Career Highlights

• Colleen has had three significant promotions in her years at Northern Rivers, which she feels recognizes her hard work as well as the organization's support, encouragement, and training.
• Great supervisors have made a difference for Colleen, challenging her to think critically and as a result to grow as a leader and as a person.
• Colleen addresses the geographical distance of the seven foster care offices by going to them to meet face to face, pulling groups together for peer support, and encouraging all to bring their different strengths to a situation. 

Career Highlights

• With the organization’s support, Star was able to complete her master’s degree; she encourages others to consider how the agency can offer support through educational opportunities. 
• Star was chosen during the initial development of Northern Rivers to participate in workgroups to determine how to best combine and streamline the foster parent recruitment and retentions efforts of both affiliates.

• Executive Program Director, Northern Rivers Early Learning Center
• Senior Director, Northern Rivers Early Learning Center
• Director, Northern Rivers Early Learning Center
• Assistant Director, Parsons Early Head Start
• Center Coordinator, Parsons Early Head Start

Career Highlights

• After more than two decades in the Northern Rivers family, Sharon loves her work now more than ever.
• During her time at Northern Rivers, Sharon has benefitted from the Northern Rivers commitment to promoting from within, and has advanced in her career multiple times over the years.
• With each step in her career progression, Sharon stresses that she has felt prepared and ready to be successful in her next position.

Career Highlights

• Chris started at Northern Rivers’ Northeast affiliate as a clinician; he has been promoted more than once, including to his current position as senior clinical director.
• In his time as senior clinical director, Chris has restructured the clinical side of the Neil Hellman School to offer more internal advancement opportunities.
• The intern program has been reinstated under Chris' leadership; he notes that interns gain valuable experience and might one day become staff members. 

• Program Director, Health Home Care Management program, Northern Rivers
• Regional Coordinator, HCBSW, B2H, HHCM Programs (Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver, Bridges to Health, Health Home Care Management), Northern Rivers
• Individualized Care Coordinator Supervisor, HCBSW Program, Parsons, Community Services Division, Parsons

Career Highlights

• With Northern Rivers for more than 14 years, David says, “It’s home for me. I love it.”
• David sees his supervisory role as critical to offer the best program to the children they serve and to help staff do their best work with the children.
• Northern Rivers features great frontline workers, supervisors, encouragement, training, flexibility, and additional opportunities.

• Director of Training and Research, SATRI
• Senior Director of Residential Services, Parsons, Residential Division
• Director, Community Residence, Parsons, Residential Division
• Program Coordinator, Parsons, Residential Division
• Social Worker, Parsons, Residential Division

Career Highlights

• With Northern Rivers for 23 years in positions of increasing responsibility, Jillian says, “I love the work the organization does.”
• Opportunities exist for people to advance; Northern Rivers recognizes, encourages, and develops staffers' professional skill. Jillian has developed training and leadership skills in residential roles as well as now at SATRI.
• SATRI helps staff be good at what they do through their extensive training offerings; trainings also support child and family social services workers across the state.

Career Highlights

• With Northern Rivers since 2010, Lenear has advanced through two residential counselor positions and assistant resident supervisor to her current role as resident supervisor.
• Lenear is working on her master’s degree in social work with help from tuition reimbursement offered by Northern Rivers. 
• Lenear knows she has helped make an impact on RTF youth when she hears that they’ve gone to college or can live with a lower level of care after leaving the program.