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CO-DIRECTOR PROGRAMS & PARTNERSHIPS
Professional Summary

Highly motivated Advocate with a history of advocating for those who can't advocate for themselves. Skilled in conflict resolution with a trauma informed approach. Strong analytical skills effective at working in high pressure situations/environments alone or as part of a team. Adept at adapting to new situations and challenges. Strong belief in the fair administration of justice.

Skills
  • Supervision
  • Training & Development
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Strategic planning
  • Trauma-informed intervention techniques
  • Strong researcher
Work History
10/2018 to CurrentCo-Director Programs & PartnershipsCompany Name | City, State
  • Provides support and leadership in multiple Chicago Project writing workshops and instructional support
  • Coordinate various teaching site teams.
  • Create, build, and maintain relationships with existing and potential partners
  • Establish and help build evolving curriculum
01/2010 to CurrentCo-FounderCompany Name | City, State
  • Conducted extensive Trauma and CBT research for program development
  • Co-design and implement programs that empowers incarcerated men through mentoring, education, and character building to become peacemakers in their communities.
  • Mentor trauma-exposed individuals with coping, anger management, and PTSD
  • Provide resources and mentorship for individuals with anti-gang and anti-violence related issues
04/2015 to 09/2018Case ManagerCompany Name | City, State
  • Collaborated with external agencies to meet educational and transitional needs of patient/participants
  • Perform needs assessment for patient participants assigned to case load
  • Monitor and evaluate and document patient progress
  • Facilitate relationship between participants and resource partners
  • Analyze and assess critical violent situations for potential retaliation
  • Managed rotating caseload of 30 victims of violence in healthcare system to provide comprehensive, community-based care
04/2017 to 01/2018Program AdministratorCompany Name | City, State
  • Designed, implemented programming for high-risk formerly incarcerated men
  • Created Mentor training
  • Establish job readiness training
  • Established protocols for community resources and referrals for job placement and housing,
  • Developed Peer Mentor program from ground up, laying out framework and defining roles
  • Improved success of program by making proactive adjustments to operations
Education
Expected in 05/2022Master of Arts | Urban StudiesNortheastern Illinois University, City, State
08/2016Bachelor of Arts | PsychologyGovernors State University, City, State
Conferences and Invited Talks
  • Presentation: Incarceration Nations Network Conference : Education not Incarceration, New York, New York, November 2019.
  • Presentation: 2019 Gang Prevention & Intervention Conference: Urban Peace Institute, Long Beach, California. May 2019
  • Presentation: Illinois Reentry Conference: Health Equity and Social Justice, Chicago, Illinois. June 2017
  • Presentation: Chicago HIV Breakfast: Community Violence, Chicago, Illinois. December 2017
  • Invited talk. University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration: Class on Violence Prevention University of Chicago, Chicago Illinois. February 2016
  • Invited Talk: Critical Race Theory University of Utah, Salt Lake City Utah, October 2016
  • Invited Talk: Education, Sociocultural Foundations of Higher Education, University of Utah, Salt Lake City Utah, October 2016
  • Invited Talk: Education, Incarceration and Justice University of Utah, Salt Lake City Utah, October 2016
  • Invited Talk: University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago Illinois. April 2016
  • Panel: Pathways from Prison? Postsecondary Educational Opportunity for Incarcerated and Disenfranchised students, Association for The Study of Higher Education November Denver, Colorado. November 2015
  • Presentation: National Conference for Higher Education in Prison University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 2015
  • "Higher Education in Prisons" Invited talk. Queensborough Community College-City University of New York. September 2015
  • “Incarceration and Education” Invited talk. University of Utah, Salt Lake City Utah. July 2015
  • Facilitator/Presenter: City Colleges of Chicago 3rd Annual Young Men of Color Summit, Kennedy King College, Chicago Illinois. March 2015
  • Invited talk. The School of Social Service Administration the University of Chicago Criminal Justice and Social Work Interface, University of Chicago, Chicago Illinois. February 2015
Publications

Castro, et al, Higher Education in Age of Mass Incarceration: Possibility Under Constraint, Journal of Critical Scholarship on Higher Education and Student Affairs, Vol.1. pp.13-33

Awards

Community Champion Award: Institute for Public Safety and Social Justice, Adler University, Chicago, Illinois. April 2017

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School Attended

  • Northeastern Illinois University
  • Governors State University

Job Titles Held:

  • Co-Director Programs & Partnerships
  • Co-Founder
  • Case Manager
  • Program Administrator

Degrees

  • Expected in 05/2022 Master of Arts | Urban Studies
    08/2016 Bachelor of Arts | Psychology

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