Profile Information
Location
Melrose Park, IL
Country
United States
Postal Code
60164
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Parent & Special education teaching assistant, animal welfare volunteer & educator
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
Leyden High Schools, Cat Vando TNR
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
I have a masters in child and adolescent psychology. I was married to a drug addicted mentally ill individual for 20 years and my children and I suffered greatly at his hands. We are all now in recovery and understand what it takes to move forward from such experiences and would like to help others using my education, knowledge and experience. My 20 year old son is also on the autistic spectrum and I understand the unique challenges of autism and childhood trauma bring.
If you're part of a community-based PACEs initiative, which one?
I am not part of any initiative but would like to begin one