Resume

SUMMARY

Ohio child welfare training coordinator with 22 years of social work experience.  Instructional design & technology graduate with three years of experience developing and delivering interactive instructor-led and online training (eLearning). Blending adult learning theories and design approaches to construct focused, accessible, data-driven, and inclusive learning experiences that are human-centered and results-orientated.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ohio Child Welfare Training Program: Northwest Ohio Regional Training Center | Toledo, OH

Staff Training Coordinator FT | Dec 2020 - present

Develops and manages the annual training agenda for 16 child protective services agencies (counties) in NW Ohio to meet state training mandates.

  • Provides training guidance and recommendations on county corrective actions and performance improvement plans.

  • Plans, designs, develops, implements, and revises training courses. Designs and delivers training in-person and virtually (synchronous and asynchronous).

  • Conducts training needs assessments and training evaluations.

  • LMS management.

  • Serves on statewide training curriculum advisory groups and training program work teams.

  • Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure optimal outcomes.

 

Lucas County Children Services | Toledo, OH

Emergency Services Intake Caseworker FT | Oct 2015- Dec 2020

After-hours crisis response & child welfare case management.

  • Collaboration with law enforcement and medical providers.

  • Critical thinking: applying quick and sound decision-making in high-pressure situations to ensure the safety of Lucas County children.

  • Documentation and court testimony.

 

Alternative Response Caseworker FT | June 2011-Oct 2015

Assessment/Investigative Casework

  • Alternative Response is a child welfare initiative providing a collaborative/non-adversarial approach to traditional child protective services investigations.

  • Participated in the pilot through implementation.

  • Unit leader in referral of services and case compliance.

 

Sexual Abuse Assessment Caseworker FT | Jan 2004-June 2011

Investigation of sexual abuse allegations against child victims in Lucas County.

  • Forensically trained and certified interviewer.

  • Assessor of child/family immediate safety and future risk.

  • Collaboration with local, state, and federal law enforcement on criminal investigations.

  • Coordination of medical and legal contacts.

  • Documentation and court testimony.

  • Unit leader in referral of services and case compliance.

 

Lutheran Homes Society, Family & Youth | Toledo, OH

Case Manager Residential Specialist FT | May 2001-Jan 2004

Working with traumatized youth possessing mental and behavioral health diagnoses in a residential environment. 

  • Case plan management.

  • Visitation facilitation.

  • Independent living skills educator.

  • Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certified.

  

 

SKILLS

  • Organization

  • Detail Oriented

  • Critical Thinking

  • Strategic Planning

  • Disciplined

  • Achiever

  • Communication

  • Project Management

 

EDUCATION

BGSU | Bowling Green, OH

Master of Education, Instructional Design & Technology | April 2023

  • GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

 

BGSU | Bowling Green, OH

Graduate Certificate, Instructional Design | April 2022

  • GPA: 4.0 / 4.0

 

University of Toledo | Toledo, OH

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice | 2001

 

Owens Community College | Toledo, OH

Associate of Science, Law Enforcement | 1999

 

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

  • Digital Game-Based Learning

  • Evaluation in Learning Design

  • Instructional Systems Design

  • Interaction Design

  • Principles of Learning Design

  • Principles of Multimedia Production & Courseware Design

  • Research in Education

  • Statistics in Education

  • Leadership Theory & Practice