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Delaware, United States

• Elevated State Contract: Upgraded the Delaware victim-offender mediation/restorative conferencing pre-trial program to align with best practices, enhancing service quality and operational efficiency.• Stakeholder Relationship Management: Rebuilt relationships with key stakeholders, extended operational hours to improve client service, and forged partnerships with state agencies and community partners to ensure consistent program delivery.• Program Expansion: Successfully expanded… Show more • Elevated State Contract: Upgraded the Delaware victim-offender mediation/restorative conferencing pre-trial program to align with best practices, enhancing service quality and operational efficiency.• Stakeholder Relationship Management: Rebuilt relationships with key stakeholders, extended operational hours to improve client service, and forged partnerships with state agencies and community partners to ensure consistent program delivery.• Program Expansion: Successfully expanded mediation/ restorative conferencing services to encompass a broader array of eligibility, youth cases in Family Court, and landlord-tenant disputes, aligning offerings with Delaware legislation and broadening program reach.• Program Development: Designed and oversaw the implementation of a restorative justice youth re-entry program, providing wholistic wrap around services to youth. Continues to provide circle process facilitation for the creation of individualized re-entry plan for the youth returning home.• Community Engagement and Compliance: Strengthened the organization's community presence by establishing partnerships for forums on youth-police engagement and educator training, supporting compliance with Delaware legislation (SB 85), and now Delaware Code Title 14.• Innovative Educational Programs: Developed and implemented an evidence-based program for schools to address disruptive behavior using restorative justice, reducing the need for student removal and enhancing educational outcomes. Show less

• Operations Management: Led all operational aspects, including contract compliance, quality assurance, and supervision of a diverse team of global practitioners.• Program Development: Designed and oversaw programs focused on restorative justice, including initiatives for veterans, re-entry support for formerly incarcerated individuals, educational applications, and conflict transformation plans for faith communities.• Training and Workshops: Developed and delivered workshops on… Show more • Operations Management: Led all operational aspects, including contract compliance, quality assurance, and supervision of a diverse team of global practitioners.• Program Development: Designed and oversaw programs focused on restorative justice, including initiatives for veterans, re-entry support for formerly incarcerated individuals, educational applications, and conflict transformation plans for faith communities.• Training and Workshops: Developed and delivered workshops on restorative justice, re-entry, and victim-offender dialogues to enhance understanding and application across various sectors.• Organizational Consulting: Conducted strategic planning, change management, communication planning, program and organizational development and evaluation for hundreds of organizations, optimizing efficiency and effectiveness while reducing costs. Clients included government agencies, non-profits, and private corporations, including universities and K-12 schools.• Crisis Intervention and Risk Analysis: Provided expertise in crisis intervention and risk analysis, designing and implementing conflict transformation strategies for organizations nationwide, addressing issues within boards, staff, and stakeholders.• Investigation and Training: Served as an investigator and trainer for misconduct allegations, specializing in sexual misconduct and abuse cases. Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States; Philadelphia, Pa; New York, Ny

• Restorative Approaches Specialist: Advised on restorative approaches for sexual abuse survivors, worked with defense and prosecution teams, and guided universities and colleges on Title IX. Facilitated support groups for survivors, trained thousands of misconduct investigators and led investigations for various communities.• Program Implementation: Implemented and expanded restorative justice programs nationwide in various Departments of Correction. • Program Expansion: expanded… Show more • Restorative Approaches Specialist: Advised on restorative approaches for sexual abuse survivors, worked with defense and prosecution teams, and guided universities and colleges on Title IX. Facilitated support groups for survivors, trained thousands of misconduct investigators and led investigations for various communities.• Program Implementation: Implemented and expanded restorative justice programs nationwide in various Departments of Correction. • Program Expansion: expanded existing restorative justice programs through monitoring and evaluation leading to updated curriculum and expansion into other facilities across the country. • Educational Training Development: Developed and executed restorative practices training and cultural shifts in California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia schools.• Organizational Consulting: Established planning, monitoring, and evaluation frameworks for advocacy work around policy now utilized by various non-profits. Developed curriculum for social service and restorative justice organizations annual trainings.• Community Engagement and Event Management: Organized and conducted workshops, forums, and community summits to provide outreach and engagement. Managed events, recruited and trained volunteers, and connected participants with industry experts.• Victim Offender Dialogue Facilitator: Specialized in cases of severe violence for various state offices of Victim Advocates, corporations, and faith communities.• Re-Entry Coach: facilitated restorative transitional circles for incarcerated people and their families to plan for and support them through their transition home. Show less

Lansdale, Pa

• System Development: Developed and implemented a new filing system, aligning the organization with best practices and ensuring state and federal compliance.• Communication Improvement: Enhanced the quality of external communications by targeting the information constituents needed and were interested in. Increased internal staff communication through new procedures and reporting measures. Provided content management for the website and internal and external newsletters. • Policy and… Show more • System Development: Developed and implemented a new filing system, aligning the organization with best practices and ensuring state and federal compliance.• Communication Improvement: Enhanced the quality of external communications by targeting the information constituents needed and were interested in. Increased internal staff communication through new procedures and reporting measures. Provided content management for the website and internal and external newsletters. • Policy and Procedure Enhancement: Rewrote and implemented new policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. Ensuring misconduct procedures were restorative in nature.• Reporting Oversight: Oversaw all reporting to the board and other key stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and transparency.• Organizational Consulting: Created and advised on needed structural and process changes to ensure effective and efficient work processes for the organization. Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Certified Family Group Decision Making meeting (FGDM) Facilitator &Coordinator, and certified in Family Finding through the PA Child Welfare Resource Center.• Support Group Development: Developed, implemented, and managed a teen support group for individuals in the child welfare system.• Program Development: Initiated and developed a Family Finding program, securing contracts in two counties.• Meeting Coordination and Facilitation: Coordinated all aspects of Family Group Decision… Show more • Certified Family Group Decision Making meeting (FGDM) Facilitator &Coordinator, and certified in Family Finding through the PA Child Welfare Resource Center.• Support Group Development: Developed, implemented, and managed a teen support group for individuals in the child welfare system.• Program Development: Initiated and developed a Family Finding program, securing contracts in two counties.• Meeting Coordination and Facilitation: Coordinated all aspects of Family Group Decision Making (FGDM) meetings, utilizing solution-focused interview techniques. Facilitated Family Group Decision Making meetings for clients and supporters in accordance with model fidelity. • Outcome Monitoring: Maintained an FGDM database to monitor outcomes and evaluate program success. Show less

Alexandria, Virginia

• Proposal Success: Achieved a 92% success rate in identifying, developing, and winning proposals for government funding.• Project Management: Managed project delivery and budgets, including direct staff supervision.• Communication Facilitation: Facilitated consistent communication between all stakeholders.• Partnership Development: Developed and maintained successful partnerships, securing buy-in from key stakeholders.• Client Advisory and Strategy Development: Advised clients… Show more • Proposal Success: Achieved a 92% success rate in identifying, developing, and winning proposals for government funding.• Project Management: Managed project delivery and budgets, including direct staff supervision.• Communication Facilitation: Facilitated consistent communication between all stakeholders.• Partnership Development: Developed and maintained successful partnerships, securing buy-in from key stakeholders.• Client Advisory and Strategy Development: Advised clients and developed technical assistance, marketing campaigns, and internal and external communication strategies to increase effectiveness and profitability.• Change Management and Training: Conducted change management and conflict transformation training for corporate and government clients.• Training Curriculum Development: Wrote web-based and facilitator-led training curriculum; oversaw training development, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation. Show less

Alexandria, Virginia

• Partnership Development: Recruited and built partnerships with local universities, corporations, artists, and volunteers. • Strategic Planning: Conducted all strategic planning to further the mission and vision of the organization through the Gallery. • Volunteer Recruitment and Retention: Coordinated and facilitated quarterly meetings and all training.• Community Engagement and Event Management: Managed all events, publicity team, and volunteers for events held in the Gallery… Show more • Partnership Development: Recruited and built partnerships with local universities, corporations, artists, and volunteers. • Strategic Planning: Conducted all strategic planning to further the mission and vision of the organization through the Gallery. • Volunteer Recruitment and Retention: Coordinated and facilitated quarterly meetings and all training.• Community Engagement and Event Management: Managed all events, publicity team, and volunteers for events held in the Gallery. • Marketing and Communications: Oversaw creation and production of all marketing materials, including design and editing. Show less

Arlington, Virginia

• Partnership Development: Created and implemented a pre-release program for clients including restorative transitional circles to create individualize re-entry plans with support, taught clients life skills, compassionate listening, and restorative justice values and principles, all while working to build and repair connections with family support systems. • Training and Organizational Development: Designed and lead trainings for OAR staff to build capacity and increase internal… Show more • Partnership Development: Created and implemented a pre-release program for clients including restorative transitional circles to create individualize re-entry plans with support, taught clients life skills, compassionate listening, and restorative justice values and principles, all while working to build and repair connections with family support systems. • Training and Organizational Development: Designed and lead trainings for OAR staff to build capacity and increase internal communication and productivity. •Case Management: Conducted case management for up to 20 clients at a time. Show less

• Monitoring and Evaluation: Reviewed Internal Review Board (IRB) applications for compliance. • Coordination: Assisted the Assistant Professor of Justice & Development Studies with lesson planning, material coordination and scheduling.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Program Development: Assisted in the development of a Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) framework for Advocacy.• Program Analysis: Provided information collection, analysis, and framework proposals.

Alexandria, Virginia

• Partnership Development: Fostered strategic partnerships with corporations and foundations to fundraise for 55 leading international Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), securing buy-in through research, outreach, and creating and delivering pitches.• Marketing and Communications: Managed, designed, and edited all marketing materials, production and distribution for highest buy-in and profit return. Maintained department’s section on company’s internal and external websites.•… Show more • Partnership Development: Fostered strategic partnerships with corporations and foundations to fundraise for 55 leading international Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), securing buy-in through research, outreach, and creating and delivering pitches.• Marketing and Communications: Managed, designed, and edited all marketing materials, production and distribution for highest buy-in and profit return. Maintained department’s section on company’s internal and external websites.• Organizational Consulting: Created and facilitated webinars on strategic business development. Show less

• Policy and Procedure Enhancement: Created and implemented policies and procedures for both U.S. office and Ugandan office ensuring compliance with both countries laws and applicable state and federal laws in the U.S.• Development: Managed all budgets and fundraising campaigns. Directed ecommerce donations and publicity, accounting and gift processing. Conducted grant research and applications.• Community Engagement and Event Management: Coordinated awareness events and created a… Show more • Policy and Procedure Enhancement: Created and implemented policies and procedures for both U.S. office and Ugandan office ensuring compliance with both countries laws and applicable state and federal laws in the U.S.• Development: Managed all budgets and fundraising campaigns. Directed ecommerce donations and publicity, accounting and gift processing. Conducted grant research and applications.• Community Engagement and Event Management: Coordinated awareness events and created a unique photo exhibit to showcase the stories of those impacted by the work. • Marketing and Communications: Developed and directed all marketing and communications strategies.• Restorative Approaches Specialist: Designed & spearheaded reintegration processes for former child soldiers in northern Uganda that taught life, parenting skills, and job training; worked on trauma healing through Playback Theater and trauma healing workshops; fostering relationships with community. Show less

Alexandria, Virginia

• Policy and Procedure Enhancement: Improved office policies and procedures.• Communications: Maintained committee websites, along with the Senior Vice President’s and Divisional calendars.• Meeting Coordination: for C-Suite including travel and travel packets. Along with taking all meeting minutes.• Supervision: of all office administration staff• Research and Analysis: Conducted research and analysis on various topics, published reports on said topics.

Washington, Dc

• Research: Researched and published articles regarding pediatric HIV/AIDS and conflict resolution in sub-Saharan Africa.• Foreign Policy: Drafted policy, wrote and edited commentary on policies and research, published on web-site and in newsletter. • Communications: Designed presentation on policy issues to be presented to the general public and policy makers.• Event Management: Coordinated and presented three awareness events, “Uganda’s LRA, the threat to central Africa,” at Great… Show more • Research: Researched and published articles regarding pediatric HIV/AIDS and conflict resolution in sub-Saharan Africa.• Foreign Policy: Drafted policy, wrote and edited commentary on policies and research, published on web-site and in newsletter. • Communications: Designed presentation on policy issues to be presented to the general public and policy makers.• Event Management: Coordinated and presented three awareness events, “Uganda’s LRA, the threat to central Africa,” at Great Lakes Christian College, “Congo Voices” at Trinity University and “Africa’s Oil, America’s AFRICOM, and the Global War on Terror” at American University. Show less

Ma, Conflict Transformation, Peacebuilding, And Restorative Justice

Bs, Communications, Cross-Cultural Studies