I have participated in the following volunteer and outreach activities:
National Head Start Association
Clinician/Educator
May 2015
Participated in a visiting Fluoride Varnish program, traveling 3 times to a Head Start (preschool) program in Brooklyn, and provided dental and nutrition education, intra-oral screenings, and fluoride varnish application.
ARC of Camden County
Patient and Nutrition Educator
February 2015
Developed and implemented a public health program providing oral and nutrition education to developmentally disabled adults.
Service Learning Project Outline: ARC of Camden County
New York Smiles
Nutrition Educator
December 2014
Provided nutrition education to NYC public school children, in conjunction with Colgate, at the Greater New York Dental Convention.
New York State Mission of Mercy
Patient Education and Clinic Support
June 2014
New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) and New York State Dental Foundation (NYSDF), together with national partner Mission of Mercy, launched the New York State Mission of Mercy (NYSMoM), a free two-day dental clinic to provide oral health services and education to people who lack access to dental care.
I provided patient education, chair-side assistance, and clinic support to the 1,000+ patients during this two-day free dental clinic at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, NY.
District 75 Health Fair
Patient Educator
May 2014
Provided oral hygiene education to families of children with developmental disabilities.
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Muscle Walk Team Captain
March 2006-Present
As the world’s leading nonprofit health organization sponsoring research seeking the causes of and effective treatments for neuromuscular diseases, I have supported and fund-raised for the MDA annually since 2006 and lead my team through this celebratory event to raise awareness and collaborate our efforts towards finding treatments for muscular dystrophy.
