Cohort 5
The fifth cohort of the CVILA is composed of 22 community violence intervention leaders representing 17 localities across the United States.
Participating Localities

Cohort 5 Students
Jalilia Abdul-Brown
Executive Director, Change Starts With Community
Minneapolis, MN
Juan Avila
Chief Operating Officer, Garden Pathways, Inc.
Bakersfield, CA
Rosalee Anderson
Assistant Director, City of Portland Ceasefire
Portland, OR
Rodney Babb
Lead Violence Recovery Specialist, Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program (PTVRP)
Philadelphia, PA
Troy Bradley
CVI Outreach Liaison, Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety Engagement
Baltimore, MD
Latoya Breckenridge
Independent
Newport News, VA
Darnell Brewer
State Representative Ohio House District 18, Ohio House of Representatives
Cleveland, OH
Terry Burnside
Executive Director, House of Hope Peoria. Inc
Peoria, IL
Keisha Coleman
Director, Office Of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery
Jackson, MS
Augusto Dolce
Executive Director, God’s Pantry
Pomona, CA
Trevon Fordham
Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Columbia, SC
Angelica Hardy
Resilience Program Manager, Alliance of Local Service Organization
Chicago, IL
Karlton Harris
Executive Director, The Forgotten Third, Inc.
Houston, TX
Julia Irving
Deputy Director of Government and Community Affairs, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Washington, DC
Dwayne Johnson
Violence Recovery Program Director, UChicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
James Marks
Executive Director & Associate Director, Dream Catchers Academy LBC/April Parker Foundation
Long Beach, CA
Ricardo Miles
Owner, Driven Concepts & Solutions, LLC
Washington, DC
Brenda Mitchell
Illinois State Chapter Lead, MOMS Demand Action and Senior Fellow, Everytown Survivor Network
Chicago, IL
Dr. Nicole Patrick
CEO, United Against Violence, NFP
Chicago, IL
Kenneth Thompson
Director of Programs and Community Outreach, Office of Councilwoman Cindy Bass
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Asoye’ Uhurubey
Owner, Uhuru Revolution, LLC
Jacksonville, FL
Chris Williams
CEO and Founder, Complex Vision Newark
Newark, NJ