Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA
Post Graduate Education: Legal and Ethical Issues

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Post Graduate Education: Management and Organizational Behavior, Social Psychology

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Awarded Master of Education, Counseling Psychology, July 1985

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Awarded Bachelor of Social Welfare, May 1983
Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian, Presidential Scholar Award

Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
Awarded Associate in General Studies, May 1981, Cum Laude

9/01 to Present Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ
Full-Time Instructor: Responsible for the development and accreditation of the new Human Services program. Designing and delivering eight human services courses to assist students with obtaining an Associates of Applied Science in Human Services degree.

1/88 to Present Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
Senior Part-Time Faculty: Social Science Division; Business Psychology, Contemporary Social Problems, Introduction to Psychology, Marriage and the Family, Human Services Seminar II: Group Dynamics, Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Lifespans Human Development, Introduction to Sociology, distance learning telecourses, awarded first annual Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award For Teaching Excellence, wrote "Helping Students Work In Groups And Teams" for the second annual Teachers And Learners Encouraging Success (TALES) publication, presented on topic of managing chairperson stress at the second annual Regional Chairs Conference.

10/00 to 2/01 Northwestern Human Services, Lansdale, PA
Director of Employee Assistance and Drug and Alcohol Services: Responsible for management of internal and external EAP contracts and outpatient substance abuse treatment services.

7/97 to 10/00 Northwestern Human Services of Montgomery County, Ambler, PA
Program Director: Managed and supervised all facility services including internal and external employee assistance programs, student assistance programs, managed care and outpatient services, quality improvement, MIS development, corporate compliance, risk management, licensing regulations, staffing and budgeting, corporate training and development, clinical supervision, direct clinical care, grew facility budget by 27% to over .5 million in first year.

9/84 to 6/97 Turning Point, Inc., Ambler, PA
Organizational Consultation: Interacted with all levels of personnel to diagnose problems and recommend policies and procedures for risk management and to enhance employee relations. Management and Employee Training: Designed and delivered corporate training for Employee Assistance contracts on topics such as Sexual Harassment, Motivation, Diversity, Conflict Management, Supervision of the Difficult Employee and Workplace Violence Prevention.

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing: Crisis intervention designed to normalize workplace conditions after a traumatic event.
Employee Counseling: Provided individual, marital and family counseling for substance use and mental health problems, wrote articles on personal growth topics for employee newsletters. Supervisor: Clinical and administrative supervision and training of outpatient and partial hospital professional staff, managed various human resource functions, risk management and quality improvement, liaison to Northwestern Management Corporation.

9/94 to 5/00 Gwynedd Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, PA
Lecturer: Behavioral and Social Science Division, Introduction to Social Work, General Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Principles of Sociology, Social Psychology, Addictions Dynamics and Interventions, Human Service Systems, awarded certificate for outstanding teaching within the field of study of social work.

1/99 to 5/99 Holy Family College, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Faculty: Social and Behavioral Science Division, Social Psychology.

9/94 to 1/96 Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Adjunct Faculty: Graduate Department of Education and Human Relations; Consultation and Training.

1/93 to 9/94 The Institute For Psychosocial Studies, Willow Grove, PA
Clinical Consultant: Wrote and critiqued articles for the Interchange For Mental Health Professionals - an international newsletter designed to enhance communications between counseling professionals.

6/87 to 12/92 Dr. Herbert Machowsky Associates, Roslyn, PA
Therapist Private Practice: Counseled individuals, couples and families, community and professional education.

Member Pennsylvania Psychological Association
Member Pennsylvania Counselors Association
Member Montgomery County Counselors Association
Member Delaware Valley Distance Learning Consortium: Local Faculty Referral Network (LFRN)
Pennsylvania Certified Addiction Counselor
Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor
Certified Clinical Criminal Justice Specialist
Certificate of Teaching Excellence In Higher Education
Adult CPR Certification
National Safety Council Level 1 First Aid

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