Christina Haddad Gonzalez, MSW, LICSW

christina.haddad.gonzalez@gmail.com
4441 32nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612.598.9208

Education: Minnesota State University

Department of Educational Leadership
Director of Special Education

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

School of Social Work
Master’s of Social Work

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Institute of Child Development
Bachelor of Arts in Child Psychology and Spanish/Portuguese
Magna Cum Laude

Richfield Public Schools July 2014 - present

Director of Student Support Services
● Primary leadership for the coordination of student support services for Richfield
Public Schools including school social workers, outreach workers, guidance
counselors and school based mental health providers
● Collaborate with building leaders to ensure student support services are coordinated
across district
● Design, coordinate and implement district-wide positive behavior support systems
and student mental health services
● Access and coordinate multiple funding sources including all appropriate third party
reimbursement, grants, and other stakeholders
● Work collaboratively with private and public agencies to assure appropriate
community services, to prevent duplication of services between agencies, and to
facilitate successful mental health intervention for children and families
● Prepare and present reports to the School Board, Superintendent, and other district
departments regarding the social emotional wellness and mental health trends in the
district, and the strengths, needs, and proposed changes within support services
● Coordinate mental health services provided by consultants and/or outside providers,
including co-located school based mental health providers and telemental health
services
● Coordinate and conduct staff development efforts appropriate to the needs of regular
education staff, administrative staff, and parents with regards to social emotional
wellness and mental health concerns in the school setting
● Participate in appropriate district wide committees for the purpose of ensuring
collaboration in safety and health/wellness concerns within the district wide goals for
all students
● Act as primary district contact for Richfield Latino Family Association
● Primary contact oversight for construction, development and launching of Richfield
Health Resource Center

University of Minnesota – School of Social Work March 2006 - present

Adjunct Faculty/Clinical Supervision Trainer
 ● Teach Foundations I coursework in the Master’s of Social work program for graduate
students
● Manage relevant and engaging course content for a classroom of 25+ students,
ensuring group learning and achievement of learning objectives
● Support unique and individual student learning through meetings and office hours
● Responsible for student grading, syllabi and slide creation, and ensuring course
infusion of weekly course readings and materials
● Teach post graduate attendees in the Clinical Supervision Series

Northside Achievement Zone June 2012 - July 2014

Senior Program Director
● Provide strategic and operational leadership to the engagement team, consisting of 22
Connectors/neighbor leaders, 3 Engagement Support Specialists, 2 Behavioral Health
Navigators, 2 Program Managers and 1 Program Operations Coordinator
● Lead programmatic implementation with a keen focus on results for all NAZ families
and scholars
● Work with 9 elementary and high schools to embed NAZ support and partnership
● Provide leadership and direction to ensure that all NAZ families and scholars are
working towards goal achievement focused on academic success and whole family
support
● Train and support the engagement team in motivational interviewing, reflective
supervision, home based interventions, and family and child-centered interactions
● Develop processes and protocols to support consistent partnerships with Northside
families that facilitate engagement and accelerate achievement for all scholars,
ensuring that all NAZ scholars are college ready and successful
● Collaborate with partner organization leaders and other NAZ Directors to ensure that
families and scholars receive equitable, culturally responsive, and appropriate
opportunities that accelerate engagement and achievement for all family members
● Co-manage the Behavioral Health Action Team to ensure scholar and family access
to appropriate, timely and culturally relevant behavioral health services
● Manage programmatic budget to ensure fiscal responsibility

Washburn Center for Children January 2011 – May 2012

School Based Mental Health Supervisor
● Provide clinical supervision and direction to 10 fully licensed school based clinicians
in Minneapolis & Bloomington Public Schools
● Provide administrative supervision to the School Based Program Support staff
including the supervision of monthly and annual outcome reporting, database
maintenance, and administrative/programmatic support functions
● Conduct weekly team meetings including clinical consultation, team
support/cohesion, and quality assurance
● Participate in school linked initiatives and workgroups to support sustainability and
evidence based/best practices
● Manage programmatic and state school based contracts
● Monitor annual budget for school based programming
● Provide weekly clinical supervision to all staff
● Maintain relationships with school and administrative staff and meet regularly to
discuss successes and address challenges as they arise
● Responsible for the hiring and continued evaluation of all clinicians on the school
based team
● Remain thoughtful of emerging modalities in the provision of mental health services
to children identified as at risk
Reuben Lindh Family Services September 2000 – December 2010
Director of In Home Services December 2006 - 2010
● Provide clinical supervision and direction to 10 home based family workers and
mental health clinicians in providing therapeutic interventions, home parenting
support and education to women and their families with issues surrounding chemical
dependency, abuse, and trauma histories
● Successfully completed ARMHS certification and continuously maintain its
implementation
● Manage federal and state contracts including Healthy Start, Family Focus, Children’s
Therapeutic Support Services, In Home Parenting and various others
● Develop programming and procedures in the provision of home and centered based
services to families and children experiencing homelessness, poverty, and
social/medical risks
● Completed 3rd party billing contracts with various insurance companies
● Write various grants and Requests for Proposals
● Create and monitor annual budgets for 5 programs
● Provide weekly clinical supervision to all staff

In-Home Family & Child Therapist September 2000 – November 2007

● Maintain extensive caseload of 17-20 clients for play, individual, couples and family
therapy
● Facilitate children’s friendship/social skills group
● Facilitate support group for women involved in Parenting Program
● Weekly clinical consultation into Multicultural Preschool related to therapeutic issues
and information
● Develop and integrate play therapy services to all programs within Reuben Lindh
regardless of boundary, culture, or language

Chicanos Latinos Unidos en Servicio September 1999 - 2000

Interning Therapist
● Conducted individual, family, and play therapy, most of which was performed in
Spanish
● Provided case management for families involved in the Family Support Project
● Advocated for Latina women who had been sexually assaulted

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities September 1998 – June 1999

African-American Learning Resource Center
Spanish and Composition Tutor

Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos April 1998 – October 1998

Miacatlán, México
Assistant Section Director

Languages Fluent in written and spoken Spanish, proficient in Portuguese

Relevant Collaborative Problem Solving Tier II, 2018

Trainings Restorative Practice, 2018
Special Education Law, 2018
ACES Trainer, 2018
Restorative Practices, 2017
Collaborative Problem Solving Tier I, 2017
 Developmental Repair, 2015
Motivational Interviewing, 2014
Supervision Training, 2014
STAR Leadership Training – Results Based Accountability, 2013
Experiential Family Therapy, 2013
Master Series Cultural Competence Training, 2012
Middle Management Training, 2011
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Training, 2011
UnitedFront, 2010
Zero to Three Conference, National Training Institute, 2010
Contemporary Perspectives in Supervision, 2010
Early Relationship Disruption and Repair, 2010
Motivational Interviewing, 2010
Midwest Conference on Child Sexual Abuse, 2009
Parents as Teachers Certified Supervisor, 2009
Community Leadership Series, 2008
● Fundamentals of Budgeting
● Financial Management
● Nonprofit Law
● Fundraising Research
● Grant Writing
● Ethics and Leadership

Groups Minneapolis Mayor’s Infant/Early Childhood Subcommittee - 2016-2017

Field Advisory Council – 2013
Prenatal Substance Abuse Workgroup – 2010
Perinatal Depression Advisory Council - 2010
CTSS Preschool Task Force 2008 - 2010
Reuben Lindh Strategic Planning Team 2009 - 2010
Northside Achievement Zone Early Childhood Subcommitee, 2008 - 2010

Presentations Clinical Supervision 2010 - 2018

Play Therapy, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
The Use of Play During Home Based Interventions, 2010, 2011
Work with Traumatized Children, 2010