* Founder and CEO of Faith House Agency Shelters for victims of Abuse.
* Designed a residential alcoholism education program for dependent teenage girls. "Little Candle Communities for Adolescents.
* Developed a division of the Faith House Agencies in Prescott,Az. Now known as"Stepping Stones".
* Developed Valley Youth Org, a school program to address troubled youth.
* Developed Alternatives for Women, an outpatient treatment program which was an approach to addictive relationships.
* Nationally published "Changing What I Can","Shelter from the Storm" and "Storm Within The Shelter"
* Certified Substance Abuse Counselor SA-0525 with the Board of Behavioral Health Examiners.
SPECIAL TRAINING OVER 20 YEARS;
* Basic Supervision for Women
* Employee Assistant Resources of America
* Natl.Conference on Alcoholism & The Family.
* Natl. Coalition against Domestic Violence.
* Harvard Medical College Education Program on Abuse and Victimization Life Span.
* 1st Natl. Conference on Sexual Addiction.
* Natl.Assn. of Hospital Developers
* In service Training, Family of Origin, Intergenerational Patterns & PTS Syndrome
* Special Seminars on Labor Laws.
* Special course on Personnel Management
* Many more too numerous to mention.
TWENTY NINE SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS NATIONALLY
FIFTEEN LOCAL AND NATIONAL AWARDS
SINCE 1972 OVER 27 RECOGNITION/AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS SUCH AS:
* Letters of commendation from Presidents Reagan and Clinton.
* Honored in the Ladies Home Journal for making a significant contribution in the lives of others.
* Recipient of the Attorney General's Award for Outstanding Service to Victims of Crime.
* Women of the Year: National Italian American Society.
And many, many more...
INTERVIEWS:
* Since 1972 she appeared on over 72 television Stations and 98 Radio
Stations, both National and Local.
* Over 280 plus newspaper interviews.