Instructors
Our professional development instructors are engaging restorative practitioners that bring years of experience in studying, teaching, and applying restorative practices in a variety of settings.
Mike Azzalina, M.Ed.
Instructor and Implementation Coach
Mike Azzalina is an IIRP Instructor and Implementation Coach. He has spent over 16 years in public education as an elementary school teacher...
Nikki Chamblee, Ph.D.
Instructor and Implementation Coach
Nikki Chamblee, Ph.D has been an educator for over 19 years. Currently she serves as an Instructor and Implementation Coach for the IIRP. In this...
Kiyaana Cox Jones, M.S.
Instructor and Implementation Coach
Kiyaana Cox Jones is an IIRP Instructor and Implementation Coach. In her role as Assistant Director of Multicultural life at Muhlenberg...
Julia Getty, M.S.
Instructor and Implementation Coach
Julia Getty is an Instructor and Implementation Coach with the IIRP. She has trained and coached public school, independent school, and...
Jennifer Hiestand
Instructor and Implementation Coach
Jennifer Hiestand is an Instructor and Implementation Coach with the International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP). Previously, Jennifer...
Whitney Howarth, Ph.D.
Instructor and Implementation Coach
Dr. Whitney Howarth is an Instructor and Implementation Coach with more than 20 years of experience in the field of education. She holds a...
Matthew Johnson, MPA
Instructor and Implementation Coach
Matthew Johnson is an Instructor and Implementation Coach with the IIRP. His passion is collaborating with schools to create restorative...
Trisha N. Tinsley, B.A.
Instructor and Implementation Coach
Trisha Tinsley has 20 years of experience in social services and community organizing. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from...
Keisha N. Allen, D.Min.
Instructor
Keisha Allen serves as the Executive Director of Black Family Development Inc. Training Institute (BTI) in Detroit, Michigan. Her mission to restore civil societies...
Sarah Barbour, M.S.
Instructor
Sarah Barbour supports the design and implementation of school-wide behavioral support systems and restorative discipline processes for independent and public school...
Tawio Barksdale, Ed.D.
Instructor
Dr. Tawio Barksdale is an IIRP instructor, author, educational consultant, and has served in various roles in K-12 public schools for over 20 years. His passion is...
Bill Boyle, M.A.T.
Instructor
Bill Boyle is an experienced restorative practitioner and facilitator of equity and inclusion learning experiences. He has worked diligently to form schools that serve as...
Ashley L. Brown, Ed.D.
Instructor
Dr. Ashley L. Brown, is an IIRP Instructor, the Associate Dean of Students at Emory University, and a DEIB consultant for non-profit and for-profit organizations. She has...
Jennifer Coker, M.A.
Instructor
Jennifer Coker is an IIRP Instructor, Adjunct Professor at College of Charleston, and Leadership Coach. Throughout her three decades in K-12 public education...
Joseph Devlin, M.R.P.Y.C.
Instructor
Joseph Devlin is an IIRP instructor, adjunct professor at Bucks County Community College, and founder of Family Sobriety Now. He has more than 20 years of experience in the...
Sheryl Douglas, B.A.
Instructor
Sheryl Douglas started her life-long career in education as an English Language Arts teacher and later transitioned into educational consulting. For over two decades she...
Graciella Drew, M.A.Ed.
Instructor
Graciella Drew is a restorative practices trainer, providing training and/or consulting in multiple urban and suburban school districts throughout the United States. She...
Chad Ferguson, M.Ed.
Instructor
Chad Ferguson is an IIRP instructor and educational consultant, working with school and district teams to reflect on their practice and plan and implement strategic school...
Steve Fiedeldey, M.A.
Instructor
Steve Fiedeldey is a restorative practitioner who has a diverse background in education. He is a passionate and dedicated advocate for children, with experience as an...
Shermont Robert Fox, Sr., M.A.
Instructor
Shermont Fox has over 35 years of experience transforming the lives of students and families with schools all over the country. He has been a teacher at the School District...
Jeremias Garcia, M.S.
Instructor
Jeremias Garcia is an IIRP instructor, as well as the Assistant Administrator for Diakon Youth Services in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, a Basketball Official...
Jeff Godowski, M.Ed.
Instructor
Jeff Godowski is a IIRP instructor, Assistant Dean at Cornell University, and owner of JP Godowski Consulting, LLC. Jeff was introduced to the IIRP and Restorative...
Peter Heineman, M.S.
Instructor
Peter Heineman has been an urban elementary, middle and high school educator for over 30 years. He currently works at Green Street Academy in West Baltimore...
Lynne Lang, M.S.
Instructor
Lynne Lang has worked for over 30 years in public health, managing community coalitions, and developing school health and safety curriculum. In 2009, she developed...
Julie Malloy, MPA, M.R.P.Y.C.
Instructor
Julie Malloy has nearly 20 years of experience in management consulting and direct service. She has trained adults in restorative practices and strategy development in New...
Stephanie Natera, MSW, LCSW
Instructor
Stephanie Natera has over 15 years of experience in various roles in mental health and education settings. As a licensed clinical social worker, school social worker and...
Suzanne Petersen, M.A.
Instructor
Suzanne has worked as a mental health counselor for over 30 years in a variety of settings, including schools, community mental health and inpatient behavioral health...
Eric Rainey, M.A
Instructor
Eric Rainey has over 25 years of experience in a variety of roles in the fields of education and childcare services, including graduation coach, classroom teacher...
Neil L. Ray, MSW
Instructor
Neil Ray is an IIRP instructor working with schools and districts nationwide on the introduction and implementation of restorative practices. Neil has served in communities...
Lee Rush, M.Ed.
Instructor
Lee draws on over 45 years of business experience in the fields of education, healthcare and non-profit management. During this time, he has served in a range of...
Dawn Schantz, M.S.
Instructor
Dawn Schantz has more than 30 years of experience in Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system, from Juvenile Probation Officer to counselor with the IIRP model program...
Kate Shapero, M.S.
Instructor
Kate Shapero is an IIRP Instructor and Science Education and Restorative Practices Specialist with over 20 years of experience. After completing her undergraduate degree...
Jeannette Siemers, M.Ed.
Instructor
Jeannette Siemers, M. Ed. is cofounder and lead Restorative Practices Facilitator for Together in This, LLC and currently serves as Principal at a comprehensive...
Gina Sweet-Comrie, M.Ed.
Instructor
Gina Sweet-Comrie has dedicated more than 20 years to working with special education students residing in Philadelphia, PA and surrounding counties. She is certified...
LeTicia F. Taylor
Instructor
LeTicia F. Taylor has worked in education for 18 years. She was introduced to restorative practices in 2012 while assisting an initiative to implement restorative processes...
A. Miguel Tello, MACC, M.P.A., MAIS
Instructor
A. Miguel Tello is an instructor and faculty member at the IIRP. Miguel is inspired by the healing and transformation realized in people´s lives as a result of the explicit...
Rodney Toulson, J.D.
Instructor
Rodney Toulson has extensive experience working and training in inner city schools. He is a former Director of Restorative Practices in Baltimore City Public Schools...
Ken Trautwein
Instructor
Ken Trautwein is an IIRP instructor and has nearly 25 years’ experience teaching Middle School and High School science. In regard to restorative practices, Ken...
Deanna L. Webb, M.S.
Instructor
Deanna Webb has dedicated over 15 years to working as a special education teacher across grade levels in public and alternative schools and 10 years to training adult...
Jen Williams, M.S.
Instructor
Jen Williams is a Middle School Counselor in Pennsylvania and is a 2016 alumni of the IIRP Master of Science program. Her passion for restorative practices started...
Susan Willson, M.S.
Instructor
Susan Wilson has over 20 years of experience using a restorative lens in her work to promote individual voice and advocacy and support building community. She is the...
Carla R. Young, MAT
Instructor
Carla R. Young is an administrator, diversity champion and Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access at Cranbrook Schools and an Instructor for the IIRP...