Resume

Behavioral health clinician, operations leader, parity strategist, and quality improvement builder.

15+ years across clinical care, behavioral health operations, utilization and care management, quality improvement, parity work, and AI-enabled workflow exploration.

Experience

2024 - Present

Clinical Program Consultant, Mental Health Parity

Supports parity workstreams, policy interpretation, NQTL documentation, benefit design review, operational evidence, and AI-enabled tools for regulatory analysis and audit support.

2021 - 2024

Clinical Quality Improvement Specialist

Built clinical safety training, quality initiatives, QA tools, quarterly business review content, and executive-facing quality materials for virtual behavioral health operations.

2016 - 2020

Clinical Program Manager, Utilization and Care Management

Managed and coached a team of licensed clinicians, refined engagement and medication adherence workflows, and developed KPIs for distributed clinical operations.

2010 - 2016

Clinical care, training, and acute behavioral health operations

Delivered counseling, emergency psychiatric assessments, EMTALA training, care coordination leadership, and addiction treatment support.

Education

M.Ed., Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling
Ohio University

B.A., Psychology and Sociology/Criminology
Cum laude

Recognition

Automation innovation recognition for quality workflow improvement.

Clinical excellence and team recognition across behavioral health operations roles.

Published counseling essay on cyberbullying education.