Senior Trauma and Parenting Trainer at Institute for Health and Recovery, Moms Do Care (2025-10 – Present)
- Provide senior-level leadership in statewide training and technical assistance, supervising and mentoring a team of five Trauma and Parenting Trainers serving hospital and community health center sites across Massachusetts.
- Serve as lead curriculum developer for statewide implementation of Family Care Plans, partnering with the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services and the Department of Children and Families to design and deliver legislatively informed training for multidisciplinary providers.
- Design and deliver statewide and regional trainings for multidisciplinary audiences on trauma-informed care, perinatal harm reduction, intimate partner violence, and best practices for supporting pregnant and parenting people.
Trauma and Parenting Trainer at Institute for Health and Recovery, Moms Do Care (2022-01 – 2025-10)
- Co-facilitate reflective supervision trainings for DCF supervisors, strengthening trauma-informed, equity-centered leadership and improving system responses to families.
- Present at conferences and professional convenings on perinatal harm reduction and intimate partner violence, with a focus on supporting birthing people with substance use histories and preventing system-driven harm.
- Delivered more than 100 statewide trainings on trauma-informed care, harm reduction, intimate partner violence, and evidence-based practice.
- Facilitated cross-system collaboration among healthcare providers, advocates, and community partners to coordinate supports for families impacted by substance use and intimate partner violence.
- Provided ongoing trauma-informed technical assistance to Moms Do Care sites to support them in navigating complex systems and mandated responses while centering survivor autonomy and safety.
- Built collaborative relationships with providers and community partners to strengthen systemic approaches to family wellbeing.
Clinical Intern at Institute for Health and Recovery (2022-09 – 2023-08)
- Provided trauma-informed, patient-centered counseling to individuals and system-involved families, addressing the impacts of trauma, substance use, intimate partner violence, and parenting-related stressors.
- Facilitated weekly Nurturing Parenting psycho-educational groups for survivors, supporting understanding of the impacts of trauma on parenting and family relationships to build resilience and promote individual and collective healing.
Birth Doula and Licensed Lactation Counselor at Sacred Bird Birthing (2020 – 2022)
- Provided trauma-informed doula and lactation care to survivors of domestic violence and economically marginalized birthing people.
- Supported birthing people from gestation through lactation, helping reduce barriers to maternal and infant healthcare in underserved communities.
Applied Behavior Analysis Instructor at Advances Learning Center (2018-09 – 2019-09)
- Implemented individualized behavior-support interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder, supporting communication, regulation, and inclusive learning environments.
Men's Initiative Intern at Jane Doe Inc. (2016-01 – 2016-05)
- Supported statewide advocacy and public education initiatives aimed at preventing gender-based violence, including coordination of Massachusetts's annual White Ribbon Day.
- Contributed to the development of community-based violence-prevention models engaging men and allies in efforts to promote accountability, cultural change, and systemic prevention.
