Sasha Reeks

• As a Behavioral Health Caseworker, responsibilities included assessing clients' needs, developing treatment plans, coordinating services, and providing support.
• Focus was on mental health improvement, crisis intervention, and connecting clients to resources to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency.
• Ensured daily out-of-cell time and provide direct supervision for high-risk incarcerated individuals.
• Uphold facility rules and policies, completing 100% of required reports accurately and on time.
• Facilitated psychoeducational classes to help clients develop life and coping skills with 85% of participants reporting improvements of their mental health.
• Provided deescalation to population, helping reduce crisis incidents through timely interventions.
• Established trusting relationships with individuals, fostering open communication and rapport building.
• Maintained high level of client confidentiality, following strict guidelines, and recommendations.
• Experience with mission specific housing, substance abuse programming, mental health populations, and working with administrative staff.
• Mentored and trained new caseworkers as they transitioned into their roles.
• Received 5 commendable performance awards.

• Coordinated project activities and managed schedules as a Program Specialist.
• Ensured regulatory compliance and collaborated with teams to improve processes.
• Assisted individuals with disabilities in accessing necessary accommodations within the community, promoting increased independence and quality of life.
• Monitored program performance, prepared stakeholder reports, and boosted efficiency through strategic planning and communication.
• Develop and implement policies and programs aligned with the Nebraska Council on Developmental Disabilities State Plan and Goals.
• Developed and maintained relationships with community organizations and agencies.
• Manage daily operations and technical aspects of Council activities.
• Oversee grants, contracts, RFP processes, budgets, and inter-agency communications.
• Evaluated program operations, successes and deficiencies to identify concerns and recommend strategies to enhance processes and elevate results.
• Received incoming phone calls and contact form submissions and provided timely responses to inquiries.

• Improved student comprehension by utilizing diverse teaching methods and materials tailored to individual learning styles.
• Developed a positive classroom environment by fostering open communication, respect, and collaboration among diverse students.
• Implemented project-based learning activities that encouraged students to apply their knowledge to real-life situations, enhancing problem-solving skills and deepening understanding of course concept
• Mentored and trained 10 student teachers
• Utilized technology to enhance student education and grasp of materials.
• Created lessons and online testing materials to facilitate remote learning.
• Gave assignments, graded work and regularly discussed performance with students.
• Collaborated with colleagues to develop interdisciplinary lesson plans that connected social studies content to other subject areas.

GPA: 3.97

GPA: 3.726