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Curriculum Vitae
Educational Background
May, 1999 Naropa University, Boulder, CO
Master’s degree in Somatic Psychology; included training in Dance/Movement Therapy.
January, 1989 Columbia University, New York, NY
Masters degree in Public Health.
May, 1983 Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
B.A. International Relations/Spanish.
Fellowships, Grants and Honors
Anonymous private foundation research and trauma program development, Port au Prince, Haiti 2001-2003 ($6500.00).
GRANT AWARD NAROPA for thesis research: development of culturally congruent somatic clinician observation assessment tool, 1999. ($3000.00).
Additional Education
December 2006 & October, 2007
EMDR Institute - Norway
Training with Roger Solomon, EMDR levels 1 and 2 w/ supervision
April & August 2006
New Mexico Alliance for Child Traumatic Stress
Training in Trauma-focused CBT and Parent-Child Psychotherapy
February, 1999-January, 2002
Colorado Center for Social Trauma
Advanced training in somatic traumatology with Dr. Anngwyn St. Just. Co-trainer in all advanced training for psychotherapists.
June 1999- February 2001
The Foundation for Human Enrichment
Advanced training in Somatic Experiencing with Peter Levine.
August, 1997
Life Impressions Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Advanced training in structural bodywork and movement re-education for trauma.
April, 1979-June, 1979
University of Salamanca, Salamanca Spain
Intensive Spanish Language Program.
Relevent Professional Experience
May, 2003 – February, 2004
November, 2004- Present
Restorative Resources
International Training & Consulting, LLC
Training, supervision, and consulting provided for individuals, non-profit organizations and NGO’s who work with adult and child survivors of trauma. Areas of concentration include working with survivors of torture, war, genocide, mass trauma and conflict; working with refugees; innovative approaches for clinical practice; integrating local and cultural traditions and practices into the therapeutic process; community intervention; child trauma; understanding PTSD; the application of somatic and creative arts therapies to work with adult and child survivors of trauma.
July, 2007-Present
The Raven Drum Foundation, Los Angeles
Director, Trauma & Resiliency Program for Veterans
Develop and direct group therapy programs for Veterans in NM and CA.;
responsible for all aspects of program development and implementation;
training provided to clinicians ad professionals working with Veterans.
July, 2007-Present
New Mexico State University, Children, Youth and Families, and New
Mexico State Law Enforcement Academy
Design, write and deliver training curriculum “Safeguarding the Future:
Law Enforcement’s Role in Protecting Children of Arrested Parents” for
Law Enforcement Academy and Law Enforcement Officials throughout
New Mexico
September 21-October 7, 2007
Save the Children USA/Sudan Field Offices
Provided stress management/wellness workshops to staff in Khartoum and
El Geneina, West Darfur; Conducted individual and group support
meetings; Assessed stress levels; Wrote recommendations
and follow-up report.
March 23-35, 2007
Washington Office on Latin America, Washington, D.C.
Provide Stress Management and Wellness workshops and staff support to
staff members working in high risk field situations; make recommendations
for ongoing staff support to leadership.
April, 2006-Present
State of New Mexico, Refugee Health Program
Refugee Mental Health Coordinator
Develop assessment program for incoming refugees, torture survivors, and
victims of trafficking; assess mental health needs and develop mental health program statewide through training, capacity building, and systems
development. Member NM State Anti Trafficking task Force.
November 2006
Pan American Development Foundation, Washington, D.C./Haiti
Provide consultation to PADF to prepare for community-based mental
and public health program development in Haiti; wrote technical section of
RFA for US AID TIP/VOT funding (awarded June 1007).
October 2006-Present
Village Pierre Tousissant, Cap Haitien, Haiti
Establish community-based, violence prevention and counseling program for residential and non-residential programs providing shelter, education and basic needs for street children, trafficked children and children affected by violence. Focus groups for former child combatants who are currently imprisoned.
April 13-15, 2006
Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis, MN
Provide consultation to CVT to prepare for community-based
mental health program development for US AID grant proposal in Haiti.
April 2005-October 2006
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Center for Health Prevention
Consultant to Project Thrive and Project Nihii’iina, a program for children
and adolescents in Tohajiillee (Navajo Nation). Consultancy includes
clinical intervention, intervention design and planning, and training.
Includes collaboration with The Takini Network/Historic Trauma Model
for Native Americans.
January-April, 2006
New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe, NM
Conference Coordinator and Speaker for First Annual “New Mexico
Conference on Child/Adolescent Trauma in Domestic and Community
Violence.” Responsible for all aspects of conference planning, organization
and coordination. Conference participants included Law Enforcement,
Domestic Violence and Mental Health Professionals.
December, 2005
International Catholic Migration Commission, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Training entitled “Resiliency Practice 2: Working with Survivors of Severe
Trauma” emphasizing self care and stress management skills, clinical
practice with adults and children, clinical and community-based supervision, group therapy, and integrating local culture and tradition into community-based intervention. Provided for professionals, paraprofessionals and ICMC survivors of torture partner organizations agency working in Aceh, Indonesia.
November, 2005-Present
Psychosocial Refugee Teams, Oslo, Norway
Provide training on stress management/self care and best practice and
innovative clinical approaches for clinical professionals who work with
refugees, survivors of torture and trauma (including Veterans) to
psychosocial refugee programs throughout Norway.
July, 2005- February, 2006
Boston University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Consultant to Department of International Health/Applied Research
group. Assist client to identify appropriate sites and partners for a series
of qualitative studies to assess mental health issues affecting the people of
Haiti and Mexico. Provide on-site logistical, planning, training,
supervisory and implementation support; conduct ethnographic
assessments, analyze data and write reports.
March 2005
Village Pierre Toussiant, Medecins du Mond, URAMEL, Haiti
Consultant trainer to three local NGO’s who assist victims of organized
violence and torture, and street children. Plan, develop and facilitate
trainings on these topics:Resource-based Psychotherapy & Creative Arts Interventions for Victims of Organized Violence; Crisis Intervention with Victims of Interpersonal Violence; Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; The Impact of Traumatic Experience on the Body; Tending the Helper’s Fire.
October 2003 – February 2004
The Marjorie Kovler Center for Survivors of Torture, Chicago, IL
Consultant to sub-contractor for grant to develop torture treatment
programs in Haiti. Responsibilities include identifying sites for programs,
needs assessment, developing mental health component of training and
providing training to sites.
July-August, 2003
International Catholic Migration Commission, Jakarta, Indonesia
Training entitled “Resiliency Practice: Working with Survivors of Severe
Trauma” emphasizing self care techniques and clinical practice with adults
and children, provided for professionals, paraprofessionals and ICMC
survivors of torture partner organizations agency working in Papua,
Aceh, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
May 2003 - Present
Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Body-Mind Training provided for all client service staff. Training format
of ten one-day quarterly trainings tailored to needs of a varied client
service team (professions include Psychology, Social Work, Psychiatry,
Nursing, Massage Therapy, and Physical Therapy) at Center for Victims
of Torture. Training consists of theoretical foundations and practical
application of somatic psychology and creative arts therapies to
therapeutic interventions with adult and child survivors of politically
motivated torture.
May 2003-April 2004
Safe Horizon, New York, N.Y.
Member of Expert Service Enhancement Team recruited nationally.
Consultancy provided on: assessment of client needs and direct service
capacity, program evaluation, development of strategies to strengthen
direct service capacity, staff stress management and implementation of
effective, innovative approaches for a variety of target populations (adult
and child) affected by crisis, violence and trauma for New York City’s
largest victim service agency.
January, 2005-September 30, 2005
Su Vida/New Mexico ACTS, Santa Fe, NM
Child Trauma Specialist/Consultant
Assisting local child behavioral health program with design and development of child traumatic stress program for New Mexico. Responsibilities include organizing and facilitating training, developing best practices for child trauma assessment and treatment, committee organization, networking, and program development. Provide statewide training for child traumatic stress and PTSD assessment and treatment.
February, 2004-November, 2004 IFES
Chief of Party/Project Director 2/04-11/04
Chief of Party for US AID Cooperative Agreement with IFES, Victims of Torture international funding
Oversight and management of all aspects (financial, personnel, programming, training and clinical practice) of “Rapid Response Program” to support human rights organizations assisting victims of organized violence and torture in Haiti. Simultaneously provided program start –up, managed and implemented “Rapid Response Program” and developed foundation for community based psych-social programs. Supervised 13 staff. Provided training and capacity building to health care professionals, mental health professionals, human rights workers and paraprofessionals throughout Haiti. Provided community based mental health interventions to survivors of mass trauma and designed child trauma program for local foundation.
January 1998-June 2003 Rocky Mountain Survivors Center, Denver, CO - Therapist/Clinical Director
Development, oversight and on-going management of clinical program, program evaluation and all client care services; organize and facilitate psychotherapy groups for refugees and asylum seekers who are adult and child survivors of torture and war trauma; provide individual psychotherapy; training coordinator and facilitator for new staff, interns, volunteers and community; develop and oversee state-wide training program for mental health professionals treating survivors of refugees and survivors of war trauma and torture; supervise and mentor all staff with client contact; created documentation and filing system for client charts; developed clinical guidelines and outcome measures for clinical treatment program; oversee multidisciplinary team service delivery program and children’s clinical services; conduct needs assessments for new program development; chair National Consortium for Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) clinical committee 2000-2002; member of NCTTP executive committee 2000-2002; chair NCTTP training committee 2000-2001.
Current and recent contracts include:
April, 2006-Present
State of New Mexico, Refugee Health Program
Develop assessment program for incoming refugees and victims of
trafficking; assess mental health needs and develop mental health program
statewide though training, capacity building, and systems development.
November, 2006
Pan American Development Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Provide consultation to PADF to prepare for possible program
development in Haiti.
October 2006
Village Pierre Tousissant, Cap Haitien, Haiti
Establish counseling program for residential and non-residential programs
providing shelter, education and basic needs for street children and former
gang members. Focus groups for former child combatants who are currently imprisoned.
April 13-15, 2006
Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis, MN
Provide consultation to CVT to prepare for possible program
development in Haiti.
April 2005-October 2006
Center for Health Prevention, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Consultant to Project Thrive and Project Nihii’iina, a program for children
and adolescents in Tohajiillee (Navajo Nation). Consultancy includes
clinical intervention, intervention designand planning, and training.
Includes collaboration with The Takini Network/Historic Trauma Model
for Native Americans.
January-April, 2006
New Mexico Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe, NM
Conference Coordinator and Speaker for First Annual “New Mexico
Conference on Child/Adolescent Trauma in Domestic and Community
Violence.” Responsible for all aspects of conference planning, organization
and coordination. Conference participants included Law Enforcement,
Domestic Violence and Mental Health Professionals.
December, 2005
International Catholic Migration Commission, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Training entitled “Resiliency Practice: Working with Survivors of Severe
Trauma” emphasizing self care techniques, supervision, innovative and best practice clinical approaches with adults and children, provided for professionals, paraprofessionals and ICMC survivors of torture partner organizations agency working for community-based mental health programs in Papua, Aceh, and Jakarta, Indonesia, and for ICMC’s Trauma Recovery Program in Tsunami affected Aceh province.
November, 2005
Psychosocial Refugee Teams, Oslo, Norway
Provide training on best practice and innovative clinical approaches for
work with refugees and survivors of torture to psychosocial refugee
programs based throughout Norway.
July, 2005- March, 2006
Boston University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
Consultant to Department of International Health. Assist client to identify
appropriate sites and partners for a series of qualitative studies to assess
mental health issues affecting the people of Haiti and Mexico. Provide on-
site logistical, planning, training, supervisory and implementation
support; conduct ethnographic assessments, analyze data and write
reports.
March 2005
Village Pierre Toussiant, Medecins du Mond, URAMEL, Haiti
Consultant trainer to three local NGO’s who assist victims of organized
violence and torture, and street children. Plan, develop and facilitate
trainings on these topics: Resource-based Psychotherapy & Creative Arts Interventions for Victims of Organized Violence; Crisis Intervention with Victims of Interpersonal Violence; Understanding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; The Impact of Traumatic Experience on the Body.
October 2003 – February 2004
The Marjorie Kovler Center for Survivors of Torture, Chicago, IL
Consultant to sub-contractor for grant to develop torture treatment
programs in Haiti. Responsibilities include identifying sites for programs,
needs assessment, developing mental health component of training and
providing training to sites.
July-August, 2003
International Catholic Migration Commission, Jakarta, Indonesia
Training entitled “Resiliency Practice: Working with Survivors of Severe
Trauma” emphasizing self care techniques and clinical practice with adults and children, provided for professionals, paraprofessionals and ICMC survivors of torture partner organizations agency working in Papua,Aceh, and Jakarta, Indonesia.
May 2003 - Present
Center for Victims of Torture, Minneapolis, Minnesota
“Body-Mind Training” provided for all client service staff. Training format of ten one-day quarterly trainings tailored to needs of a varied client service team (professions include Psychology, Social Work, Psychiatry, Nursing, Massage Therapy, and Physical Therapy) at Center for Victims of Torture. Training consists of theoretical foundations and practical application of somatic psychology to therapeutic interventions with adult and child survivors of politically motivated torture.
May 2003-April 2004
Safe Horizon, New York, N.Y.
Member of Expert Service Enhancement Team recruited nationally.
Consultancy provided on: assessment of client needs and direct service
capacity, program evaluation, development of strategies to strengthen
direct service capacity, and implementation of effective, innovative
approaches for a variety of target populations (adult and child) affected by crisis, violence and trauma for New York City’s largest victim service
agency.
January 1998-June 2003
Rocky Mountain Survivors Center, Denver, CO
Therapist/Clinical Director
Development, oversight and on-going management of clinical program, program evaluation and all client care services; organize and facilitate psychotherapy groups for adult and child survivors of torture and war trauma; provide individual psychotherapy; training coordinator and facilitator for new staff, interns, volunteers and community; develop and oversee state-wide training program for mental health professionals treating survivors of war trauma and torture; supervise and mentor all staff with client contact; created documentation and filing system for client charts; developed clinical guidelines and outcome measures for clinical treatment program; oversee multidisciplinary team service delivery program and children’s clinical services; conduct needs assessments for new program development; chair National Consortium for Torture Treatment Programs (NCTTP) clinical committee 2000-2002; member of NCTTP executive committee 2000-2002; chair NCTTP training committee 2000-2001.