Camille H. Hatch

 

·        Presently serves as Executive Director of Home Assistance Services, Inc., a private owned, non-medical In Home Care Agency. Oversees, assists, and directs professional staff such as Case Supervisor and Office Management Staff with offices located in West Monroe, LA & Pineville, LA. The West Monroe office services 12 Northeast Louisiana Parishes in Region 8 (see map) and the Pineville Office services 6 parishes included in Central Louisiana or Region 6.

 

Ø     Region 8 presently serves 160 clients and 300 employees (full time & part time)

Ø     Region 6 presently serves 70 clients and 95 employees (full time & part time)

 

·        Education and/or Specialized Training:

v    University of Monroe @ Louisiana (ULM)

                      1971 – Bachelor of Arts Degree – Psychology

 

v    University of Houston & University of Pan AM
                      1975 – 1980 *Interviewing Techniques, Counseling &

                      Client Assessment, Advanced Counseling, & Human

                      Resources & Personnel

 

v    University of Arizona

                      1998 * Child Well Being, Family Preservation & Family

                      Support

 

·        Certification/Organizations:

A)   1984 to Present: QMRP (Qualified Mental Retardation

Professional – DHH of LA)

 

B)   Northeast LA Children Coalition

 

C)   LA Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs (GEOA) C.A.B.L.E. – Communities Acting to Benefit Louisiana’s Elderly.

 

D)   LACAN – LA. Citizens for Action Now                                                                         

    Serves the state of LA for persons with Developmental Disabilities.

             

·        Past Work History

a)     25 years Human Services Management focusing on the following:

v    Federally funded employment training program; interviewing

                   hiring, unemployed or under employed, job training job

                   placement. Establish International Monitoring Unit for the

                    prime sponsor Governing Body of Ouachita Parish.

 

v    11 years at ICF/MR Facility located in Ouachita Parish

·        Supervisory duties over 35 Direct Support Care Staff

                            and 100 adult age persons with special needs and

                            developmental disabilities

 

v    Public Relations and Marketing for the agency securing

                    vocational training and work training contract for clients in

                    Adult Habilitation; Job coaching.

 

v    2 years as Vocational Training Consultant for state run

                    facility funded by both Federal & State Funds.

 

b)    Jan. 1996- Dec. 1998

v    Project Administrator for a LA State OCS Contract funded

                    by LA Dept. Social Services for the Family Preservation and

                    Family Support Act targeting Prevention of Child Abuse/

                    Neglect and well being for Families and Children.

 

v    P.A.T.C.H. – Proactive Approach To Children’s Happiness –                  LA Dept. of Social Services – Office of Community Services

                   Contract – 3 yr. for $861,000 for East Carroll Parish (ranked

                   # 1 in the nation for poverty for children & families).

 

c)     May, 1993 to Present

v    Executive Director of Home Assistance Services, Inc.

                    Additional Responsibilities:

1.     Secure & implement state contracts with Gov.’s Office of Elderly Affairs.

-         Council on Aging in Morehouse and Lincoln

Parishes – Nat.’l Caregiver Alliance Program –

Respite for Caregivers.

 

2.     Implement contracts DHH/LA office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities (OCDD – Family Support).

 

3.     Previously provided Respite or Relief for OCS Foster and Adoptive teens & children.

 

4.     Serve on local LA Social Services/OCS – Quality Improvement Committee for Region 8 (Northeast LA)