Dynamic and motivated professional with intercultural and interpersonal skills seeking to be a strong asset and make a difference in the field of Public Health.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Human Services Associate
Baltimore County Department Of Health
02.2017 - Current
Provide Harm Reduction Services to people suffering from Addiction and Substance use disorder
Facilitate Opioid Overdose and Narcan Trainings
Conduct HIV/HCV Testing, counseling, and if needed, draw blood and conduct linkages to care
Provide Spanish Interpretation and some translation whenever needed while acting as an inter-cultural liaison for the Baltimore County Health Department
Represent Baltimore County Health Department at Community and outreach events
Conduct Community Stakeholder and Street-based outreach
Networked with Hotels in High-Opioid use areas of Baltimore County to have Narcan on their property
Conduct Community Cleanups of syringes
Assisted with COVID-19 testing and Vaccine clinics during the pandemic
Assembled and distributed COVID-19 safety kits and food boxes to families and entities in need
Used Incentive-based Social Networking(SNS)Strategies to recruit and test high-risk and/or sexually active individuals for HIV
Facilitated a monthly HIV(+) men's support group with other Health Department Staff
Planned for and facilitated an annual HIV(+) men's conference at a Baltimore County Community Center
Taught sexual education and safe sexual practices to troubled youth at a Rehabilitation center
Local Community Representative
Au Pair Foundation
01.2016 - 01.2018
Interpreted Spanish when needed in familial contexts
Translated some documents for Au Pairs when needed
Acted as an Inter-cultural Liaison between the Au Pair Foundation, the Au Pairs and the host Family
Assisted the Au Pairs with cultural assimilation
Ensured that Au Pairs complied with State Department policies
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages And Linguistics
University of Maryland Baltimore County
05.2015
Skills
Harm Reduction
Polyglot
Spanish Interpretation
Training Facilitation
Mental Health First Aid
Customer Service
Public Speaking
Networking
Team-Oriented
Outreach
Data Entry
Timeline
Human Services Associate
Baltimore County Department Of Health
02.2017 - Current
Local Community Representative
Au Pair Foundation
01.2016 - 01.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Modern Languages And Linguistics
University of Maryland Baltimore County
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