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Monica J Peak, MA, ALC, NCC

Supervised by Leslie Weaver, LPC-S

6475 Spanish Fort Blvd Ste E

Spanish Fort, Alabama 36527

(251) 232-2396

info@gc.family


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Gulf Coast Family Services - Spanish Fort, Alabama 

Owner

  • Clinical Mental Health Counselor 

    • ADHD Testing & Treatment

    • ASD Testing & Treatment

    • Parent Trainings

    • Teacher Trainings

    • Individuals

    • Children, Adolescents, & Adults

  • Family Mediator


MJ Business Solutions, LLC - Fairhope, Alabama
Owner
  • Administrative and consulting services

  • Graphic Design and social media services

  • Quickbooks online and bookkeeping services

  • Owner of TheGulfCoastEvents.com

    • Created and maintain the website designed to provide families and individuals with updated information on events and activities across the Gulf Coast.

    • Produce an online newspaper through Twitter to promote events and businesses in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

    • Travel, photography, create content and more using various platforms of social media to show off what the Gulf Coast has to offer.

Abbi Glines Publishing, LLC - Fairhope, Alabama

Business Management, Operations & Marketing Director

  • Managed finances, administration, human resources, online store, marketing, and operations.

  • Responsibility for creating administrative systems, hiring, training, and managing employees and contractors.

  • Handled financial planning, budgeting, bookkeeping, and payroll.

  • Created product lines, graphics, marketing campaigns, etc.

  • Managed the website, social media promotions, wrote web and promotional content, wrote and scheduled blog posts.

  • Handled event Planning, scheduling, research, and more  

Baldwin County School System - Baldwin County, Alabama           

Substitute Teacher

  • A substitute teacher in all grade levels, however, I worked primarily with Junior High and High School classes. Held a long-term substitute position with Gulf Shores High School where I taught a technology class. Students learned how to set up and maintain a blog website, photo and video editing, business social media practices, how to monetize a website, and more.

A Taste of New Orleans, LLC - Fairhope, Alabama

Owner

  • A Taste of New Orleans, LLC was a full-service restaurant where we served a variety of New Orleans cuisine.

  • Developed the concept, the business plan, handled the recipes and menu, responsible for the finances, special events, marketing, ran the operation alone for two years before hiring full and part-time staff, along with various other responsibilities involved in the daily operations, planning, and development.

Monica J. Tucker Childcare - Fairhope, Alabama

Owner & Childcare Provider

  • Responsible for administration of the business, licensing, finances, etc.

  • Provided childcare daily for children from six weeks old through preschool.

DailyAccess.Com - Mobile, Alabama

Account Executive/Relationship Manager

  • Responsible for maintaining a valuable working relationship with Owners, Presidents, and Human Resource Directors who managed the 401K plan for their company.

  • Assisted approximately 25-35 executive offices in understanding their plans, uploading their 401K information via the internet, technical difficulties, and various other customer service issues.

  • Client relations were handled via telephone calls, emails, and the internet.

NFL Building Center - Summerdale, Alabama
Human Resources Assistant
  • Handled various aspects of staffing and payroll along with administrative duties.

  • Presented and developed a database with Microsoft Access to create a more efficient system for data entry, processing payroll & staffing needs, and maintaining records.

Foster-Wheeler Constructors - Chickasaw, Alabama

Human Resources and Safety Administrative Assistant

  • Responsible for maintaining the staffing needs of the Fabrication Shop, accepting applications, conducting drug testing, scheduling necessary welding tests, interviewing potential employees, processing employees who were hired and/or fired, conducted safety training, and managed the safety office throughout the day caring for any employee who came into the office with an injury.


ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE


Retail/Customer Service Desk - 4 years experience

Administrative Assistant - 4 years experience

Childcare Provider/Nanny - 10+ years experience


EDUCATION


Auburn University at Montgomery - Montgomery, Alabama - May 2022

Education Specialist - Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a focus on Special Education


Liberty University - Lynchburg, Virginia - August 2017 - August 2020

Master of Arts - Clinical Mental Health Counseling


University of Mobile - Mobile, Alabama - May 1996 - December 1997

Coursework toward a Masters in Business Administration


University of Mobile - Mobile, Alabama - August 1992 - May 1996

Bachelors Degree - Psychology/Business Administration



PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS


Domestic Violence Mediation Training - Mediation CLE, Inc.

Family Mediation Training - Mediation CLE, Inc.
Civil Mediation Training -
Mediation CLE, Inc.



PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS


  • Psi Chi - International Honor Society in Psychology - 1993

  • American Counseling Association - 2017

  • Alabama Counseling Association - 2017

  • Alabama Association for Marriage and Family Counseling

  • Alabama Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development

  • Alabama Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values Issues in Counseling

  • American Association of Christian Counselors - 2017

  • Omega Nu Lambda - National Collegiate Honor Society - 2018

  • Canines for Christ Pet Therapy Program - 2020

  • NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness - 2020

  • Chi Sigma Iota - National Honor Society in Counseling - 2020

  • National Board for Certified Counselors - 2020

  • Council for Exceptional Children - 2021

  • Certified Provider for ADHD Parent Training - 2021

  • Certified Provider for ADHD Teacher Training - 2022

  • Kappa Delta Phi - National Honor Society in Education - 2022
  • Omicron Delta Kappa - National Honor Society in Leadership - 2022
  • Phi Kappa Phi - National Honor Society in Academics

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS


Developmental Disorders: Parent Education, Treatment, and Advocacy

2020, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference


Classroom to Clinic: ADHD and other Neurodiversities

2021, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference


The Best Predictor of Successful ADHD Treatment: EEP - Engaged and Empowered Parents

2021, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference


The A-Team for Treating ADHD and Other Neurodiversities

2021, Alabama Counseling Association Annual Conference


VOLUNTEER WORK


Prodisee Pantry - August 2019 - March 2021


Member of Coastal Church in Daphne - March 2015 to May 2020

  • Youth Ministry Leader

  • Member of the Hospitality Team

  • Small-Group Leader

Ladies Basketball Coach at Bayshore Christian School - June 2014 -June 2017


Girl's Basketball Coach with the Fairhope Recreation League - Four Seasons


Girl's and Boy's Soccer Coach with Blast Soccer League -Two seasons


Active Member of Celebration Church of Fairhope - June 2002 to February 2015

- Preschool Curriculum Coordinator and Author 2008-2009

- Children’s Ministry Director for Celebration Church

   2004 - 2007

* Preschool through 6th grade

- Preschool Director 2003-2004


Active Member of South River Park Church of God - May 1996 - June 2002

- Youth Director 1999 - 2002


COMPUTER SKILLS

  • Windows & Mac

  • Word

  • Excel

  • Publisher

  • Pages

  • Google Drive

  • Access

  • Quickbooks Online

  • Shopify

  • Google Drive

  • Shipstation

  • Asana

  • Evernote

  • Dropbox

  • OneDrive

  • Facebook Pages

  • PhotoShop

  • Lightroom

  • WordPress

  • Blogger

  • Bit.ly

  • Twitter

  • Instagram

  • Pinterest

  • Social Media Management programs

  • Various online systems & more