Roxanne Melgar, LCSW-C
Lutherville,MD
Summary
Experience with strategic planning, organizational leadership, and stakeholder management. Utilizes collaborative approach to drive team performance and achieve company objectives. Track record of effectively navigating complex challenges to deliver sustained growth. Successfully managed diverse teams, driving operational efficiency, and fostering collaborative environments. Demonstrated excellence in financial oversight and stakeholder engagement.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Owner
Private Clinical Practice
01.2023 - Current
- Provide individual therapy to a caseload of 8-10 survivors of Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence
- Clinical supervision towards licensure
Interim Executive Director
Pro Bono Counseling
09.2024 - 06.2025
- Provide visionary leadership and strategic oversight to a team of three directors and manage a dedicated staff of over 16 individuals committed to connecting Marylanders to accessible mental health services
- Lead the strategic direction and operational management of PBC
- Spearhead initiatives to increase accessibility to mental health resources, ensuring high-quality care and support for underserved communities
- Collaborate with mental health professionals, local government agencies, and community stakeholders to enhance program outreach and effectiveness
- Oversight of program budgeting, fundraising efforts, and resource allocation to maximize impact
- Foster a compassionate work culture and inclusive environment
- Promote mental health awareness and remove stigma associated with seeking care
- Worked closely with organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
- Oversaw financial management, ensuring fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability for the organization.
- Guided staff through periods of organizational change, maintaining morale and engagement during transitions.
- Forge strong relationships with board members, providing regular updates on organizational progress and soliciting their expertise when needed.
Clinical Director
SOME – So Others Might Eat
04.2022 - 08.2024
- Responsible for providing clinical consultation and services to families in housing programs, including providing referrals and linkages to outside resources
- Provided leadership, advice, and counsel to program and clinical staff regarding a broad range of clinical, case management, and program management services
- Develop, implement, and execute training for staff to include motivational interviewing, relapse prevention, and all other related trainings identified to enhance staff skills and effectiveness; evaluate staff’s ability to use training methods in practice
- Develop, train and implement risk assessments, psycho-socials and other necessary tools to assess clients’ needs and ensure services and goals are person-centered and trauma-informed
- Ensure effective systems are in place to track progress, and regularly evaluate clinical components to measure program outcomes and successes
- Provide structure, expectations and evaluation tools related to culturally affirming therapeutic initiatives and supportive programming for adults and youth
- Identify and analyze clinical trends and data to ensure clinical programs produce effective and sustainable outcomes and to prevent service gaps
- Perform liaison activities with community partners, Core Service Agencies, government agencies and other mental health organizations, and join program advisory committees as necessary
Clinical Director
TurnAround, Inc.
07.2007 - 04.2022
- Ongoing supervision and oversight of the clinical department, Abuser Intervention Program, Crisis Response team, and Intake department
- Ongoing clinical training and opportunities for professional growth; ensure clinical staff meet ongoing requirements for maintaining clinical license
- Responsible for the administration of standards and procedures related to the clinical program in accordance with state/federal guidelines, NASW code of ethics and clinical best practices
- Assisting in the planning and oversight of all client care (clinical department and across all programs)
- Knowledgeable about current best practice trends in intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault therapeutic modalities
- Ongoing assessment and implementation of program changes in staffing, policies and procedures and service delivery
- Responsible for program budget, allocating resources, and providing quarterly, and annual program reports
- Representation of TurnAround with constituents and partnership agencies including meetings with task forces, coalitions and working groups
Education
Master’s - social work
Rutgers University School of Social Work
New Brunswick, NJB.A. - Psychology
SUNY Stony Brook
Stony Brook, NYSkills
- Clinical education
- Workforce planning
- Team oversight
- Clinical evaluation
- Workforce development
- Quality improvement strategies
- Team leadership
Languages
Bilingual (Spanish), Bicultural
Timeline
Interim Executive Director
Pro Bono Counseling
09.2024 - 06.2025
Owner
Private Clinical Practice
01.2023 - Current
Clinical Director
SOME – So Others Might Eat
04.2022 - 08.2024
Clinical Director
TurnAround, Inc.
07.2007 - 04.2022
Master’s - social work
Rutgers University School of Social Work
B.A. - Psychology
SUNY Stony Brook
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