Jana Braswell Email & Phone Number

Assists local and state criminal justice agencies and their partners in translating the principles of evidence-based practice into effective program design, policy, and case processing through the provision of training, technical assistance, and program evaluation services.

• Freelance consultant with over 20 years of experience working on various projects and initiatives. Services include:
• Project-based work, including short-term projects and related assignments.
• Strategy development
• Process improvement
• Grant writing
• Content development

Richmond, Virginia Area

Provided assistance, management, and coordination on a variety of state and federal BH/CJ programs. Responsibilities included strategic planning, cross-system collaboration, facilitating multi-disciplinary teams, coordinating forums, training, and conferences. Activities also included program evaluation, report writing, and technical assistance.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Served as coordinator for the Governor’s Center for Behavioral Health and Justice. Developed strategic plans, convened and facilitated cross-disciplinary meetings, represented the Center on a variety of taskforces and statewide efforts and provided overall support advancing the work of the Center, the Executive Committee, and the Governor's leadership team.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Provided management and support to Virginia's Cross Systems Mapping Initiative and Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) programs; managed state and federal grants; coordinated and facilitated cross-systems mapping workshops across the Commonwealth; analyzed statewide trends and recommendations; coordinated an OAG expansion grant of Crisis Intervention Teams.

Managed the VA Evidence-Based Practice initiative, a statewide effort to implement Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) across local probation and pretrial service agencies. Primary responsibilities included federal contract management, program planning and implementation, group facilitation, organizational change management, policy documentation, strategic.

Developed and conducted evaluations of NFI’s programs, services, and other activities; assisted NFI development staff in writing grants to secure public and private funds to conduct research and evaluation activities; produced non-academic reports consumable by the general public, press, legislators, and other non-academic audiences; coordinated the work.

Managed evaluation of a statewide community government grant program; Analyzed data findings and generated reports for technical and non-technical audience; Provided technical assistance and training, on-site reviews, and workshops; Identified strategic alliances and established state and local partnerships.

Survey And Evaluation Research Lab (SERL)

Designed procedures, protocols, and formats for monitoring quality control and assurance for complex data reporting systems and supervised their implementation; Served as primary liaison to all participating agencies; Monitored activities surrounding evaluation systems, which include project implementation, design, and day-to-day management in coordination.

Sorensen Political Leaders Program, Sorensen Political Leaders Program

Ms, Sociology

Ba, Community Organization