Ivan Lucas Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Provide and support technical assistance teams for Colorado andSouth Carolina—establish and maintain relationships with partners (people thatlive and work in prisons, advocates, families, and community orgs); lead.
• Develop and manage additional projects (including a team of peoplesupporting that project) related to the site work: training, curriculumdevelopment, site selection, convening, global exchange trip(s), orother projects.
• Maintain communication on study progress, deliverables, androadblocks related to site(s) to site lead.
• Ensure Restoring Promise TA is anchored in the 4 values and acommitment to anti-racism.
• Identify and attend learning opportunities related to justice reform,anti-racism, de-centering whiteness, leadership, and management andcreate
• Support the design, organization, and production of the annualRestoring Promise convening and all-site calls

New York, New York, United States

• Connect with local service providers, community organizations,coalitions, and government agencies to create unison to best assistfamilies affected by incarceration through collaborative workshops.
• Design curricula & facilitate 20+ Adult, Youth, and Spanish cohorts viarestorative justice methods regarding Early Childhood Development,Social Capital, Economic Assets, Health and Wellbeing, and PostSecondary.
• Facilitate internal peer conversations via REI Committee to proactivelyaddress systemic racial inequities within our agency; understand theneed to challenge patterns; and grow equity by developing trainingsand policy.
• Coordinate community & back-to-school events to provide backpacksand school supply essentials to 50+ participants and their familymembers.
• Facilitate participant town hall meetings + create surveys and conductfocus groups to continue tailoring curriculum to meet needs ofparticipants.
• Maintain data integrity and create reports to best track programprogress and track relationships with community partners.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool provides subsidized housing for over 5000 formerly homeless individuals in LA County
• Work collaboratively with case management providers, Brilliant Corners’ staff, Property Management agencies, and mental health providers to set lease signing dates, conduct retention and joint visits, and provide.
• Mediate tenant conflict and resolve lease violations in partnership with case management partners, the Department of Health Services (DHS), Department of Mental Health (DMH), and Los Angeles County Probation.
• Provide Information and update on clients’ housing episodes, financial and income changes, legal updates, and mental and physical health.
• Guide case management providers and clients through necessary steps to obtain proper and valid documentation.
• Update client data across multiple platforms including internal Salesforce system, LA County DHS database, CHAMP, google applications, and excel trackers to maintain data integrity.

Los Angeles, California

• Worked with 20 participants that had a variety of behavioral health, medical, and legal issues by motivating behavioral changes through harm reduction practices under the Department of Health Services.
• Connected participants to life skill, domestic violence, and dual diagnosis substance abuse programs in order to comply with all court orders and prevent re-incarceration.
• Maintained all case files and records in physical and digital format in LA County DHS database and HMIS systems.
• Completed all required documentation and case notes in an efficient manner, and responded to regulatory agencies in accordance with federal, state, and county laws.
• Developed and maintained a wide range of relationships with agency partners such as probation and parole, and community organizations.
• Met with participants on a regular basis to establish concrete goals and service plans in relation to finances, legal status, substance use, employment, and permanent housing.

Los Angeles, California

• Providing support to recently released individuals acclimating back into society
• Coordinated intakes’ arrival with associated Parole Agent.
• Conducted intake interviews and ensured proper documentation for each visit.
• Drug tested residents and created dialogue regarding substance usage.
• Conducted random room searches to eliminate contraband, drug paraphernalia, and weapons from rooms and facility.
• Administered random weekly drug tests, wrote activity reports on positive results, and assigned disciplinary action to ensure accountability.

Burbank, California

• Actively participant in store walkthroughs with the Store Manager and District leaders to ensure consistency in the quality of service, operation and visual execution.
• Lead overall store earnings by driving top line sales and managing controllable contribution.
• Identify and execute training decisions to maximize business opportunities.
• Assist the store manager with recruiting, onboarding, new hire documents, and training.
• Train, coach, and direct associates on merchandise handling, shipment processing, merchandise presentation, and visual techniques.
• Collaborate and help execute with the leadership team to make product placement adjustments based on selling, inventory ownership, store design type, assortment levels, and merchandising report.