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

Vanessa Perry DeReef

Chief Training Officer
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Kanu Iheukumere

Chief Policy Officer
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Domonique F. McCord

Chief Program Officer
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LaToya Egwuekwe-Smith

Chief Communications Officer

Steven Perkins

Director of Field Instruction
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Leticia S. Reyes

Assistant Budget Director
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Sonny R. Thatch, II

Managing Attorney
Legal Aid Society
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Behavioral Health Services

Domonique F. McCord

Director of Behavioral Health Services

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Ja’Quez Busby

Mental Health Practitioner

Tina Cooper

Clinical Program Supervisor

Traci Coney

Community Behavioral Health Specialist

Ashlee Pullen

Director of Behavioral Health Services

Maria Camila Camacho

Mental Health Practitioner

Amelia Vojt

Mental Health Practitioner

“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

Elizabeth Homsy

Supervising Attorney
Legal Aid Society

Elizabeth Stubbins

Supervising Attorney
Legal Aid Society

Segun Salami

Staff Attorney
Legal Aid Society

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Cara Strike

Staff Attorney
Legal Aid Society

Mayra Salgado

Paralegal
Legal Aid Society

Ashley Soberanis

Paralegal
Legal Aid Society

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CP4P Accounting

Leticia S. Reyes

Assistant Budget Director

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Debra Gabriel

Debra Gabriel

Staff Accountant

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Silvia Urbina

Silvia Urbina

Staff Accountant

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rajinder Mago

Rajinder Mago

Financial Analyst

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Metropolitan Peace Academy

Vanessa Perry DeReef

Director of Training

Diante Adams

Academy Training Manager

Billy Deal

Field Manager
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Harold Martinez

Field Manager
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Pierre Moore

Academy Training Manager

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Rodney Phillips

Rodney Phillips

Field Manager
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Jesus Salazar

Field Manager

Joseph Washington

Field Manager

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Program Evaluation

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Eric Balas

Data Coordinator

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Brenda Ramirez

Data Coordinator

Kelsy Heinze

Senior Data Analyst

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Program Operations

Kanu Iheukumere

Director of Program Operations
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Emily Ehrmann

Regional Site Supervisor
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Edith Lule

Regional Site Supervisor
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Workforce Development

Merrick Neish

Lead Workforce Developer

Dominic Yao

Job Coach

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Program Services

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives staff member Noel Battung

Noel Battung

Program Services Assistant