Accomplished professional with proven track record and over 15 years experience in the human services, education, & workforce development fields. Experience includes supervising, project management, case management, recruiting, public speaking, teaching, finding resources for clients' education & re-training needs, career counseling, one-on-one mentoring, advising, job search assistance strategizing, resume writing, interviewing techniques, development of marketing materials, etc. Special qualifications include:
*Awarded Master of Business Administration in Accounting: May 2007.
*Supervise & oversee Summer Youth Employment Program where over 130 "at risk" Ulster County youth are put to work for the summer at over 60 employers throughout the county
*Train seasonal & permanent staff, assign daily duties, ensure quality of work meets agency standards
*Created, developed, & implemented a successful Year Round Youth Employment Program for Ulster County Office of Employment & Training
*Developed an innovative welfare to work program called Career Ladders which moves DSS clients off of Safety Net and into full time employment
*Responsible for all aspects of public relations related to the agency's various Youth Programs including: recruitment of appropriate youth and advertising program to youth agencies, schools, teen centers, etc
*Effective writing skills enhanced through development of reports, business letters, term papers & marketing tools---color brochures, fliers, PowerPoint Presentations
*Excellent public speaking skills developed through agency informational presentations, teaching Employment Readiness Training classes, & MBA presentations
*Interview customers, clients, & students to assess their needs and develop an appropriate plan of action/study
*Focused, goal oriented, multi-tasked professional who works well under pressure
*Proactive planner, net-worker, and organizer
*Act as liaison between company, social service organizations, schools & clients
*Former Chair of Ulster County Workforce Investment Board (WIB) Youth Council from '08 to '11
*Current Chair of Youth Council Job Fair Committee
*Computer literate: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, CHOICES, etc