Meet Our People at Metropolitan Peace Initiatives


Meet the team

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Leadership

Vaughn Bryant

Executive Director
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Muna Walker

Chief of Staff
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Vanessa Perry DeReef, Ph.D.

Chief Training Officer
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Domonique F. McCord

Chief Program Officer
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Steven Perkins

Director of Field Instruction
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Sonny R. Thatch, II

Managing Attorney
Legal Aid Society
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Leticia S. Reyes

Assistant Budget Director
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Kanu Iheukumere

Chief Policy Officer
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LaToya Egwuekwe-Smith

Chief Communications Officer
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Metropolitan Peace Academy

Vanessa Perry DeReef, Ph.D.

Chief Training Officer
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Tina Cooper

Director of Clinical Training
MPA/BHS
VIDEO

Courtney Holmon

Director of MPA Operations
VIDEO

Steven Perkins

Director of Field Instruction
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Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Noel Battung

Noel Battung

Site Operations Manager

Jesus Salazar

Senior Field Manager, MPA
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Billy Deal

Senior Field Manager of
Field Operations
BIO

Tara Campbell

Training Manager, MPA

Chaunese Torry

Training Manager, MPA

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Jaron Washington

Field Manager, CP4P

Joewaine Washington

MPA Wellness and Fitness Manager

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Lamont Coakley

Field Manager, CP4P

Demetrius Bunch

Field Manager, CP4P

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Charles Decuire

Field Manager, CP4P

Carla Galvan

Field Manager, CP4P

Nyedra Turner

Field Manager, CP4P

Reginald Woods

Field Manager, CP4P

Andre Lawrence

Field Manager, CP4P

Latasha Whitfield

Office Assistant, MPA

Beny Rodriguez

Program Assistant, MPA

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Behavioral Health Services

Domonique F. McCord

Chief Program Officer
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Tina Cooper

Director of Clinical Training
MPA/BHS
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Sebastion Williams

Senior Director of BHS
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Dr. Lyz Amarillo

Bilingual Director of BHS
South/West/East
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Amanda Gallegos

Director of BHS
West/North/North Lawndale/Roseland
VIDEO

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Sharonda Giles

Director of BHS, CPRU
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Dr. Bianca Clark

Director of BHS
North/West

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Rodney Phillips

Associate Director of CPRU
BIO

James Mitchell

CPRU Field Manager

Earl Hicks

CPRU Field Manager

Marshawnna Howell

Intake & Administrative Coordinator

Maki Camacho

Bilingual Clinical Program Supervisor
South/West

Traci Coney

Clinical Program Supervisor
South/East

TiJuan Fleming

Clinical Program Supervisor
West/North

Crystal Swenson

Clinical Program Supervisor

Amelia Vojt

Bilingual Community
Behavioral Health Specialist
South/West

Rebecca Villegas

Bilingual Community
Behavioral Health Specialist
West/North

Iasha John-Williams

Mental Health Practitioner

Reginald Carter

Mental Health Practitioner

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Joseph Mason

Mental Health Practitioner

Celia Castulo

Bilingual Mental Health Practitioner

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Workforce Development

Marlon Tatum

Director of Workforce Development

Dominic Yao

Program Manager
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Adrian Hernandez

Program Manager, Forest

Harold Martinez

Workforce Program Supervisor

Amiin Davis

Career Coach

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CP4P Justice Corps

Sonny R. Thatch, II

Managing Attorney
Legal Aid Society
BIO | VIDEO

Elizabeth Homsy

Supervising Attorney

Elizabeth Gresk

Pro Bono Director

Austin Christmon

Staff Attorney

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Rachel Goldense

Staff Attorney

Renee Sevilla

Staff Attorney, Suburban

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Ashley Soberanis

Senior Paralegal

Brandon Steinhilber

Paralegal I

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Marilyn Mutantika

Paralegal I

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Program Operations

Domonique F. McCord

Chief Program Officer
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Edith Lule

Director of Program Operations
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Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Steveon Drisdell

Senior Program Officer

Emily Ehrmann

Senior Program Officer
BIO

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Carmela Myles

Program Officer

Stephanie Strek

Program Officer

Jazmine Valadez

Program Officer

Rocio Vasquez

Program Officer

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Christian King

Program Officer

Michelle Gleason

Program Coordinator

Amanda Martinez

Program Coordinator

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Program Evaluation

Domonique F. McCord

Chief Program Officer
BIO | VIDEO

Nakee Holloway

Director of Program Evaluation

Kelsy Heinze

Associate Director of
Evaluation and Outcomes

Brooke Ingram

Evaluation Manager

Brenda Ramirez

Senior Data Analyst

Carmen Alvarez

Evaluation Manager

Eric Balas

Senior Data Analyst

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Adam Jones

Data Analyst

Maritza Moran

Data Analyst

Ivette Muñoz

Data Analyst

Nakiya Walters

Data Analyst

Eric Bugarin

Data Analyst

Jeremiah Nelson

Database Programmer

Matty Hansen

Database Programmer

Thomas Reyes

Database Programmer

Jeicy El Hajj

Database Programmer

Krushang Rathod

Database Programmer

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CP4P Accounting

Leticia S. Reyes

Assistant Budget Director
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Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rajinder Mago

Rajinder K. Mago

Financial Analyst

Clinton Hall

Financial Analyst

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Silvia Urbina

Brenda Diaz

Staff Accountant

Rebekkah Espinosa

Staff Accountant

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Debra Gabriel

Debra Gabriel

Staff Accountant

Veronica Torres

Staff Accountant

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Silvia Urbina

Silvia Urbina

Staff Accountant

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Policy & Advocacy

Kanu Iheukumere

Chief Policy Officer
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Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rajinder Mago

A’Keisha Lee

Policy Analyst

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Silvia Urbina

Alec Freytag

Policy Analyst

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Communications

LaToya Egwuekwe-Smith

Chief Communications Officer
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Geneen Harston

Communications Director

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Debra Gabriel

Rachel Jackson

Social Media Manager

Julia Dake

Public Relations Manager

Sue Cardenas-Soto

Communications Assistant/Writer

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Program Services

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Noel Battung

Noel Battung

Site Operations Manager

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Lavoria Rance

Lead Office Assistant