Meet Brittany Egan
My Bio
Who I Am
I am a 30 year old neuroodivergent , lesbian Woman! Born and raised in Illinois. I attended Aurora University and recieved both my Bachelors and Masters in Social Work!
I have always had a passion for helping people. I have been able to do so in every job I have worked. Whether it was helping students in my dance classes, running individual and group therapy sessions for my mental health and addictions clients, or making people smile in my mascot costume!
Professional History
September 2018-
Mascot Coordinator, Carolina Hurricanes
Managed office activities by maintaining communication between clients, tracking records and filing all documents. ● Developed and executed innovative strategies for revitalizing entertainment programs. ● Took extra care connecting with children, disabled fans and VIPs to strengthen organizational loyalty. ● Held special one-on-one sessions with fans and attended charity events to capitalize on diverse promotional strategies. ● Prepared quotes for new products and services and composed budgets. ● Trained new employees in specific job requirements. ● Served on the Diversity Committee and Employee Engagement Committee
March 2015- September 2018
Mascot Coordinator, Charlotte Knights
Maintained master schedule and set up appointments. ● Established positive working relationships with colleagues, manager and customers through regular communication and effective anticipation of needs. ● Developed and executed innovative strategies for revitalizing entertainment programs. ● Created entertaining comedy sets to build fan momentum and gain online attention. ● Held special one-on-one sessions with fans and attended charity events to capitalize on diverse promotional strategies. ● Focused on keeping customers engaged, happy and comfortable during events
November 2014- March 2015
Mental Health/Addictions Psychotherapist
Led individual and group counseling sessions to meet a variety of therapeutic needs for recovering individuals. ● Directed strengths-based, culturally competent and individualized intakes and assessments. ● Collaborated with physicians to determine effective combination of therapy and medical treatments for patients in recovery. ● Developed patient care plans and documented progress toward goals. ● Referred clients to specialists, educational outreach programs or social service agencies for additional interventional needs. ● Documented patient information through analyzing data, interview notes and test results, and identified and diagnosed the nature of clients' problem
September 2011- March 2015
Dance/Gymnastics Coach, Fox Valley Park District
Responsibilities included: Head coach of the Foxettes Competitive dance team, Head coach of the Flyaways competitive hip hop team; coaching recreational poms, hip hop, early childhood gymnastics, level 1 gymnastics, and cheernastics classes; organizing and run poms and hip hop committee meetings, and attending various community events as Parker the fox the Fox Valley Park District's mascot.
Education
May 2013- May 2014
MSW, Aurora University
In Graduate school, I Interned at Silver Cross Hospital in the Behavioral Health's Partial hospitalization program. I ran large and small therapy and educational groups. I also organized patient charts, wrote progress notes, planned group topics, wrote treatments plans and performed intake assessments on new patients.
August 2009- May 2013
BSW, Aurora University
I pursued a Bachelor of Social Work Degree with a specialization in Addictions Counseling in Undergraduate school. I interned at Abraxas Interventions- a residential drug rehabilitation program. I co-lead small groups and also had a few individuals that I had individual counseling with. I organized charts, planned groups, wrote progress notes, and wrote treatment plans.
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