Professional Experience:

Peer Program Specialist

ACMH, Inc., New York, NY
July 2018-Present

• Teaches skills for maintaining personal hygiene, laundry and apartment cleaning.
• Teaches skills for budgeting, shopping, meal planning, preparation, and clean up.
• Teaches travel skills and escorts clients, where needed.

Certified Peer Specialist

Philhaven, Mt Gretna, PA
January 2010-April 2018

• Assist consumers to develop their own goals by teaching and developing skills needed to support the individuals’ recovery.
• Communicate personal recovery experiences and develop trust and understanding with the individual.
• Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible.
• Educate professional staff on the recovery process.

Paxton Ministries, Harrisburg, PA
February 2009-January 2010

• Assist consumers to develop their own goals by teaching and developing skills needed to support the individuals’ recovery.
• Communicate personal recovery experiences and develop trust and understanding with the individual.
• Provide a model for both people in recovery and staff by demonstrating that recovery is possible.
• Educate professional staff on the recovery process.

Community Support Program Chair

Cumberland/Perry Community Support Program, Carlisle, PA
January 2010-August 2018

• Facilitate monthly Cumberland/Perry Community Support Program meetings.
• Plan and organize conferences, activities, and events for consumer involvement, mental health awareness, and advocacy.
• Attend regional and statewide meetings related to the Community Support Program in Pennsylvania.

Central Region CSP Technical Assistance Coordinator

Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers’ Association, Harrisburg, PA
March 2016-August 2018

• Provide technical assistance for Central Region Community Support Program meetings.
• Provide technical assistance for local Community Support Programs within the Central Region.
• Facilitate administrative duties which are necessary for the Central Region Community Support Program to operate efficiently.

Certifications:

• Consumer Connections
  Mental Health Association of New Jersey
  November 2018
• Core Training
  Academy of Peer Services
  July 2017
• Advanced Level WRAP^® Facilitator Training
  The Copeland Center
  June 2013
• LGBTQI Creating a Welcoming and Affirming Environment
  PMHCA/Drexel College of Medicine/OMHSAS
  February 2013
• Peer Support within the Criminal Justice System
  PMHCA/Drexel College of Medicine/OMHSAS
  May 2011
• Peer Employment Training
  Recovery Opportunity Center
  September 2008

Community Involvement:

• Housing
• LGBTQI
• Government Budget & Policy
• Mental Health
• Consumer Advocacy
• Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Presentation & Co-Facilitation Expertise:

• Co-Presented on Peer Support Action Planning Session for OMHSAS Mental Health Planning Council.
• Co-Facilitated Peer Support Action Planning Session.
• Co-Facilitated 2 hour overviews of Wellness Recovery Action Plan^® (WRAP^®).
• Co-Facilitated 3 day Peer Support within the Criminal Justice System workshops.
• Created and Co-Facilitated a 75 minute workshop on WRAP^® for Compassion Fatigue.
• Co-Facilitated 8 week Mental Health Recovery & Wellness Recovery Acton Plan^® classes.
• Co-Facilitated 2 ½ – 3 day Mental Health Recovery & Wellness Recovery Action Plan workshops.
• Co-Created and Co-Facilitated 5 day Standardized Forensic Trainings.
• Co-Facilitated 5 DAY WRAP^® Facilitator Trainings.