DONNA
JO SALHANY
1809C Ashborough Circle
Marietta, Georgia 30067-6905
Tel. 404.579.4453
djs@newstartservices.com |
| EMPLOYMENT
OBJECTIVE |
| *Long-Term |
Presenter/lecturer
for such topics as transition from school to work; job accommodations for
individuals with autism or other disabilities; how individual temperaments
impact the workplace and other environments, etc. |
| SKILLS |
| *Evaluation |
Interviewing
consumers, academic testing, aptitude testing, temperament analysis, job
analysis, memory evaluation, fluid intelligence evaluation, interest
evaluation, preparation of extensive written reports, staffings for
consumers as necessary. |
| *Rehabilitation |
360 hrs of
internship with Division of Rehabilitation Services: interviewing
consumers, preparing casework documentation, developing plans,
coordination and facilitation of services, implementing plans, follow-up
with consumers, participation in local and state professional activities. |
| *Administrative |
Testing
& placement of applicants; public relations; supervising up to 10
employees; hiring & firing personnel; scheduling; ordering supplies;
payroll; accounts payable; accounts receivable; pegboard systems; computer
accounting; preparing budgets; trust accounts; preparing various federal,
state & local forms. |
| *Computers |
Proficient
with: Windows XP, 2000 Pro & below, WordPerfect X3 & below,
Presentations, Internet (Netscape & Explorer), Word 2000, FrontPage
2000, Dragon Dictate, Naturally Speaking
Experience with: Excel, Quatro
Pro, PowerPoint, Fundmaster |
| EDUCATION |
|
B.S.
Education, University of Nebraska, 1979
Educational Interpreting for the Deaf, University of Alabama, 1994
M.S. Counseling Psychology, Alabama A&M University, 1998
Ph.D. Career Counseling, LaCrosse University, 2004 |
| WORK
EXPERIENCE |
|
Vocational Evaluator |
7 years |
|
Administrative
Secretary/Bookkeeper |
9 years |
|
Word Processing/legal
secretary |
10 years |
|
Teacher/day care |
5 years |
| PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS |
| National
Rehabilitation Association |
Member |
| VEWAA
Section |
Board Member 2004-2005 |
| Georgia
Rehabilitation Association |
Member |
| GVEWAA
Section |
President 2004 |
| National
Association of the Deaf |
Member |
| Georgia
Association of the Deaf |
Member |
| Alabama
A&M University Rehabilitation Counselor Education Program Advisory
Board |
Past Member |
| Alabama
Rehabilitation Association |
Past Member |
| Huntsville
Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf (past secretary) |
Past Member |
| Alabama
Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf |
Past Member |
| CERTIFICATES |
| Certified
Vocational Evaluator; expires April 1, 2009 |
| Certified
Rehabilitation Counselor; expires March 31,2011 |