Founder, President And Ceo
CurrentEstablished in 1992, Astwood is a leading North American criminal and social justice research and evaluation consultancy that serves major government departments, social service agencies, First Nations governments, law enforcement and public safety agencies. Since 1992, have served over 150 organizations with notables including the Cree Nation Government, Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Public Safety Canada, Justice Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and others. Responsible for corporate strategy, major account development and management, business operations management, corporate branding, marketing and communications. Also act as Principal Investigator on major impact and process evaluations ranging in value from $50,000 to over $1,000,000, including evaluations utilizing the most rigorous research methods including quasi-experimental design and RCT. Significant expertise in youth/street gangs, illicit drug trade, family violence, restorative justice, offender reintegration, community engagement, youth crime prevention, human trafficking, youth radicalization and more.