Work Experience and Education

 
  • Core Learning Inc. // Birmingham, MI

    • Contracted Trainer - 2009 - present

    Jewish Family Service (JFS) of Metropolitan Detroit // Oak Park and West Bloomfield, MI

    • Clinical Therapist/Addictions Specialist, 2007 - 2022

    • Clinical Supervisor: 2011 - 2013, Oak Park Site

    • Continuing Education & Enrichment Specialist, 2019 - 2020

    • Professional Development Coordinator, 2020 - 2022

    • LGBTQ+ Community and Partnerships Outreach Coordinator, 2007 - 2022

    Development Centers, Inc // Detroit, MI

    • Dual Diagnosis Clinical Therapist, 2003 - 2007

    Western Wayne Correctional Facility // Plymouth, MI

    • Substance Abuse Counselor, 2002 - 2003

    Washington Way Recovery Center // Jackson, MI

    • Substance Abuse Therapist, Contingent, 2001 - 2002

    Personalized Nursing Lighthouse Inc // Ann Arbor and Plymouth, MI

    • Counselor II, Contingent, 2001 - 2002

    Policy Research on Women and Drugs // Ann Arbor, MI

    • Research Assistant, Professor Beth Glover Reed, 2000 - 2004

    Chelsea Arbor Treatment Center // Ann Arbor MI

    • Intern, January - December 1999

    • Post-Graduate - 2000

  • Association for Contextual Behavioral Science

    Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Addiction Professionals & Their Allies

    Academy of Certified Social Workers

    Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor

    Internationally Certified Clinical Supervisor - IC&RC, MCBAP

    Licensed Clinical Social Worker

    Michigan Motivational Interviewing Trainer - MIMT

    MI-NASW Certificate in Core Supervision

  • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI

    • Masters in Social Work, 2000

    • Concentration: Interpersonal Practice

    • Certificate in Women’s Studies, 2000

    Eastern Michigan University - Ypsilanti, MI

    • M.S. Human Environmental and Consumer Resources, 1992

    • Concentration: Foods & Nutrition

    University of Illinois - Champaign, IL

    • B.S. Human Resources and Family Development, 1977

    • Concentration: Foods in Business