Education

MSW & MA, University of Denver
BA, Rochester Institute of Technology

Profile

The University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies Humanitarian Assistance Program Adjunct Faculty September 2012- present;

The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Consultation and Technical Assistance Program Manager August 2010-February 2011;

United Nations- High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Global Training Officer, GBV and Child Protection International Protection Capacity Section (Women, Children, and Community Development) January 2007- September 2007;

United Nations- High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Gender and Child Protection Officer May 2005- December 2006;

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) GBV Program Manager October 1999- April 2000;

International Catholic Migration Commission Social Work Intern Summer 1997;

Additional international volunteer experience from 1992-1996 including Bosnia, Croatia, and South Africa.

Aurora Mental Health Center at Advanced Pediatrics and Associates Integrated Clinical Therapist  October 2011-present;

The Denver Parenting Coach, LLC & Counseling for “Tweens, Teens, and Twenty-Somethings” Owner and practitioner  August 2008- Present;

Denver Public Schools Teen Parent Social Worker 2000-2005 & January 2008-August 2010;

The Community and Child Health Foundation at Children’s Medical Center Child & Adolescent Therapist January 2009-August 2010;

Volunteers of America Case Manager for Theodora House/Brandon Center March 2002- May 2005;