Ingrid Cockhren
Nashville,Tennessee
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Co-Author of Reducing Stress in Schools
Harvard Education Press
04.2023 - Current
Chief Visionary Officer
PACEs Connection
01.2022 - Current
- Developed strategic vision by collaborating with cross-functional teams and aligning company objectives.
- Implemented innovative solutions for business growth through extensive market research and trend analysis.
- Boosted company revenue by identifying new market opportunities and implementing effective sales strategies.
- Enhanced company image by developing a strong brand identity and consistent messaging across all channels.
- Spearheaded strategic partnerships, expanding the company's reach and increasing industry presence.
- Oversaw business-wide changes to modernize procedures and organization.
- Transformed organizational structure, optimizing resources for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
- Championed change management initiatives, guiding staff through transition periods while maintaining productivity levels.
- Represented organization at industry conferences and events.
- Ensured long-term success by creating a culture of continuous improvement and fostering employee engagement.
Chief Admin Officer
Tawana Irvin
- PACEs Connection www.pacesconnection.com
- California, U.S
- (615) 569-3025
- Manage and oversee all aspects of operations for a social media platform, childhood trauma resource and trauma-informed consulting non-profit
- Host a weekly podcast
- Create national programs and interventions focused on alleviating stress, trauma and adversity
- Create national programs and interventions focused on bolstering resilience
- Create national programs and interventions focused on addressing health equity and social determinants of health
- Manage regional community facilitators, both domestic and international
- Coordinate nationwide learning collaboratives focused on trauma-informed care and trauma-informed practices
- Create and facilitate professional development and training focused on systems level transformation to organizations, grassroots movements and individuals.
Director of Communities
03.2021 - 12.2021
Community
Gail
- Lead
- ACEs Connection www.acesconnection.com
- California, U
- (530) 400-3211
- Manage regional community facilitators both domestic and international
- Coordinate nationwide learning collaboratives focused on trauma-informed care and trauma-informed practices
- Coordinate nationwide learning collaboratives focused on addressing health equity and social determinants of health
- Create and facilitate professional development and training focused on systems level transformation to organizations, grassroots movements and individuals.
Midwest Regional Community Facilitator
08.2018 - 03.2021
Community
ACE Nashville Parent & Community Engagement Committee Chair
05.2016 - Current
- Lead
- ACEs Connection www.acesconnection.com
- California, U.S
- (530) 400-3211
- Blog writer for acesconnection.com
- Attend and present at nationwide conferences on various topics including collective impact, ecological models of influence, psychology, brain development, DEI, trauma, trauma-informed schools, collaboration, etc
- Coordinate and facilitate online communities on acesconnection.com for TN, KS, MI, MN, WI, ND, SD, MO, OK, NE, IO, IL, IN & OH
- Coordinate regional efforts focused on addressing health equity and social determinants of health
- Consultant for collective impacts, city, county or state level and non-profit orgs addressing childhood trauma, ACEs & health disparities in TN, KS, MI, MN, WI, ND, SD, MO, OK, NE, IO, IL, IN & OH.
Trainer, Adjunct Professor
All Children Excel Nashville
06.2011 - Current
- State of Tennessee Certified Building Strong Brains
- Manage a network of 50+ non-profits, State institutions and other local community organizations in a collective impact initiative dedicated to preventing and mitigating childhood adversity
- Public speaking appearances to raise awareness of ACEs
- Participate in the ACE Nashville Leadership steering committee
- Engage in strategic planning to bolster community awareness and engagement
- Manage all social media networks for ACE Nashville: Building Healthy Communities
- Coordinate and manage community events to address ACEs in Nashville
Speaker/Trainer
Tennessee State University
01.2015 - Current
- Teach child development, race/racial identity, developmental, general, and abnormal undergraduate-level psychology courses
Administrator
Diane Harley, EHDI, Inc
- Public & inspirational speaking focused on various subjects (e.g
- Stress management, optimal work performance, mental health, motivation & engagement of workforce)
Founder, Owner
LeMai Daisy & Cockhren Consulting
01.2014 - Current
- Serving Middle TN (615) 484-1642
- Professional and Workplace development
- DEIB, Trauma-Informed Care, Trauma-Informed Schools, Healing-Centered Practices & Team Building facilitation services
- Parent, school, and community training courses-specializing in early brain development, Positive & Adverse Childhood Experiences, and cultural competency
- Public health consulting focused on addressing health equity and social determinants of health.
Family Involvement Specialist
04.2017 - 06.2018
Director
Maritza
Project Manager
Metro Nashville Public Schools, Diversity
02.2015 - 02.2017
- 4636
- Coordinate family informational events for MNPS parents and the larger community
- Supervise family involvement for a total of 10 schools (6 elementary, 3 middle and a high school)
- Provide professional development for MNPS staff concerning family involvement and cultural competency
- Establish and maintain community partnerships that support family involvement and student success
Supervisor
Michelle Hengelbrok
Family Intervention Counselor
State of Tennessee, Children’s Services
02.2012 - 02.2014
- 9644
- Coordinate training for child protective services workers in specialty subject areas (e.g
- Human trafficking, parenting styles, children with special needs, and policy)
- Develop training courses and curriculum to address systemic issues within the Dept
- Of Children’s Services
- Instruct training courses for child protective workers and community partners
- Utilize research data to inform training and promote best field practices
- Research best practices for child welfare, training & development of social workers, training delivery, employee motivation and engagement
- Assist with policy-making as part of a larger team
Clinical Supervisor
Michael Bommarito
Program Director
Youth Villages
09.2011 - 03.2012
- Provide multisystemic therapy to families of children with mental health needs or defiant behaviors (Families either are enrolled in Families First, have children with court involvement or mental health diagnosis)
- Behaviors addressed include alcohol/substance abuse, suicidal, defiance, mental health issues, behavioral problems, aggression, parenting skills, and independent living skills
- Provide solution-focused counseling and parent training to parents of delinquent or troubled children
- Provide intensive cognitive behavioral therapy/trauma-focused CBT and family counseling to families three times per week
- Case management with a caseload of 4-6 families
- Attend weekly and monthly meetings with management, treatment teams, school personnel, and clinical team
- Construct effective treatment goals and treatment plans for children and their families
Executive Director
Mahalia Howard
Research Assistant, Analyst & Coordinator
Grace M. Eaton Childcare & Early Learning Center
12.2009 - 08.2011
- Supervise daily operations of child care center and United Way Preschool/Pre-K program
- Ensure that programs uphold DHS and DCS standards and policies
- Program evaluation
- Conduct early childcare worker and parent training courses
- Supervise 18-20 child care workers, teachers, literacy coordinators, and other auxiliary workers
- Attend weekly and monthly meetings with management team
- Interview and hire new employees
- Administer disciplinary action (including termination)
- Administrative and human resource tasks-maintain employee files and confidential information, track employee attendance
Supervisor
Sheryl Rimrodt, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
01.2011 - 05.2011
- Direct observation and assessment of child behavior during writing activities and test prompts-Project WRITE/Metro Nashville Public Schools
- Direct teacher observation and assessment of classroom practices that enhance writing skills-Metro Nashville Public Schools
- Data Collection-Tennessee Department of Education PreK Study
- Treatment fidelity and program evaluation
- Data entry and reliability
- Parent Liaison and parent recruitment
- Planning and coordinating adult research study for dyslexia
- Educating graduate and doctoral students about psychology and psychological assessments
- Coordinating research projects-managing funds, testers, equipment, other research assistants, and participants
- Administering battery of psychological and reading assessments to adults and children
- Data coding for meta-analysis
- Test administration and assessment via PPVT, WASI, WISC, WJIII, SARA, TWS, TOWK, DKEFS & TLC-E
- Applied Child Studies Practicum
Supervisor
Mahalia Howard, Grace M. Eaton Childcare Center
- 3341
- Construct and present parent training presentations pertaining to school readiness, social emotional development, language development, cognitive development
- Construct and present staff training presentations pertaining to school readiness, social emotional development, language development, cognitive development
- Construct and implement professional development programs for staff members
- Assist in grant writing and application process by researching and identifying needs of the center
- Conduct weekly observations of staff/child interactions and provide feedback to center management based on evidence-based practices
- Volunteered as school age tutor and conducted parent/staff training since September 2008
Supervisor
Applied Child Studies Practicum, Vanderbilt University, Magdelynn Owens, Children’s Services, Woodland Hills Youth Development Center
08.2009 - 12.2009
- Constructed and implemented bullying/violence intervention with targeted incarcerated adolescent males
- Lead daily empathy building group sessions with targeted incarcerated adolescent males
- Assessed the climate of a residential juvenile facility via bullying/violence self surveys (total of 144 participants)
- Conducted three staff educational sessions with targeted direct service Dept
- Of Children’s Services employees
- Program evaluation
Tennessee State University Psychology Symposium
03.2009
Presenter
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Effect of Absence of Male College Educated Relatives on Male Juvenile Incarceration
- Notable Trainings & Professional Development Presentations
- Building Strong Brains TCCY Curriculum, Adverse Childhood Experiences & Intergenerational Transmission-CCJ October 2016
- Adverse Childhood Experiences & The Opioid Epidemic-Meharry Medical College April 2017
- Adverse Childhood Experience Speaker Series: ACE Nashville & Centerstone 2017
- Adverse Childhood Experiences & Intergenerational Transmission-
- Southeastern ACEs Summit November 2017
Education
Master of Education - Applied Child Studies, Social
Peabody College/Vanderbilt University
Master’s -
Bachelor of Sciences - Psychology
College of Education/Tennessee State University
The Many Faces of -
2018
2019
LGBTQI
the African American -
Timeline
Co-Author of Reducing Stress in Schools
Harvard Education Press
04.2023 - Current
Chief Visionary Officer
PACEs Connection
01.2022 - Current
Director of Communities
03.2021 - 12.2021
Midwest Regional Community Facilitator
08.2018 - 03.2021
Family Involvement Specialist
04.2017 - 06.2018
Community
ACE Nashville Parent & Community Engagement Committee Chair
05.2016 - Current
Presenter
01.2016 - 01.2017
Project Manager
Metro Nashville Public Schools, Diversity
02.2015 - 02.2017
Speaker/Trainer
Tennessee State University
01.2015 - Current
Founder, Owner
LeMai Daisy & Cockhren Consulting
01.2014 - Current
Family Intervention Counselor
State of Tennessee, Children’s Services
02.2012 - 02.2014
Program Director
Youth Villages
09.2011 - 03.2012
Trainer, Adjunct Professor
All Children Excel Nashville
06.2011 - Current
Supervisor
Sheryl Rimrodt, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University
01.2011 - 05.2011
Research Assistant, Analyst & Coordinator
Grace M. Eaton Childcare & Early Learning Center
12.2009 - 08.2011
Supervisor
Applied Child Studies Practicum, Vanderbilt University, Magdelynn Owens, Children’s Services, Woodland Hills Youth Development Center
08.2009 - 12.2009
Tennessee State University Psychology Symposium
03.2009
Chief Admin Officer
Tawana Irvin
Community
Gail
Administrator
Diane Harley, EHDI, Inc
Director
Maritza
Supervisor
Michelle Hengelbrok
Clinical Supervisor
Michael Bommarito
Executive Director
Mahalia Howard
Supervisor
Mahalia Howard, Grace M. Eaton Childcare Center
Master of Education - Applied Child Studies, Social
Peabody College/Vanderbilt University
Master’s -
Bachelor of Sciences - Psychology
College of Education/Tennessee State University
The Many Faces of -
LGBTQI
the African American -
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