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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Service to Community
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Katrina Jones

Human Service Professional
Baltimore,MD
Katrina Jones

Summary

Hardworking and passionate human service professional with strong organizational skills eager to secure Human Service/Public Health position. Ready to serve the community fro an assets-based approach with compassion and respect.

Overview

27
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Baltimore City Health Dept., OYTS

Health Administrator II/ Assistant Director
2023.05 - Current (1 year & 4 months)

Job overview

  • Supervise and sustain direct programming services and supports to schools and community-based organizations, including peer groups, trainings (staff & students), employment opportunities, violence prevention education and resources)
  • Supervise and support four programming staff and 11 youth ambassadors
  • Provide quality representation of BCHD on City-wide Trauma-Informed Taskforce
  • Interface with legislators and political partners to report of the strengths and weaknesses of trauma-informed implementation in Baltimore City
  • Interface with other City agencies in order to strengthen the reach of Trauma-Informed Care trainings and implementation
  • Assess and make recommendations on expansion of school-based and community-based partnerships.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Adolescent Health (CAH)

Community Relations Director/Youth Coordinator
2009.10 - 2023.05 (13 years & 7 months)

Job overview

  • Create, manage, and support Community Advisory Board (CAB) partner organizations in their relationships with the Center for Adolescent Health (CAH), Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.
  • Manage CAH's relationship with partnering Universities and other Johns Hopkins entities.
  • Create and implement the annual action plan and progress report for the Community Relations Office of the Center for Adolescent Health in line with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention core research guidelines.
  • Lead on Baltimore City Health Department partnership, Dating Matters: Dating Violence Prevention implementation across twelve Baltimore City middle schools
  • Collect and support research data analysis related to youth development partnerships and community-based intervention outcomes
  • Created and managed monthly and quarterly Youth Advisory Board and Youth Leadership & Advocacy Network (YLAN) meetings and events
  • Serve as advisor to the Baltimore City Mayor's Youth Commission, 2015-16
  • Represent Johns Hopkins University in the Community Committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Prevention Research Centers, Southeast Region and with State legislators, Baltimore City government, and community leaders.
  • Identify and provide technical writing support on CAH grant submissions and partner submissions when requested.
  • Manage affiliation and represent the Center for Adolescent Health on partner boards within Baltimore City Schools, Baltimore City Health Department, Family League of Baltimore, and East Baltimore Community Associations.
  • Facilitate pilot trainings of the CAH Teen Years Explained: A Guide to Adolescent Development pilot curriculum.
  • Actively participated on the Community Health Initiative planning and oversight committees in partnership with Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute
  • Provide community and liaison support for Dr

Phil Leaf, Director of the Johns Hopkins Center

for Prevention of Youth Violence

  • Served on Hopkins University Master Plan Board for East Baltimore
  • Lead partner representative on community engagement efforts with Hopkins Urban Health Institute including Annual Social Determinants of Health Conference and the East Baltimore Health Assessment.

Priceless Gown Project

Executive Board Member/Volunteer Director
2009.03 - 2022.03 (13 years)

Job overview

  • Recruit, train and provide for the needs of annual volunteers for all Priceless Gown Events, including Baltimore, Washington DC, and New York City
  • Serve on the executive board on all decision-making practices and fiscal responsibilities.

Towson University

Adjunct Professor
2019.09 - 2020.12 (1 year & 3 months)

Job overview

  • Facilitate course focused on inequities in Baltimore City local school district due to the city's history of institutional racism and disproportionate allocation of resources and human service supports.
  • Review and grade course deliverables
  • Advise students on course requirements and practicum placements and assignments.
  • Schedule and present speakers for class sessions.

Baltimore City Health Dept.

Community Engagement/Facilitator
2015.10 - 2020.01 (4 years & 3 months)

Job overview

  • Serve as lead partner in the ambassador component of the 5 year Dating Matters pilot
  • Provide classroom training for 6th-8th grade students in Baltimore City among partner schools
  • Provide parent component training at partner schools in Baltimore City
  • Participate in the reporting of program progress and challenges to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and National Opinion Research Center (NORC).

HOPE worldwide

Community School Coordinator
2007.10 - 2009.08 (1 year & 10 months)

Job overview

  • Created and implemented an annual four-part needs assessment to identify needs of students, families and school staff
  • Gleaned community business and individual partners in support of students and families' human service needs; created support for school staff in meeting the needs of students and parents
  • Provided human service supports for entire student body of K-8 students and their families
  • Created a network of human service providers, wellness supports and recreation partnerships for youth and families in the school community
  • Created and facilitated an annual free summer program for youth and families in need through grant-funded opportunities from 2005-2009
  • Planned, implemented and evaluated activities, events and programs, which increase parent involvement, student attendance and positive school/community climate
  • Created and disseminated monthly reports to funders and stakeholders using Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) database and Baltimore City Schools databases
  • Addressed financial needs of the school through grant proposal writing, fundraising and locating funding partners
  • Provided 2.5 million dollars in programming supports between 2007-2009
  • Served as liaison between school and community in service to children and families
  • Serve as proxy to the school principal on PTA and city-wide community school efforts
  • Board member of governing Citywide Coordinating Council of Community Schools with Baltimore City Mayor, City Schools CEO, Family League of Baltimore, and private and public investors and advocates of the community school initiative of Baltimore City
  • Created partnership with University of Maryland Baltimore County School of Education which lead to Violetville Elementary–Middle School becoming a Professional Development School under the University.

YMCA Urban Services

Community School Monitor
2007.01 - 2008.08 (1 year & 7 months)

Job overview

  • Assisted Community School Coordinator with the planning and implementation of enrichment activities throughout the school year
  • Identified key areas of need through an initial needs assessment, follow-up meetings, and continuous analyzing of school and community climate and the effectiveness of existing services in the areas of availability and delivery
  • Solicited human service organizations such as mentoring, academic enrichment, family services, faith-based organizations and services and health and mental health services for students and their families
  • Assisted in the planning and facilitation of coordinating council meetings of community partners and human service providers partnering with the school per the needs assessment
  • Collaborated with existing in-school services, including after-school services and Baltimore City School provided services to deliver human services to families in need
  • Maintained accurate assessment information, including initial needs assessments, action plans, school improvement plans and update and record all activities which fulfill community school mandates
  • Built solid, caring relationships with students and their parents/guardians to help identify services, which will help families, especially those that cause students to not perform at satisfactory academic levels
  • Coordinated health, mental health, family supports, mentoring, nutrition, enrichment activities for students and parents, parent continuing education, job readiness and referral)
  • Developed professional relationships with teachers and school administrators to integrate into team and best serve students.
  • Supported behavior control strategies with implementation of district-approved techniques.
  • Logged monitoring activities and notable incidents for school administrators.
  • Enforced school district guidelines with students across classes and levels.

Academy of Success, Inc.

Administration/Academic Support/Community Schools Asst. to Site Coordinator
2002.01 - 2006.12 (4 years & 11 months)

Job overview

  • Grant proposal writing assistance
  • Activities planning and scheduling, program planning (including trips, projects), keep and maintain office schedule, open office each day
  • Taught Language Arts component of GED and Pre-GED classes, lesson planning, student follow-up
  • Coordinated and assisted in community schools' meetings, partnership development assistance, and complete monthly reports with coordinator
  • Analyzed needs assessment data for further partnership development, schedule delivery of services through community school office, work with partners to increase deliverability of services through workshops, community events, expos and the like
  • Maintained communication between partners through telephone, e-mail and network meeting communication
  • Created and distributed out meeting minutes to all partners
  • Maintain and update community board of information.

U.S. Department of Commerce

Census Field Data Supervisor
1998.01 - 2000.01 (2 years)

Job overview

  • (1998-99) – Remapped upstate of South Carolina; preparing South Carolina/North Carolina for transition from box number/route number address listings to E911 address listings
  • Required street-by-street remapping of preexisting communities and new developments
  • Trained and managed 25-member team of census enumerators for census taking in year 2000
  • Prepared all data collected for computer input
  • Provided follow-up on difficult cases in the region and worked along with state and federal authorities to make sure all information and census taking was performed with care, confidentiality and precision.

Education

Lincoln University Lincoln, PA

Master of Arts from Human Services
07.2009

University Overview

Honors: Honors graduate, Summa Cum Laude (3.89 GPA)

  • Honoree of Rose B. Pinkney Memorial Award for Outstanding Contribution in the Human Service Field (2007-09)
  • 3.89 GPA
  • Relevant Coursework: Specialty in Counseling

Baltimore City Community

01.2005

University Overview

Psychology

Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL

from Animal Husbandry: Preveterinary Medicine
1985 - 1988 (3 years)

University Overview

Skills

Violence Prevention Programming Supervision

Staff Management

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft 365

Workday

Advancing Youth Development trainer

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • 2020 Recipient of Johns Hopkins University Public Health Practice Award
  • 2009 Inducted as member of Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society for the Social Sciences
  • 2005-06 Completed AmeriCorps full-time fellowship in service to New Orleans, La after Hurricane Katrina (NCCC Disaster Relief)

Service to Community

Service to Community
Board Chair - Youth Wellness Survey, Community Engagement, 2021-2022, Facilitate and manage board of partners, Provide briefings to board members of BCHD, CDC coordination, Advise on community engagement and survey administration during planning phase

Timeline

Health Administrator II/ Assistant Director
Baltimore City Health Dept., OYTS
2023.05 - Current (1 year & 4 months)
Adjunct Professor
Towson University
2019.09 - 2020.12 (1 year & 3 months)
Community Engagement/Facilitator
Baltimore City Health Dept.
2015.10 - 2020.01 (4 years & 3 months)
Community Relations Director/Youth Coordinator
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Adolescent Health (CAH)
2009.10 - 2023.05 (13 years & 7 months)
Executive Board Member/Volunteer Director
Priceless Gown Project
2009.03 - 2022.03 (13 years)
Community School Coordinator
HOPE worldwide
2007.10 - 2009.08 (1 year & 10 months)
Community School Monitor
YMCA Urban Services
2007.01 - 2008.08 (1 year & 7 months)
Administration/Academic Support/Community Schools Asst. to Site Coordinator
Academy of Success, Inc.
2002.01 - 2006.12 (4 years & 11 months)
Census Field Data Supervisor
U.S. Department of Commerce
1998.01 - 2000.01 (2 years)
Tuskegee University
from Animal Husbandry: Preveterinary Medicine
1985 - 1988 (3 years)
Lincoln University
Master of Arts from Human Services
Baltimore City Community
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