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Brooklyn, New York, United States

The goal of Vera’s Policing Program is to shrink the footprint of American policing and advance racial equity. We provide data and tools in support of grassroots and community-led movements and blueprint approaches that prioritize community needs. We approach our work by focusing on areas in which disparities and biases exist, making enforcement data widely accessible, and uplifting community-based solutions.

Greater New York City Area

Worked with City agencies to implement a portfolio of innovative mental health programs serving hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, including youth and young adults in detention, adults with behavioral health challenges, survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, and other crimes. Developed new crisis prevention and response initiatives to reduce mental health crises that result in 911 calls and ensure connections to care. Created performance metrics and established data-informed performance management processes to align measures with goals, and achieve greater racial/ethnic and mental health equity.

Greater New York City Area

Wrote and published “The 101: The NYPD and Victim Assistance,” a booklet highlighting policyand practice changes to enhance support for victims and survivors of crime. Redesigned social service support and community outreach components of NYPD’s group violence reduction strategy in 3 boroughs, increasing supportive service engagement.

Oakland, Ca

Partnered with community, criminal justice, and civic leaders to implement data-driven, evidence- based gun violence and incarceration reduction strategies, and build trust between police and the communities they serve. Achieved 30-50% reductions in injury shootings, significantly outpacing national trends. Advised Oakland, Stockton, and 8 other California cities, and San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona. Completed in-depth quantitative and qualitative analyses of local violence dynamics to guidestrategy development, and trained 12 cities to conduct such analyses on an ongoing basis.Built strong working relationships with public agencies, community based organizations, academics and other experts. My job involved high level strategic planning, leveraging networks of advocates, managing coalitions with diverse interests, and strengthening infrastructure for affected communities to have greater voice in policy and strategy. I have extensive experience supporting an array of stakeholders in solving complex problems, and building individual and collective capacity for system transformation. Examples include strategizing with community organizers about advocacy approaches, collaboratively developing performance metrics, guiding city and criminal justice officials as they shifted policy and management practices, and designing and conducting trainings on a range of topics. This includes Principled Policing, the first Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)-certified course on procedural justice and implicit bias in the nation, with police and community leaders, California DOJ, and Stanford SPARQ. Also managed all aspects of operations including grants, contracts, and fiscal administration.

Provided technical assistance for California cities working to reduce gun violence within theCalifornia Gang Reduction, Intervention and Prevention (CalGRIP) Program. Conducted in-depth analyses of violence dynamics to design effective strategies. Designed information-gathering meetings and site visits for academicians and experts in community organizing, outreach and employment. Managed project budgets and operations. Promoted to Deputy Director in February 2011 and drove transition to independent nonprofit status.

Berkeley, California

Conducted research for initiative to improve post-incarceration employment, participated in development of planning guide for street violence reduction initiatives, created fact sheets, literature reviews, best practices documents

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Bachelors, Sociology