
President/Founder - ErieKIDS
Erie, Pennsylvania Area

President/Founder - ErieKIDS
Erie, Pennsylvania Area
- Treating children and families with mental illness since 1990
- 3 year PA Department of Mental Health - Family Therapy training through Philadelphia Child Guidance and Western Psychiatric Institute
- National Presenter on topics of children, families, anxiety
- Regional Presenter for local universities, schools, other learning institutions and social groups
- Part-time Instructor, Edinboro University Graduate School of Social Work
- Industrial review and consultation
- Professional Development in the field of family dynamics and treatment
- Teacher, trainer, instructor and consultant for students and professionals
(Higher Education industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Provide instruction to graduate level students in Family Social Work I and II.
(Mental Health Care industry)
August 1998 — Present (11 years 4 months)
Licensed Social Work practicing in areas of child, couples and family therapy. Specialties include anger/disruptive disorders, ADHD, childhood depression, childhood anxiety, separation and divorce, couples issues.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 1998 — Present (11 years 4 months)
A non-profit community education, multi-media, professional development
program. Programming includes the "KIDS Curriculum", a child and family
mental health educational program, "ErieKIDS Emotional Intelligence" video
series, two time national award winning video productions, community
advocacy and prolific regional and national trainings and presentations.
www.eriekids.org
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 1992 — May 1999 (7 years )
Family Based MH
Provided in-home therapeutic interventions, in a co-therapy team, to
mentally ill children and their families. Responsibilities include
comprehensive psychosocial assessment, development of treatment
plan/treatment goals, individual, family and marital therapeutic
interventions, psycho education on mental illness, community resource
advocate and coordinator, crisis intervention and case management.
Participated in on-going monthly proficiency training in Structural Family
Therapy, monthly clinical treatment team meetings and weekly supervision.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 1996 — May 1997 (10 months)
CICTP
A collaboration of Erie County Juvenile Probation, Office of Children and
Youth Services and the Erie School District to provide alternative
programming to juvenile dependents and offenders deferred to or
reintegrating from juvenile placement. Provided family therapy, education
and support to clients and their parents of this program in a group model.
Training in Goldstein "Skill-Streaming" Model.
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 1990 — June 1992 (2 years 6 months)
Worked first as night counselor, overseeing house security and managing residents prior to school. Then was promoted to Vocational Counselor, managing all the evening activities of the residents.
M.S.S.A. M.S.S.A , 1998
B.A , Criminal Justice , 1990
Diploma , College Prep
- Professional Development and Consultation - Multi-Media utilization, training and consultation - Audio/video production - Education - Family
- ErieKIDS - President
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Association of Social Workers - Pennsylvania Chapter
- NW Regional Key - Executive Committee (Mental Health Representative)
- Erie Child Behavioral Workgroup
- YMCA Downtown Branch - Board of Directors
- YMCA Downtown Branch - Childcare Chair
- Health Youth Development - Parent Task Force
- The Nonprofit Partnership
- Erie County Family Court Committee on Judicial Psychological Reporting
- Young Erie Professionals
- 4EG, VU
- National Association of Social Worker PA NW Division, Social Worker of the Year (2009)
- Young Erie Professional - GenE! Award (2008)
- Her Erie - "Good Guy" April 2008
- Edinboro University Phi Alpha Honor Society, Honorary Member (2008)
- Erie Living Hall of Fame (2008)
- Davey Award (Silver) "Sex, Drugs Rock'nRoll (Family Services - 2007)
- National Afterschool Alliance - 1st Place National PSA campaign award winner (YMCA - 2005)
- YMCA - Volunteer of the Year (2005)
- Perseus House - Employee of the Month (1991)