Bethany Baldwin

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About Bethany Baldwin

Innovative self-starter and professional deaf (lowercase intended) advocate with a disability encompassing over 20 combined years of experience in social services, customer service, education, human resources, grant writing, resource expansion, business administration, case management, and providing support to others. Over nine years of proven expertise in establishing rapport to build networks, programs, and stakeholders to streamline quality services and program advancement. Extensive experience with program management and leadership through development, strategic implementation, policy writing, funding allocation, and information technology advancement with framing and building databases and software. Established background in public speaking, trainings, education services, teamwork building, advocacy, database management, writing, data visualization analysis, report building and development through continuous quality improvement measures, counseling, fiduciary responsibilities, and program development with a deep, profound passion for learning and researching to facilitate and promote inclusivity, and advancing disability rights. A dynamic leader committed to fostering a culture of empowerment, inclusivity, and equality for all. Background in leadership, psychology, professional research, Employee Relations, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Assistive Technology, Americans with Disability Act (ADA), Independent Living Philosophy, 504 Rehabilitation Act, Fair Housing Act (FHA), 508 Accessibility, Individual Education Plans (IEP), University Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), American Sign Language (Intermediate), peer-to-peer support facilitation, data analysis, interpretation of human resources regulations and employment discrimination laws to include ADA, FMLA, FLSA, Equal Pay Act, Title VII or related laws, grant writing and management, and advocacy within domestic violence, child welfare, and disability rights.