Resume
Volunteer Work and Community Service
Serving as Secretary for Scottsdale Health Care’s Neighborhood Outreach Action for Health (NOAH) Board
Speaker on eating disorders for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
Speaker on culture, environment, parenting and health and wellness issues for community agencies and youth groups
Writer
I have been chosen by small businesses to develop and write print and electronic newsletters, various business materials including reports, promotions, and brochures. My experience in copy editing, content editing, and proofreading, as well as, website writing for SEO has been well received in the areas of health, education, travel, hospitality and real estate. I am also available for resume writing, as well as, job interview coaching.
Clients include:
Interval International
Migun Central Phoenix Thermal Massage Center
Osborn Health Partnership
Dynamic Page Solutions
Mexican Vacation Travels
Zapateria Orozco
5th and Wine
Woody’s Underground
Phoenix Tool & Gage
Contributing Writer and Blogger
I enjoy writing about health, travel, beauty, education, culinary arts and so much more. My work has on going features or has been featured online at the following publications:
News and views on environmental topics.
Local spin on environmental topics.
Topics relating to recreation and health
Ongoing contribution of various travel articles.
Travel section
Articles on topics focusing on women’s mental health and wellness issues.
Phoenix Special Needs Kids Examiner for Examiner.com
Topics relating to special needs issues with a focus on Phoenix events.
Articles regarding health issues and parenting.
Articles on beauty and health related topics.
Topics on education, health, beauty, travel, parenting, wildlife and more.
Topics ranging from education, mental health and parenting to local reviews for Phoenix and San Diego.
Body Image Editor for BellaOnline.com (former)
Contributed articles pertaining to body image and beauty
Counselor
Bilingual Consultant Speaker and Community Educator
Provided trainings and workshops for teenagers on a range of topics including anxiety reduction through Mandalas and Self Empowerment through Journaling. Provided parent trainings on prevalent mental health disorders and treatment plans.
Bilingual Mental Health Counselor
Provide home consultations and intense therapeutic evaluations of the family relationship. Collaborate with families to develop a plan for healthy living.
Bilingual Child and Family Therapist
Collaborated with families to develop and implement Family service Plans. Specialized in working with Spanish-speaking population, children with special needs and the zero-three population.
Lead for the Virginia Piper Mental Health Fine Arts Program
Developed, supervised and implemented fine arts program through a grant by the Virginia Piper Foundation to increase better mental health with children in grades three through fifth.
Consulting Crisis Counselor for Elementary School
Collaborated with individuals and families to develop short term interventions to cope with post 9/11 stress and other relevant trauma common in inner city living. This included encouraging links to relevant community agencies who could better extend services to long term support if necessary.
Educator
Bilingual Early Interventionist
Collaborated with families and support staff to develop and implement Family Services Plans and Individual Education Plans, as well as, working with therapists, doctors and teachers to support goal implementation. Specialized in sensory integration, mental health, severe disabilities and the Spanish-speaking population.
Bilingual Special Educator
Collaborated with families and educational staff to develop and implement Individual Education Plan, in addition to, running cross category classrooms, working with health care professions to evaluate success of health plans. Worked with probation officers and related community members to ensure goal implementation as relevant to children on probation.
