I have extensive experience presenting to audiences at the local and national levels:

Veteran Healthcare and Trauma-Informed Approaches Duquesne University, 2023

Veteran Healthcare: The PACT Act Veterans Leadership Program, 2023

Healthcare Navigation Veterans Leadership Program, 2023

Veteran Healthcare: Priority Groups Veterans Leadership Program, 2022

Mental Health First Aid Veterans Leadership Program, 2022

Veteran Healthcare and Advocacy Duquesne University, 2021

Principals Training: Standards-Based Math Stafford County School District, 2010

Community Training: Standards-Based Math Stafford County School District, 2010

STEM Education Stafford County School District, 2009

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center’s Summer Science Institute University of Texas, 2008

Undergraduate Science Research Symposium Duquesne University, 2007

I possess a solid professional foundation from multiple professional development opportunities and certifications:

Certified Adult Trainer Mental Health First Aid, 2022 – Present

Certified Strengths-Based Service Coordinator Temple University, 2023

Certified Mandated Reporter State of Pennsylvania, 2023

Certified – Digital Professional Skills IBM, 2022

Certified – Problem Solving and Process Controls IBM, 2021

Certified – Communication and Personality Dynamics IBM, 2021

Bayer Center for Non-Profit Management Robert Morris University, 2021

While developing both professional and technical skills, I have remained focused on academic excellence, receiving the following awards and honors:

Graduate Scholarship Award Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2023)

Phi Kappa Phi Graduate Honor Society Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2023)

Delta Alpha Pi Graduate Honor Society Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2023)

Graduate Assistant - Center for Teaching Excellence Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2021)

Faculty Excellence Award: Elementary Education Duquesne University (2008)

Faculty Excellence Award: Early Education Duquesne University (2008)

Roche Teaching Award Duquesne University (2007)

I am a featured contributor (content, graphic design, and alt tex) for Volume 1, Issue 8 of IUP SPARKS from IUP’s Center for Teaching Excellence.

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I volunteer my time to support STEM education in the local schools:

Girl Scout Troop 16714 Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania, 2022 – Present

Ross Elementary Lego Club North Hills School District, 2023