Topic: Cultural Competence at the Crossroads Saneta M. Maiko, Ph.D. As the Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Saneta Maiko leads a thriving Faith-based 501 C 3 agency called Crime Victim Care of Allen County, Inc., (CVC). CVC is dedicated to serve immigrant and refugee victims of addictions, crime, abuse and neglect. In this position, Dr. Maiko together with his board members conducts daily governance and operational management of CVC. He leads the agency s development of the strategic planning of long and short term goals and objectives and creating the working culture for the Organization. Dr. Maiko hails from Kenya and is a graduate of CTS-Butler Indianapolis, CTS Fort Wayne, and is trained by the National Victim Assistance Academy (NVAA), the Center for Law and Research International, the National Center for Victims of Crime, The International Police Chaplaincy, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Maryland Crime Victim Resource Center, and the Medical Assistance Program International (MAP). Dr. Maiko is a recipient of a number of awards from the Indiana University Purdue University for community achievement, the Center for Nonviolence, the Prosecutor s office and the Victims Assistance in the Fort Wayne Police Department. He is well travelled and knowledgeable of how culture and diversity impacts one s life. Dr. Maiko is an ordained clergy, a certified hospital, police, and victim chaplain, a grant writer and a federal grant reviewer. He currently serves in the state domestic violence task force, the state Sexual Assault Prevention among Priority Population task force, the Mayor s commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, and the Multicultural Council of Fort Wayne (MCC). Dr. Maiko speaks Swahili, Arabic, Kisii, English, Kambe and reads Greek and Hebrew. His passion for cultural diversity and ways to bridge the gaps speak louder about him than what one can capture from this biography.
RAIO G. KRISHNAYYA, JD., TITLE: Cultural Competency, the nexus of the practice of Human Rights Law? A leader in the field of crime victim and human rights, Raio Krishnayya founded the Center for Victim and Human Rights (CVHR), a nonprofit legal services and educational outreach organization, in 2008. As an attorney, Raio s extensive experience in criminal justice and immigration law has served as the backbone of the CVHR s success in representing crime victims who are otherwise unable to receive legal assistance. As Executive Director of the CVHR, Raio maintains extensive responsibility over the CVHR: managing a staff including other attorneys, law clerks, interns, and volunteers, as well as maintaining his own caseload, while simultaneously developing and implementing fundraising and outreach strategies vital to the operations of the CVHR. Raio has raised tens of thousands of dollars in support of the CVHR through development of networks with federal and state agencies, foundations, and private contributors, resulting in continued growth for the CVHR, both financially and in terms of operational capacity since its inception in 2008. In addition to his accomplishments as an attorney and a chief executive, Raio is highly accomplished academically, having received his Bachelor of Science from Purdue University in molecular genetics, his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law, in Chicago, and his Master of Laws from Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis in international human rights law, where he graduated magna cum laude.
KIMBER J. NICOLETTI, MSW., TITLE: HOW COME NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT POOR PRACTICES IN ENDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE AMONG THE MINORITIES? Kimber J. Nicoletti, MSW, Director and Founder of Multicultural Efforts to end Sexual Assault (MESA) at Purdue University, has been an advocate for Latina, Migrant Farm Worker and Multicultural communities for over 20 years. Ms. Nicoletti works at the national, state and local level engaging communities and organizations in the use of culturally relevant models for promoting healing, healthy relationships and preventing sexual violence. Kimber who brings a high level of energy and enthusiasm to her work has a positive attitude and is skilled at using an arts-based approach for engaging communities. Her experiences as a survivor of domestic and sexual violence and a bilingual therapist provide her with insight into barriers and challenges in creating culturally relevant services. Kimber created Mujeres del Movimiento, a national resource and support network for Latina women who work in violence prevention. Ms. Nicolettihas worked as a consultant with many organizations including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, OVW, Praxis International, National Sexual Violence Resource Center, Southern Poverty Law Center, California Rural Legal Assistance and the U.S. Department of Army. Ms. Nicoletti formerly served the chair for the Advisory Council of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and also as the president of the Purdue Latino Faculty and Staff Association for 5 years.
BABRA D. CHAKANYUKA, BSc., Ass.HS., Dip. Ed. Title: Are we equipped to deal with cultural Conflicts? Through her many international travels, Babra has had the opportunity to work in different diverse cultures and because of that she is comfortable with working with any group of people. Babra says that her passion is about human relations and that is why she finds it very important to continue to manage Crime Victim Care of Allen County, Inc., s Family Care Program, advocating for human rights issues/victims rights and empowering the underserved. She has had intensive experience working as the National Youth Program Officer- YWCA of Zimbabwe- HIV/AIDS program. Before then she was a High School teacher for more than 5 years in her home country of Zimbabwe. Babra has received training from the National Victim Assistance Academy, Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center. She most recently graduated with a Human Services degree from at IvyTech Community college to better her skills in the human services field from an American perspective. She most recently trained the National District Attorney Conference and the Indiana Statewide Sexual Assault agencies on Cultural Competency. She prides herself in the 4 languages she currently speaks, English, French, Shona and Ndebele and she will be adding a 5 th one to the list, Spanish!
JOSPETER MBUBA, Ph.D. Title: What should the law enforcement know to better bridge the cultural and underserved barriers? Jospeter Mbuba is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice. The central theme of his research is the role of law enforcement in crime prevention and order maintenance. He seeks primarily to unravel the current state of law enforcement, the challenges that law enforcement officials face from day to day and how those challenges impact their efforts at crime prevention and order maintenance. By working closely with law enforcement agencies and community organizations, he has empirically reviewed the patterns and trends in law enforcement, examined the race factor in crime involvement and the concomitant law enforcement response, explored the attitudinal dictates toward policing, projected the gender role in crime causation, and disaggregated indigenous approaches in crime prevention in rural transitional societies. Prof. Mbuba is a 2008 and 2011 recipient of Teaching Excellence Awards, and a 2011 recipient of Outstanding Faculty Award. He also enjoys conducting program evaluation for criminal justice agencies. In addition, he delivers invited presentations on how the discovery of the "hidden rules" of teaching Millennial students can enhance student success and boost retention. A recent comment from student evaluations: "Prof. Mbuba's teaching style would be an excellent model for any teacher who is having problems with students that aren't succeeding."