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Audience in Lecture

Founder       Advocate      Keynote Speaker

About Me

        I’m thrilled in your interest in Steph’s Way, LLC. I've had the pleasure of working for the State of CT as an officer, as well as a Criminal Justice Professor at both the University of New Haven and Post University in Waterbury, CT. I’ve been a professor for several years and I continue to love my career. I teach Intro to Criminal Justice, Intro to Corrections, Community Based Corrections, Criminology Theory, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure I, Transgender in Corrections, Race, Ethics, and Crime, Research Methods, and Human Trafficking.

 

    I’m also a speaker for the Upward Bound Program at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT. Upward Bound assists in federally funded college preparatory programs for high school students from low-income communities to

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be the first in their family to graduate from college with a Bachelor Degree. I’m a certified Battered Woman's Counselor, Trauma Counselor and a certified Victims Advocate specializing in Family Violence, Human ​Trafficking, Child Bullying, Cyber Bullying, Workplace Violence, and Transgender Specific within Corrections. I’m also a former member of the Bridgeport Police Gun Violence Initiative Program. 

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   I bring a great depth of knowledge having a background in Policing, Judicial, and Corrections. I have earned an Associate’s Degree in General Studies, Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude, and a Master’s Degree in Education with a Minor in Organizational Leadership.

Accolades & Recognition

State of Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council

  • Managing Domestic Violence in the Workplace Certificate

  • Youth Dating Violence-Law Enforcement Strategies Certificate: Train-The-Trainer

  • Human Trafficking-Law Enforcement Strategies Certificate

Connecticut Women’s Consortium Education & Training Division

  • Trauma Adaptive Recovery Group Education Therapy Certificate

  • Human Trafficking and Trauma Certificate

University of North Carolina Wilmington

  • Victim Advocacy Certificate - High Honors

Battered Woman's Counselor Training

  • Hotline Counselor Certificate

State of Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council

  • Managing Domestic Violence in the Workplace Certificate

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