Alexis Ladd
Minneapolis
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience in community engagement and crisis intervention, notably as Owner/Program Director at GirlPower. Proven ability to enhance job placement success for teens while fostering accountability and integrity. Skilled in behavior support and patient documentation, driving impactful outcomes through effective team coordination and compassionate mentorship.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
OWNER/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
GIRLPOWER (NONPROFIT)
Fridley
04.2019 - Current
- Assist teens from 14-18 for job placement in the community and the Renaissance Festival.
- Coach teens on importance of work ethic, accountability, and integrity in the work field.
- Assistance in resume building and conducting mock interviews.
- Supervision of hired teens at Renaissance Festival with food distribution and customer service.
- Communication with Health Inspectors and Fair Coordinators to maintain the rules and regulations.
- Conduct orientation and training of new staff also provide support, direction, and mentoring.
- Analyze sales, order inventory, and increase profit.
BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN
Bright Path
Minneapolis-St. Paul
01.2025 - 12.2025
- Provided direct, person-centered support to individuals with behavioral/mental health needs in home and community settings.
- Implemented Positive Support Strategies and behavior support plans, assisting with skill-building in routines, self-care, and community living.
- Completed accurate documentation of interventions, incidents, and progress notes in alignment with Minnesota 245D service requirements.
- Supported crisis prevention and de-escalation using approved techniques while following Vulnerable Adult protections, client rights, and safety procedures.
- Completed required training in 245D compliance, HIPAA, person-centered thinking, mandated reporting, and documentation standards.
TEAM COORDINATOR FLOAT
Fairview
Brooklyn Park
01.2021 - 07.2023
- Complete scheduling and registration functions, record and update schedule changes accurately, communicating changes to all involved staff, adds pertinent information and documents into the patient records and arrange for interpreter services.
- Reviews and routes scans, faxes, inter-departmental or postal service mail.
- Takes and leaves concise messages for patients and responds as requested. Makes new patient packets, pulling and tallying data through Word and Excel.
- Develops and implements office/department procedures to maintain systems and records.
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills. Establishes a collaborative relationship with physicians, medical directors, nurses and other unit staff along with assesses and documents learning needs of the patient and family.
- Deliver direct support to patients on the coordination of medical information requests and updates, as well as referrals and appointment scheduling.
SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL
Irondale High School
New Brighton
09.2019 - 10.2021
- Instruct and support students in classrooms, other learning sites and community settings. Assist the student in developing self-advocacy skills and in developing greater independence.
- Problem solves with disruptive students and gives positive feedback. Assists with determining goals for students. In and EBD program or other extreme cases, may be required to restrain students consistent with individual student plans and District policy.
- Attends staff meetings to discuss the academic, behavioral and vocational progress of students with appropriate staff including teachers, psychologists, social workers, and parents and employers in job setting situations.
- Supervise students in modified learning center, assist students with assignments, monitor, evaluate and record student behavior, present recommendations to teachers, support staff and administrators.
- Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
- Communicating effectively and concisely both orally, written, and electronically.
- Attend meetings providing accurate documentation to parents and teachers for IEP and behavioral plans.
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN
Prairie Care In-Patient Hospital
Brooklyn Park
07.2017 - 02.2019
- Member of a collaborative therapeutic treatment team responsible to provide a 24-hour safe, nurturing, and structured environment.
- Under the agency's RN supervision take vital signs, provide therapeutic patient support.
- Routinely and visually check on patients ensuring safety, especially with suicide ideation and self-injurious behavior.
- Uphold Rules and Regulations as set by Minnesota Joint Commission and Policies and Procedures set by the Agency itself.
- Ensure accurate, timely flow of information by maintaining thorough patient records, and updating Nursing team of patients' status.
- Participate in implementation and documentation of behavior modification, stabilization, and Individual Treatment Programs.
- Milieu management of dysregulated children and adolescents with dual diagnoses/physical aggression, in a secure unit.
- Monitor patients and provide effective de-escalation, teach coping skills, and prevent physical aggression or property destruction.
- Implementation of ACE training, physical escorts, and 6-point restraints, as needed.
- Documentation of daily observations, behaviors, medical incidents, and discharge plans in a SOAP note format.
Education
Some College (No Degree) - Pre-practical Nursing Program
Century College
White Bear Lake, MNSkills
- Behavior support
- Patient documentation
- Crisis intervention
- Customer service
- Team coordination
- Community engagement
- Office administration
- Crisis management
- Mandated Report
- Staff management
- Truma Inforced Care
Certification
- First Aid, 2025
- BLS (Basic Life Support), 2025
- Phlebotomy Certified, 2025
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (AHA BLS), certified, 2025
- American Heart Association 1st Aid, CPR, AED adult and infant, certified, 2024
- ACE Training, Transport, and 6 Point restraint board, trained, 2017, 2018
- HIPAA Regulations, trained, 2016
- Vulnerable Adult and Vulnerable Minor, trained, 2016, 2017
- Person Centered, trained, 2016, 2017
- Medication Administration, trained, 2016, 2017
- Personal Care Assistant, certified, 2016
Skills
- Behavior support
- Patient documentation
- Crisis intervention
- Customer service
- Team coordination
- Community engagement
- Office administration
- Crisis management
- Mandated Report
- Staff management
- Truma Inforced Care
Skills
- Behavior support
- Patient documentation
- Crisis intervention
- Customer service
- Team coordination
- Community engagement
- Office administration
- Crisis management
- Mandated Report
- Staff management
- Truma Inforced Care
Timeline
BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN
Bright Path
01.2025 - 12.2025
TEAM COORDINATOR FLOAT
Fairview
01.2021 - 07.2023
SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONAL
Irondale High School
09.2019 - 10.2021
OWNER/PROGRAM DIRECTOR
GIRLPOWER (NONPROFIT)
04.2019 - Current
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN
Prairie Care In-Patient Hospital
07.2017 - 02.2019
Some College (No Degree) - Pre-practical Nursing Program
Century College