Alyssa Kornowa

Alyssa Kornowa, LSW, MSW

• Background in social work, agriculture, and natural resource conservation.
• Experience in trauma informed care, client-centered, culturally responsive, and empowered approaches to care, presentation and training experience for healthcare and behavioral health professionals and law enforcement, group facilitation, and crisis program development.
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (Supervisory status) with in-depth domestic violence background focusing on victim safety and empowerment.
• Currently working on gun violence prevention, community crisis response alternatives to policing, and enhancing court system response for victims.
• Volunteer experience with sexual assault survivors, pregnant teens, organic farming, TESL for children infant and toddler care, large African animals, wild elephant research/solutions for farmer interactions. Countries include New Zealand, Peru, Jamaica, South Africa, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Bali, Vietnam, and Rwanda
• Currently on Entrepreneurship and Development as well as Curriculum and Education subcommittees
• Participated in 3 Global Volunteers service programs, including Peru (2009) and Tanzania (2017, 2019)