21st Century Project Director
Sterling Rock Falls Family YMCA
Morrison, IL
Highlight any employment, volunteer, or other experience relevant to NAA's mission, vision, values, core competencies, and strategic focus areas.
- 21st Century Project Director at Sterling Rock Falls Family YMCA (field leadership, advocacy, professional development, and community)
- Quality Assurance, Outcomes, and Evaluation Committee Member for ACT Now
- Whiteside County Healthier Communities Partnership
- Northwestern Illinois Children’s Care Collaborative Committee
- Planning committee for local childhood trauma project
- Youth WORKS (Wellness, Opportunities, and Resources for Key Services) Area Project Board Member
Based on your skills, dispositions, and expertise, explain how you see yourself contributing to NAA's strategic focus areas: Field Leadership, Professional Development, Advocacy, Community Building.
I see myself contributing to NAA's strategic focus areas by continuing to network through partnerships and keep the knowledge exchange going in our community. Also, I will continue to advocate for the out of school time field in rural communities.
Review the NAA Board Job Description. Using the job description as a guide, describe your experience, skills, and dispositions that prepare you to be an effective board member of a national professional association.
I work to develop and maintain partnerships with parents, community leaders and organizations, and school-based staff. I, also, create policies, set annual budgets, identifying community needs, and create programs.
Why are you interested in being a member of the NAA Board of Directors?
I love the difference out of school time programs do for the youth. I am excited to approach the challenges that COVID has created and really help the future of our field by advocating for our students and staff.
