Speaker Biographies - Underage Drinking Enforcement Training ...

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$20 million in grants and contracts from a variety of funders, including the National Institute of Health and the
U.S. Department of Education.
Shavonna Cole
Shavonna Cole, Founder and CEO of Nurture Over Nature, NFP, has dedicated more than a decade of her life to
mentoring teens. She has worked with thousands of teens across the Chicagoland area. Ms Cole also works in
Chicago, Illinois, as a Prevention Specialist and Mentor Coordinator, where she uses positive youth development
to help prevent teens against drug use and abuse. She is also a contributing writer/advice columnist for www.
inspiredgirlsonline.com and www.goddessgirlmag.com.
Aidil Collins
Aidil Ortiz Collins, Program Director of The Answer at Youth Empowered Solutions, holds a Public Relations
degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is currently working on her master’s in counseling.
For 6.5 years, she has worked with youth on impacting adolescent health policies. With her youth team, she also
trains youth and adults throughout North Carolina to work on preventing underage drinking. The Answer is the
preventing underage drinking program at YES!
Sherry Cook
Sherry Cook is an Assistant Administrator for Support Services for Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. She
previously worked with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in various executive management capacities.
While at DPS, Ms. Cook worked as a Crime Analyst for the Texas Rangers Division for 9 years. She has bachelor
and master’s degrees in information technology. She is a TCLEOSE Certified Peace Officer, Certified Public
Manager, and a member of various professional and civic organizations.
Kenneth Cox
Kenneth Cox is a 29 year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and holds a Masters Degree in Criminal
Justice from the University of Central Florida. He graduated from the FBI National Academy #228, as well as
the Southern Police Institute’s Command Officers Development Course #8. Chief Deputy Kenneth Cox presently
commands the Operational Services Bureau. This bureau includes the Uniform Patrol Division, Criminal
Investigations Division, Special Operations Division, Media Relations Section and the Metropolitan Bureau of
Investigations. Chief Deputy Cox has experience in deployment of the incident command system, managing
numerous active high risk incidents. Chief Deputy Cox holds extensive professional and community affiliations
and is an active member of numerous committees and associations
Amalia Cuervo
Amalia Cuervo, U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, serves as a Grant Program
Manager for two higher education initiatives: the Models on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention and
the Grants to Reduce High-Risk Drinking and Violence on College Campuses. Previously, she was a Program
Manager at the U. S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. She was
also a fellow at Johns Hopkins in organization and community systems.
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