
I have spent the better part of my professional career working in the non-profit and human service fields. My background has allowed me to interact with a range of clients with varying needs. I have been fortunate for the opportunity to interact and build relationships with various agencies in the central Nebraska region.
I have spent my time at SASA working one on one with clients who are striving to rebuild their lives after they have gotten off the path they had originally wanted. I worked as a Transitional Housing Program Director and had anywhere from three to nine households at a time on my caseload. Through this grant funded program clients were able to receive emotional, financial, and educational assistance. As a team the families and I worked on fine tuning skills like employment, finances/budgeting, family structure, self-esteem, and accountability. I was responsible for going into the home or work at least once a week to ensure they were succeeding at the goals they had set for themselves.
I also have facilitated both the Women's Support Group for victims of domestic and sexual violence and the Children's Support Group for children who have seen or experienced sexual or domestic violence. We met weekly and discussed various issues and worked as a group to overcome past experiences and learn to move forward and succeed.
I was coordinator of the Batterers Intervention Program for a four county area in Nebraska. This is a thirty six week program that men who are charged with domestic violence or sexual assault are often court ordered to enter. This program requires me to work closely with the men, their victims, as well as their assigned probation officers.
Through my job experience and internships I have had the privilege of exploring many avenues in the field of non-profit/human service work. I have worked with the homeless population, mentally ill, children in the foster system, as well as victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. I believe my wide range of experience in the field is a huge asset to my abilities and has given me the ability to grow and learn as a person and employee.