Who We Are

JBS International, Inc. (JBS)
Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

Every day, JBS International, Inc. (JBS) consults with funders and projects towards combatting substance use and its national, state, and local impact. On the ground in all 50 states, JBS is effecting change through unparalleled knowledge, experience, and determination to develop real-world and customized solutions. Since 2018, JBS has partnered with the Office for Victims of Crime to lead their Enhancing Community Responses to the Opioid/Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims grant program. This multi-year initiative addresses the urgent gap in identifying and serving children and youth who, because of the opioid crisis and broader substance use, have experienced significant trauma and victimization. Currently, we are working with the OVC to expand efforts and launch the Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America’s Drug Crisis initiative. This project furthers OVC’s work in identifying and ensuring access to services for children and youth, prioritizing the engagement of underserved and under-resourced communities, and addressing inequities.

Partners

Partnerships are essential to our collective work serving our country's children, youth, families, and caregivers impacted by substance use. In cultivating cross-sector partnerships, villages of caring people and systems emerge, and real impact is realized. Modeling the partnership promoted within and throughout communities across the country, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) partnered in 2019 to establish a National Stakeholder Partnership (NSP) comprised of representatives from nationally recognized organizations with specialized expertise in crime victim services. JBS and the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) joined to co-lead the partnership and work with NSP members to realize the production of OVC and BJA-directed activities. This work focused on children and youth, advancing multidisciplinary collaborations, research, training, and education.

Many partners and supporters have joined our village in advancing this work and continue contributing positively to the efforts underway. Working together, we can rethink the village to realize progress through innovation. We hope you will join us too!

RTV Bios

JBS International, Inc.

Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos is a Project Director overseeing projects specializing in the child/youth victim services and behavioral health fields, with a focus on meeting the treatment and support needs of youth and families with histories of victimization and trauma.

Shirley Cain

Shirley Cain provides training and TA to tribal agencies under the OVC TTA project. She works with projects involving substance use prevention, trauma and behavioral health and serves on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council at JBS.

Jennie Cole-Mossman

Jennie is a Technical Expert Lead with vast experience related to trauma work, early childhood mental health, and system work and is skilled in Reflective Practice.

Andrea Darr

Andrea Darr is a Technical Expert Lead for JBS International. She has many years of experience in the field of child maltreatment and children’s exposure to violence and helped cofound the Handle with Care Initiative.

Kodi Eaton

Kodi Eaton is a Technical Assistance Manager on the OVC TTA Team of JBS International. They are a graduate of Wesleyan University and have been a part of the team since May 2022.

Roxsana Galdamez

Rox is a Project Manager with the JBS Project Management Office supporting projects with best practices, tools, and resources. She manages all aspects of projects relative to scope, budget, timeline, and quality.

Ed G. Jacoubs

Ed G. Jacoubs, MSW is a subject matter expert providing coaching and TTA to grantees to create collaborative, coordinated, data-driven solutions for community-based problems.

Heather R. Schuler

Heather Schuler is a Technical Assistance Manager with 9+ years of experience in behavioral health. She is experienced in research/evaluation and technical assistance, supporting stakeholders in addressing substance use/behavioral health disorders.

Kimberly Walsh

Kim is Center Lead overseeing JBS's Thriving Families Impact Center where the OVC work is housed. As a transformational leader, she brings extensive experience in national, state, tribal, and community behavioral health systems evolution.

Aldrenna Williams

Aldrenna is a project lead and coach providing TTA to grantees delivering OUD/SUD recovery services to rural communities and grantees assisting children who are victims of crime and providing subject matter expertise on DEI and SDOH.

Karen Yost

Karen is a subject matter expert, trainer and coach specializing in clinical services, trauma, OUD/SUD, and products development, along with being a key member supporting the development and maintenance of Rethink the Village.

Office for Victims of Crime

Stacy Phillips

Dr. Phillips is a Victim Justice Program Specialist focusing on trauma and neurobiological effects on the adolescent brain, victims’ rights enforcement, post-conviction initiatives, and has spearheaded demonstration initiatives on polyvictimization.