Professional Experience

The National Institutes of Health

Management Analyst (PMF Rotation)

Detailed to the Office of Strategic Planning & Management Operations (NIH/OD)

July 2023 — November 2023

US Department of Housing & Urban Development

Special Needs Assistance Specialist, Office of Community Planning & Development

September 2022 — Present

Champaign Co. RPC

Case Manager

August 2018 — August 2019

I joined RPC as a case manager because I wanted to work with clients over a longer period of time, but it also gave me an appreciation for program development, when I was asked to take over the small Funded by IDHS's Homeless Prevention Program, we had a seemingly tiny $50,000 budget. The advocacy work on HB3331 I mentioned earlier actually took place when I was in this role, but I think it helped me advance further.homeless prevention rent assistance program. Having the opportunity to grow in this kind of fusion role was a great experience.

The Pavilion

Mental Health Technician

December 2017 — August 2018

Leaving my job at Clay County Hospital was hard, but to obtain my BSW, I had to accept that. The Pavilion was a great place to put what I learned in the classroom to use immediately. I mostly worked with Adults on the 30-person milieu, though sometimes worked on the New Choice substance use program. “Teching” at a high-acuity psychiatric facility is hard work, but I have many fond memories from it.

Clay County Hospital

Behavioral Health Coordinator

December 2016 — December 2017

Patient Accounts Representative

March 2015 — December 2016

I began at CCH as an “as-needed” Patient Accounts Representative, working the overnight shift as the ER Registration clerk. That grew to full time, then full time working both ER and Primary Care, then I was given a chance to become the Behavioral Health Coordinator/Case Manager, a role I immediately loved. The team I worked with - an LCSW, PsyD, LPC, and APN, were amazing professionals, and I could not have asked for a better learning opportunity.

Before that? Things like temping in a factory, working for a newspaper, and repairing electronics.

I detailed to the NIH’s OSPMO to develop skills in Change Management through formal and practical training.

Champaign Co. RPC

Coordinator of the Continuum of Service Providers to the Homeless (CSPH)

July 2019 — September 2022

I joined the US Department of Housing & Urban Development as a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF), joining the Office of Community Planning & Development as a Special Needs Assistance Specialist. The SNAPS team administers the CoC and ESG programs, among others.

Boards, Groups, and Service

 

National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter

Undergraduate Student Representative
2019 — 2020

 

Clay Co. Coalition Against Drug Abuse

Board Member
2016 — 2017

 

Bachelor of Social Work Association

2018 — 2019

Urbana Neighborhood Connections Center

Social Work Student Service Learning
2018-2019

 

Skill Buzzwords

  • Advocacy

  • Program Coordination

  • Partnership Development

  • Grant Writing

  • Data Management

  • Report Building

  • Compliance w/ HEARTH et. al.

  • Continuous Quality Improvement

  • Leading Teams

  • Policy Writing

  • Funding Competition Administration

  • SPSS

  • Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Access)

  • Prosci Change Management Practitioner

  • Housing Quality Standards