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Leadership: |
Associate UCEDD Director | ||||||||||||||||
Leadership Administrative Staff: | Associate Director / Director of Training and Dissemination | ||||||||||||||||
Primary Activity Coordinators: |
Community Education Director Information/Dissemination |
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Discipline(s): |
Psychology Rehabilitation Counseling |
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AUCD Council Membership: |
Community Education Directors' Council |
Vita/Bio
Experience
Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities Providence, RI
Associate Director/Director of Training & Dissemination (1999 - Present)
- Responsible for day to day operations
- Oversight for organization-wide marketing and dissemination plan
- Product development, dissemination & evaluation
- Website development
- Customer and project-related database development and management
- Conference planning and coordination
- Outreach for training and events
- Liaison with RI College regarding event planning, publishing services and course offerings
Community Connections, Inc. Southeastern, MA
Director of Employment Services (1994 - 1999)
- Oversight and development of community-based employment services in Southeastern MA for 150 individuals with disabilities.
- Overall supervision of direct support professionals and program managers.
- Member of senior management and strategic planning team.
- Proposal writing for new and existing services.
- Development and management of related policies and procedures.
- Liaison with state agencies regarding referrals, program development and contract management.
Program Manager (1989 - 1994)
- Lead the successful conversion of a sheltered vocational program supporting 50 individuals to a community-based employment services with the capacity to serve 100+ individuals.
- Developed innovative rate and billing structure for individualized services.
- Liaison with state agencies and schools regarding referrals and services.
- Provided consultation to local high school teachers regarding school-to-work activities and transitional services.
Career Development Services W. Springfield, MA
Program Manager (1986-1989)
- Managed start up program offering community-based employment services to individuals with disabilities.
- Recruited, trained and supervised direct support professionals, and managed daily operations.
- Provided counseling, assessment and job placement support to individuals.
Education
Certificate/Managing Human Service Organizations
UMASS, Boston MA (1998)
M.Ed/Rehabilitation Counseling
Certificate of Advance Graduate Study in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Springfield College, Springfield MA (1986)
BA/Psychology
Framingham State College, Framingham MA (1984)
Computer Skills Peoplesoft, Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint, and programming Microsoft Access databases.