PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Gang Consultant & Expert Witness - Superior & Federal Court System
- Provides Consultation, Education and Expert Witness Testimony for Attorneys in the Criminal Court Systems.
Gang Consultant – San Diego Office of Education, Present
- Provides training on how to prevent teen relationship violence and sexual assault, young girls’ risk factors, and gang prevention.
Provides Resource for Probation – San Marcos Prevention Coalition, and Leaders of Change in Southeast San Diego
Provides Emotional Literacy Training – Carlsbad Police Department Juvenile Diversion Program
Founder and CEO – Project A.W.A.R.E Enterprises, INC., June 2005 – Present.
- A.W.A.R.E stands for Attitude When Angry and Resolving Emotional Issues non-violently, and helps youth to take charge of their lives and their reactions to emotions.
- Under Project A.W.A.R.E., Reggie makes a difference in the lives of over 200 under probation youths every year.
- Reggie provides emotional literacy skills for youths to help them to make better choices in life at Juvenile Court and Community Schools; San Diego County Office of Education; and the San Diego, San Marcos, and Vista Unified School Districts.
- Reggie is the first African-American ex-gang member to receive a parole date the first time he stepped in front of the Board of Prison Terms. He is a living example of the change program A.W.A.R.E. promotes.
Intern – Mental Health Systems, HOPE through Recovery Program at RJ Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, CA, September 2000 – October 2005.
- The “HOPE Through Recovery Program” provided a teaching and therapeutic environment to men during their incarceration in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
- Clocked 10,088 hours of work experience in formalized curriculum, anger and stress management, therapeutic work assignments, group and individual counseling, life skills, self-help meetings, and practicing the formation of positive support systems imperative for future personal growth.
- Received individual Clinical Supervision at the minimum interval of one hour weekly for a total of 247 hours Clinical Supervision.
QUALIFICATIONS
Group Counselor
- Conducts outreach activities for at-risk youth throughout San Diego County.
- Facilitates discussions on life skills, health related agendas, and STDs.
- Leads small and large groups in anger replacement and creative conflict resolution.
Awareness Trainer
- Provides gang awareness training to educators, the San Diego community, and law enforcement.
- Leads substance abuse prevention and consequences measurement program.
- Conducts awareness program on cultural differences for diverse youth groups in San Diego community.
Educational Program Developer
- Developed an education curriculum on Emotional Literacy, Anger Management/Replacement/, and HIV-AIDS and STD awareness.
- Created and facilitated outreach plans and goals.
- Provided consultation for community based organizations, and for youths under probation and parole.
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified by California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR)
Certificate on Gang Intervention, 2012.
Gangs: Latest Trends and Strategies
Certificate on Character and Leadership Development, 2011.
Mental Health System, Inc.
Certificate on Risk Factor for Girls, 2010.
San Diego County of Education.
Gang Prevention Summit, 2008.
Certificate on Substance Abuse Prevention, 2005.
HOPE Through Recovery.
Certificate on Creative Conflict Resolution, 1999.
Gordon Graham Pacific Institute.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION CERTIFICATES
Amity Ranch American Board of Opticianary
Big Animals Lil Kids Breaking Barriers Big
Cal-SAFE Advisory Committee Convicts Reaching Out to People
Carlsbad Police Department Family Dynamics
Fathers Program From the Inside Out
Formulating Treatment Plans Gang Prevention Summit
H.O.P.E. Program Leaders of Change
Juvenile Court and Community Schools Health Literacy Advocates
California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources
California Correctional Peace Officers Association (CCPOA)
Department Juvenile Justice Program
Facilitator Readiness CORE Training
Hazardous Materials a Citizens Orientation
Mental Health Systems, Inc.
Outstanding Leadership in Building a Health Community
Peer Educator (IPEP) Health Literacy
San Diego County Office of Education
Tariq Khamisa Foundation (TKF)
Therapeutic Community Curriculum
Violence and Trauma
LETTERS OF APPRECIATION
City of Carlsbad Police Department, October 2015
The Superior Court of the State of California, San Diego Juvenile Court, September 2013
Vista Unified School District, May 2013 and March 2014
AFFILIATIONS
Affiliated with the SDPD Diversion Program and Jacob's Center for Neighborhood Innovations
Carlsbad Police Department Juvenile Justice Program (JJP)
From the Inside Out
Oceanside Unified School District
San Diego County Office of Education
San Diego Unified School District
Second Chance Strive Program
Vista Unified School District
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