I declare under penalty of disqualification or termination that all statements in this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledege.
JMG
Jeremiah Greggains
I declare under penalty of disqualification or termination that all statements in this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledege.
R.P.
Randall Pellissier
Sabrina Abong
EDUCATION:
Los Banos High School Los Banos, CA High School diploma obtained 2013-2015 Willow Glen High School San Jose, CA 2011-2013
Atwater High School Atwater, CA 2011-2011
Merced College Merced, CA Associate's degree with transfer in psychology May 2018 Experience:
Quality Parenting Initiative conference-panelist
September 2018
● Be a panelist and share my experiences as a former foster youth to improve resource parents to create stability for foster youth and to be nurtured and to have a long lasting home.
Foster youth support coordinating program-participant
July 2018-Current
● Improve services for current foster youth in the public educational system to improve their experiences while being in public schools from kindergarten to senior year in high school.
CASA( court appointed special advocate)-mentor
April 2018-current
● Advocate for a current foster child in merced county for whatever he or she may need and write court reports and recommend the court whatever needs he or she may have.
Rural Justice Summit-participant
March 2018
● Attend a conference on how to better organize, solve issues from grassroots, the importance of emerging, the importance of why young people should vote and observe what other communities have done and use their model to make Merced Community better.
Golden Valley High School opportunity conference-panelist speaker.
February 2018
● Communicate to foster parents, probation officers, social workers, teachers, CASA workers about the benefits of coping in foster youth and understanding what he or she is going through or what he or she has gone through.
The positives and negative of AB 12 and SB 12-participant February 2018
● Attend a round table on how to better implement these bills to better serve the foster care population.
Youth Connect committee-participant
February 2018-present
● Attend a monthly meeting about how to better serve the displaced youth or homeless youth of Merced county and how to partner him or her with resources in the community to make him or her a better productive individual of society.
San Diego futures foundation-participant
December 2017
● Disseminate refurbished computers to foster parents who had foster children in San Diego county.
Foster Parent Focus Group-Trainer
September 2017-Current
● Facilitated training to foster parents on how to improve a foster youth mental health and how to build a relationship built on trust and respect.
Merced College Guardian Scholar
September 2017-May 2018
● Provided foster youth attending Merced College resourced for them to be successful in college.
Big Bear Retreat-Facilitator
August 2017
● Facilitated training and workshops to develop a guardian scholar club at Merced college.
Continuum Care Reform- Speaker
July 2017
● Disseminate and provide vital feedback on the “healthy kids” survey to be presented to Foster Youth in group homes to measure level of happiness. ● Provide them with steps that can be taken to positively create relationships with youth that are in care.
PBS SoCal- Participant
July 2017
● Provide input about foster care and how to best support foster youth through the use of documentaries.
Merced City School District LCAP Meeting-Participant
May 2017
● Participated in district talks as an impacted youth and provided ways to use the money meant for foster youth to ensure more youth become successful.
Merced City School District Board Meeting- Participant
Feb 2017- July 2017
● Attended School Council Meetings and provided a “best practices” approach in how to help the district's foster youth and ensure their success.
California Youth Connection – Merced Chapter
May 2016- Current
● Spoke with legislators and provided them personal experiences and information as to why certain legislation will be beneficial for foster youth if passed such as Senate Bill 1060 which aims to keep siblings connected after adoption.
● Met with my Local Assembly member and informed them of what Foster care is and how their support can secure a better future for the nation’s Foster Youth.
Tay Member of Alameda Behavioral Health- Panelist
February 2020- Current
● Attend monthly meetings on behalf of TAY( Transitional Age Youth) and as a TAY to better help the TAY youth from 16-24.
Nytd Reviewer
March-current
● Attend virtual training biweekly to review the NYTD survey and the findings that have been found from administering the survey to youth in foster care on a federal level from every state.
Boards commission and leadership Institute
August-current
● Attend bi-monthly training on how to publicly speak on a board and be on different boards how to efficiently speak publicly.
HeartMath Training
May-August
● Attend a weekly virtual training to breathe efficiently through stressful times and better calm down.
Submission
I declare under penalty of disqualification or termination that all statements in this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledege.
WS
Walter Smith
Yang Pao Thao
__________________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION May 2007 Bachelor of Science in Community Health
California State University, Fresno
SKILLS
Bilingual in English and Hmong
Microsoft Office: Word, Works, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Microsoft FrontPage, Adobe Professional
WORK EXPERIENCE
Tutor August 2002-May 2004 Stone Soup Fresno, CA Mentored, tutored, and advised minority students on academic and social progress.
Team Leader March 2005-July 2007 Kids Invent! California State University, Fresno Fresno, CA Educate students to use the five scientific methods to test their creation and inventing ideas.
Teach students skills to succeed academically and socially at an academic setting.
Fresno County Health September 2009-September 2010 Fresno, CA
Educated public, Health Educators and Nurses about H1N1 Influenza. Planning and preparation for evacuation site in case of emergency.
Vantage Financial Alliance September 2020-August 2022 Merced, CA
Educated consumers regarding budgeting, Life Insurance and Annuity. Facilitated meeting, events and training onsite or zoom.
Merced Lao Family Community, Inc. August 2022- Present Merced, CA
Provide translation services, community outreach and application assistance to Southeast Asian community.
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Founder/Chapter President/Chairman August 2004 - July 2007 Eta Alpha Gamma (HAΓ) Hmong-American Fraternity Fresno, CA Supervised and worked as part of a four-member team to establish bylaws, Officer positions, fundraising activities, vision, mission, purpose, recruitment, value, and community services for the organization.
Great Valley Center Class 2009 IDEAL Program Modesto, CA
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Instructor July 19, 2004-August 2008 American Red Cross, Fresno. Fresno, CA Volunteer to teach adult CPR, child CPR, infant CPR, Automated external defibrillator (AED) and first aid to members of the community in Hmong.
Merced Hmong New Year 2009-Present Merced, CA
__________________________________________________________________________________________ PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Available Upon Request