About me- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Case Manager Community Partners In Action - Waterbury Reentry Welcome Center https://cpa-ct.org/ 3/2022 – Present Previously the 1st Administrative Assistant Community Partners In Action for the Waterbury Reentry Welcome Center https://cpa-ct.org/ Previously the Co-Founder and Executive Director, Once Incarcerated https://onceincarcerated.org 2019 – 2021 Description: • Non-profit committed to ending recidivism and generational incarceration by providing peer support to formerly incarcerated people and their families. • Offering participatory defense support to pre- and post-trial individuals Previously Rehabilitation Coordinator Community Health Resources, We Can Club House, Manchester CT April 2018 – March 2020 • Facilitate group therapy meetings and peer-to-peer support. • Engage in the day-to-day operations of the clubhouse (intakes, phone calls, data recording) Previously a Peer Warmline Operator Community Health Resources, Manchester CT April 2018 – March 2020 • Provide peer-to-peer support and engage in compassionate conversation with people in crisis Currently an ACLU Smart Justice Leader https://www.acluct.org/en/issues/smart-justice American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut – Hartford, CT (website) August 2018 to Present • Advocates toward ending mass incarceration. Previously a Phoenix Member https://www.phoenixassociation.org Phoenix Association, Guilford, CT 2018 – 2020 • Provide training to new correctional officer cadet classes in order to change the culture of corrections. Personal BLOG • Blog: https://23yearsaninmate.com Pod Cast • Amplified Voices https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amplified-voices/id1525647290 • Talking Chit https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-talking-chit-podcast/id1516166298?i=1000513981250 • The Klock Hour https://youtu.be/hlfP68RrQ9w • Falling UP https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-zb33m-1134a0b EDUCATION Capitol Community College – Hartford, CT 2022-2023 Trinity College – Hartford, CT 2010-2012, 2017-2018 Capitol Community College – Hartford, CT 2016-2017 Wesleyan University – Middletown, CT 2013-2015 Quinnipiac University – Hamden, CT 2011-2012 Three Rivers Community College – Norwich, CT 1997-1999 CERTIFICATIONS CT Certified Recovery Support Specialist – Advocacy Unlimited ORAS Certified – Bureau of Justice OHIO RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM)- University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute Overdose Prevention & Naloxone Education Training- Waterbury Health Department CPR Certification 2023 Certified Trauma Trainer SAHMSA GAINS Help AWARDS/ CITATIONS Great 8 2023 CT Hall Of Change Inductee Certificate of Special Recognition 2023- Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz Certificate of Special Recognition 2023 – Senator Richard Blumenthal Official Citation/ Certificate of Recognition 2023- State of Connecticut- General Assembly The Ann Koletsky Award 2022 PUBLISHED AUTHOR in two books -Anthologies Too Cruel Not Unusual, the other Death Penalty By Kenneth E. Hartman Suicide and Its Impact on the Criminal Justice System By Elizabeth Kelley and Francesca M Flood (American Bar Association) Artist Has had personal artwork displayed at: The American Visionary Art Museum, The Maier Museum of Art at Randolph College, Charter Oak Cultural Center, Capital Community College, The Mark Twain House & Museum, and The Hartford Public Library. Public Speaker Have spoken at College and churches across CT and beyond!!