Chandra is a healer, providing intensive therapeutic counseling, to youth and their families, referred by the Department of Juvenile Justice. As a Certified Resiliency Educator and the founder of Empowering TIES (Trauma Informed Effective Strategies), Chandra empowers individuals and communities to recognize their strengths, identify with their resources, and realize their ability to bring about sustainable change. Chandra is also a Certified Life Coach and having trained with Education for Racial Equality, she is also a coach and advocate of Somatic Abolitionism, an embodied antiracist practice of living and culture building. As a Resilience Consultant for the Rural Opportunity Institute, Chandra is an expert facilitator for the Resilient Leaders Initiative, a trainer/presenter, and a voice in the Public Policy Sessions. In collaboration with Resources for Resilience, she provides trainings on resiliency tools and sits on the Equity Committee. Registered with Circle of Security International, Chandra is also a trainer/facilitator of Circle of Security Parenting. With 30 years of experience in law enforcement and human services, Chandra is especially committed to supporting and empowering our youth, as well as the community that shapes their experience and affects their future view of self, safety, and the world around them.