DVP Life Coaching Fellows
In partnership with Bright Research Group and Blooming Willow Coaching, we are pleased to announce the fifth cohort of the Department of Violence Prevention’s Life Coaching Certification Fellowship. We received overwhelming interest in this year’s Black Conductor’s Coaching Program and had the difficult task of selecting a small group of fellows. This year’s fellows will participate in a five-month learning experience designed to build coaching skills in a healing centered environment that combines coaching, wellness, leadership development, and self-care to support transformational learning.
2021 Fellows
carlos jackson
Youth Alive!
Carlos is an Intervention Specialist at Youth Alive! working with those who are justice-involved as well as those who are impacted by community violence. Carlos was proudly raised in East Oakland, and currently serves as an Associate Minister at West Oakland Church of Christ, where he grew up. As a young man, Carlos began his work journey in North Oakland as a Certified Paint Specialist. Carlos has an Associates Degrees in Psychology and Social Sciences, and a BA in Sociology. Carlos subscribes to this quote; "Be who you needed growing up." -Unknown. Another quote is by the late Nipsey Hussle; "The highest human act is to inspire." Carlos considers himself a life-long student who enjoys learning and being challenged, while also encouraging, inspiring and sometimes challenging others to strive for greatness.
Chiarra duncan-Perry
Bay Area Women Against Rape (BAWAR)
Chiarra (she/her) is the ABOVE (Achieving Balance to Overcome Violent Environments) Program Coordinator at BAWAR, working to help those who have been human trafficked or sexually exploited by providing life coaching and necessary resources to the community. Chiarra’s long-term goal is to continue making a difference in her community by working with the CSEC population and to bring more awareness to the issues surrounding exploitation. In her free time, Chiarra enjoys a good Netflix binge, basketball game (Go, Warriors!) and taking walks outside with her dog, Onyx.
Garry “Malachi” Scott
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY)
Malachi is the re-entry/community restorative justice coordinator for RJOY. He holds restorative circles in the juvenile detention center and is helping to build a community restorative justice framework in North Oakland. He co-founded the North Oakland Restorative Justice Council and served on the Safety and Services Oversight Commission (Measure Z) in Oakland. Malachi has written articles in the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and has been featured on other articles around the issue of incarceration. He played a major role in Shakti Butler’s film “Healing Justice.” He came to restorative justice through the Victim Offender Education Group, a program of the Insight Prison Project, while incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. During his incarceration he obtained an Associate’s Degree, co-founded a restorative justice base group called Kid C.A.T. (Creating Awareness Together), and was the sports editor for the San Quentin News.
Karen Cox
Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)
Karen is a Senior Retention Specialist at CEO. She assists participants in reaching their career goals through the use of best practices, assessment tools, and career development models. After earning an AA in Liberal Arts, Karen began her career as hospice aide/caregiver for In-Home Supportive Services, then moved on to CEO, working on the ground level to contribute to healing in her community. Motivated by her brother’s experiences of being profiled, Karen wants to help people like him who need opportunities and tools to get ahead in life and avoid the cycle of recidivism. Karen’s dream is to work with a team of like-minded individuals that are passionate about making this community a better place and contribute to society in a healthy way.
Wayne Clarke
Roots Community Health Center
Wayne is an Intensive Life Coach at Roots Community Health Center. Wayne has spent the last ten years as a community activist, organizer, mentor, and well-traveled empowerment speaker who specializes in working with youth, young adults, and men around the journey of life transformation. Wayne’s passion for this work comes from growing up in West Oakland and experiencing so much violence, devastation, hopelessness, loss of life, and pain while not seeing enough love, unity, peace, growth, and healing in his community. He now lives by a quote that he has coined: “I’m just trying to be what I didn’t see.” Wayne considers it to be an honor to have moved from being once a part of the problem to now being part of the solution. Wayne also enjoys sports, exploring nature, traveling, and being a father to his four children.