Linda Fredrick

Current

• Health Specialist/Developmental Services Coordinator at Le Jardin Community Center, Inc
• Committee Member & Various Positions Held at Boy Scouts of America

Past

• Family Case Worker at Le Jardin Community Center, Inc.
• Personal Tutor/Homeschool Educator at Inquisitive Minds
• Legislative Chair at HABE PTA

• Finance Chair at HABE PTA
• Store Manager at Saveway/Windmere Corporation
• Assistant Store Manager at Saveway/Windmere Corporation
• Customer Service Representative at Saveway/Windmere Corporation

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Education

• Saint Leo University
• Miami Dade Community College

Connections

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Industry

Mental Health Care

Websites

• Linda Fredrick's Weblog
• Saint Leo Alumni LI Group
• My Company

Linda Fredrick’s Summary

My professional experience includes several management and supervisory positons as well as services for individual development for children and adults. My experience thus far has concentrated on serving ages from 1 yr to 50 yrs of age in the field of educational and personal development. Future career plans include work with geriatric and hospice populations as well. I will be continuing my education by pursuing a Masters Degree in Psychology with an interest in biological/neurological psychology. I also devote time to research and statistical information gathering. For personal interest and pleasure I study physics and other areas of scientific innovation.

Personal philosophy: Optimal service for individual mental health and development issues must consider the person as a whole. Every individual is unique with talents and gifts that can be utilized in therapeutic programs to improve areas of weakness. Biological considerations such as brain function and hormonal issues contribute to mental health disorders, but we must also consider the individual, his/her culture and interactions within society- all play an intrinsic role in individual mental health and the attainment of therapeutic goals. Utilization of community resources and organizations to assist individuals in obtaining basic needs is sometimes necessary; enabling the individual to concentrate on resolving personal mental health issues and contribute fully to society.

Linda Fredrick’s Specialties:

Problem solving/re-organizing programs increasing efficiency, services and eliminating excess
Construct/implement Individual Development Plans and Programs including IEP's IFSP, CDP, IHP Plans.

Identify/cultivate character traits and talents in individuals/ service teams to promote professional development.

Create service teams of excellence through optimum utilization of individual talents

Constructing/Implementing trainings for professional and personal development courses.

Linda Fredrick’s Experience

• Health Specialist/Developmental Services Coordinator

  Le Jardin Community Center, Inc

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  August 2006 — Present (3 years 4 months)

  Coordinate all mental health, health and developmental services for 380 Head Start and 16 Early Head Start enrolled children and families. Service advisor for 40 children enrolled in Child Development Services Program. This includes working closely with the Community Action Agency, other community service organizations, local medical and therapy service providers and Miami-Dade County Public School system to provide comprehensive services to enrolled children and families.

• Committee Member & Various Positions Held

  Boy Scouts of America

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  August 1995 — Present (14 years 4 months)

  Positions held include Mentor, Unit Commissioner, Committee Chairman, District Trainer, Youth Camp Instructor, as well as Chairman of several special events and other misc. adult leader positions. The variety of duties taken on include all aspects of BSA programs including Risk Management, Program Planning, Recruitment and Training of Youth and Adult Leaders. The training I received from BSA and the experience from these positions has prepared me to deliver programs of excellence across all fields of service.

• Family Case Worker

  Le Jardin Community Center, Inc.

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

  August 2006 — November 2006 (4 months)

  Responsiblities include recruitment, enrollment and service tracking for caseload of 80 children and famlies in Head Start program. Provide needed support and services to enrolled children families through various opportunities for informational workshops, trainings and utilization of local, county and federal services to meet individual family needs. Duties extend to assist in supervision of 10 education and support staff to maintain services and building environment.

• Personal Tutor/Homeschool Educator

  Inquisitive Minds

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Individual & Family Services industry)

  August 1997 — June 2006 (8 years 11 months)

  Complete curriculum planning and implementation for students grade 1-12. Course Design and implementation of special education programs for struggling/disabled students; Develop effective learning strategies for youth with diagnosed impairments including but not limited to: ADHD, Autism; Instruction and services included life skills programs (Finance, Drivers Education, etc.) Advisement and college application assistance; Comprehensive services included working closely with student, family and schools to insure appropriate level of instruction and academic achievement; Interpretation of special educational testing as needed

• Legislative Chair

  HABE PTA

  (Education Management industry)

  August 1998 — July 1999 (1 year )

  Duties included attend annual conference and trainings at the state and regional level to address aspects of educational legislation in progress. Propose additional avenues of research for needed activity. Provide presentations to members at monthly meetings and inform committee of legislative updates. Participate in in general association planning, fundraising, events, and assist with annual financial audit.

• Finance Chair

  HABE PTA

  (Education Management industry)

  August 1995 — August 1998 (3 years 1 month)

  Finance Chair/Treasurer position duties included assisting President and committee in obtaining IRS designation as a 501c3 non profit organization recognition status. Duties also included particpating in all trainings for the position on local, state and national level. Participate in all aspects of program planning including preparation of annual budget; maintain all financial records and reports, providing monthly finance report to the commitee and as needed. Particpate in annual state audit of financial records, and complete organization tax returns.

• Store Manager

  Saveway/Windmere Corporation

  (Consumer Goods industry)

  January 1986 — November 1988 (2 years 11 months)

  Saveway- subsiderary of Windmere Corp. provided products and services to professional cosmotologists and the public. Responsibilities included completing bookkeeping, providing corporate reports as assigned or needed. Working closely with Regional District Manager to provide assistance with corporate inventoring and new location opening events. Duties included all aspects employee hiring, networking with local service providers and educational providers in the field of cosmotology to promote corporate brand and maintain high level of service to customers.

• Assistant Store Manager

  Saveway/Windmere Corporation

  (Consumer Services industry)

  February 1985 — January 1986 (1 year )

  Provide management supervision in absence of the Store Manager. Supervise daily store opening/closing procedures as assigned. Assist with corporate inventory activities at regional stores, particpate in product information trainings, assist with training of new staff. Assist with other management activities as assigned ie, inventory ordering, payroll, bookeeping, etc.

• Customer Service Representative

  Saveway/Windmere Corporation

  (Consumer Services industry)

  November 1984 — January 1985 (3 months)

  Greet and attend to customer needs. Convey product information to customers. Maintain assigned sections, including ordering, plannograming, inventory maintenance. Assist in creating storewide and section store displays.

Linda Fredrick’s Education

• Saint Leo University

  Bachelors , Psychology/Social Work/Sociology , 1979 — 1984

  Graduated with honors- Summa Cum Laud
  Outstanding Academic Performance Dec. 1983
  Major area of study was changed from social work to psychology to better coincide with interest in other areas of science, i.e. neurology, brain function, physics,etc.

  Activities and Societies:

  St. Leo Spirit Club, Full time employed student, dual enrolled in associates and bachelors level study

• Miami Dade Community College

  Associates , Social Work/Psychology/Sociology , 1978 — 1983

  Outstanding Academic Achievement - Spring Term 1979
  Dean’s List - Spring Term 1983
  Major area of study as undergraduate spent in Social Work

  Activities and Societies:

  Full time employment and dual enrolled student working on associates and bachelors level courses concurrently

Additional Information

Linda Fredrick’s Websites:

• Linda Fredrick's Weblog
• Saint Leo Alumni LI Group
• My Company

Linda Fredrick’s Interests:

Professional areas of interest include: neurological, biological and developmental psychology, physics, professional development, networking, and working with youth of all capacities. Personal interests include outdoor activities, reading, learning new information/skills, attending cultural events, volunteering in the community, and language studies in Latin and German.

Linda Fredrick’s Groups:

SLU Alumni Linked In, We Care Mental Health Action Team, Link_Florida, Mental Health America, Health Services Advisory Committee, St. Leo Spirit Alumni, Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art, BSA, FLPTA and PALS

•    The Ripples Project
•    KidVentures
•    Leprechaun Brigade Group
•    A Children's Museum in Every Town
•    Saint Leo Alumni
•    9/11 - Never Forget
•    Wind Energy Forum
•    Philanthropic Academy
•    We Love Referrals
•    I Need...
•    Link to Launch
•    Global Citizenship
•    National Space Society
•    TITSSN's Code of Honor - Advocates for the future of professional Messaging
•    ADR, Conflict Resolution and Mediation Exchange
•    Psychosocial Mechanics
•    TITSSN's Secure Minds initiative
•    Cha Cha Girls
•    Friends of LinkedIn
•    Changing Healthcare and Support
•    Job Bank

Linda Fredrick’s Honors:

Graduated with honors- Summa Cum Laud
Psychological First Aid for Terrorist and Disaster Victims- certified by the DEEP Center
Outstanding Academic Performance Dec. 1983
Dean’s List - Spring Term 1983
Outstanding Academic Achievement - Spring Term 1979
NATO Nuclear Missle Manuevers - Perfect Score in Exercise
US Army Expert Marksman award
US Army Marksman award
Unit Commissioner Service Award
Cub Leader Service Award
Unit Leader Service Award
Tiger Leader Service Award
Adult Trainer Service Award
Quality Unit Member Award- 6 years

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