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Our Team

Kate Ponseca

Founder / CEO
Angel has, over the past 20 years, dedicated her career to learning how to connect with system impacted individuals.  Angel has had the privilege working nationally and internationally building inclusion and understanding within the community.  

Successes

  • Rebuilt the employment department preparing to successfully secure over 14 new contracts and $ 20 million in new grant funds in California

  • Managed multimillion dollar contract  overseeing multiple subcontractors implementing employment workforce programs 

  • Transformed 12 State and Federal transitional housing programs by restructuring the On Call Program: Increased training, improved quality staff, reduction in turnover (45%-28%)

  • Recruited, Hired, and Trained over 120 staff to work with the justice involved

  • Increased justice involved employment placement from 56% - 70% 

  • Built strong community networks to increase transition success

Education

  • MA Criminal Justice - Prison Re-entry and Transition Policy and Barriers:  Seattle University

  • BA Sociology-Law and Society and Deviant Behavior; DePaul University

Certifications

  • LS-CMI Risk Needs Responsivity Assessment - Case Management 

  • Moral Reconation Therapy - Cognitive Behavior Therapy 

  • Motivational Interviewing - Communication

Non Evidence Based

  • Mediation - community, family, business conflict resolution

  • Wrap Around Facilitation - community based case management

  • Crisis Prevention and Intervention - crisis and conflict de-escalation

  • Project Management - business and community"

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