Vanessa Ramirez is a Justice-involved Youth, Education Reform and Workforce Development at Harris County Juvenile Probation Dept.. She possess expertise in community outreach, leadership, public speaking, staff development, nonprofits and 38 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Working with Vanessa was wonderful. I found her as someone with great experience as well as profound knowledge on pre- and post- adjudicated youth in the Houston Area. As an Education Pioneers Visiting Fellow - her exceptional work flow, skills, creativity and understanding of change requests made the project a dream. Vanessa is dedicated, self-motivated, methodical, and very capable. She had vision to see the benefits and the passion to turn that into measurable results for youth that has been effected by the justice system. For Vanessa changing lives is always the most important thing to do. Very positive attitude towards work. I enjoyed working with her as a fellow with Education Pioneers." and "Vanessa is an expert in engaging people as she knows how to clearly develop strong relationships and connect with people. Her ability to research and dig deeper was reflected in Vanessa's detailed approach to the community engagement work centered on a future KIPP campus. I was impressed with Vanessa's ability to assess the work to be completed and reach out to key stakeholders to gather the information needed. Vanessa is passionate about her work and her charisma is reflected in her interactions with individuals and in her stellar presentation skills. I am honored to work with Vanessa and feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to collaborate with her on community engagement work. Vanessa would be a true asset to any team especially one that values her people skills and recognizes her gift to engage individuals. I am excited to watch her progress along in her career because I know that success is not only the obvious for her but a tremendous opportunity for any organization fortunate enough to have her as part of their team."