James Jeffrey Cox, LCSW

Astute Psychological Consultant and dynamic DEI Educator with a strong foundation in both quantitative and qualitative analysis to deeply investigate issues and develop tailored, impactful solutions for individuals, communities, and organizations. Renowned for presenting complex information clearly and succinctly, empowering clients to make informed and timely decisions. A skilled communicator adept at building rapport across diverse age groups and backgrounds, with a keen eye for detail that enables rapid identification of improvement opportunities and strategic recommendations to help businesses achieve their objectives. Committed to implementing efficient systems and processes that enhance overall performance. Proven track record of success in various industries, leveraging exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills to provide insightful advice that drives business improvement. Comprehensive knowledge of operations, strategy, and finance. Highly organized and reliable, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a positive outlook. Dedicated team player eager to embrace new responsibilities to contribute to collective goals.

Youth Action Project at the White Privilege Conference (National)

• Co-designer & Facilitator(2013-2018) - Collaboratively developed and executed a series of anti-oppression workshops for Middle and Upper School students, fostering critical discussions on social justice and equity.

Brooklyn Friends School (Brooklyn, NY)

• Co-designer & Protocol Trainer (2004-2010) - Co-created and implemented lockdown procedures and safety protocols.
• Designed and led school-wide programs on “Undoing Racism” and Anti-Oppression, adapting frameworks from The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond and the Youth Action Project.

The Children’s Aid Society(New York, NY)

• Curriculum Developer (1997-2004) - Revised and enhanced program curricula for the YES Mentoring Program in Brooklyn and the Manhattan PINS Diversion Program to better serve youth needs.
• Improvisational Theater Facilitator (2000-2002).
• Designed and led therapeutic improvisational theater activities and performances tailored for at-risk adolescents as part of long-term group therapy initiatives.
• Master of Ceremonies - Served as MC for the YES Mentoring Program’s “Kick-Off Event” and “Jazz & Art Benefit,” promoting community engagement and fundraising efforts (1999, 2002).

Hunter College School of Social Work (New York, NY)

• Co-designer & Presenter (1995-1997) - Co-developed and delivered a series of "Cultural Competency" workshops integrated into the social work curriculum, enhancing students’ understanding of diverse cultural contexts (1995-1997).

• Somatic Attachment Therapy - The Embody Lab (Certification Program)
• Mindful Outdoor Guide - Level I, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (Nine-Day Certification Course)
• Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy - The Embody Lab (Certification Program)
• Forest Therapy Guide - Association of Nature & Forest Therapy (Certification Program)
• Wilderness First Aid - National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) (Certification Course)
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) - Mclean Hospital (Certification Course)
• Courageous Conversation Training - Level I & II, Courageous Conversation Conference (Three-Day Training Course)
• Undoing Racism Training - The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (Organizer/Advocacy)
• Seminar Training for Field Instruction Supervision (SIFI) - Yeshiva University School of Social Work (Certification Program)
• Mentoring Supervision Program - Big Brother and Big Sister of New York (Certification Program)

Anti-Racism Workshops and Professional Development (1-3 Days)

• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Jules Perkel (MPG Consulting), MetroPlusHealth organization (New York, NY 2020).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle (MPG Consulting), Baxt Ingui Architects, P.C. organization. (New York, NYk 2020).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle (MPG Consulting), TROIKA Entertainment organization. (New York, NY 2020).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle (MPG Consulting), Brooklyn Children’s Theatre organization. (New York, NY 2020)
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, Kate Engle, & Jeremiah J. White (MPG Consulting), Board of Directors at National Dance Institute (NDI) organization. (New York, NY 2020).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle (MPG Consulting), Villa for Hope organization. (Rochester, NY 2020).
• (Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, Kate Engle, & Jeremiah J. White (MPG Consulting), Board of Directors at Sanctuary for Families organization. (New York, NY 2020).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle (MPG Consulting), Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA-NYC) organization. (New York, NY 2019).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Robin Schlenger, LCSW, (MPG Consulting), Institute for Family Health. (Kingston, NY 2019).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Robin Schlenger, LCSW), (MPG Consulting), Institute for Family Health. (New York, NY 2019-2020).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle, (MPG Consulting), National Association for Drug Abuse Problems (NADAP) organization. (New York, NY 2019).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Robin Schlenger, LCSW), (MPG Consulting) Marymount College. (New York, NY2019).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle, (MPG Consulting) Columbia Health Sex Violence Response center at Columbia University. (New York, NY 2019).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle, (MPG Consulting) Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) organization. (New York, NY 2019).
• Facilitators: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Robin Schlenger, LCSW, (MPG Consulting) First Media company. (New York, NY 2018).

Executive Coaching and Consultation (6 months - 1 year)

Executive Coach & Clinical Supervisor: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, (Somatic, Equity, Counseling & Consultant, LLC), Executive Coaching & Consultation six-month program for Director of Student Services, clinical supervision for the Student Support Team (counselors and the Dean), as well as multiple training for Crisis Intervention and “DBT in School” at Merrick Academy. (Laurelton , NY 2023).

Executive Coaches: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle (MPG Consulting) Executive Coaching/Consultation six-month program for the Director and Program Manager, as well as multiple Anti-Oppression workshops for staff at Family Peace Trauma Treatment Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital. (New York, NY 2020).

Executive Coaches: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Kate Engle, (Somatic, Equity, Counseling & Consultant, LLC), Executive Coaching/Consultation one-year program for the Head of the School and Diversity Director as well as multiple Anti-Oppression workshops and Restorative Justice programming for students, faculty, and staff at City & Country School. (New York, NY 2019-2020).

Executive Coaches: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW & Robin Schlenger, LCSW) MPG Consulting, Executive Coaching/Consultation six-month program for the CEO and senior administrators, multiple Anti-Racism professional development training for physicians and staff at Institute for Family Health. (New York, NY 2019).

Lectures and Forums

Presenters: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, Laura Shmishkiss, & Sheilah Mabry, LCSW-R (MPG Consulting), "Beginning Courageous Conversations Forum" for Urban Resource Institute (URI) organization. (New York, NY 2020).

Speaker: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, (Somatic, Equity, Counseling & Consultant, LLC), "Courageous Conversations for Students," Upper School assembly at Poly Prep Country Day School (Brooklyn, NY 2018).

Speaker: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, (Somatic, Equity, Counseling & Consultant, LLC), “Music & Culture: In Our Times, Past & Present," co-presented at Brooklyn Friends School faculty & staff development (Brooklyn, NY 2011).

Presenters: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, and Jesse Phillips-Fein, US Dance Teacher, (Brooklyn Friends School), "The Complexity of Difference: Understanding Ourselves in Relation to Others" co-designed and co-lead forum workshop at the 23rd Annual National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Diversity/POCC Conference (San Diego, CA 2010).

Speaker: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, (Somatic, Equity, Counseling & Consultant, LLC), "The Complexity of Difference: Understanding Ourselves in Relation to Others," lecture and forum at City and Country School, professional development for faculty and staff (New York, NY 2010).

Speaker: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, (Somatic, Equity, Counseling & Consultant, LLC), “Understanding Our Social Status: Labels of Race and Class, lecture at City and Country School, professional development for faculty and staff (New York, NY 2009).

Presenters: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, and Hillary North, Director of Diversity (Calhoun School), “Moving Beyond Diversity Building Blocks of Anti-Racist Work in Independent Schools” co-designed and co-lead workshop at New York State Association of Independent Schools Diversity Conference (NYSAIS) (New York, NY 2009).

Presenters: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW and Roxanne Zazzaro, US Head (Brooklyn Friends School), "Enhancing and Empowering Student Leadership After SDLC" co-designed and co-lead workshop at the 22nd Annual National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Diversity/POCC Conference (Denver, CO 2009).

Presenters: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, and Hillary North, Director of Diversity (Calhoun School), “Refocusing The Diversity Lens: Building Blocks of Anti-Racist Work" co-designed and co-lead workshop at the 22nd Annual National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Diversity/POCC Conference (Denver, CO 2009).

Presenter: Jeffrey Cox, LCSW, (Somatic, Equity, Counseling & Consultant, LLC), "Healing From Racism: Continuing Conversations about Race, Culture, and Ethnicity," presenter-lecture, Association of Psychological Consultants for Independent School (APCIS) (New York, NY 2009)

• “The Hunting Ground” written and directed by Kirby Dick: this 2015 American documentary film about incidences of sexual assault on college campuses in the United States and the reported failure of college administration to deal with these issues adequately. (Students & Parents Brooklyn, New York 2016-2018).
• “It Happened Here” directed by Lisa F. Jackson: this 2014 American documentary explores the intimate portraits of five college student survivors, It Happened Here exposes the alarming pervasiveness of sexual assault on college campuses. (Students, Bronx, 2018-2021).
• Youth Action Project (YAP) Middle and Upper School advocacy and support group for students who attended the three day White Privilege conference and began presenting and facilitating social justice and equity workshops at Brooklyn Friends School (Student, Brooklyn, New York 2013-2018).
• “Mother-Daughter Wisdom” by Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD: Is a PBS recorded Lecture, cutting edge research findings that revealed powerful dimensions behind mother-daughter relationships had help nourish, sustain deeper interpersonal connections. (Parents, Brooklyn, New York, 2006-2014).
• “Young Women of Strength” - Middle and Upper School support group for female students interested in social justice and equity education at Brooklyn Friends School (Brooklyn, New York 2007-2018).
• “People for People” - Middle School support group for students interested in social justice and equity education at Brooklyn Friends School (Brooklyn, New York 2007-2018).

• National Association of Social Work
• Association for Nature & Forest Therapy
• LA County School Counselors
• The Embody Lab - Somatic Training