Andrew Woods

Chief Executive Officer @Hartford Communities That Care Inc

Hartford, CT, US

Founding Executive Director driving success from its early stages to maturity• Built cohesive, functional areas and departments including program development, strategic planning, human resources, finance management, fundraising, marketing and policy-making• Developed and facilitated the North Hartford Violence Free Zone Coalition • Launched Connecticut’s first Hospital-Linked Violence Prevention and Intervention Program meeting the immediate and post-trauma needs of gunshot victims• Co-Founded the Connecticut Hospital Violence Intervention Program (CT-HVIP) Collaborative with Trauma 1 hospitals, community-based organizations and policy makers• Initiated a CT based program of President Obama\'s My Brother\'s Keeper Coalition • Partnered with Congressman John Larson to co-organize a delegation of African-American service providers, residents and youths to convene at the White House and Congress advocating for violence prevention and intervention resources• Appointed by Governor Dannel P. Malloy after the Sandy Hook Mass Killings to serve on three State Commissions to examine gun laws, urban violence, victims’ rights, and privacy to create recommendations to prevent and reduce violence and support crime victims

The University of Connecticut

MSW

Springfield College

Bachelor of Science

Health Alliance for Violence Intervention

Certified Violence Prevention Professional