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About Christine:

Christine Cowart, MA, CTP, CARSS I, is dually certified as a trauma professional by Florida State University and the International Association of Trauma Professionals, and is and a member of the ACEs Connection's Speakers and Trainers Bureau.  She has built a career in the human services field, with a focus on criminal justice and family services policy.  Through this work, she developed an in-depth understanding of trauma, its possible effects, and what can be done to change the story.

Christine earned her Master of Criminal Justice degree from the State University of New York at Albany, while working and interning in a variety of related positions.  She then served as a state legislative analyst in both New York and New Jersey, including 10 years in the Law and Public Safety section of the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services.  Christine has also worked as a policy analyst for the New York State Division of Parole and the Vermont Department of Corrections.  She is currently employed as a contract and grant specialist for the Vermont Department for Children and Families, and serves as the co-chair for the Family Services Division’s racial equity workgroup.

In her spare time, Christine volunteers in a variety of capacities.  She is a member of her local school’s community-based diversity committee, which works towards ensuring equity in education for all students.  In addition, she has served as an adaptive sports instructor for the past 19 years through Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, a year-round program that offers holistic, sports and recreation opportunities to people with disabilities.  She is certified as an adaptive ski instructor through Professional Ski Instructors of America, and as an adaptive recreation and sports specialist through Blaze Sports America.

Christine is married, and an adoptive mother of two children with traumatic backgrounds.  Her personal and professional experiences have led her to a clear recognition of trauma, and its effects throughout our society.  It further led her to research this phenomenon and how to address it as a specialty area.  Driven to share this information with the general public, Christine founded Cowart Trauma Informed Partnership, and dedicates much of her time helping individuals and organizations implement trauma-informed practices.