Meet Our People at Metropolitan Peace Initiatives

Meet the team

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives Leadership

Vaughn Bryant

Chief Executive Officer
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Muna Walker

Chief of Staff
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Vanessa Perry DeReef

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

Chief Training Officer
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Tina Cooper

Director of Clinical Training, MPA/BHS

Courtney Holmon

Director of Operations, MPA

Steven Perkins

Director of Field Instruction
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Rodney Phillips

Associate Director of Crisis Prevention & Response Unit (CPRU)
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Laura Ramirez

Program Assistant, MPA

Noel Battung

Site Operations Manager

Jesus Salazar

Senior Field Manager, MPA

Billy Deal

Senior Field Manager of Field Operations
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Tara Campbell

Training Manager, MPA

Miisha Smith

Training Manager

Chaunese Torry

Training Manager, MPA

Elizabeth Vega

Training Manager

James Mitchell

CPRU Field Manager

Earl Hicks

CPRU Field Manager

Jaron Washington

Field Manager, CP4P

Joseph Washington

Field Manager, CP4P

Lamont Coakly

Field Manager, CP4P

Demetrius Bunch

Field Manager, CP4P

Charles Decuire

Field Manager, CP4P

Carla Galvan

Field Manager, CP4P

Nyedra Turner

Field Manager, CP4P

Reginal Woods

Field Manager, CP4P

Andre Lawrence

Field Manager, CP4P

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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

Sebastion Williams

Senior Director of Behavioral Health

Lyz Amarillo

Director of Behavioral Health Services, South/West

Amanda Gallegos

Director of Behavioral Health Services, West/North

Sharronda Giles

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

Marshawnna Howell

Intake & Administrative Coordinator

Maki Camacho

Clinical Program Supervisor, South/West

Traci Coney

Clinical Program Supervisor, South

Matthew Bell

Clinical Program Supervisor, West/North

Bianca Clark

Clinical Program Supervisor, NL/Roseland

Amelia Vojt

Bilingual Community Behavioral Health Specialist

Rebecca Villegas

Bilingual Community Behavioral Health Specialist

Corey Rolling

Mental Health Practitioner, NL

Iasha John-Williams

Mental Health Practitioner, NL

Maliha Dotson

Clinical Intern

Celia Castulo

Intern – Behavioral Health Services

Natalie Warren

Social Admin Intern

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Workforce Development

Dominic Yao

Workforce Supervisor, CP4P

Gael Ayala

Career Coach

“What I enjoy most about our team is the diversity of our team and how we look out for each other as well as those we serve.”

Maria Camila Camacho

Bilingual Mental Health Practitioner

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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

Rachel Goldense

Staff Attorney

Conor Kinney

Staff Attorney

Renee Sevilla

Staff Attorney, Suburban

Ashley Soberanis

Senior Paralegal

Brandon Steinhilber

Paralegal I

Marilyn Mutantika

Paralegal I

Kadeezia Small

Legal Aid Case Manager, MFS/CP4P

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Programming 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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Carmela Myles

Program Officer

Jimi Orange

Senior Data Analyst

Stephanie Strek

Program Officer

Jazmine Valadez

Program Officer

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Programming Evaluation

Domonique F. McCord

Chief Program Officer
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Nakee Holloway

Director of Program Evaluation

Kelsy Heinze

Associate Director of Evaluation

Brooke Ingram

Evaluation Manager

Brenda Ramirez

Senior Data Analyst

Carmen Alvarez

Evaluation Manager

Eric Balas

Senior Data Analyst

Adam Jones

Data Analyst

Maritza Moran

Data Analyst

Ivette Muñoz

Data Analyst

Rosio Patino

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

Brenda Diaz

Staff Accountant

Rebekkah Espinosa

Staff Accountant

Debra Gabriel

Staff Accountant

Veronica Torres

Staff Accountant

Silvia Urbina

Staff Accountant

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Policy & Advocacy

Kanu Iheukumere

Chief Policy Officer
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Communications

LaToya Egwuekwe-Smith

Chief Communications Officer
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Camille Travis

Communications Manager

Bridget Hatch

Public Relations Manager

Rachel Jackson

Social Media Manager

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Program Services

Noel Battung

Site Operations Manager