Curriculum Vitae

Education

LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, School of Science and Technology, Loma Linda, California

DMFT in Marriage and Family Therapy (2010)

Organizational & Professional Consulting Track
Doctoral Project: “Utilization-focused Outcome Frameworks and Organizational Lifecycle Development”
Advisor: Dr. Douglas Huenergardt

MS in Marriage and Family Therapy (2005)

COAMFTE Nationally Accredited Program
3.96 GPA

COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE (now Washington Adventist University), Takoma Park, Maryland

BS in Counseling Psychology; Cum Laude (2001)

AA in Accounting; Cum Laude (2001)

Management and Evaluation Experience

Associate Director – Counseling Services

Catholic Charities of San Bernardino & Riverside Counties, San Bernardino, California

January 2010 – Present

• Created and implemented an online data management system for all counseling staff, including conducting staff trainings.
• Developed and conducted evaluation plans, procedures, and activities to analyze department effectiveness for reporting to funding agencies.
• Reviewed budgets and services to ensure compliance for external funding requirements.
• Analyzed and improved clinical paperwork documents and procedures for counseling services department.

Research and Evaluation Assistant

Loma Linda University Department of Marriage and Family Science, Loma Linda, California

January 2003 – Present

• Developed evaluation procedures, protocol, and instruments for ongoing research with Riverside County Office of Education Foster Youth Services with team of evaluators.
• Gathered and analyzed data using SPSS for use in quarterly and annual reports.
• Attended county meetings as evaluation team representative to present quarterly and annual findings.
• Worked collaboratively with Riverside County Office of Education Foster Youth Services and external database company to increase vendor data submissions by 400%.

Program Coordinator

Loma Linda University Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic, Loma Linda, California

September 2005 – December 2006

• Oversaw daily operations of two separate programs – Parenting Apart coparenting curriculum, and Riverside County Office of Education Foster Youth Clinical Services.
• Assisted in developing and implementing Parenting Apart, a curriculum for court-referred and community clients.
• Trained and supervised 15 staff and workshop presenters.
• Managed the administration of a San Bernardino County Family Courts grant of $97,000 to increase the capacity of Parenting Apart.
• Managed the administration of two Riverside County Office of Education grants totaling $89,000.
• Presented the Parenting Apart coparenting curriculum to over 550 parents in four locations over approximately three years.

Clinical Experience

Wraparound Facilitator

EMQ FamiliesFirst, San Bernardino, California

April 2007 – February 2008

• Provided wraparound services to families and at-risk youth.
• Managed cases of between four and nine ongoing clients.
• Maintained accurate and on-time agency and county paperwork, including treatment plan, intake, safety plan, and diagnosis forms.
• Worked collaboratively with social workers, teachers, biological and foster parents, probation officers, and youth to help youth meet established goals.

Marriage & Family Therapist Intern

Loma Linda University Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic

July 2005 – December 2006

• Provided therapy to families, couples, and individuals, utilizing primarily solution-focused, narrative, and cybernetic modalities.
• Balanced caseload of between four and 12 weekly clients.
• Attended weekly individual and group supervision.
• Facilitated four-week psychoeducational coparenting classes for court-referred clients.

Marriage & Family Therapist Trainee

Christian Counseling Center, Riverside, California

August 2004 – July 2005

• Provided therapy to families, couples, and individuals utilizing different modalities of therapy.
• Balanced caseload of between six and 15 weekly clients.
• Attended weekly individual and group supervision.

Marriage & Family Therapist Trainee

Inland Valley Recovery Services (Men’s Residential Program), Upland, California

January 2003 – July 2004

• Counseled individual clients with issues including: sobriety, relapse prevention, depression, anxiety, parent-child, family-of-origin, and relationship issues, systemic peer interactions, anger management, and childhood abuse.
• Provided couples groups for relapse prevention and program after-care.
• Conducted groups on sex and drug addiction.

Fund Development & Grant Writing

• Grant, 2006: Parenting Apart Divorce Services Program Grant. Government grant for a co-parenting program with court ordered and public participants involved in custody litigations. Funded by the Superior Courts of San Bernardino County for $100,000 (funded for one year).
• Grant, 2010-2013: Early Intervention for Depression in Older Adults. With J. Billings and G. McMane. Riverside County Department of Mental Health, Riverside, California. Total: $695,385 (funded for three years).
• Grant, 2010-2012: Child Abuse Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment (CAPIT) and Promoting Safe and Stable Famlies (PSSF). With G. McMane and J. Billings. San Bernardino County Children and Family Services, San Bernardino County, California. Total: $6,940,970 (funded for two years).
• Grant, 2010-2013: Early Intervention for Trauma in Schools. With S. Puels, J. Billings, and G. McMane. Riverside County Department of Mental Health, Riverside, California. Total requested: $1,111,500.

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Loma Linda University

Computers (Co-Professor 2008 & 2009); Douglas Huenergardt, PhD – Professor
Gender Perspectives; Carmen Knudsen-Martin, PhD – Professor
Crisis Intervention; Curtis Fox, PhD – Professor
Group Therapy: Process and Theory (Co-Professor); Gerald Corey, PhD – Professor

Substitute Teacher

Loma Linda University

Case Presentation (One class period); Randall Walker, MS – Professor
Computers (One class period); James Billings, PhD – Professor

Workshop Presenter

Small Group Dynamics – CrossWalk Seventh-day Adventist Church
Crisis Intervention – CrossWalk Seventh-day Adventist Church
Workplace Violence – Loma Linda University Medical Center Charge Nurses
Chemical Dependency in the Workplace – Loma Linda University Medical Center Peer Support Training
Parenting Apart: Co-parenting for Divorced/Separated Parents – Family Forum, Loma Linda University Church

Teaching Coordinator

Incheon SDA Language Institute, Incheon, South Korea

July 2001 – July 2002

• Taught conversational English to Korean students in all age groups.
• Coordinated teaching schedules and responsibilities for 6 other English teachers.
• Mediated conflicts and issues between teachers and Korean staff.
• Counseled individual teachers and staff with personal and interpersonal issues.
• Gained deeper understanding of Korean culture and society.

Research Experience

Peer-Reviewed Presentations

“Church Attendance as Protective Factor for Sexual Activity and Drug Use among Seventh-day Adventist Hispanic Adolescents” at the 2003 Adventist Family Life Professionals Conference, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.

Book Chapters

Billings, J. C., Robbins, G. L., & Gordon, D. A. (2008). A High Conflict Divorce Education Program: After the Storm: Surviving High Conflict Divorce. In L. B. Fieldstone & C. A. Coates (Eds.), Innovations in Interventions with High Conflict Families (pp. 83-116). Madison, Wisconsin: Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.

Consulting Experience

Church with 1,300 members and 12 employees, Redlands, California

June 2005

Assessed organizational functioning by looking at hierarchy, volunteer motivation and attitudes; helped implement recommendations and suggestions.

Family-owned plumbing company with 21 employees, San Diego, California

August 2005

Assessed organizational functioning and provided recommendations for increased organizational effectiveness and improved employee relationships.

Marriage and family therapy clinic with 30 employees, San Bernardino, California

September 2005

Assessed organizational functioning and attitudes using the OQ12 instrument and reported findings back to clinic administration and staff, with discussion of current successes and recommendations for improvement.

Trainings, Certifications, & Conferences

• Albert Ellis one-day REBT conference
• Therapeutic Community workshop with Naya Arbiter
• First annual Solution-focused Brief Therapy Association conference; workshops attended include:
  • Working Solutions: Solution Focused Applications in Organizations
  • Mindfulness in Therapy
  • Co-creating Solutions for Substance Abuse
  • Moving Beyond Diagnosis – Parenting Towards Solutions
• Certified in:
  • PREPARE/ENRICH couples’ assessment tool
  • Why Try? curriculum to educate and motivate at-risk youth

Memberships

California Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (CAMFT) Prelicensed Member – since November 2003
American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy (AAMFT) Prelicensed Member – since December 2006
American Evaluation Association (AEA) – since November 2008

Honors and Special Achievements

2010 – Outstanding Contribution to the Department – Loma Linda University
2006 – Doctoral Class Vice President – Loma Linda University
2005 – Intern of the Year – Loma Linda University Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic
2004 – Outstanding Therapist Award – Christian Counseling Center
1998 – 1999, 2002 – 2006 – National Dean’s List

Interests

Program development and evaluation
Grant writing
Solution-focused brief therapy
Cybernetic theory
Drug and alcohol counseling
Group therapy
Team-building
Non-profit consultation
Cycling
Cycling Advocacy and Research