Resume
Experience
Leadership
Community Service
Collaboration
2022 - Present
Associate Bereavement Counselor, By the Bay Health, Larkspur CA
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Provide grief counseling services to hospice family members including outreach, assessment, treatment planning, intervention, resource education and referral.
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Facilitate 8-week-long grief psycho-educational support groups.
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·Document services provided in an accurate and timely manner according to organization policies and procedures using Epic medical documentation system.
Sept. 2021 - Aug 2022
2015 - Present
Student Services MSW Intern, Year Up, Tampa, Florida (Virtual)
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Counseled young adults with one-on-one brief therapy using motivational interviewing, SFT and CBT techniques
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Facilitated weekly group educational seminars on mental health/life skills
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Coached and developed close, supportive, and trusting relationships with young adults through their internship and life challenges and connected them to appropriate community resources
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Engaged in staff meetings and training to evaluate how to support young adults while implementing best DEIB practices.
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America,
State Legislative Team Leader
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Facilitating legislative advocacy training sessions for volunteers on statewide virtual calls.
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Meeting with state legislators in Sacramento to advocate for priority “gun sense,” legislation.
2016 - 2019
Assistant Theater Director, YES Theater, Ross Valley School District, San Anselmo
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Led 3rd–5th graders in improvisational theater games, scene work and choreography
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Coached our young performers with constructive feedback from rehearsals to final performances
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Navigated and mediated interpersonal conflicts between parents, staff, and performers
2019 - 2020
ESL Teacher’s Aide, Canal Alliance, San Rafael
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Taught English proficiency to Spanish speakers in group classes and with one-on-one tutoring
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Helped to facilitate a positive, nurturing, and culturally responsive learning environment
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Supported the teacher by modeling instructions and activities
1997-2002
Visual Effects Editor/Artist, Industrial Light & Magic, San Rafael
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Worked at George Lucas’ iconic visual effects company, first as a video and film editor and then as a rotoscope artist and compositor
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Juggled multiple tasks and prioritized them under intense deadline pressure
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Gave and received feedback in a theater full of colleagues during twice a day shot review sessions
University of Southern California | Master’s Degree in Social Work
I graduated from USC with a master's in Social Work and substantial knowledge of bio-psychosocial assessment and clinical intervention techniques.