Stephany Havens
Orange Beach,AL
Summary
Veteran of United States Air Force with strong background in resource coordination and policy compliance. Demonstrated ability in communication and knowledge dissemination, supported by advanced degrees. Experienced in educational leadership and team collaboration, with a track record of coordinating large-scale training programs and developing effective curricula. Focused on continuous improvement in educational practices to meet diverse community needs. Dynamic writer and business founder with expertise in storytelling, curriculum development, and collaboration. Proven ability to produce engaging content and coordinate impactful training programs.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Writer and Business Founder
Self-Employed
Pensacola, Florida
05.2016 - Current
- Authored and illustrated a children's book, enhancing storytelling skills.
- Composed a one-act play, demonstrating creativity in dramatic writing.
- Produced five original songs, showcasing musical composition abilities.
- Crafted diverse content for various platforms, targeting specific audiences.
- Researched industry trends to maintain content relevance and accuracy.
- Collaborated with clients to identify writing needs and objectives.
- Applied SEO best practices to improve content visibility online.
- Ensured written work met quality standards prior to submission deadlines.
Training Officer (Medical/Education/Safety Training Specialist)
State of Tennessee Department Of Children Services
Nashville, TN
03.2015 - 06.2016
- Coordinate, manage, coach, and monitor all medical and educational courses and trainers for the state of TN foster parents.
- Track and maintain all trainers' CPR/First Aid Instructor certifications, Child Passenger Safety Technician certifications, and nursing licenses, and ensure they remain current and meet state requirements.
- Partner with medical and education experts, such as Vanderbilt, the University of Tennessee, and East Tennessee Children's Hospital medical providers, to create curricula for the State of Tennessee foster parents.
- Conduct pilot classes and analyze data in order to enhance curricula.
- Partner with DCS Director of Nursing to ensure medical curricula adhere to DCS guidelines.
- Partner with EMS Safety Services to ensure ILCOR standards, training needs, and Foster Parent training requirements are met.
- Partner with BlueCross BlueShield for medical and TennCare-related information.
- Our team hosts the annual foster parent conference for the state of TN. This is a three-day conference with approximately 1,000 people in attendance.
- Responsible for recruiting presenters to deliver requested workshops (requests made by foster parents, DCS Central Office, and regional staff), coordinating workshops and hotel rooms, reviewing submissions to ensure all criteria are met and appropriate, planning, reviewing, and analyzing data from last year's conference, and managing all aspects of the workshops and presenters.
Spanish Teacher/Department Chair
Christian County High School
Hopkinsville, KY
07.2007 - 06.2014
- Chaired the World Languages Department and taught Spanish I and II.
- Incorporated differentiated instruction, learning theories, and educational software.
- Analyzed data, researched, and applied educational resources and current trends in teaching Spanish.
- Followed both state and national standards, and determined the correct classification by comparison to existing standards.
Program Coordinator/Supervisor/Case Manager
Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
Rolla, MO
01.2009 - 07.2011
- In 2.5 years, was quickly promoted from Community Support Specialist to Adult Community Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center (CPRC) Supervisor to Disease Management 3700 Program Coordinator for the Eastern Region.
- In the latter role, I implemented a pilot Medicaid program to achieve the following goals: the development of behaviors and abilities to allow the consumer to return to activities appropriate to their age.
- Maintained licensure as a day program by the Department of Mental Health.
- Managed intake policy and procedures, ensuring adherence to the maximum consumer waiting list, in accordance with procedures that determined the consumer's need for psychosocial rehabilitation, ensuring that a full assessment and treatment plan development occurred within 30 days of admission to the program.
- Ensured the Psychosocial Program had measurable progress in: rehabilitation and community living skills, pre-vocational training, development of a personal support system to a group modality.
- Coordinated pilot program for the State of Missouri in response to healthcare reform.
- Adhered to policy and procedures in order to maintain licensure as a day program by the Department of Mental Health.
- Conducted community outreach; presented programs at community events.
- Was responsible for 5 counties; supervised a team of 7 Community Support Specialists.
Children’s Service Worker II: Child Abuse/Neglect Investigator
State of Missouri Children’s Division
Rolla, MO
03.2005 - 12.2008
- Served as a multi-disciplinary team member, and coordinated with community agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of children.
- Trained new staff members.
- Exercised knowledge and skill to advise on and/or resolve moderately complex HR problems, and provided HR management and staffing advisory services.
- Collected, seized, and preserved evidence; completed detailed, analytical, and legal reports.
- Testified in judicial proceedings.
Education
Master of Arts - Secondary Education
Murray State University
MurrayDoctor of Philosophy - Educational Psychology
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN12.2025
Master of Science - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX01.2004
Bachelor of Science - Double Major in Psychology and Spanish
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX08-2002
Languages
Bilingual in Spanish and English
Military Experience
- 03/95, 01/97, 40, Security Police Member, $22,417, US Air Force (USAF), RAF Mildenhall, UK, Honorable Discharge
- 01/97, 01/03, Security Police Member (now known as Security Forces), USAF Reserve, Denver, CO, Honorable Discharge
Timeline
Writer and Business Founder
Self-Employed
05.2016 - Current
Training Officer (Medical/Education/Safety Training Specialist)
State of Tennessee Department Of Children Services
03.2015 - 06.2016
Program Coordinator/Supervisor/Case Manager
Pathways Community Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.
01.2009 - 07.2011
Spanish Teacher/Department Chair
Christian County High School
07.2007 - 06.2014
Children’s Service Worker II: Child Abuse/Neglect Investigator
State of Missouri Children’s Division
03.2005 - 12.2008
Master of Arts - Secondary Education
Murray State University
Doctor of Philosophy - Educational Psychology
Capella University
Master of Science - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Angelo State University
Bachelor of Science - Double Major in Psychology and Spanish
Midwestern State University