Cari C.

About Cari C.

I am committed to a career in advocacy for youth involved in the special education, juvenile justice, child welfare, or child mental health systems. My vision and passion is to see compassionate and highly effective special education systems across the US creating incredible opportunity for ALL youth with disabilities, including youth of color and youth with mental health and learning disabilities. I value holistic, effective, cross-disciplinary, youth-voice-promoting advocacy with a strong focus on students in low-income communities and students of color. I hold advanced degrees in law and social work, the latter with concentrations in Children & Youth and Management of Human Services.\"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly. Defend the rights of the poor and needy.\" Proverbs 31:8-9

Experience

1. Supervising Attorney - Education Team

   Disability Rights North Carolina

   Dec 2023 — Present

Education

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (in progress), Education

  2020

• University of Michigan

  Master of Social Work (M.S.W.), Management of Human Services - Children & Youth

  2014 — 2016

• University of Michigan Law School

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  2012 — 2016

• Yale University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science (Concentration in Child Social Policy)

  2004 — 2008