Profile Information
Location
Columbia, SC
Country
United States
Postal Code
29210
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
I work as the Director of Marketing for the State Housing Finance and Development Authority with oversight responsibility for community relations and engagement with the general public and special interest groups around housing needs and programs.
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
SC State Housing Finance & Development Authority (SC Housing)
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
I am a LMSW with over 25 plus years experience in children's behavioral health services. I have a particular interest in exploring the long-term effects of housing instability, especially eviction, on education and health outcomes for children and their parents who find themselves in this devastating cycle. Currently, I am the Communications and Outreach Director for the SC State Housing Finance & Development Authority (SC Housing) where I am charged with engaging a broad range of community partners in discussions about housing as a social determinant of health and well-being in hopes of strengthening linkages with agencies that can offer families the needed services and supports. I am a strong advocate for a holistic approach to housing by looking at protective factors at the individual level and supporting community resiliency. In my previous role with the SC Department of Mental Health, I also helped to advance trauma-informed care in the state by providing strategic leadership in launching the inaugural statewide Project BEST TF-CBT training collaborative, which rostered approximately 600 clinicians, brokers, and senior leaders over a 10-month training period. In addition, I have a particular interest in ACEs and Foster Care because of my personal experience as a foster and adoptive parent.
If you're part of a community-based PACEs initiative, which one?
None