Session 2: ACEs, the Justice-Impacted Impacted Community and Resilience with guest speaker Manny Gutierrez** - November 2024 Learning Series

ACES in the System

This series will examine Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their ongoing impact on individuals that find themselves entering, within and exiting the criminal justice system. 

The first session will examine the Pennington County Sheriff’s IGNITE (Individual Growth Naturally and Intentionally Through Education) initiative, which is currently offered to incarcerated individuals at the Pennington County Jail. IGNITE participants work to improve their knowledge through education for personal growth and success. Participants are provided opportunities to learn self-awareness, community connectivity, and skills. The second session will explore the effects of ACEs on the justice-impacted community. It will focus on building resilience for impacted individuals and how to foster hope through awareness and action. The third session will embrace all the information from the first two sessions and explore protective factors within the workplace that may mitigate the transmission of ACEs as justice-impacted individuals re-enter the workforce. This session will define trauma and identify the impact of ACEs in the workforce.

*Jessica Afrank grew up as a dependent in a military family and spent her entire childhood moving from country-to-country, state-to-state and house-to-house. Her family was able to lay down roots in Rapid City in 2007, where she has been ever since. She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Chadron State College in Nebraska. Her professional career has been with Pennington County, serving in a variety of different roles starting as a Correctional Officer, to Victim Advocate, to Diversion Specialist and now as the IGNITE Coordinator.

**Manny Gutierrez is the Director of Community Engagement for Think 3D Solutions in Sioux Falls, SD, where he now resides. He is originally from The Bronx, New York. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University with a BA in human services and behavioral sciences. In addition to being an ACEs presenter and IAP Career College Certified motivational speaker, he is also the host of “In This Corner with the Champ” podcast and co-host of the “For the Record” podcast. He is the author of the Apple Book P.A.I.D. I.N. F.U.L.L. He has 23 years of experience working in the human service field as well as 20 years of experience coaching football and athletics. He is currently the head coach for the O’Gorman Junior High School football team as well as the Sioux Falls Snow Leopards Women's Professional football team of the WFA.

Prevention – November 2024 Learning Series Flyer Session 1: ACEs and Justice-Impacted Individuals Through the IGNITE Lens with guest speaker Jessica Afrank*
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
12-1 M/1-2 C

Session 2: ACEs, the Justice-Impacted Impacted Community and Resilience with guest speaker Manny Gutierrez**
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
12-1 M/1-2 C

Session 3: ACEs and the Trauma Informed Workplace with Jessica Broullire and Teri Beeson
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 12-1 M/1-2 C

Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwud-CurDMjE9U2UmTDpaHhTSqQpopaETpC

Presented by Children’s Home Society

For more information, contact:

Jessica Broullire
Education & Public Awareness Community Navigator
jessica.broullire@chssd.org
605.716.1628 ext. 4284

or

Teri Beeson
Education & Public Awareness Specialist
teri.beeson@chssd.org