LuAnn Dias
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Fords,NJ
1
Certification
32
years of professional experience
Thirty years of clinical and administrative experience in social services, behavioral health and youth services programming. Excellent leadership skills, strong communication and writing skills and a demonstrated ability to manage multiple systems effectively.
Work History
Vice President of Family Services
7 Years- Developed and implemented strategic initiatives to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.
- Led cross-functional teams in executing community outreach programs, fostering collaboration among stakeholders.
- Streamlined organizational processes to improve resource allocation and maximize program impact.
- Mentored senior leadership and staff on best practices for program management and development.
- Established partnerships with local organizations to expand outreach and enhance service diversity.
- Oversaw budget management, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and financial sustainability.
- Identified opportunities to improve business process flows and productivity.
School of Social Work Liaison
7 Years 11 Months- Mentor and support 20+ graduate level MSW students with their practicum experiences and learning objectives.
- Offer guidance to students as well as practicum supervisors regarding the learning objectives with micro and macro experiences.
- Resolve any conflicts between the student and practicum placement to insure a strong learning environment.
Operations Manager
1 Year 3 Months- Embrace and teach the Wraparound Model and the Child Family Team Process.
- Provide supervision and guidance to a team of 4 Care Manager Supervisors as per Clinical policies and procedures.
- Ensures all documentation in the EHR and charts meet the Children’s System Of Care and Medicaid standards.
- Interface with community resources, system partners and stakeholders – participate on committees, special projects and attend statewide meetings.
- Assist in Quality Improvement projects as well as review measurement tools to ensure organizational fidelity to Wraparound.
Director of Youth Enrichment Programming
1 Year- Day to day management of all youth services programs in NNJ inclusive of residential and in home/parenting services.
- Responsible for residential licensing standards and quality program monitoring to maintain COA accreditation.
- Hiring of staff, performance management, clinical training.
- Supervise 3 Clinical Managers, 4 Non-clinical Managers, 2 Office staff and responsible for 32 Youth Care counselors.
- Responsible for seeking new funding and writing grants to help grow the Youth Enrichment programming.
Director of Living Well Operations
1 Year 8 Months- Day to day management and operations of the Living Well Program that provides Advance Care Planning services. Oversite of 60 Specialists and 6 Clinical Supervisors.
- Service operations -assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating Living Well service and productivity- of the integration of Motivational Interviewing into the methodology of Program Outcomes.
- Takes lead role in setting direction and participating or developing new programs.
- Responsible for initiating policies and procedures.
- Identify and coordinates with Quality Department training needs for Living Well staff including supervisory skills, management skills and counseling skills.
- Identify compliance and quality improvement opportunities and initiate corrective actions.
Service Area Director of Behavioral Health & Youth Services
20 Years 6 Months- Develop and administer behavioral health, substance use and youth services programs, policies and procedures.
- Manage over 10 program budgets in excess of 3 million dollars that represents 30 employees.
- Apply for funding by writing grants, proposals and private foundation requests.
- Ensure contract compliance & liaison duties with over 10 funding sources and adhere to Joint Commission standards for accreditation.
- Responsible for hiring staff, evaluating staff performance & administrative/clinical supervision.
Education
LCSW License
#44SC00525700
Master in Social Work
B.A. - Psychology
Skills
Team leadership
Relationship building
Decision-making
Critical thinking
Affiliations
Voting Member- Somerset County Human Services Advisory Council; Local Advisory Council on Alcohol and Drug Committee. Chair of Somerset County Professional Advisory Council Field Liaison
Certification
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Timeline
Vice President of Family Services
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen
08.2019 - CurrentRead More
School of Social Work Liaison
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
09.2018 - CurrentRead More
Operations Manager
Coordinated Family Care - Middlesex Care Management Organization
03.2018 - 06.2019Read More
Director of Youth Enrichment Programming
Volunteers of America, NNJ
03.2017 - 03.2018Read More
Director of Living Well Operations
Vital Decisions, LLC
05.2015 - 01.2017Read More
Service Area Director of Behavioral Health & Youth Services
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Metuchen
10.1994 - 04.2015Read More
Glassboro State College
B.A. from Psychology
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Rutgers University
Master in Social Work
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LCSW License
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