1. Jordan Fontheim
3460 14th St. NW apt. 129 • Washington, DC 20010 • (202) 431-4179 • jordanfontheim@gmail.com
GOAL: To obtain a position in the field of mental health policy or healthcare policy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE Rockville, MD
Program Aide 3/2015-Present
• Serve on therapeutic team in leading school for children with autism, affiliated with Johns Hopkins
Medical Center;
• Create written educational materials and assignments to teach and evaluate targeted skills laid out by
students' Individualized Education Plans;
• Implement Behavioral Intervention Plans and Functional Behavioral Analyses in middle school and high
school setting for moderately to severely impacted students on the autism spectrum;
• Collect behavioral data in real time to analyze efficacy of intervention strategies;
MONGOMERY COUNTY MOVEMENT CENTER Rockville, MD
Therapy Aid 6/2014-Present
• Adapt therapeutic goals for clients with different mental, physical, emotional and social needs and varied
diagnoses working with a team of Occupational and Physical Therapists, and Speech and Language
Pathologists;
• Steer emotional and social development of children on the Autism Spectrum;
LITTLE LEAVES Washington, DC
Associate Therapist 12/2014-4/2014
• Implement naturalistic behavior protocols in preschool setting for a three year old child with Autism;
• Faithful implementation of these protocols resulted in significant progress by the child.
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Washington, DC
Behavioral Analyst 2/2014-6/2014
• One on one shadow, for a child with emotional needs, and learning delays in a typical classroom;
• Reduced child's trips to the principal’s office from 4-5 times a week to 1-2 times a month and saw
marked increase in classroom productivity by all measures;
• Interfaced with interdisciplinary team of teachers, psychologists, and school administrators to assess
child's goals and the methods to achieve them;
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Arts: Psychology May 2013
OTHER EXPERIENCE
• Member of nationally acclaimed college a cappella group (The Yellow Jackets) which appeared on an
NBC talent show, and performed across Europe and in Kenya;
• Founded and manage a Washington DC a cappella group (DulCe);
• Directed an a cappella program at a Rochester, NY Public School
• Play guitar in a band which appears locally
• Leadership roles in AEPi Fraternity