QUALIFICATIONS
Over 19
years of successful experience in professional and administrative
planning, developing, directing, long range planning and implementing
special programs with “at risk” youths within the Juvenile Justice
System and Memphis City School System and made them available to the
community . Reaching youths on the importance of education and
appropriate conduct to prevent incarceration through various mentoring,
one on one, each one teach one programs; applied recent successful
interventions and strategies through best practices research to achieve
a positive outcome for youth while acquiring a good working knowledge of
all federal, state and local laws and policies related to education and
the Juvenile Justice System.
EDUCATION
1982-1984 BSCJ
Criminal Justice, Delta State University
1981-1982 Associates
Degree, Mississippi Delta Jr. College
1980-1981 Midland
Jr. College
MARITAL STATUS:
Married with one daughter
EMPLOYMENT
2007-Present
Coordinator of School House Adjustment Program Enterprise, Memphis City
Schools Department of School Safety and Emergency Management
Developed the first
school based diversion program in the State of Tennessee to reduce
transport of students to Juvenile Court for minor infractions of the law
and address disproportionate minority contact. Oversee all aspects of
the program including hiring, budget, program design, development
assessment, evaluations, presentations and publications. Utilizes
external contacts with office of Juvenile Justice delinquency and
Prevention, Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (State Advisory
Group) Juvenile Court, Law Enforcement, District Attorney’s Office,
Public Defenders Office, Memphis Police Department, Shelby County
Sherriff Department, City and County Mayor’s Office and all other child
advocacy groups and community agencies.
2000-2006 Truancy
Center Administrator, Memphis City Schools
Established the
Truancy Assessment Center; responsible for day to day operations,
supervised 33 employees, evaluated employees job performance. Helped
establish the Truancy Center Hotline 545-late, collaborated with
numerous outside partners (District Attorney Office, Memphis Police
Department, Shelby County Sheriff Department, Juvenile Court, Memphis
City and Shelby County Government); coordinated with District Attorney’s
office to create the “Gang Initiative Program” to provide presentations
in selected middle and high schools district-wide; created the Truancy
Tracking Database Management System; Developed, Directed and Implemented
the School-Based Probation Program for “at risk” youths; completed
research projects with University of Memphis Criminal Justice Department
on juvenile delinquency and truancy. Developed and implemented Truancy
Initiative throughout the school district, provided in service training,
proposed legislation on truancy, conducted truancy sweeps citywide,
prepared truancy cases for prosecution and, trained staff.
1994-2000 Supervisor
in Children’s Bureau, Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Court
Supervised 16
Probation Officers, assigned and reviewed court cases, entered court
dispositions, monitored court proceedings, created database for
juveniles, community liaison, referred “at risk” Youths to internal and
external sources for additional services. Evaluated employees work
performance, assisted with youth employment opportunities; assisted with
passing of legislation regarding welfare laws of Juveniles.
1987-1994 Probation
Counselor, Memphis and Shelby County Juvenile Court
Handled
conferences with youths, counseled youths, prepared documents for court,
referred “at risk” youths to internal and external sources for
additional services and worked as community liaison. Also, conducted in
research regarding juvenile problems and causes. Work with mentoring
programs, outreach ministry, job employment for youths.
Organizations:
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2007-
Present |
Chairman of Statewide Disproportionate Minority
Contact Taskforce in Nashville, TN (State Advisory
Group)
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2002 |
Chairman of the Local Disproportionate Minority
Contact Taskforce in Memphis, Tennessee
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2002 |
Member of the Memphis Athletic Ministries
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1999-2001 |
Executive Board of Directors with Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Greater Memphis
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1988 |
Member of the American Parole and Probation
Association
Member
of Tennessee Juvenile Court Services Association
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1988 |
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
Recipient of the
Probation Officer of the Year
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1987 |
Named Outstanding Young Man of the Year
Names Who's Who of America
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