ANGELA WOOLLEY
Saint Johns
Summary
Bilingual program manager and victim advocate with 4+ years in community violence intervention, victim services, and public policy. Leads victim advocacy in the Gun Violence Offender Court (State Attorney's Office, 4th Judicial Circuit) and built a victim services internship program covering hiring, training, curriculum, data tracking, and university partnerships. Backed by prior gun violence legislation and grant-funding experience, with strengths in coalition-building, data management, and trauma-informed program development.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Victim Witness Specialist and Program Manager
State Attorney's Office, 4th Judicial Circuit - Gun Violence Offender Court
Jacksonville, FL
06.2024 - Current
- Provide bilingual (Spanish/English) trauma-informed advocacy, crisis intervention, and case management to survivors of firearm homicides and attempted murders, guiding victims and witnesses through every stage of prosecution and upholding their rights under Florida's Marsy's Law.
- Collaborate with prosecutors, law enforcement, and community-based organizations to coordinate wraparound services connecting survivors to housing, counseling, victim compensation, and long-term support.
- Track case outcomes, service referrals, and victim engagement data on the gun violence offender docket, synthesizing information to support court operations and reporting.
- Built and manage the office's Victim Services Internship Program end-to-end, designing its structure, curriculum, goals, and evaluation framework from the ground up.
- Recruit, interview, hire, train, and supervise an average of 6 interns per semester, developing onboarding materials and training toolkits that ensure consistent, trauma-informed service delivery.
- Established and maintain partnerships with the Social Work and Criminal Justice programs at the University of North Florida (UNF).
- Built and maintain data tracking and reporting systems monitoring intern performance, program metrics, and service outputs, producing reports that demonstrate program impact to leadership and ensure continuity across cohorts.
- Continuously identify and implement process improvements strengthening program operations, training quality, and the intern experience.
Program Coordinator and Community Health Educator
Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida
Florida
04.2023 - 06.2024
- Developed and launched the LIGHT Alumni Network Program from the ground up — building the strategic plan, content, activities, and goals to expand advocacy, mentorship, and leadership opportunities across Florida and nationally.
- Created networking and collaboration opportunities for PPSENFL and affiliates nationwide to scale pioneer programs to new states.
- Coordinated program tools, processes, and methodologies with the team, director, and stakeholders.
- Coordinated the LIGHT Program for high school students, and recruited, trained, and supervised 5 Peer Educators delivering sexual health education and advocacy programming.
- Managed the $20,000 annual LIGHT Program grant budget and tracked data for grant reports.
- Organized the bilingual Time For Your Teen (T.F.Y.T) Program connecting parents and teens on sexual health and youth development.
- Built strategic partnerships with 20 community-based organizations to deliver programming to diverse populations.
- Served on the TPP Federal Grant Evaluation and Community Engagement committees, supporting needs assessment, data collection, and statewide stakeholder engagement.
- Mentored students in the 2023–2024 Student Leadership Cohort and served on the DEIB Committee developing affiliate diversity policies and trainings.
Center for Violence Intervention Intern
Giffords
United States
09.2023 - 12.2023
- Collected, reviewed, and disseminated bill data as requested by staff to legislative committees, legislators, and other agencies.
- Collaborated with state stakeholders and partners in the development of the Community Violence Intervention State Reports, which included major grant funding opportunities and tracking.
- Worked on a federal analysis of grant funding and state policy to states and community organizations by collecting, analyzing, and tracking different grants and policies.
- Analyzed, compared, and assessed information contained in numerous journals, State Congressional Record and State Congressional hearings.
- Drafted blog posts for Giffords regarding community violence intervention funding legislation.
National Advisory Board Member and National Training Team Trainer
Students Demand Action
United States
11.2022 - 05.2024
- Developed a nationwide gun policy training series with the DNC, March For Our Lives, and Brady Team Enough, and trained DNC Youth members on federal and state implementation.
- Built pioneer Spanish-speaking programming for the U.S. Latino community.
- Collaborated with the Biden Administration and VP Harris on gun policy development at the annual Gun Sense University gathering.
- Worked with U.S. Senators and Representatives to introduce and pass gun safety legislation, including the Safer Communities Act.
- Launched national campaigns including the Divestment Project and Gun Industry Accountability Campaign.
- Created GSU training toolkits (online and in-person) and led trainings, workshops, and new leadership orientations nationwide.
- Led monthly National Board Meetings and National Leadership Calls for volunteers across the country.
Bi-Lingual Victim Advocate
Women's Center of Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Assessed cognitive abilities, physical and emotional needs of clients to determine appropriate interventions, providing them with crisis intervention, referrals, and ongoing non-clinical support.
- Worked with survivors, specially from the Latino Population and Minors, of sexual violence and/or human trafficking.
- Secured housing, medical care, and employment for clients and provided accompaniment to forensic exams, injunction hearings, depositions, and court hearings, among others.
- Lead and organised bi-weekly Latino support groups and Minors support groups.
- Successfully trained two new interns.
- Participated in monthly community coalition-building efforts with several stakeholders.
- Planned, organised, and lead a minimum of 3 outreaches per quarter to the Duval, Baker, and Nassau County community such as presentations, trainings, tablings, etc.
Florida State President
Students Demand Action
Florida
11.2022 - 07.2023
- Led and mentored the Florida State Advisory Board and coordinated workflow across offices.
- Testified before the Florida Senate and House on gun prevention bills and amendments (e.g., HB 543) and worked with lawmakers to introduce legislation.
- Led bi-weekly committee meetings and organized statewide Day of Action events in Tallahassee with elected officials.
- Built partnerships with 3 mayors and city councils to pass National Gun Violence Awareness Day proclamations.
- Managed up to 7 concurrent awareness projects and produced data-driven graphs and charts for presentations.
- Endorsed and campaigned for 10+ local and state candidates aligned with the organization's mission.
- Planned special events including the Wear Orange Weekend (100+ attendees).
Assistant Manager
Condis
Madrid, Spain
05.2020 - 11.2021
- Implemented customer experience improvements to turn around a falling customer base which increased sales by 15%.
- Effectively supervised a team of 8 employees and provided monthly training in 2 locations and successfully trained 2 new employees.
- Effectively allocated tasks to keep operations running smoothly and employees focused.
- Assigned jobs to individual employees by considering factors such as previous training, current abilities, and general knowledge.
- Reduced time spent on inventory by 20% by reorganizing the physical storage of supplies.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Florida International University
Miami, FL09-2027
Skills
- Government Relations
- Data Entry
- Administrative Support
- Case Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Policy Analysis
- Training Method Development
- Supervising Experience
Certification
- Demand a Seat – Everytown for Gun Safety December 2022
- Project Management Professional Certificate – Google October, 2022
- Project Management Principles and Practices – University of California Irvine October, 2022
- Advocacy Core Training – Florida Council Against Sexual Violence March, 2022
Timeline
Victim Witness Specialist and Program Manager
State Attorney's Office, 4th Judicial Circuit - Gun Violence Offender Court
06.2024 - Current
Center for Violence Intervention Intern
Giffords
09.2023 - 12.2023
Program Coordinator and Community Health Educator
Planned Parenthood of South, East and North Florida
04.2023 - 06.2024
National Advisory Board Member and National Training Team Trainer
Students Demand Action
11.2022 - 05.2024
Florida State President
Students Demand Action
11.2022 - 07.2023
Bi-Lingual Victim Advocate
Women's Center of Jacksonville
03.2022 - 03.2023
Assistant Manager
Condis
05.2020 - 11.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Florida International University