Social Work, Community Health Outreach and Advocacy Activities - 6 years

Seattle Mental Health Institute (’95-’96) - Seattle, Washington - Youth Outreach & Intervention: short term one-on-one assignments with at-risk youth. Intervention and counseling strategies, one-on-one mentoring activities, and team collaboration.

Banchero Friends Services (’95) - Shoreline, Washington - Sexual Education Program Design and Instruction: Designed and implemented a sexual education program for developmentally disabled young adults that is continuing to be offered in King County (Seattle Metro), Washington.

Banchero Friends Services (’93-’95) - Shoreline, Washington - Home-Based Care Provider: Direct health, domestic and personal care provision for developmentally disabled adults. Administered medication and assisted personal hygiene, assisted most basic domestic necessities. Included activity programming and staff training.

Washington State Governor’s Advisory Council Subcommittee on AIDS Committee Member (’92) - Olympia, Washington - AIDS Related Program Research and Advocacy: Researched and provided AIDS prevention policy recommendations to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Washington, as part of a public health research initiative that was among the first in its field in the United States.

North Puget Sound AIDS Foundation (’90-’91) - Everett, Washington - Community Health Outreach Worker: Designed and implemented a community outreach program that was among the first of its kind in the United States. Program activities included direct intervention strategies, counseling and service referral, community outreach and collaborative networking.