Certified and Licensed Bilingual Addiction Counselor Mattie Rhodes Center, Kansas City, MO (2020 to Present)
Chief Student Support and Intervention Officer Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO (July 2017 to 2019 Retired)
Executive Director of Student Intervention Programs Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO (February 2012 to 2017)
Executive Director of Student Support and Community Services Kansas City Public Schools, Kansas City, MO (February 2010 to February 2012)
Co-Founder and CEO The Educated Pachuco™, Kansas City, MO (2011 to present)
Director of Community Programs Mattie Rhodes Center, Kansas City, MO (2007 to February 2010)
Substance Abuse Program Coordinator Mattie Rhodes Center, Kansas City, MO (2004 to 2007)
University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO (2003 to 2010) Adjunct Professor, Department of Education Instruction and Curriculum
Certified Substance Abuse Counselor/Consultant Samuel Rodgers South, Methadone Treatment Clinic, Kansas City, MO (2003)
Consultant/Broker National Mental Health Association, National Association of School Psychologists, Safe Schools/Healthy Students Action Center (2000 to 2003)
Assistant Regional Administrator Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Kansas City, MO (2000)
Community Prevention Specialist Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Kansas City, MO (1999)
Team Leader/Certified Substance Abuse Counselor II Network Rehabilitative Services for People with Mental Illness, Homeless Support Project, Kansas City, MO (1994 to 1999)
Gang Intervention Specialist/Substance Abuse Counselor Community Counseling Consultants, Clinton, MO (1992 to 1993)
Program Coordinator De La Salle Academy, CSTAR Satellite Program, Kansas City, MO (1991 to 1992)
Bilingual/Bicultural Counselor Comprehensive Mental Health Services, Inc., Cuban Mariel Refugee Program, Kansas City, MO (1991)
Bilingual/Bicultural Counselor Dismas House, Inc., Cuban Mariel Refugee Program, Kansas City, MO (1990 to 1991)
Private Investigator Rosato and Samuels Law Offices, Beverly Hills, CA (1987 to 1988)
Executive Vice-President of Branch Operations First City Savings, Los Angeles, CA (1985 to 1987)
Private Investigator/Bodyguard Peter E. Stafford Investigations, Temple City, CA (1984 to 1988)
Police Officer California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles, CA (1980 to 1985)
EDUCATION
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO – Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis (2011)
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS – Master of Science Degree, Elementary and Secondary Education, emphasis on multiculturalism in urban settings. (2001)
Ottawa University, Ottawa, KS – Bachelor of Arts, Substance Abuse Counseling. (1999)
Missouri Certified Reciprocal Alcohol Drug Counselor (CRADC) Certification number 1025.
Kansas Licensed Addictions Counselor, LAC. Certification number 348.
International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, ICADC. Certification 13657.
Clinical Hypnotherapist Certification (2012)
Harm Reduction Specialist (2023)
MSAPCB (SQP) (2010 to present) Certification # 5191.
Certified Trainer of Trainers, International Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (1999)