TINA GARRETT
Rocky Mount
Summary
To obtain employment that would build on demonstrated successes in human service delivery by utilizing the strong organizational, communication, and managerial skills developed over 20 years of providing support services to diverse populations.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
CSBG Director
Nash Edgecombe Wilson Community Action, Inc.
07.2023 - Current
- Provides oversight to the agency’s CSBG Program, inclusive of program management, budget responsibilities, supervision of staff, and overall operations of the program
- Also responsible for assessing the needs of the community residents and implementing services to improve their lives
- Responsible for developing key partnerships to leverage agency resources to meet the goals of the individuals and families served.
Career Advisor
Two Hawk Employment Services
07.2020 - Current
- Provide comprehensive services assisting individuals to locate suitable employment, improve workplace skills, develop individual service strategies, and provide career development services
- Review, monitor, and evaluate program services to ensure compliance with federal legislation and state and local policy for the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act, (WIOA), Title l Adult and Dislocated Worker services in an integrated One Stop Delivery System.
Investor Relations Manager
Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce
04.2017 - 07.2020
- Maintained membership database with current contact information, which includes member input and activities
- Developed and implemented a schedule of contacting prospective and existing members for recruiting new members and insured retention of existing members
- Prepared notices, courtesy cards and other materials to build and maintain a good business rapport with existing and potential members
- Worked appropriately with staff and volunteers in the development of membership information materials, including brochures, newsletters, media releases that were used by officers, existing members, and staff in recruitment and retention efforts.
Child Support Agent II
Edgecombe Department of Social Services
04.2016 - 04.2017
- Initiated, prepared, organized and enforced child support orders in the Child Support Enforcement Program
- Established voluntary and involuntary support and/or obligation, and enforced court orders
- Prepared cases (for the attorney) and determined the course of action, tracked witnesses and determined their credibility, assisted the attorney in the courtroom in presenting the case and reviewing evidence, negotiated agreement with the absent parent, and testified in court as required.
Human Resource Manager
Martin Community Action, Inc.
09.2011 - 07.2015
- Managed payroll operations, Administered and maintained compensation and benefits for employees, Prepared invoices for agency programs, maintained employee personnel files, coordinated orientation of new hires, Maintained and updated employee handbook, ensured that employees had updated information as it related to their benefits
- Assisted the CEO with such tasks as planning and organizing agency events and ensured that the Board of Directors were informed of scheduled and unscheduled meetings.
Public Relations Specialist
Martin Community Action, Inc.
06.2010 - 09.2011
- Educate the public about the REES (Residential Energy Efficiency Services) Program
- This would allow them to make informed decisions about the safety and energy efficiency of their homes
- Distribute and assist with the completion of weatherization applications.
Family Services Director
Martin Community Action, Inc.
10.2001 - 06.2010
- Supervised ten staff persons in three direct service areas
- Coordinated programs which provided in-home services to families at risk of having their children taken into out-of-home placement due to abuse and/or neglect and inappropriate behaviors demonstrated by the child
- These included family reunification services, family preservation services, and post-adoption services
- Developed and monitored five programmatic budgets which often involved creating amendments to ensure that the budgets were adequately maintained.
Substance Abuse Counselor I
Tideland Mental Health Center
06.1998 - 09.2001
- Identified, assessed, referred, monitored and provided appropriate case management services to adult substance abusing TANF recipients
- Duties ranged from the collection of random urine drug screens to developing individualized case management plans involving multiple community agencies
- Duties also included counseling clients on a one to one basis and conducted substance abuse groups.
Social Worker I
Tideland Mental Health Center
08.1997 - 06.1998
- Provided one-on-one counseling to children and youth who were at risk of increasing the degree of their problems at school, home or in the community
- Also provided education and training to caregivers, service providers and others who had an essential role in addressing the needs identified by the client's at-risk behaviors.
Family Services Worker
Head Start Program
08.1995 - 06.1997
- Worked in conjunction with families to encourage and stimulate parent participation in the center's program and related activities
- Motivated and assisted the families in their efforts to improve the conditions and quality of family life
- Additional responsibilities included providing counseling and emergency assistance or crisis intervention.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Geological Science -
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, North Carolina05.1993
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Verbal and written communication
- People Management
- Operations Management
Civicandcommunityorganizations
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Awards
- Who’s Who Among American College Students, 01/01/92 - 05/01/93
- Incentive Scholarship Award, 08/01/98 - 05/01/92
- 2019 Participant for The Twin County Leadership Program
References
Available upon request
Timeline
CSBG Director
Nash Edgecombe Wilson Community Action, Inc.
07.2023 - Current
Career Advisor
Two Hawk Employment Services
07.2020 - Current
Investor Relations Manager
Rocky Mount Area Chamber of Commerce
04.2017 - 07.2020
Child Support Agent II
Edgecombe Department of Social Services
04.2016 - 04.2017
Human Resource Manager
Martin Community Action, Inc.
09.2011 - 07.2015
Public Relations Specialist
Martin Community Action, Inc.
06.2010 - 09.2011
Family Services Director
Martin Community Action, Inc.
10.2001 - 06.2010
Substance Abuse Counselor I
Tideland Mental Health Center
06.1998 - 09.2001
Social Worker I
Tideland Mental Health Center
08.1997 - 06.1998
Family Services Worker
Head Start Program
08.1995 - 06.1997
Bachelor of Science Degree in Geological Science -
Elizabeth City State University
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