Brenda Westberry is the founder of Westberry Consulting where she has been involved in developing and conducting numerous workshops, trainings, staff development programs and courses for non-profit and  for profit agencies throughout the country. Brenda has lent her experience to organizations in the field of Criminal Justice, Human Services, Business and Staff Development.

Brenda is a retired Chief Adult Probation Officer for the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch. She served over 25 years in the field of Criminal Justice working with substance abuse treatment agencies and key community organizations while servicing diverse criminal justice populations. According to Brenda, "Keeping up with the ever changing demands of the work environment and providing on-going training and support is a difficult task, however, it is my priority, and I embrace the challenges it brings."

Brenda is a professor in the Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology and Applied Sciences Department at Eastern Connecticut State University. She is also a faculty member at the New England Alcohol Technology Transfer Center at Brown University, New England School of Addiction Studies and the Advanced School of Best Practices. Brenda has been teaching at the collegiate level for the past 20 years at various universities where she has taught courses such as, The Criminal Justice System, Victimology, Correctional Classification and Treatment, Human Services, Probation and Parole, Violence in Relationships, Cultural Competency and Sociology.
 
As an advocate for youth and with over 30 years of service, Brenda has created and implemented youth programming to address the mirage of needs that youth today experience. This includes working with youth around the issues of education, career choices, peer pressure, bullying, cultural competency, health equity, communication, anger, social intelligence and abusive relationships. According to Brenda, "The young people in our society need to know that they have a solid foundation and that there are people and programs to support their life choices."

Brenda holds a Masters Degree in Sociology and a Bachelors of Science degree in Justice and Law Administration. Brenda is a current member of the American Association of University Professors and the American Society for Training and Development.

Contact Westberry Consulting for more information:

Email: WestberryConsulting@gmail.com
Phone: 401-829-9355