Rich Alexander

Erika Powell Passionate about fostering transformation at the personal and professional levels in the workplace, Dr. Erika Powell is a seasoned executive facilitator, coach, and consultant on a mission to create organizations where people thrive. For the past 18+ years, Dr. Powell has tackled some of business' biggest challenges in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), ... Read more

Essence Sanders Essence Sanders is NCRC’s Restorative Practices Specialist. She provides halftime coordination and support to the Restorative Practices School Team, and halftime support to the Stop the Hate Grant initiative. Essence meets with school leadership to assess the needs conducive to capacity building of restorative practices. She assists school sites with effectively implementing site-specific ... Read more

Scott Silk Scott Silk is a trainer, educator, facilitator, mediator, and lawyer. In addition to his work as a member of the training team at NCRC, he is the principal at Olive Branch Solutions, an associate for Essential Partners, a dialogue and training organization in Cambridge, MA, and a history and social science teacher at ... Read more

Cathy Smith Cathy Smith brings 30 years of professional experience blending journalism, public involvement, communications, conflict management, and partnership development. She has worked with the interrelated subject matter that impacts quality of life and resiliency, including land use, transportation, water, energy, economic revitalization, social justice, and health. After building and leading a communications and engagement ... Read more

Megan Soares Megan studied International Security and Conflict Resolution at San Diego State University, with a focus on Conflict, Cooperation, and Conflict Resolution. While earning her degree she worked in open-source intelligence for a U.S.-based intelligence & security agency, as well as in communications for a San Diego-based refugee non-profit. Through her non-profit experience, Megan ... Read more

Melanie Stanek Melanie Stanek is a San Diego-based educator, program designer, and teaching artist with roots in the American South and the East Coast. Before moving to San Diego, Melanie served with the United States Peace Corps in Madagascar, where she taught English as a foreign language and developed after-school enrichment programs. She is trained ... Read more

Craddock Stropes Craddock Stropes (she/her) is a facilitator, mentor, and trainer with more than 25 years of experience in the corporate, local government, and nonprofit sectors. Using compassion, creativity, and clarity, she specializes in guiding teams toward inclusive, strategic, and tangible solutions that make everyday lives better. Her work draws from her broad experiences in ... Read more

Alexa Toth Alexandria Toth is a trainer and mediator with NCRC’s Training Institute. She also works in the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) as a Registered Behavioral Technician. In SDUSD, she assists youth who need additional support in building prosocial skills by equipping them through interpersonal learning techniques and facilitating mediation in natural-world situations. ... Read more

Maggie Vey Maggie Vey holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Psychology with an emphasis in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. In addition to this, she is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling at National University to receive a Marriage and Family Therapist license. Her educational background ... Read more

Jacqualine "Jackie" Wong After graduating from UC San Diego with a BS in biology and her master’s in education, Jacqualine Wong spent the next 9 years teaching in public and independent schools. During her last few years in the K12 world, she had the opportunity to unofficially mentor new teachers and share information she gathered ... Read more