Chandra Winder (she/her) | Senior Research Manager | cwinder@omni.org

Chandra manages several juvenile justice evaluation projects, specifically focusing on juvenile diversion and restorative justice. In addition to supporting youth through these evaluation projects, Chandra also supports evaluation projects across the company through her participation in OMNI’s Spanish Committee, helping to ensure accurate translation of evaluation materials is available to those whose first language is Spanish.

Chandra is a Governor-appointed volunteer board member on her local Citizens Review Board for Children and spends her free time running, bicycling, enjoying time with her family, and watching her chickens free range.

“I appreciate the meaningful work that is rooted in making our communities a better and safer place for all individuals. The work I have done has resulted in real action and change within different institutions and settings and that is very rewarding. ”

CONTENT EXPERTISE

Juvenile Justice

EDUCATION

University of Colorado, Denver
Master of Public Administration

University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
B.A., Sociology and Spanish

+ Certifications, Memberships, Awards, and Service

  • Outstanding Service Award, OMNI Institute (2012)
  • Capstone Project through UC Denver identified as exemplary by the School of Public Affairs, UC Denver (2012)
  • Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish National Honor Society (2006)
  • Alpha Kappa Delta. International Sociology Honor Society (2006)

+ Selected Publications

  1. Denious Jean, Ring. C. (2011). Adapted Team Awareness for Youth and Conservation Corps. In J. W. Bray, Young Adults in the Workplace: A Multisite Initiative of Substance Use Prevention Programs (pp. 103-116). RTI Press Publication.

+ Selected Presentations

  1. McCauley, R., Murillo, E., & Winder, C. (2013, April). Enhancing Organizational Capacity to Conduct Culturally Responsive Evaluation. Paper presented at the Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Assessment Conference, Chicago, IL.

  2. Love, E., Winder, C., & Smith, E. (2012, October). Unique contexts, disparate consequences: Assessing the impact of social, economic, and political factors on Latino youth alcohol use. Paper presented at the American Evaluation Association, Minneapolis, MN.

  3. Ring, C. (2009). Multi-site Evaluation of a Workplace Substance Use Prevention Program with Young Adults. Poster presented at the Emerging Adulthood Conference in Atlanta, GA.

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What did you want to be when you grew up?
A cheerleader

How do you take your coffee?
Black

What is the best concert you attended?
The Lumineers