FORESTDALE INC
Sawdatou Ba is a skilled professional with diverse experience in education, case planning, and communications. Currently serving as a Foster Care Case Planner at Forestdale, Inc., since August 2023, Sawdatou previously worked as a Data Coordinator at City Year, where responsibilities included translating numerical data and managing attendance records for over 60 students. Additionally, Sawdatou has experience as an AmeriCorps CityYear Member, providing academic and social-emotional mentorship to students. Past internships include roles at the Embassy of Mauritania, EtriLabs, and organizations focused on reproductive health and NGO work, alongside leadership as Treasurer for the Muslim Student Association, managing a budget of $4,600. Sawdatou holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and Economics from Fort Hays State University and another BBA in Business Administration and Management from BEM Dakar.
FORESTDALE INC
Forestdale’s roots go back 165 years, when a group of women affiliated with a church in Brooklyn founded an industrial school for children, which in 1980 became Forestdale. Forestdale is the only child welfare agency headquartered in Queens, with an exclusive focus on the particular needs of Queens' and Brooklyn communities & families.