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Established private therapy practice.

Owner/Counselor - Private Practice/Courage Speaks Counseling - Miles City, MT

(2023-10)

Established private therapy practice.

Counselor - Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center - Miles City, MT

(2022-12 - 2023-09)

Intern - Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation State Agency - Des Moines, IA

(2022-06 - 2022-07)

Vocational rehabilitation internship experience with adolescent disabled population in career preparation activities, job search skills, navigating personal limitations and public communication relations.

Counselor - United Community Services Healthcare (UCS) - Des Moines, IA

(2020-01 - 2022-09)

• Provide counseling sessions, bill insurance, schedule and document through Simple Practice system.
• Care coordination with teachers, parents, clients, community and medical providers on case-by-case basis.
• Conduct Individual therapy with co-occurring clients addressing substance use disorder, mental health, trauma and rehabilitation issues.
• Conduct screening, intake, initial assessment, orientation and transitional planning.
• Provide culturally competent counseling services to clients from all nationalities as well as various demographic groups including children, young adult, immigrant, seniors, re-entry, SUD clients.
• Develop individualized treatment plan, intervention and goals for clients with various backgrounds.
• Monitor and provide coverage for agency crisis line.
• Participate in quality assurance meetings and patient staffing. Attend trainings, conferences and meetings.
• Lead weekly group therapy with evidence-based interventions, develop materials, and chart client notes.

Adjunct Instructor - Des Moines Area Community College - Des Moines, IA

(2019-08 - 2020-01)

General Specialist - Passageways Clubhouse - Des Moines, IA

(2019-01 - 2019-08)

Clinical Rehabilitation Counselor trainee implementing programming for disabled members of Passageway Clubhouse.

Facilitator - Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families - Des Moines, IA

(2017-05 - 2019-01)

• Instructed curriculums for money management skills in Financial Empowerment Center classes.
• Researched and developed financial curriculums for community members, youth, disabled and re-entry populations at Evelyn K. Davis Center's Financial Empowerment Center.
• Designed and produced public information materials.

Facilitator - Project Iowa - Des Moines, IA

(2017-06 - 2018-06)

Facilitated computer skills and job search classes for participants with barriers to self-sufficiency at Project Iowa.

Parent Partner - Children and Families of Iowa - Des Moines, IA

(2015-08 - 2017-05)

Worked on behalf of women experiencing Iowa Department of Human Services removal of children due to substance use disorder, mental illness, poverty, trauma or domestic violence. Attended court, DHS family team meetings, assisted with accessing medical and mental health services.

Adjunct Instructor - United Way of Central Iowa - Des Moines, IA

(2014-09 - 2017-05)

• Taught financial curriculum for classes of 5th Judicial District supervised men and women and in Fort Des Moines Men's Facility and Women's Head Start prison release facilities.
• Implemented "Money Smart" Grant Program through United Way of Central Iowa.
• Assessed and collected data of participants previous to and following the financial literacy cohorts I taught.
• Tracked programming to ensure budgetary, grant, and program goals were met and reported to Iowa State University for evaluation.

Legislative Clerk - Legislative Clerk, IA House of Representatives - Des Moines, IA

(2010-01 - 2010-03)

• Administrative Assistant Clerk to Legislator at Iowa House of Representatives: drafted newsletters, public responses, responded to constituents. Retrieved and summarized bills, state laws, programs and funding.

Independent Consultant - Arbonne - San Diego, CA

(2005-09 - 2015-01)

Direct sales marketing of skin care line in southern CA from home business. Hosted house parties and procured online ordering while raising children.

Editorial Assistant - Des Moines Register - Des Moines, IA

(2004-05 - 2005-08)

• Read, edited and selected daily letters for print. Designed Letters to the Editor page and arranged placement of letters for print at the Des Moines Register.

Executive Director - Metro Market/Art Gallery - Des Moines, IA

(2003-07 - 2004-05)

Assisted in development of first indoor year-round farmers market including art gallery and product research.

AmeriCorps Volunteer - Bon Secours Shelter - Baltimore, MD

(2002-08 - 2003-05)

Volunteered for AmeriCorps Program in Baltimore, MD at Bon Secours Day Shelter for heroin addicted and recovering women.

Iowa Food Policy Coordinator - Drake University Agricultural Law Center - Des Moines, IA

(2001-06 - 2002-07)

• Coordinated USDA Risk Management Grant to assemble the Iowa Food Policy Council.
• Determined pertinent administrative rules in Executive Order directing the Council's goals.
• Collaborated with state agencies and nonprofits to recruit membership for the Food Security and Food Purchasing Task Forces.
• Directed agenda, facilitated meetings and reported program content to Governor.

Marketing Specialist - Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship - Des Moines, IA

(2000-04 - 2001-06)

Doubled database of Iowa Department of Agriculture's diversified agricultural products and local food producers through county outreach and individual survey. Identified federal, state, local resources for producers.

Correspondence Coordinator - Governor's Office - Des Moines, IA

(1999-01 - 2000-04)

Responsible for reading and responding to daily mail in Governor's Office. Trained and supervised volunteers, interns and temporary employees.

Fundraiser - Iowans for Vilsack/Pederson - Des Moines, IA

(1998-01 - 1999-01)

Coordinated and staffed fundraising events for statewide Iowa Governor's race. Managed volunteers, established phone banks, directed bulk mailings, drafted fundraising solicits and mass mailings.

Fundraiser - Iowa Citizen Action Network - Iowa City, IA

(1997-02 - 1998-01)

Telemarketing fundraiser for progressive social justice campaigns articulating issues, cultivating membership, meeting goals nightly on telemarketing phone calls.

M.S. - Clinical Mental Health Counselor - Drake University (2022-08)

M.S. - Clinical Rehabilitation Counselor - Drake University (2022-08)

B.A. - Cultural Anthropology - University of Iowa (1998-05)