Resume

Associate of Science in Human Services – Social Work Transfer

Expected Graduation:

May 2019

Intimate Partner Violence & Sexual Assault Counselor

Jun. 2018 – present

Managed shelter that housed over 20 survivors and their families
Organized 2018 Walk a Mile fundraiser in Berkshire County
Complete intakes of walk-in survivors and providing additional resources as needed
Screen crisis hotline calls and direct to appropriate individuals and resources as needed
Inputs all relevant and pertinent information into agency-wide database
Serve as first point of contact for survivors seeking services
Support survivors and their families to obtain and utilize community resources
Foster empowerment of survivors to reclaim agency over their narratives

TRiO Student Assistant

Oct. 2018 – present

First point of contact for visitors in the TRiO center
Schedule appointments for students, faculty, and staff with the TRiO professional staff
Prepare study areas for students
Peer mentor to TRiO members

Testing Center Student Assistant

Jan. 2018 – May 2018

Prepared center before each examination
Proctored examinations of up to 25 students at a time
Comprised, collated, and calculated SAT and ACT test results for prospective students
Oversaw the college’s Accuplacer examination procedures and follow-up duties
Communicated with faculty regarding
Performed required clerical duties as necessary

2018 Health & Hope: Addiction Recovery Conference volunteer
2018 Dine to Donate event to raise funds to students and National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
2018 Tree planted in honor of student that passed away
2018 Dining in the Dark volunteer for Berkshire Benevolent Association for the Blind
2018 Berkshire Humane Society collection drive
2017 and 2018 holiday gift shopping and collection for Elizabeth Freeman Center
2017 Thanksgiving Day meal delivery for the Pittsfield Christian Center

Beginning of activism work. Member of the group that advocated, campaigned, marched, and picketed for the just prosecution and sentencing for the murder of Chanelle Pickett in 1995 in Boston, MA.

Keynote speaker since the beginning of TDOR in 1998 in various cities and locations including Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Buffalo, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, D.C.; Richmond, VA; Baltimore, MD; San Mateo, CA; and Chicago, IL. Pioneered and developed annual TDOR event in Berkshire County in 2017.

Prepared and delivered speeches involving transgender issues, racial and ethnic diversity, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, income disparity, LGBTQ+ healthcare, intersectional accessibility, intellectual property, HIV/AIDs and STI awareness and prevention, and the modern gentrification of New York City at locations including Harvard University, Columbia University, New York University, Gay Men’s Health Crisis, Hetrick-Martin Institute, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Philly Trans Health Conference, and more.

Member of hundreds of panels over the last 25 years speaking on a wide array of topics similar to those that were keynoted and most notably at the Ryan White National Youth Conference in Chicago, IL and with BAGLY and Boston GLASS’s Shades of Color in Boston, MA.

Fundraised for and hosted events for The House of Balenciaga and SOMWA Foundation (Survivors of Mothers with AIDS)