Team Facilitator
I am a passionate capacity builder. I strengthen community care networks to divert people from expensive and intrusive interventions and link them to resources through integrated mentorship, compiled research, & focused service. My teams produce essential outcomes.
- Compile data into dynamic reports to improve decision making
- Train staff and volunteers with varying technology backgrounds
- Write grant text and accountability procedures for stakeholders
- Produce engaging multi-media training materials
EXPERIENCE
Silver State Fair Housing Council, Board Member, 2019 – Current
- Approve quarterly budgets and strategic planning
- Reduce housing discrimination by educating businesses and tenants
Nevada Community Health Worker Association, Program Manager, 2021 – 2024
- Develop budgets to verify the completion of grant objectives
- Expand and promote CHW educational resources and online platforms
- Supervise an expanding association team
- Facilitate conversations between diverse stakeholders
Reno Initiative for Shelter and Equality, Board President, 2013 – 2021
- Structured organizational policy to support $2M annual budget
- Handled case management for housing voucher clients exiting homelessness
- Recruited & trained executives to supervise over 60 employees & 700 volunteers
Washoe County Sheriff's Office, Detention Services Unit, Social Work Intern, 2019 – 2020
- Co-facilitated housing unit tours
- Advised providers to create a regional case management tool and program integration
- Reconciled human factors towards technology adoption and ADA compliance
Neighborhood Network of Northern Nevada, Americorps VISTA, 2016 – 2017
- Advanced asset-based community development strategies
- Coordinated over 200 volunteers for Pumpkin Palooza and host the website
Licensed real estate support for residential and commercial clients, 2011 – 2015
- Overhauled communication and data processes for nationwide real estate teams
- Represented residential and commercial clients in real estate transactions
PROJECTS
RenoSparks.org, Founder/Owner, 2011 – Current
- Organize and display public data for nonprofits and community leaders
- Use data trend analysis to respond to neighborhood concerns
- Collaborate with Reno City Council to restore the Neighborhood Advisory Boards
Rotary Club of Reno Midtown, Rotarian, 2008 – Current
- Served as a board member and the Sergeant at Arms
- Designed, developed, and maintained business process systems collaborators
Additional Project Highlights
- Designed & developed EvansPark.org, 2018
- Fundraised for the library in Ferguson, MO to increase staffing, 2014
- Created media to raise funds for the Washoe County helicopter siphon tank, 2007
- Campaign to raise $15,000 per year for a Wagener, SC greenbelt, 2007
- Managed relief distribution in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 2005 – 2006
TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Software
Microsoft Windows® OS, Office Suite, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Umbraco CMS (.Net Framework CMS), Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Google Drive, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Maps, Adobe® Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Notepad++, Video Editors, Browser Configuration, Browser Applications, CoreFTP, Ubuntu OS, Virus and Spyware Management, Android OS, Quickbooks, Visual Studio
Internet
eGrants, Search Improvement, Moodle, WordPress, Accessibility, Content Development, Authoritative Research, Social Media, Facebook Group Management, Online Commerce, Online Banking, CSS, CSS3, HTML, HTML5, email templates, JavaScript, PHP maintenance, Mobile Responsive Design, Open Source Integrations, .NET, ASP, ASP.NET, Web Applications, Bootstrap
EDUCATION
University of Nevada – Reno, NV
- Master of Social Work, May 2020
- Bachelor of General Studies in Liberal Arts, May 2010
- Graduate Student Association, Elected Council Member
- University Student Tech Fee Committee, Voting Member with $4M budget
University of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ
- Bachelor of Science in Management, January 2010