Mary Rives
Santa Fe,NM
Summary
Experienced Human Services Executive with a strong track record of serving diverse communities. Demonstrated leadership and expertise in program management. Skilled professional in life coaching, social work, workshop facilitation, and public speaking. Proficient in cultural diversity training, mediation, counseling, community outreach, and creative problem-solving. Fluent in conversational Spanish. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace. Experienced in utilizing social media for public health campaigns.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Director/Founder
Healing Stories
Santa Fe, NM
01.2010 - Current
- Facilitated retreats and workshops to enhance communication skills
- Provided professional coaching assistance for clients seeking help with writing, life challenges, and coping with grief
- Ghost wrote three published memoirs
- Conducted offline and online community-building circles and programs
Program Coordinator
PRS Inc. Suicide Prevention and Intervention Crisis Team
Northern Virginia
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Screened, hired, trained, and supervised volunteers
- Advanced immersion and training in the field of suicidology
- Utilized a wide variety of online platforms
- Assisted and supported the Program Director.
Bilingual Director
Riverview Senior Center
Springfield, MA
01.2006 - 01.2009
- Responsible for the overall function of a health and wellness-based senior center for low-income, inner-city Latinos
- Initiated innovative, culturally appropriate health and fitness programs for Latino Senior Citizens, including English as a Second Language classes
- Organized special events for more than one hundred people, for which Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan and Representative Cheryl Coakley-Rivera were in attendance
- Was featured on Springfield’s three television stations to promote the center as a community interest story on June 21, 2006
- Generated first streams of income for the center through grant writing, fundraising, and renting office space
- Supervised two Senior Aide employees, volunteers, and a team of nurses
- Collaborated extensively with community service providers
- Championed 'Collateral Response Committee' to establish protocol/emergency preparedness for senior citizens of the North End.
Organization Development Consultant
Community Healthcare Group at Brightwood Clinic
Springfield, MA
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Coordinated program transition from Community Medical Alliance to Community Healthcare Group
- Performed 200 detailed chart reviews and updated 200 patient care plans
- Managed information
- Conducted 50 bilingual interviews and health screenings
- Provided data entry, extrapolation, and compilation
- Designed, organized, and facilitated the CHG January 2004 Staff Retreat.
International Program Developer
Jamaica Community Enrichment Program Global Children
01.2001 - 01.2004
- Co-founded an international humanitarian program that assists rural Jamaican children, families, and individuals who live in extreme poverty
- Researched, administered, and submitted grant proposals to fund youth education scholarship project
- Succeeded in being awarded grant funding
- Implemented and organized new home construction for impoverished rural families in Jamaica
- Conducted action research in Jamaica, including needs assessment focus groups
- Organized successful program fundraising events in the United States
- Affiliated with Global Childrena non-profit organization dedicated to improving the welfare of children.
Program Director
Amherst Family Center
Amherst, MA
01.1998 - 01.2003
- Managed parent education and drop-in center for 200 families
- Responsible for all program and event planning, development, and evaluation
- Incorporated over 12 new programs and championed large community events
- Initiated organization development and implemented responsive models for change
- Conducted volunteer recruitment, training, hiring, and supervision of more than 100 volunteers annually
- Acted as the Sexual Harassment Officer for the agency
- Responsible for grant writing, fundraising, fiscal management, and contract reporting
- Interfaced with parents, teachers, committees, advisory board, HCAC Central Administration, student volunteers, and community service providers
- Provided ongoing supervision to staff of 5 professional teachers, a development coordinator, and over 100 volunteers
- Provided ongoing early intervention for families at risk.
Volunteer Coordinator
The YWCA
Northampton, MA
01.1998 - 01.2000
- Supervised, recruited, hired, and trained volunteers to work with children in recovery from domestic violence
- Expanded program resources, designed and implemented creative programming for children, matched children with mentors and collaborated with community educators
- Conducted community research and advocated for public policy changes
- An integral member of the YWCA Anti-Racist Task Force that responded to employee complaints and organized organization-wide diversity training
- Provided early intervention for families at risk.
Team Therapist
Windhorse Associates
Northampton, MA
01.1996 - 01.2000
- An integral member of the holistic counseling team
- Provided needs assessment, individual counseling, supervision, and advocacy
- Facilitated meetings and groups and accessed community resources.
Housing Program Coordinator & Intensive Outreach Clinician
River Valley Counseling Center
Holyoke, MA
01.1992 - 01.1997
- Improved and managed housing program for more than 100 people
- Successfully located 50 housing units and placed more than 100 HIV/AIDS-infected people into subsidized housing
- Mediated disputes between tenants and landlords weekly
- Conducted over 100 intake interviews and clinical assessments.
Intensive Outreach Clinician
River Valley Counseling Center
Holyoke, MA
01.1992 - 01.1997
- Provided supportive counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy, referrals, translation, and shelter referrals for victims of domestic violence, people with major mental illness, elders, and homeless people infected with HIV
- Organized and facilitated educational groups, support groups, and collateral meetings
- Provided early intervention for families at risk.
Program Director
Community Services & Hampshire County Family Network of Hampshire Community Action Commission
Northampton, MA
01.2001
- Responsible for overseeing HCAC’s Hampshire Health Access, Housing Program, and Hampshire Family Network during the transition period between directors
- Independently managed vital program contracts, policies, budgets, and reports
- Supervised an experienced staff of 10 professionals
- Hired and trained new employees, facilitated meetings
- Provided early intervention for families at risk.
Education
Master of Science - Organization and Management
Antioch New England Graduate School
Keene, NH01.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Behavioral Science
Lesley College
Cambridge, MA01.1991
Mental Health Associate -
Montgomery College
Takoma Park, MD01.1987
Skills
- Project Coordination
- Project Management
- Staff Development
- Fundraising Events
- Organizational Development
- Hiring and Retention
- Innovation management
- Financial Reporting
- Crisis Management
- Facilities Management
- Program Management
- Verbal and written communication
- Team Management
- Creativity and Innovation
- Strategic Planning
Degrees
- MS
- BA
- MHA
- CPC
Awards
2008 Paul Winske Access Award, Stavros Center for Independent Living
Community Service
- Early Intervention Volunteer, Many Mothers, 2023-01-01, Present
- Surrogate, Stavros Center for Independent Living, 2000-01-01, 2009-12-31
- Mediator, The Mediation and Training Collaborative, Greenfield, MA, 2004-01-01, 2006-12-31
- Suicide Prevention Trainer, Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2004-01-01, 2006-12-31
- Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP), Westfield, Westfield, MA, 2005-01-01, 2005-12-31
- Crisis Support, Community Crisis Response Team, Greenfield, MA, 2000-01-01, 2005-12-31
- Town Meeting Member, Amherst, Amherst, MA, 2003-01-01, 2005-12-31
- Clinical Care Coordinator, The North Shore AIDS Health Project & Hospice of the North Shore, Beverly, MA, 1990-01-01, 1992-12-31
Timeline
Program Coordinator
PRS Inc. Suicide Prevention and Intervention Crisis Team
01.2022 - 01.2023
Director/Founder
Healing Stories
01.2010 - Current
Bilingual Director
Riverview Senior Center
01.2006 - 01.2009
Organization Development Consultant
Community Healthcare Group at Brightwood Clinic
01.2003 - 01.2006
International Program Developer
Jamaica Community Enrichment Program Global Children
01.2001 - 01.2004
Program Director
Community Services & Hampshire County Family Network of Hampshire Community Action Commission
01.2001
Program Director
Amherst Family Center
01.1998 - 01.2003
Volunteer Coordinator
The YWCA
01.1998 - 01.2000
Team Therapist
Windhorse Associates
01.1996 - 01.2000
Housing Program Coordinator & Intensive Outreach Clinician
River Valley Counseling Center
01.1992 - 01.1997
Intensive Outreach Clinician
River Valley Counseling Center
01.1992 - 01.1997
Master of Science - Organization and Management
Antioch New England Graduate School
Bachelor of Arts - Behavioral Science
Lesley College
Mental Health Associate -
Montgomery College
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