Susan E. Gibson
Oklahoma City
Summary
Experienced advocate for prevention programs, fostering a community that values and supports safe, healthy, and diverse families. Strong organizational skills, creative thinking, and expertise in leadership, training, and quality assurance. Committed to providing compassionate support and working towards excellence in programs and services for families and young children.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Manager, Healthy Families America & Parents as Teachers Programs
Oklahoma State Department of Health, Office of Child Abuse Prevention
10.2005 - Current
- Responsible for budget management and supervision of12 sites including Sub-Contractors and County Health Departments that offer home-based parenting services in28 counties.
- Manage state and federally appropriated 4.4 million dollar budget distributed to sites through a competitive bid.
- Crafted Request for Proposals for potential contract bidders to provide PAT home-based parenting services in Oklahoma and developed a scoring system coordinating with key partners to identify and determine statewide recipients of a five-year contract, ensuring a transparent and effective selection process.
- Managed financial operations, including processing invoices, implementing budget revisions, overseeing budget management, and developing and maintaining comprehensive financial guidelines.
- Collaborate with several internal and external partners the to ensure services are provided to families without delay or interruption.
- Conceptualized, prepared, and distributed annual reports detailing demographic characteristics of families, health-related outcomes, and success stories to the Oklahoma Commission for Children and Youth, the State Capitol, and the Governor’s Office, in accordance with the Child Abuse Prevention Act.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations.
- Navigate the Efforts to Outcomes Data System to provide information to determine target population, quality and quantity of services, and evaluation of the PAT Program effectiveness
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Appointed by the National Parents as Teachers Center to serve as the State Leader and serve on the Board of Directors where I co-chair the Board Development Committee.
- Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for the team.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
- Affiliated fifteen sites with HFA, and twelve sites with PAT, a research-based model.
- Developed and implemented policies for HFA Critical Elements and PAT Essential Requirements, aligning with Best Practice Standards and incorporating associated forms, appendices, and references.
- Provide policy guidelines to Contractors statewide that are completing a self-study to achieve accreditation with PAT and HFA.
- Developed and facilitated monthly supervisors' calls to streamline communication, provide updates on local and national policy changes, and offer training, technical assistance.
- Lead various strategic planning processes toward accreditation for statewide contractors via monthly conference calls, quarterly face-to-face meetings, and annual site visits.
- Served as Chairperson for the International and Country Parents as Teachers Leaders Committee, providing valuable suggestions and guidance to the National PAT Center.
- Developed, conceptualized and implemented the Oklahoma State Plan for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Identified five strategic areas for the improvement of health equity for families with young children in Oklahoma.
- Participated in a collaborative effort to develop the Oklahoma Family Network Coordinator whose position is responsible for the implementation of Family Resource Centers and create a community of collaboration between state agencies to streamline services available to families.
- Actively sought highly qualified individuals to build the capacity of the PAT staff at the state office.
- Supervisor the Office of Child Abuse Prevention for over ten years.
- Plan, coordinate and evaluate the activities of staff whose work is broad in scope, include the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Grant Coordinator, Parents as Teachers (PAT) Consultants, and the Oklahoma Family Resource Network Coordinator.
Child Development Specialist
Oklahoma City Public Schools, Even Start Family Literacy Program
01.1999 - 01.2005
- Supervised up to twenty-eight early childhood teachers and assistants at four Even Start sites within the Oklahoma City Public School District.
- Trained early childhood teachers and adult students to acquire a Child Development Associates (CDA) using the Child Care Careers Curriculum to prepare them for accreditation
- Prepared children for success in classroom settings through encouragement and exploration of learning activities focusing on literacy.
- Planned, coordinated and implemented teacher preparation trainings annually.
- Wrote grants to fund excursions and classroom activities at the Oklahoma City Zoo, enhancing educational opportunities for students.
- Mentored early childhood teachers through onsite technical assistance and modeling appropriate practices using the strength-based approach.
- Earned certification as a Child Development Associates (CDA) Master Trainer to train Even Start Early Childhood Teachers and Assistants, with the goal of ensuring all staff receive their CDA certification.
- Connected families with referral services such as Early Intervention, Child Care Resource and Referral, Adult Learning Center, Latino Community Development Agency and Home-Based Parenting Services.
- Provided reflective supervision, and summaries to identify strengths and support for areas of improvement.
- Communicated respectfully and thoughtfully with parents and guardians by remaining sensitive to different families' cultures, values and needs.
Curriculum Development Specialist
Eagle Ridge Institute, Parents as Partners
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Developed parenting curriculum for professionals that work directly with families, parent support group leaders, and parenting class instructors.
- Member of various boards, coalitions and committees supporting legislation, funding and pertinent issues concerning health and well-being of Oklahoma families.
- Built and delivered learning content according to priority and scope.
Resource and Referral Specialist/Food Program Monitor
Rainbow Fleet
01.1992 - 01.1997
- Organized and planned workshops for day care directors, workers and family daycare home operators
- Conducted home inspections to ensure compliance with all federal requirements for food services – nutritional values, food handling, storage, and sanitation
Education
Masters of Science - Human Development
University of Central Oklahoma
01.1991
Bachelors of Science - Family and Child Development
University of Central Oklahoma
01.1989
Skills
- State Leader: Manage work performance within teams while creating networks of support and accomplishing multiple projects that benefit a statewide system
- Qualified Trainer & Presenter: Certified Healthy Families America (HFA) Assessment Worker Trainer, Certified National Family Support Network Quality Standards Trainer, and developer/implementer of the Child Abuse Recognizing and Reporting Training Well-versed in conducting TV and radio interviews
- Program Planner/Coordinator: Facilitated affiliation for the Parents as Teachers (PAT) sites and planned and implemented the HFA accreditation process in Oklahoma
- Child Advocate/Community Outreach: Created Family Friendly Postcards, and wrote the7 Challenges and Family Toolkit: Raising Positive Parents Curriculum
- Knowledge/Skill Base: Building Partner Alliances, Team Collaboration, Program Development and Integration, Distance Learning, Multi-Project Management, Personnel Supervision and Training, Administrative and Data Management, Marketing and Advertising, Presentation Skills, respect for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility — Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite
Accomplishments
Received the Marion Jacewitz Award in recognition of significant statewide contributions to the prevention of child abuse in Oklahoma.
Received the Community Partner of the Year Award from the Latino Community Development Agency for contributions to the Latino Community.
Received the Woman of the Year award from the Greater Oklahoma City Alumnae Panhellenic Association for community and philanthropic leadership and career success.
Affiliations
- Thriving Families Safer Children Initiative
- Preparing for a Lifetime
- Home Visitation Leadership Action Committee
- Child Abuse Prevention Action Committee
- Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Kids Count Leader Graduate
Training
- Trained and certified over forty-five Family Assessment Workers in Oklahoma and Texas.
- Planned and executed instruction and trainings in three learning modules:
- I. Live instruction at a distance
- II. Distance learning modules
- III. Face-to-face instruction
- Developed training/instructional programs based on learning style elements including kinesthetic, audio, and visual learners.
- Trained in the PAT Foundational, Foundational2, Model Implementation, and Partnering With Teen Parents.
- Trained in ASQ3, ASQ:SE2, PICCOLO, and Lemonade for Life through the University of Kansas.
Certification
Certified Quality Standards Trainer from the National Family Support Network
Certified Circle of Parents trainer from the Circle of Parents National Network
Timeline
Program Manager, Healthy Families America & Parents as Teachers Programs
Oklahoma State Department of Health, Office of Child Abuse Prevention
10.2005 - Current
Child Development Specialist
Oklahoma City Public Schools, Even Start Family Literacy Program
01.1999 - 01.2005
Curriculum Development Specialist
Eagle Ridge Institute, Parents as Partners
01.1997 - 01.1999
Resource and Referral Specialist/Food Program Monitor
Rainbow Fleet
01.1992 - 01.1997
Bachelors of Science - Family and Child Development
University of Central Oklahoma
Certified Quality Standards Trainer from the National Family Support Network
Certified Circle of Parents trainer from the Circle of Parents National Network
Masters of Science - Human Development
University of Central Oklahoma
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