Profile Information
Location
Riverbank, CA
Country
United States
Postal Code
95367
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Director of Student Services for public school district in the Central Valley, volunteer as a Head Coach for a co-ed, non-competitive baseball league for athletes of all ages with mental and physical challenges, board member for a professional organization supporting school psychologists, students, staff, and families.
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
Escalon Unified School District: a k-12 school district that maintains high expectations and a rigorous and relevant academic focus for all learners through purposeful, collaborative relationships.
Junior Grizzlies: a co-ed, non-competitive baseball league for athletes of all ages with mental and physical challenges.
California Association of School Psychologists: the statewide membership organization for school psychologists in California. With a membership more than 2,100, CASP is the largest statewide organization of school psychologists in the nation and the strongest voice for psychologists practicing in California’s schools. In addition to providing liaison with various state boards and commissions, CASP actively represents the profession to legislative audiences, governmental officials, and other policy-making bodies. The Association provides continuing professional development to the membership through regional training programs and an annual convention. Publications of the Association include quarterly newsletter and a quarterly, peer-reviewed research journal.
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
As a school psychologist by trade, I believe that supporting and educating others on the impact of trauma and ACEs is critical to supporting children within the community and in schools.
If you're part of a community-based PACEs initiative, which one?
ACEs Aware