Conducted cultural competence trainings for the staff, management and Board of a nonprofit organization providing substance abuse treatment services.
Clients
Developed strategic/sustainability plan for a family resource center
Assisted the Watsonville Law Center and its partners with planning and preparing to conduct a presentation on the Economic Justice Project.
Oversaw countywide planning and implementation of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Topic: Conducted training on effective governance for the Association's Board of Directors. Provided follow-up consultation on updating by-laws.
Trainings
City of Watsonville – Parks & Community Services Topic: Using the DISC Profile to improve team communication.
Janus of Santa Cruz Conducted cultural competence trainings for the staff, management and Board of a nonprofit organization providing substance abuse treatment services.
Civic Engagement Project for Children and Families Topic: Developing action plans
Women’s Crisis Support~Defensa de Mujeres Topic: Management and leadership skills
First 5 San Mateo County Topic: Cultural competence
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center – Administration Topic: Customer service
Cabrillo College – Admissions & Records Office Topic: Cultural competence and customer service
County of Santa Cruz – Personnel Office Topic: Cultural competence and customer service
County of Santa Cruz, Human Services Department – CareerWorks Topic: Giving constructive feedback
Santa Cruz Women’s Health Center Topic: Customer service
Community Bridges – Workers’ Council Topic: Facilitation and decision-making skills
Second Harvest Food Bank Topic: Cultural competence
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center – Child & Family Development Programs Topic: Case management skills and best practices
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center – Head Start Topic: Communication and team development
Family Service Agency of the Central Coast Topic: Cultural competence
The Community Foundation for Monterey County – Management Assistance Program Topic: Communication for Partnerships
Campus Kids Connection Topic: Effective supervisory relationships
Go Kids, Inc Topic: Customer service and communication skills
California WIC Association Topic: Conducted training on effective governance for the Association's Board of Directors. Provided follow-up consultation on updating by-laws.
Salud Para La Gente Topic: Customer service and communication
Meetings & Events
Watsonville Community Connections Collaborative Facilitated the "Improving Community & Justice" forum for service providers who were interested in learning about local implementation of the Public Safety Realignment Act (AB109).
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District Facilitated task force meetings to assess feasibility of applying to become charter school district.
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center – Head Start Facilitated 2-day management retreat
Watsonville Community Connections Collaborative Facilitated Summit for 100+ service providers from public and private agencies
County of Santa Cruz – Health Services Agency, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Planned and facilitated annual retreat for Santa Cruz County Mental Health Board
County of Santa Cruz – Health Services Agency, Public Health & Clinic Services Facilitated inter-departmental retreats
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – Santa Cruz Planned and facilitated celebration/input session for relatives of people who have mental illnesses.
County of Santa Cruz – Human Resources Agency, Family & Children’s Services Facilitated interagency meetings to improve communication and working relationships among the Child Welfare Department and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Community Television of Santa Cruz County Facilitated annual retreat for Board of Directors and staff.
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center – Families Together Facilitated team building retreat for staff of Santa Cruz county's differential response program
Rancho Cielo Co-facilitated annual Board retreat
Watsonville Law Center Assisted the Watsonville Law Center and its partners with planning and preparing to conduct a presentation on the Economic Justice Project.
United Way of Santa Cruz County Facilitated planning meeting for Child Abuse Prevention Committee
First 5 Santa Cruz County Convened monthly series of workshops for managers and staff of nonprofits and public agencies.
Planning
Watsonville Law Center Conducted annual evaluation of Language Access to the Courts program.
First 5 Santa Cruz County – Santa Cruz County Child Abuse Prevention Council Facilitated pre-planning process for a community-wide child abuse prevention initiative.
Community Bridges – La Manzana Community Resources Developed strategic/sustainability plan for a family resource center
Santa Cruz County Child Care Planning Council (pro bono) Administered annual online survey to Council members; Analyzed results and presented to Council
Watsonville Law Center Administered online survey to obtain feedback about WLC’s web site
County of Santa Cruz – Human Services Department Developed and administered online survey to assess collaboration activities between Child Welfare Department and partner agencies
Santa Cruz County Office of Education Facilitated countywide preschool planning process funded by the Packard Foundation. Co-authored All Succeed with Access to Preschool report. Facilitated collaborative process to develop logic model for Transition to Kindergarten activities.
Watsonville Community Connections Collaborative Developed strategic/sustainability plan for collaborative of service providers
Project Management
United Way of Santa Cruz County – Family Resource Network Coordinated service integration activities for network of family support agencies
Santa Cruz Community Counseling Center – Families Together Coordinated 2-week intensive training for staff and partners of new child abuse prevention program.
Watsonville Community Connections Collaborative Coordinated ongoing collaborative and subcommittee work
First 5 Santa Cruz County – Service Integration Project Coordinated service integration efforts involving county and non-profit agencies: convened monthly series of training (Brown Bag Lunches) for service providers; conducted customer service trainings for managers and staff of nonprofits and county agencies; developed procedures for integrated case management
First 5 Santa Cruz County – Triple P Oversaw countywide planning and implementation of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Consultation
Perfect Passings Assisted small-business owner with creating start-up forms and procedures.
Interface Children Family Services – Strategies Conducted literature review of best practices in case management.
County of Santa Cruz – Human Services Department, Family & Children’s Services Provided consultation on facilitation and project management for Roots & Wings, a new initiative to improve the foster care system in Santa Cruz County.
California WIC Association Provided technical assistance on updating the Association's by-laws.
Watsonville Law Center Assisted Board of Directors with developing and conducting the Executive Director’s performance evaluation.
First 5 Santa Clara County Consultation on implementing the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P)
Community Foundation for Monterey County – LEAD Program (volunteer) Volunteer coach for nonprofit leaders participating in the LEAD program
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