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Maria Anderson
The instructor, Maria Anderson, is a National Trainer, Key Note Speaker, subject matter expert and Consultant on Ex-Offender Employment. With a Bachelors Degree in Criminology (Minor in Psychology), she has over 15 years experience working with the ex-offender population. She is a nationally recognized subject matter expert.
Maria is a peer reviewer for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and Office for Victims of Crime. She is an expert consultant for the Rehabilitation Services Administration Technical Assistance Network.
As an advocate, she testified before the MN Supreme Court on behalf of ex-offenders who are experiencing collateral consequences.
She facilitated the National Institute of Corrections Offender Employment Specialist Training and has provided customized National Teleconference and Webinar Presentations.
Maria has developed and delivered customized state specific training to thousands of staff, to include: State, County and Community agencies, corrections, probation/parole, prison transition, chemical and mental health agencies. Her best practices and creative approaches have significantly increased employment outcomes.
A Certified Master Technical Instructor, she has authored and delivered curriculum to thousands of ex-offenders to include: incarcerated, paroled and probationary; males, females and juveniles. Her curriculum is used in programs and correctional facilities throughout the country.
Her ex-offender workshops reach out to clients in: Workforce Center Programs, Welfare, Dislocated Workers, Veterans, Probation, Supported Housing, Vocational Rehabilitation, Public Schools, etc.
Experienced in placement / re-entry, she is a consultant for MN State Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, State Services for the Blind and Workforce Solutions. She works one on one with ex-offenders & staff in providing guidance and recommendations for employment and training options, discussing the criminal record, criminal justice issues, etc.
"Maria Anderson had a bang up presentation. She was real - avidly passionate about the people she serves." University of Missouri Rehabilitation Services Administration Region VIII 21st Annual Issues Forum
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