Professional Summary
Professional Summary Over 25 years of experience in the areas of counseling, recruiting, hiring, psychological testing, fund-raising, and coaching in the health care, and real estate industries. Proven expertise in training, advocating, and mentoring.
Experience
Psychotherapist Licensed In Pennsylvania (LCSW) And New Jersey (LSW)
The Center For Growth
2019-Present
- Psychotherapist in private practice specializing in couples and family counseling and with adolescents and young adults seeking treatment for anxiety and adjustment disorders
Organizational Consultant, Coach, & Co-Owner
Keller Williams Realty
2006-2018
- Launched a start-up company into the largest Brokerage in Philadelphia with 400 Realtors and 8 locations
- Recruited, tested, and hired hundreds of new and experienced Realtors.
- Responsible for HR for 10 staff members
- Responsible for all public relations, marketing, and social media for the brokerage
- Created a 501(c)(3) non-profit to assist both my team and community groups and held monthly fund-raising events
Principal
Atacan Group/Venture Philly at Keller Williams Realty
2000-Present
- Co-founded one of the first real estate teams in the city which became a nationally recognized group
- Recruited and trained new agents, many of which have become Philadelphia’s Top Realtors
- Instructed agents how to market themselves, interview potential sellers, and advertise their listings
Quality Management Coordinator
Behavioral Health Services Initiative
1998-2000
- Acted as a patient advocate conducting site inspections and compliance record reviews at Philadelphia hospitals
- Trained caseworkers to keep patient needs first and foremost when authorizing payment for treatment
Admissions Director And Adolescent Therapist
The Bridge School
1997-1998
- Interviewed, assessed, and admitted dually diagnosed adolescents into hybrid, in-patient/high school facility
- Resident individual psychotherapist and group therapist for the female adolescent population.
Retail Business Owner, Baltimore, Philadelphia, And New York
1992-1995
- Conceptualized, created, and owned several retail and sporting kiosks in major East Coast malls
Graduate Internships, Philadelphia
1995-1998
Court Liaison & Group Therapist, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Family Of Murder Victims
Student Clinician & Group Therapist Education
Mount Sinai Psychiatric Hospital
Masters Of Social Work Graduate Psychology Fellow Bachelor Of Science Volunteer Activities 1997
University Of Pennsylvania 1992
Johns Hopkins University 1991
Loyola University Of Chicago Founder of KWCC Cares, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, Masterman Middle School Liaison for 3 yrs., St. Peter’s School Parent Representative for 11 yr., Society Hill Civic Association Board Member