Gregory Turner
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Professional with a strong background in non-profit/ Mentorship pursuing project management roles.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Professional Mentor
Friend of the Children, Los Angeles
09.2022 - Current
- Mentored a caseload of 8 youth, developing and tracking individualized SMART goals across academic, social skills, and health domains to support long-term growth
- Collaborated with team to find resources for families with housing, job, and food access support
- Collaborated with team to execute community events to build youth and caregiver participation and strengthened community engagement
- Earned youth mental health first aid certification strengthening ability to identify and support youth mental health challenges
- Created quarterly reports tracking youth developments with key goals
- Monitored student progress to support academic growth
- Worked with parents and teachers to assist youth struggling with behavioral and academic challenges
Life Coach
Injoy Life Resources
03.2015 - 04.2022
- Provide direct care to adults with developmental disabilities ranging from Mild, Moderate, Severe, and Profound
- Trained in CPI methods to de-escalate physical behaviors
- Conducted meetings with service coordinators to create objective goals for clients and track progress
- Administered safe lifting procedures for non-ambulatory members
- Helped clients set weekly goals and plan how to accomplish objectives
- Assisted clients with developing life management skills and coping mechanisms to handle daily living requirements
- Collaborated with regional counselors to find resources suitable for clients needs
- Ensured confidentiality of clients personal records and documents
- Remained composed and focused in assisting clients with severe cognitive delays and emotional distress
- Adhered to all safety practices in the workplace
- Updated client’s paperwork to meet the standards of state and local requirements
- Collaborated with Behaviorist and Occupational therapist to create individualized service plans for clients
Cashier
Marshalls
08.2010 - 09.2017
- Provide exceptional customer service receiving top reviews in surveys
- Assists in pricing and stocking inventory, display preparation and maintains quality store presentation
- Helped customers update accounts, sign up for new services and take advantage of special offers
- Trained new team members in cash register operation, stock procedures and customer service
- Worked closely with front-end staff to assist customers
- Learned roles of other departments to provide coverage and keep store operational
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies
California State University
Long Beach06-2019
Associate of Arts - Behavioral and Social Sciences, Liberal Arts
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA03-2014
Skills
- CPR Certified
- Customer Service
- Microsoft Word, Excel
Certification
Project Management Certification (PMP) Feb-2026
Timeline
Professional Mentor
Friend of the Children, Los Angeles
09.2022 - Current
Life Coach
Injoy Life Resources
03.2015 - 04.2022
Cashier
Marshalls
08.2010 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Arts - Communication Studies
California State University
Associate of Arts - Behavioral and Social Sciences, Liberal Arts
Santa Monica College