marisa balmana

* Volunteer Recruitment, Retention and Supervision * Facilitating 65 Hour Volunteer Training Course * Maintaining and scheduling of RISE's 24-hour Crisis Line * Support clients as a certified Crisis Counselor/Advocate * Title change from Coordinator to Manager February 2017

Psychology Major 3.8 Overall GPA

* Input data collected from experimental sessions * Checked accuracy of inputed data through data cleaning process * Responsible for running experimental sessions and data collection

* Creating protocol for recruiting, tracking and retaining volunteers and interns * Creating and implementing an agency wide assessment to evaluate staff well being and directions for future improvement * Creating internship position descriptions * Volunteer scheduling and management * Co-facilitator for 65 hour Volunteer Certification Training * Facilitator for Women's Empowerment and Self Defense Classes * Participation in Fundraising and Event Palnning

* Completed 60 hour training on sexual assault & intimate partner violence for state certification * Crisis Support Sessions: peer counseling in office, client intake & discussion of options/resources * Volunteer for the after hours crisis hotline: offer support & resources * Sexual Assault & Intimate Partner Violence Advocate: accompanying survivors to court sessions, SART exams & law enforcement interviews

* Office assistant responsible for filing, proofreading, phone calls, creating excel sheets etc. * Helped plan, organize and run special events such as fundraisers: * Walk a Mile in Her Shoes (fundraising and sexual assault awareness event) * Evening with an Artist (fundraising event featuring local artists)