Resume
Macro and clinical social worker with specializations in children & youth mental health, behavioral health integration, advocacy and government relations. Experienced in teaching at the graduate level; providing group and individual direct clinical psychiatric services; and community organizing. Interests include: behavioral health policy and integration, reducing racial inequities in health care, housing first policy and reproductive justice across the spectrum.
MACRO SOCIAL WORK
Vinfen
Director of Government Relations and External Affairs Sep 2023-
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Director, State Government Relations and Advocacy Oct 2021- Aug 2023
State Government Relations Manager Sep 2019- Oct 2021
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Juvenile Court Investigator Jul 2023- Sep 2023
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
DSRIP Grant Applicant Reviewer Aug 2018- Aug 2022
National Association of Social Workers- MA Chapter
Political Director Sep 2017- Jul 2019
Massachusetts Children's Alliance
Training & Services Coordinator Oct 2016- Sep 2017
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK
Marvin Behavioral Health
Licensed Mental Health Therapist, Contract Jul 2023-
Boston Children's Hospital
Emergency Services Social Worker, Part-Time Feb 2018-
Emergency Psychiatry Clinician, Per Diem Sep 2020- Mar 2023
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Care Coordination Social Worker, Per Diem Feb 2017- Jul 2018
Metrowest Medical Center
Emergency Department Psychiatric Clinician, Per Diem Sep 2016- Jul 2017
Psychiatric Admissions Coordinator & Mental Health Counselor Nov 2014- Sep 2016
McLean Hospital
Mental Health Specialist Aug 2015- Feb 2016
Boston Medical Center
Clinical Intern at Child Witness to Violence Project Sep 2015- May 2016
Wayside Youth & Families
Clinical Intern with Mobile Crisis Team Aug 2014- Jul 2015
Walker Home & School
Residential Childcare Worker Jul 2013- Sep 2014
South Middlesex Opportunity Council, Voices Against Violence
Domestic Violence Shelter Counselor June 2012- Jul 2013
TEACHING
Boston College School of Social Work
Social Work 8805, “Policy Issues in Family and Child Services”, Spring 2024
Social Work 7762, “Basic Skills in Clinical Social Work”, Fall 2023
Social Work 8805, “Policy Issues in Family and Child Services”, Spring 2022 (4.8/5.0)
Social Work 7701, “Social Welfare System”, Spring 2022 (4.7/5.0)
Social Work 7701, “Social Welfare System”, Spring 2021 (two sections) (5.0/5.0)
Social Work 7701, “Social Welfare System”, Spring 2020 (4.9/5.0)
Boston University, Boston, MA
WP 701, “Social Welfare Policy II: Contemporary Social Policy Analysis”, Summer 2021 (4.5/5.0)
WP 701, “Social Welfare Policy II: Contemporary Social Policy Analysis”, Fall 2020 (4.7/5.0)
WP 700, “Social Welfare Policy I: Conceptions, Scope, History, and Philosophies”, Fall 2020 (4.9/5.0)
WP 700, “Social Welfare Policy I: Conceptions, Scope, History, and Philosophies”, Fall 2020 (4.9/5.0)
WP 701, “Social Welfare Policy II: Contemporary Social Policy Analysis”, Spring 2020 (4.9/5.0)
WP 700, “Social Welfare Policy I: Conceptions, Scope, History, and Philosophies”, Spring 2020 (4.8/5.0)
WP 700, “Social Welfare Policy I: Conceptions, Scope, History, and Philosophies”, Fall 2019 (4.9/5.0)
-Received letter from Dean for teaching excellence