Alysan M. Aachen Martinez, MA, LCCE

Work Experience

Current Positions

Founder, CEO, & Director (January 2023 to Present) of Mama Drama Therapy LLC.

Mental Health Group Facilitator (August 2023 to Present) at Postpartum Support International (PSI).

Program Consultant & Lead Facilitator (October 2022 to Present) at the UCLA/VA Veteran Family Wellbeing Center under the UCLA Division of Population Behavioral Health in cooperation with the Creative Minds Project, an Arts & Healing Initiative program. 

Medical Records Manager (April 2010 to Present) for John R. Wilkinson, MD in San Diego, California.


Previous Positions

Drama Therapy Internship (May 2022 to November 2022) at Amend Treatment Center in
Malibu, CA.

Teaching Associate (2016) in the Theatre Department at California State University, Northridge.

Outreach Coordinator (January 2015 to June 2016) in the Theatre Department at California State University, Northridge.

Graduate Teaching Assistant (January 2015 to June 2016) in the Theatre Department at
California State University, Northridge.

Education

Drama Therapy Intern (Applying for RDT in March 2024)

Drama Therapy Institute of Los Angeles

2021 to Present



Master of Social Work (2023 to Present)

Capella University

*CSWE accredited


Master of Arts, Theatre (2019)

California State University, Northridge

*With Distinction
 


Bachelor of Arts, Theatre (2010)

California State University, Northridge

 


Associate of Arts, Early Childhood Education (2021)

Los Angeles Valley College


Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts and Science (2007)

Los Angeles Valley College

Certifications

Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) #21529

Certificate in Social Emotional Arts: Arts & Healing Initiative, September 2023

Becoming ACES Aware in California Training: Certificate from ACES Aware, 28 May 2023

Introduction to Trauma Informed Care: Certificate from Trauma Informed Oregon, 30 May 2023

BLS for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association, ID#: 215411598309, Expires April 2023

Skills Certificate Child Development: Associate Teacher, Preschool, Literacy Emphasis, 2021

Certificate of Achievement Child Development: School Age Programs Teacher, Day Care, 2021

Certificate of Achievement Child Development: Associate Teacher, Preschool, 2021

California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) ID# 41338906

Associations

North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA) https://www.nadta.org/

National Association of Social Workers (NASW) #886891657 https://www.socialworkers.org/ 

Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) #67298642 https://www.athe.org/ 

Lamaze International Member #21529 https://www.lamaze.org/

American Counseling Association #6658769 https://www.counseling.org/ 

Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) #66613030 https://www.awhonn.org/ 

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) #804584 https://www.naeyc.org/ 

Andasol Avenue Elementary Parent Teacher Association (PTA) #30CDD94F

Community Engagement

Fundraising Chair, PTA Board of Directors  (2023 to Present)
Andasol Avenue Elementary School

Northridge, California

Secretary, Board of Directors (August 2023 to Present)
North Hills Cooperative Preschool

North Hills, California 

Research Committee Member (May 2022 to Present)

North American Drama Therapy Association (NADTA)
Albany, New York

Teacher Assistant & Yearbook/Newsletter (August 2022 to June 2023)
North Hills Cooperative Preschool

North Hills, California

Student Representative for Dean Selection Committee (2017)
California State University, Northridge

Northridge, California
 

Key Volunteer Network (2015 to 2019)

United States Marine Corps

Los Angeles, California


Youth Coach and Mentor (1995 to 2005)
Children’s Theatre Network

Los Angeles, California 

For further inquiry email alysan.resume@gmail.com 


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