Ministry Practicum at St. Joseph Parish and Firary       (September 2007-Present)

• Work with the youth leadership council  to deepen the faith based programs for Latino youth and young adults, ages ranging from 14 to 29.
• Develop and run a new lectionary based bible study group.
• Working youth council to create and run a 2 day Lenten retreat

Mentor at Peacebuilders Initiative       (2005-Present)

• Support individual peacebuilders over a period of a year to help coordinate their peace projects
• Lead theological reflection for group of teens

Director of Youth Ministry St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church
      (2001 - 2003)

• Planned and led 2 youth retreats per year
• Instituted a youth leadership council to empower the youth and to help organize and promote programs
• Coordinated and supervised a twelve person volunteer group of adults who created and supported youth nights
• Handled all office management functions, including employee relations, youth relations and accounting
• Created and maintained large database of youth contact information allowing us to set appropriate and achievable goals

• Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Access
• Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop, Premier
• Operating Systems—Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
• Created and maintain home parish website St. Eulalia Roman Catholic Church
• Contributed fix to PHP iCalendar. The fix is located here.

Communication Skills:

• Proficient at relating technical information to those without technical knowledge and with those for whom English is a second language
• Intermediate knowledge of Spanish language
• Participated in Toastmasters International      (2001-2002)

• Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.
• Handyman and computer support at local church
• Served as North Deanery Representative in Diocese of Ft. Worth, TX
• Volunteered with Character Helps Individuals Live and Learn (C.H.I.L.L.), a high school youth development program