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
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Courtney Holmon

Director of Operations, MPA
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Steven Perkins

Director of Field Instruction
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Rodney Phillips

Associate Director of Crisis Prevention & Response Unit (CPRU)
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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
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Tara Campbell

Training Manager, MPA

Chaunese Torry

Training Manager, MPA

Elizabeth Vega

Training Manager

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

James Mitchell

CPRU Field Manager

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Earl Hicks

CPRU Field Manager

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Jaron Washington

Field Manager, CP4P

Joewaine Washington

Field Manager, CP4P

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Lamont Coakley

Field Manager, CP4P

Demetrius Bunch

Field Manager, CP4P

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Charles Decuire

Field Manager, CP4P

Carla Galvan

Field Manager, CP4P

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Nyedra Turner

Field Manager, CP4P

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Reginald Woods

Field Manager, CP4P

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Andre Lawrence

Field Manager, CP4P

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Latasha Whitfield

Office 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 Behavioral Health Services
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Dr. Lyz Amarillo

Bilingual Director of Behavioral Health Services, South/West/East
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Amanda Gallegos

Director of Behavioral Health Services, West/North/North Lawndale/Roseland
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Sharonda Giles

Director of Behavioral Health Services, Crisis Prevention & Response Unit (CPRU)
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Marshawnna Howell

Intake & Administrative Coordinator

Maki Camacho

Bilingual Clinical Program Supervisor, South/West

Traci Coney

Clinical Program Supervisor, South/East

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Dr. Bianca Clark

Clinical Program Supervisor, North Lawndale/Roseland

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TiJuan Fleming

Clinical Program Supervisor, West/North

Amelia Vojt

Bilingual Community Behavioral Health Specialist, South/West

Rebecca Villegas

Bilingual Community Behavioral Health Specialist, West/North

Iasha John-Williams

Mental Health Practitioner, North Lawndale

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Workforce Development

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Marlon Tatum

Director of Workforce Development

Dominic Yao

Program Manager
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Adrian Hernandez

Program Manager, Forest

Harold Martinez

Workforce Program Supervisor

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Amlin Davis

Career Coach

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CP4P Justice Corps

Sonny R. Thatch, II

Managing Attorney
Legal Aid Society
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Elizabeth Homsy

Supervising Attorney

Elizabeth Gresk

Pro Bono Director

Austin Christmon

Staff Attorney

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Rachel Goldense

Staff Attorney

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Conor Kinney

Staff Attorney

Renee Sevilla

Staff Attorney, Suburban

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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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Steveon Drisdell

Senior Program Officer

Emily Ehrmann

Senior Program Officer
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Jimi Orange

Senior Program Officer

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Carmela Myles

Program Officer

Stephanie Strek

Program Officer

Jazmine Valadez

Program Officer

Michelle Gleason

Program Coordinator

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Rocio Vasquez

Program Officer

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Program Evaluation

Domonique F. McCord

Chief Program Officer
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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

Matty Hansen

Database Programmer

Thomas Reyes

Database Programmer

Jeremiah Nelson

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

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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Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rajinder Mago

Geneen Harston

Communications Director

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Silvia Urbina

Camille Travis

Communications Manager

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Debra Gabriel

Rachel Jackson

Social Media Manager

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Program Services

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Noel Battung

Noel Battung

Site Operations Manager