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EDUCATION 

George Warren Brown School of Social Work, St. Louis, MO
Washington University of St. Louis
Master of Social Work, December 2014

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, Waco, TX
Bachelor of Social Work, May 2013
Minor: Social Justice and Poverty Studies    
Honors College: Baylor Interdisciplinary Core

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Now Community Social and Economic Developer, The Helping Village, East St. Louis, IL
Establishing the foundation to redevelop a blighted urban area into a sustainable community. System thinking analysis and evaluation of Black businesses and entrepreneurial community in St. Louis Metro Area.  

2014 Research Supervisee, Dr. Jean- Francois Trani, St. Louis, Mo
Assisted in development of Group Model Building workshops for Swedish Committee of Afghanistan. Compiled documentation concerning women with disabilities in Afghanistan in preparation of research papers and policy briefs.

2014 Customer Interactions Assistant, Office of Professional Development, St. Louis, MO
Dynamic team member who assisted with operations of Social Work Continuing Education (CEUs) professional development weekly workshops. 

2013 Social Work Intern, Providence DePaul Acute Psychiatric Crisis Clinic, Waco, TX
Integral member of multidisciplinary psychiatric treatment team who co-facilitated on average 10 individual, 12 group, and 3 family therapy sessions weekly on latency and adolescent unit. 

2012 Social Justice Program Coordinator, Community Engagement, Service, & Scholarship Department, Waco, TX
Programmed Justice Week events that were dedicated to raising awareness, fostering dialogue, and advocating for oppressed populations for over 500 university students. 

2011 Fair Trade Design Intern, Raven+ Lily: Empowering Women Through Design, Austin, TX
Conceptualized consumer awareness and advocacy packages for jewelry produced by HIV+ women in Ethiopia and India.  

PRESENTATIONS/ WORKSHOPS

2014 School is Getting in the Way of My Education: Social Work & Cultural Competence, Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)’s Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, Presentation 

2014 Biblio-therapeutic Tools: Social Work Education and Cultural Competence Workshops, Brown School of Social Work St. Louis, MO, Workshop Series 

2014 Racialized Sexuality: Cultural Sexual Scripts and Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault & Rape Action Helpline (SARAH), Washington University, St. Louis, MO, Workshop

2012 Children Used in Armed Forces: Kony, Al Quaeda, and the US Army, International Justice Mission- Baylor University, Waco, TX, Presentation 

2011 Domestic Sex Trafficking, Human Sexuality Course, Baylor University, Waco, TX, Presentation 

ACTIVE PARTICIPATOR 

2014 American Association for Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists, Summer Institute Fellow
2014 Social Innovation Summit 
2012 Civil Rights Tour, Co-coordinator
2011 Anti-Human Trafficking in L.A. 
2011 Anti-Human Trafficking in Houston
2009 Anti-Poverty Simulation 

AWARDS 

2013 Spirit of Social Work Award- Baylor School of Social Work
2013 Rev. Robert Gilbert Advocacy Award- Baylor Excellence in Student Life, first recipient 
2011-2012 Leadership Award- Academy for Leadership & Civic Engagement

SKILLS

Grant Writing, Strategic Planning, Group Model Building, Causal Loop Diagrams, Group Facilitation, Public Speaking