MARIA REYES

141 Brentwood Rd. Exeter, New Hampshire 03833 ♦ (918) 706-8061 ♦ mtrhollylane55@gmail.com

Professional SummaryInnovative senior level director with over 15 years of versatile non-profit management experience. Demonstrated track record of managing financially sustainable federal, state grants and private foundation programs with measurable outcomes and community impact. Versatile experience overseeing youth and adult community programs in a variety of settings including health, social services, public schools, libraries and other institutions. Additional leadership experience includes board of director’s service, appointed to local government positions and community coalition building.Professional accomplishments Developed program infrastructure and capacity from six to thirty-five employees and

increased budget revenues by 48%. Reputation as good steward of resources. Diversified funding portfolio thru expansion of new foundations, grants and boosted fee for

services by creating new ancillary products. Known for creating and implementing entrepreneurial services that produce revenue. Sought out public speaker/educator- Annual public speaker at OU Medical School-

Impact-created first medical Spanish elective course for 1st and 2nd year medical students that was instituted as a first in the school’s history.

Consultant to non-profits on how to work with diverse populations. Led YWCA in multi-community wide partnerships under the Robert Wood Johnson

Foundation one million dollar diabetes prevention grant-Created and managed: “Academy of health” diabetes prevention program for Hispanic women and their families. After 8 years program became operationalized under YWCA Health and Wellness program which diversified health and wellness membership from 0% to 53% Latino paying members.

Key designer and director of nationally recognized naturalization program- “Project Citizenship” One of 13 in the country (out of 300 applicants) selected and funded by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services-Program continues to present.

Versatile experience and affiliations include: Oversight of programs that target youth and diverse populations in health prevention/education i.e., American Heart Association “Vestido Rojo” (Red Dress) campaign, refugee parenting and nutritional classes with the Tulsa County Health department, depression screenings,voter registration drives, Tulsa Police Department community relations member, crime prevention, emergency management, 211, United Way campaigns, Teach for America presenter, Leadership Tulsa, Tulsa Emergency management member, and others.

YWCA Tulsa Tulsa, OklahomaDirector of Immigrant and Refugee Program 2/ 2000-4/2015During my 15 year tenure as director of YWCA Tulsa Immigrant and Refugee Center provided direct oversight to a team of 35 diverse professionals from over 10 countries. Responsible for managing core program services: Immigration legal services, English Language classes for adult immigrants, refugee social services and numerous community projects/collaborations that provided education and outreach to underserved communities. Other job duties include: budget/fiscal administration, marketing, media experience-TV/Radio/newspaper donor relationships, fundraising, facility management, develop work plans, supervise interns/ volunteers, oversight of outcome data collection systems and evaluation, community educator/workshops strategic planning.

Tulsa Community College Tulsa, OklahomaAdjunct Professor, Part-Time 2003-2006 Taught Chemical Dependency and Treatment Course to community college students. Community presenter on culture and mental health/substance abuse education to Tulsa’s

immigrant populations.

MARIA REYES

141 Brentwood Rd. Exeter, New Hampshire 03833 ♦ (918) 706-8061 ♦ mtrhollylane55@gmail.com

Professional Experience (continued)

Parkside Hospital, Tulsa, OklahomaOklahoma Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor 1990-2000 First mental health professional in Tulsa to collaborate and implement community

depression screenings to limited English proficiency populations. Launched the first Spanish-speaking case management caseload in the hospital’s history. Trained agency staff on developing culturally competent practices for Limited English

Proficiency populations. Delivered group and individual addiction counseling to adults in inpatient and outpatient

care. Crucial member of multidisciplinary team that assisted with court order evaluations.

CREDENTIALS

EDUCATION Plymouth State University, Plymouth New Hampshire-B.A. Spanish, Latin American Studies-1981University of Valencia Spain-Junior Year Abroad program 1978-1979

CERTIFICATIONS Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor since 1990, (current) #226(Maintain 20 CEU’s yearly in addiction/mental health)Oklahoma Non-Profit Management TrainingAmerican Red Cross-Certified Emergency Response Training (CERT)

SKILLS Proficient in Microsoft suite, Daxco membership software, bilingual in Spanish and English

ACHIEVMENTS YWCA Tulsa Community Outstanding Service Award-2015Tulsa Mental Health Association, Education Award, 2005Tulsa Partners Inc., Language Cultural Bank Volunteer of the Year-2011Parkside Hospital Employee of the Year 1985Foreign Language Award, Plymouth State University, New Hampshire

COMMUNITY Vice President of Coalition of Hispanic Organizations (2001-2007)Board member of Tulsa Mental Health Association (2005-2008)Board member and Co-President of Tulsa Language Cultural Bank (2001-2014)Appointed commissioner for the Tulsa Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women 2002-2005Tulsa Police Department Community relations member-2004-2008

Interests Fly fishing, hiking, kayaking, camping, arts, educating youth about outdoors, volunteer as docent at Tulsa Zoo

Reference Available upon request