Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline
Hi, I’m

Michelle J. Clark, PhD

Covington,GA
Michelle J.  Clark, PhD

Summary

I am a results-driven and highly motivated professional with over ten years of experience as a program advisor. I have a proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget. My skills include strategic planning, team leadership, and diagnostic analysis. I am dedicated to driving efficiency and exceeding clients' and partners' expectations, creating a stimulating and encouraging atmosphere to help improve critical talent for business outcomes. I am proficient at managing multiple priorities and collaborating effectively with consultation services and fast-paced environments.

I am educated to a very high level, with extensive knowledge in motivational initiatives, and I am innovatively a lead driver in those successes. I am also a liaison facilitating weekly meetings for the organization's cohorts and institutional partners. I seek a challenging role that offers growth opportunities and leverages my skills to contribute to organizational success while providing a highly engaged learning environment that demonstrates leadership skills. I use data analysis to build good team leaders to ensure those skills will be productive for the organization. I am detail-oriented, hardworking, and organized and have excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

Overview

17
years of professional experience
1
Certification
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Department of Family & Children Services
Athens, GA

Foster Care Case Manager
03.2023 - 12.2023

Job overview

  • Responsible for working closely with the board members and partners while providing advice, recommendations, and information to enable the organization to grow while maintaining its regulatory responsibilities
  • Initiates timely, face-to-face responses to screened-in reports of alleged child maltreatment and conducts assessments that identify and address safety concerns
  • Addresses identified safety concerns by immediately developing and implementing safety plans
  • Conducts diligent search efforts to locate the child/family when unable to make contact
  • Implements Solution Based Casework (SBC)
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Functioning Agreement, Action Plan, and Family Plan to achieve desired individual and family-level outcomes

Middle Ridge Elementary School
Covington, GA

Fourth Grade Teacher
06.2018 - 09.2021

Job overview

  • Planning and implementing ELA and Social Studies lesson plans correlate with common core
  • Providing an engaging, differentiated classroom invites and allows all students to learn
  • Creating an atmosphere that keeps students safe provides a relaxed work environment where they enjoy coming to work each day
  • Each year, I continue to learn and advance in my field to become a better teacher
  • Incorporating willingness to help all teams with any task needed and create lasting relationships with students and families to help students move on to the next grade level.
  • Provided in-home training and support to foster parents during weekly meetings to help mitigate problems arising from child behavior.
  • Completed regular visitations to check on children, families and home environments.

ASFC Outreach Therapeutic Counseling Service
Covington, GA

Human Resource Manager
01.2007 - 06.2018

Job overview

  • Developing Corporate plans for a variety of HR matters
  • Overseeing all HR initiatives, benefits, health and safety, training, and developing
  • Maintained company compliance with local, state, and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
  • Maintained human resources regulatory compliance with local, state and federal laws.
  • Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations and diminished financial discrepancies through expert program management.
  • Maintained payroll and benefits for employees in various locations, minimizing financial discrepancies through detailed program management.
  • Worked with managers to achieve compliance with organizational policies, providing clarifying information and recommending necessary changes.

Volunteer Work and Roles in the Community Organizations
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Empower Our Families
Build Our Economic Wealth
Enhance Our Environment
Advocate for Social Justice
Uplift Our Local Community
All the above initiatives improve the lives of those in the community that Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated serves

Tiny Footprints Academy
Douglasville, GA

Director
03.2024 - Current

Job overview

  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.

Education

Walden University
, Minneapolis, MN

Ph.D. from Human & Social Services
08.2023

Walden University
, Minneapolis, MN

Master of Philosophy from Behavioral Sciences
05.2022

Walden University
, Minneapolis, MN

Master of Science from Human & Social Services
05.2020

Georgia State University
, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Science from Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
05.2013 - 12.2016

University Overview

  • Honoree of The National Society of Leadership and Success
  • Honoree of Golden Key International Honor Society
  • Dean's List 2020 & 2023
  • 3.7 GPA
  • Walden's University Ambassador Member
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated Member
  • Dissertation: The Lived Experiences of Burnout Among Human Service Professionals working with Victims of Domestic Violence During COVID-19.

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Microsoft Excel, Powerpoint and Word
  • Program Curriculum
  • Learning Modules
  • Quantitative Data Analysis & Research skills
  • Data Analysis and Interpretation skills
  • Leadership Abilities
  • Presentation and Public Speaking skills

Certification

CPR Certified, Teacher Certificate, Police Officer Standard Training Certification, Georgia Crime Investigation Certification, and ASL Certified.

Timeline

Director

Tiny Footprints Academy
03.2024 - Current

Foster Care Case Manager

Department of Family & Children Services
03.2023 - 12.2023

Fourth Grade Teacher

Middle Ridge Elementary School
06.2018 - 09.2021

Georgia State University

Bachelor of Science from Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies
05.2013 - 12.2016

Human Resource Manager

ASFC Outreach Therapeutic Counseling Service
01.2007 - 06.2018
CPR Certified, Teacher Certificate, Police OfficerStandard Training Certification, Georgia Crime Investigation Certification, and ASL Certified

Walden University

Ph.D. from Human & Social Services

Walden University

Master of Philosophy from Behavioral Sciences

Walden University

Master of Science from Human & Social Services
Michelle J. Clark, PhD