Vincenza "Enza" Cerami
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Executive Director
Living Stones Inc,
06.2016 - Current
- Established non-profit 501c3 organization to address psychoeducational programming in Catholic schools and churches.
- Creates and coordinates a board of directors to carry out non-profit goals.
- Builds donor base and strong relationships with donors through networking and presentations.
- Raises funds necessary to implement programming.
- Develops engaging age appropriate presentations for middle school, high school, and college students.
- Collaborates with school administrators, teachers, pastors, and youth ministers to implement programming.
- Acquires and coordinates speaking engagements for organization.
- Delivers high quality presentations and workshops for diverse audiences.
- Manages non-profit day to day operation and duties.
Care Manager
Ocean Partnership For Children
02.2014 - 06.2016
- Developed crisis safety plans and completed strength and needs assessments for child and family.
- Coordinated service providers and resources for the child and family as needed.
- Maintained documentation such as: progress notes and a monthly tracker of services.
- Created strength based individualized service plans and was responsible for ongoing updates.
- Provided families with linkages and referrals within the community to work towards sustainability.
- Facilitated child and family team meetings while collaborating with families and their supports.
Interim Incredible Parents Coordinator
Family Connections
06.2012 - 09.2012
- Supervised the IP=IK program as the coordinator covering a maternity leave.
- Coordinated with Success Center Staff at Family Connections to plan and recruit for the summer parenting program.
- Charged with ordering adequate supplies and materials for summer and fall programming.
- Customized parenting program for short term summer series, facilitated weekly parenting group, and maintained weekly notes.
- Collaborated with Director of Queen of Angels Preschool to recruit parents for the upcoming school year, and worked with preschool teachers, staff, and parents as liaison for IP=IK program.
Project Director
LIFENET
03.2006 - 11.2007
- Charged with increasing speaking engagements and expanding networking opportunities in the community.
- Customized presentation material and programming structure for targeted audience.
- Facilitated presentations to schools, churches, and civic organizations.
- Influenced and assisted with the planning, training, and presentation content.
- Raised funds for my annual salary through presentations and other networking opportunities.
- Wrote and designed the monthly newsletter layout for distribution to financial supporters.
Counselor and Children's Program Coordinator
YWCA Union County
08.2002 - 11.2005
- Conducted client intakes, assessments, individual, family and group counseling.
- Provided advocacy, and referral assistance for women and children.
- Managed the coordination and supervision of agency interns.
- Implemented intern learning contracts; monitored progress and collaborated with task supervisors to complete school evaluations and served as liaison with school.
- Assisted with training and development of new initiatives for staff, volunteers, and community.
- Assumed responsibility of documentation maintenance (statistical reports, case records, service schedules and other mandatory agency reports).
- Provided appropriate intervention for high-risk patients/families/survivors that were experiencing suicidal ideation.
- Collaborated with staff in team meetings for client care to assure that client needs were met, assisting other staff to provide services as needed.
- Assisted Director of Shelter Services with development of new and existing program designs, policies and procedures as well as establishing goals/objectives.
Education
Master of Science -
Columbia University School of Social Work
New York, NYMaster of Arts - Psychology
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Madison, NJSkills
Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
Client Needs Assessment
Client Advocacy
Case Documentation
Referrals and Networking
Case Management
Domestic Violence Training
Community Training
Interpersonal skills
Public Speaking
Certification
Fordham University School of Social Work, Seminar in Field Instruction
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on the Frontline
40 Hours of Domestic Violence Training by Jersey Battered Women's Service, Inc.
35 Domestic Violence Certification Credits
Child Abuse and Maltreatment NYS Certification Training
Timeline
Executive Director
Living Stones Inc,
06.2016 - Current
Care Manager
Ocean Partnership For Children
02.2014 - 06.2016
Interim Incredible Parents Coordinator
Family Connections
06.2012 - 09.2012
Project Director
LIFENET
03.2006 - 11.2007
Counselor and Children's Program Coordinator
YWCA Union County
08.2002 - 11.2005
Master of Science -
Columbia University School of Social Work
Master of Arts - Psychology
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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