Meredith Fatseas, LCSW

• Developed high-performing teams within the department of Mental Health by providing mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Enhanced team collaboration and performance through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations.
• Establishes a culture of continuous improvement by using data driven decision making and grounding in improvement science.
• Cultivates a positive work environment that fostered leader engagement and boosted team morale.
• Manages multiple team budgets, grants and contracts effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability.
• Strengthens internal controls by drafting and implementing policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment to best practices.
• Leverages professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen student and family relationships.
• Leads Request for Proposal (RFP) processes and negotiates favorable contracts with vendors/partners for efficient costs and High service/materials quality.

• Developed and implemented strategic plan for The Department of Mental Health and Student Safety
• Collaborated with community partners, internal and external stakeholders, families and other contributors to ensure diverse perspectives and voices are working in partnership
• Sponsored change across teams, builds business case for change, effectively manages change resistance
• Established strong customer service culture and delivers results through direct management of teams and projects
• Developed and executes a yearly budget including multiple grant budgets and contracts
• Led teams focused on mental health, behavioral health and social emotional learning, student safety, juvenile and truancy court supports, attendance supports, substance prevention and intervention, trauma specific interventions, special education and ADA section 504 implementation to accomplish positive student outcomes, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
• Led clinical practices across the Denver Public Schools to ensure trauma informed, trauma specific and culturally affirming and responsive clinical mental health practices are utilized
• Manages multiple, large-scale projects across Denver Public Schools including a district wide mental health screener, a mental health pilot program focuses on trauma specific interventions, social-emotional learning, chronic absenteeism, truancy and delinquency prevention and intervention, youth violence prevention, intervention and postvention work, and student safety work including psychological, and social emotional safety.
• Developed and implemented scalable, sustainable, and data driven programming to address mental health, behavioral health and related tiered support needs
• Built high-preforming teams committed to common purposes, mutual goal achievement, and mutual accountability and a culture of trust
• Led the Department Leadership Team (DLT) and the Exceptional Student Services Collaborative Committee as part of the Unionized employee contract
• Developed and implementedmulti-pronged recruitment and retention strategy to address national mental health staff shortages
• Partnered on city committees and task forces including the City Mental Health Children's Cabinet, te City of Denver Broncos Fund, etc

• Leadership in mental health/behavioral health practices and services, wraparound supports for families, and special education and ADA section 504 compliance
• Responsible for maintaining the operational and transactional responsibilities of The Department of Social Work and Psychological Services
• Knowledge of federal, state and local policies/procedures regarding school based mental health services and special education assessment and intervention practices
• Managed 450+ school mental health providers and Team Lead program
• Managed District Crisis Recovery Team
• Developed and Oversaw the Therapeutic Service Provider Pilot
• Oversaw the Substance Prevention and Intervention Programs
• Led the Department Leadership Team and subcommittees
• Supervised the Graduate Student programs for School Social Work and School Psychology
• Fostered collaborative partnerships with internal and external partners

The Colorado School Social Work Association exists to promote visibility and viability of the school social work profession, promote professional excellence among school social workers in an effort to enhance the well being of students, families, and community with th educational system. CSSWA is an affiliate state organization for our national organization, School Social Work Association of America.

• Oversaw the strategic goals of the organization
• Led recruiting and engagement efforts for members
• Maintained the records of all CSSWA proceedings
• Oversaw financials of the organization

• Supervised 250+ school mental health providers
• Planed, developed and oversaw department professional development
• Managed the District Crisis Recovery Team
• Fostered collaborative partnerships with community agencies and Universities
• Ensured effective implementation of the district-wide mental health screener
• Lead the mental health team lead project

• Supported networks of schools to realize deep impact on student learning through implementing multi-tiered systems of support
• Consultation, coaching, and facilitation f professional development in areas of social emotional learning, student discipline best practices, restorative justice, student safety and mental health and behavioral health
• Review and provide feedback for all Threat Appraisals for elementary schools
• School Based Health Clinic committee member
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention District Trainer

• Organizational diagnosis
• Backwards design and data cycle coaching
• Educator feedback and supervision cycle

• Provided direct and indirect mental health servies
• Administered and interpreted social emotional, behavioral and adaptive assessments
• Consulted with teachers, parents and administrators
• Developed and implemented mental health, behavioral and social emotional plans
• Developed and led professional development for staff and parents
• Provided restorative justice interventions
• Progress monitored and data collection to support student goals
• Chaired the Positive Behavior Intervention Supports team and the Student Intervention Teams
• Provided referrals and resources to families
• Co-founded and coordinated the Montclair Back-Pack Program

• Collaborated with families to assist in understanding educational and patient rights within the educational and mental health systems impacting their child/children.
• Managed heavy caseload for the southern region of Wyoming, using well-developed time management, organizational and task prioritization skills.
• Attended school, court and other community agency meetings families requested support with; and maintained appropriate contact as directed by agency procedures.
• Identified available community resources and programs for families of disabled children.
• Taught parenting classes in the adult detention center for Laramie County 1.