Teresa Wilkes Stivers. 109 Manitoba Lane Lexington, Kentucky Home Tel: (859) Work: (859) :

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1 Teresa Wilkes Stivers 109 Manitoba Lane Lexington, Kentucky Home Tel: (859) Work: (859) : WORK EXPERIENCE June 2009 present Clinical Faculty College of Social Work University of Kentucky Responsible for Coordination of the off-campus MSW program at Morehead State University; advising and mentoring students; teaching in academic and practice settings; and collaborating with the state child welfare agency to promote workforce professional development. July Juvenile Justice Specialist Partners for Youth, Inc. Responsible for truancy and delinquency prevention program development, implementation, coordination and evaluation. Researches and applies for funding from local, state and federal agencies. Oversees programs implemented with funds obtained and responsible for required reports to funding sources. Responsible for community needs assessment and development of the Department of Juvenile Justice Comprehensive Delinquency Prevention plan. Assists other agencies with grant writing. January August Adjunct Faculty, University of Kentucky, College of Social Work. Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate practicum courses: SW 444, SW 445 and SW 640. Adjunct Faculty, Eastern Kentucky University, Department of Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies. Responsible for teaching undergraduate courses: the Juvenile Justice System (Cor. 311), Juvenile Corrections (Cor. 321) and Community Corrections (Cor. 330).

2 October 1997 July 2002 Juvenile Services Office Supervisor Responsible for supervising the Department of Juvenile Justice community services team covering Fayette, Clark and Madison Counties. Services included supervision of youth on probation, committed as delinquents or waived to adult court; assessing family functioning and development of case plans; facilitating out of home placement and successful re-entry of youth in community; and the provision of individual, family and/or group counseling. May 1997 October 1997 August 1988 May 1999 Sept April 1997 Dec August 1988 Sept Dec Juvenile Services Worker Provided the services described above for Harrison and Robertson Counties. Adjunct Faculty, University of Kentucky, College of Social Work. Responsible for teaching Social Work Practice in Juvenile Justice (SW 560). Family Preservation Program Coordinator, Cabinet for Families and Children. Responsible for the implementation of the Family Preservation Program statewide. Development of budgets, evaluation components, Kentucky Revised Statutes governing the program, policy and procedures and integration of the program into the Department of Social Services. Provided or coordinated the provision of training and technical assistance to staff and community stakeholders. Trainer/Coordinator Program Specialist, Cabinet for Human Resources. Administered training system within the Department of Social Services in the areas of Family Centered Services, Child and Adult Protective Services and Juvenile Justice. Participated in the development of the trainings utilizing a job task analysis of several positions within the Department. Provided and/or coordinated the provision of training components utilizing experts, university faculty and private contractors. Social Worker, Cabinet for Human Resources Served as a pre-dispositional investigation worker in Hardin County from 1978 to 1979; Child Protective Worker from 1979 to 1981 in Fayette County and a

3 Juvenile Services Worker from 1981 to 1985 in Fayette County. COMMUNITY/VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE Disproportionate Confinement Committee 2003 to present Family Court Truancy Collaboration 2004-present National Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges Model Court Implementation- Steering Committee Cabinet for Health and Family Services Race, Community and Child Welfare Initiative Co-Chair Horsemen Charitable Foundation Susan G. Komen, Breast Cancer Foundation 2008 EDUCATION University of Kentucky, College of Social Work Masters Degree 1982 University of Kentucky, College of Social Work Bachelors Degree 1977 TRAININGS Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Board, Subcommittee for Equity and Justice for All Youth Conferences 2010 and Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department of Community Based Services, Casey Foundation Permanency Round Table Training 2010 Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Kids Are Worth It Conference 2009 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

4 Performance Measurement and Title V Grant Training 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 High/Scope Educational Research Foundation Youth Program Quality Assessment, 2008 U.S. Department of Justice, Project Safe Neighborhoods Anti-Gang Training, 2008 Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Undoing Racism Workshop, 2008 Family Therapy Practice Center, Trainer Certification 1987 Behavioral Sciences Institute, Homebuilders Model of Intensive In-Home Services Family Centered Services, University of Iowa Trainer Certification 1987 REFERENCES: Chris Groeber Director, Key Assets Fostering 44 East Main Street Mt. Sterling, KY Office Phone: Cell Phone: Chris.Groeber@KeyassetsKentucky.com Patrick Yewell Executive Officer, Department of Juvenile Justice Administrative Office of the Courts 100 Millcreek Park Frankfort, KY Work Phone: Cell Phone: patricky@kycourts.net

5 Linda Harvey Juvenile Restorative Justice 163 West Short Street, 4 th Floor Lexington, KY Phone: juvenile.rj@earthlink.net