Bronx Community Solutions Staff
Maria Almonte-Weston
Project Director, Bronx Community Solutions
Maria Almonte-Weston is currently the project director for Bronx Community Solutions, the largest effort at going to scale with problem-solving by applying that approach to all misdemeanor cases in the Bronx Criminal Court Division. Prior to that position, Ms. Almonte-Weston worked at the Midtown Community Court where she provided direct case management and counseling services to mandated and voluntary clients. Ms. Almonte-Weston also collaborated with the NYPD to offer street outreach services to a homeless population living in the west Midtown area. Ms. Almonte-Weston received her Master's degree from Hunter School of Social Work which has enabled her to integrate those clinical skills within a non-clinical environment like the criminal justice system.
Mandolino Restivo
Deputy Project Director, Bronx Community Solutions
Mandolin Restivo is the deputy project director at Bronx Community Solutions where she is responsible for the day-to-day management of project operations, assisting with grant writing and reporting, and research projects. Mandolin co-chairs the Bronx Reentry Working group, a group of community partners, academics, and formerly incarcerated individuals who are working to address the health and social disparities of individuals formerly or currently involved in the criminal justice system. Before working for the Center for Count Innovation, Mandolin worked in higher education for ten years where she specialized in student/personnel management, diversity training, and developing policies for campus response to sexual assault and domestic violence, and leadership development.
