Monique is a Case Facilitator at the University of Wisconsin-Stout Vocational Rehabilitation Institute (SVRI), working with applicants to determine eligibility for the State of Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) program. Before joining SVRI she was a Vocational Coordinator working with individuals with mental illnesses, as well as Support Broker working with elderly and individuals with disabilities. Monique has been a co-instructor at Alverno College for the Today and Beyond Program: an educationally based mentorship intervention between at-risk Native American youth from a Tribal school and college students. She has training in mental health first aid as well as motivational interviewing. Monique holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout with plans to pursue a master’s in social work at Augsburg University fall of 2023.