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New York, NY, US

Initiated, designed, and executed campaigns to prevent and reveal wrongful convictions and compensate those who were wrongfully convicted resulting in passage of multiple laws, court rules, and/or Executive Orders across the US. Built diverse coalitions and partnered with impacted people, advocates,stakeholders and policy makers. Managed all steps of.

The Director of the Youth Justice Policy Portfolio leads reform efforts impacting youth involved in the juvenile justice system, youth impacted by the adult justice system, and issues relating to education justice. This position oversaw all aspects of the portfolio including setting priorities, coordinating statewide advocacy campaigns, collaborating with.

Designed and instructed a two semester course for Graduate level Forensic Psychology and Graduate level Mental Health Counseling students in the Pinkerton Graduate Community Fellowship.

Adjunct Instructor of "Forensic Social Work Practice", an advanced elective course offering at Fordham University's Graduate School of Social Service

As a member of the Special Litigation and Law Reform Unit, provided clinical perspective on multi-disciplinary team engaged in multiple class action lawsuits brought on behalf of children in the juvenile justice system and child welfare system in state and federal courts, contributed to planning and developing post dispositional/re-entry practice.

Rikers Island

Designed all aspects of research for master’s thesis on the use of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with inmates in a punitive segregation mental health unit on Rikers Island. Created data collection instrument, collected data, created SPSS files, analyzed data, and presented findings of thesis.

Provided individual and group counseling to primarily court mandated clients

Brooklyn, NY

Managed all aspects of program for adults with developmental disabilities including creating treatment plans, holding semi-annual meetings, coordinating services with families and other treatment providers, and planning daily activities of group. I additionally supervised all direct care staff

Master Of Social Work (Msw)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Psychology

Activities and Societies: -Psy Chi National Honor Society in Psychology -Webster University Behavioral and Social Sciences departmental.