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The Best Project You Will Ever Work on is You!
SESSION INFO
Monday, August 29, 2022
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Session Type: Workshop
We go through life trying to be better from the perspective of others, including our parents, family, friends, partners, and employers to name a few. From an early age, we are expected to meet certain milestones, and goals are often set for us whether we like them or not. As we get older, we shape our lives based on what we think we know or what we have been told about what success looks like. Some are driven by passion, others by money, and most by a combination of both. Some of us work long hours to impress with the expectation of growing professionally, and others work hard with the goal of serving. We relentlessly work on having a better career, a better job, and better circumstances. At different times and for different reasons, some of us then realize that we have worked so hard on meeting everyone else’s expectations that we forgot to work on ourselves. Who we are outside of our titles and educational degrees? Who we are outside of our roles as parents, friends, family, and the many other relationships we have along the way? We forget to work on having a better mindset, take our time, create magic, and stay motivated. When we work on ourselves, we set objectives for a continuous journey. We understand that we evolve and adapt with time. Our actions have meaning and fulfillment. We never settle; we feed our minds with self-awareness and self-consciousness. We know that we didn’t come this far to only come this far on our journey of growth, perseverance, and fearless motivation.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Jennifer Brady
Chief Probation Officer, MA Probation Service/MA Trial Court/Office of Commissioner of Probation
Jennifer Brady began her career with the Massachusetts Probation Department in 2000. She worked as a Probation Officer until 2013 when she was appointed as an Assistant Chief. In 2016 she was appointed Chief Probation Officer. She received her bachelor's degree in Sociology from Suffolk University and her master’s degree in Criminal Justice from Bridgewater University. She has lead training for the Massachusetts Training Academy in Domestic Violence, Ethics, Human Trafficking, and Advanced Violation of Probation Proceedings. She is a certified trainer in the Ohio Risk Assessment Tool and the Evidenced Based Community Supervision Practices. She has been awarded three Trial Court Excellence Awards. She is currently enrolled in the ADL’s 2019-2020 Glass Leadership Institute. She completed the Trial Court’s Leadership Capacity Workshops and has been asked to facilitate future training.
Dr. Carmen Z. Gomez
Deputy Commissioner for Pretrial Services, MA Probation Service/MA Trial Court/Office of Commissioner of Probation
Carmen Gomez, PhD is the Chief Probation Officer of the Chelsea District Court. She holds a B.A. and M.S. in Criminal Justice, a PhD in Philosophy with a concentration in Law, Policy and Society. In addition, she holds several master’s level certificates in Mediation and Hostage Negotiation, Domestic Violence, CJ Management and Behavioral Analysis. She has served as an adjunct professor at various colleges and universities and as a consultant to local, state and federal entities providing expertise in the areas of sex crimes and serial killings. She holds different positions in the Board of Directors of four different non-profits and currently serves in the Governor’s Criminal Record Review Board. She is a member of a number of committees including cultural competency, race and bias, leadership in community organizations and the Hub. She has devoted most of her career developing and training others to help them succeed. She has been awarded two Trial Court Excellence Awards, women of distinction, Enroot person of the year, distinguished alumni and influential Hispanic in Massachusetts to name a few. Recipient of the Martin Luther King Spirit Award. She is a Leadership Capacity facilitator for the Trial Court.
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