2023)
Quote
One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.
André Gide
Timeline
Youth Care Coordinator
Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking - Ccaht
07.2021 - Current
Foster Care Support Specialist
Holston United Methodist Home for Children
09.2019 - 06.2021
Case Manager II
Frontier Health
05.2018 - 09.2019
Freelance Artist & Manager
Crucial Art Images
01.2018 - Current
Teacher Counselor
Holston United Methodist Home for Children
04.2015 - 05.2018
MBA - Business
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Middle Tennessee State University
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