Hi, I’m
Juan Carlos Areán, Ph.D.
Concord,MA
Summary
Skilled manager and supervisor with extensive experience in program development, strategic planning and execution, continuous quality improvement, data-driven program evaluation and research, cross-sector partnerships and stakeholder engagement, staff professional development and wellness. Over 30 years of national and international experience as a master trainer and facilitator, technical assistance provider, and curriculum developer. Expertise in protective factors and resilience in children and youth, family violence and child abuse and neglect prevention, trauma-informed and culturally responsive practice, and healthy relationships. Excels in curriculum development, including in-person and online learning, learning management systems, train-of-trainers programs, adult learning theory, human-centered design, learner-focused needs assessments, training and program evaluation.
Overview
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Futures Without Violence
Program Director, Children and Youth Team
11.2016 - Current
Job overview
As Program Director, I oversee the implementation and evaluation of multiple projects, including performance and reporting, collaborative strategy development, compliance and budget management, data analysis and insight generation, and grant management. I have supervised Program Managers and outside consultants. In addition, I have developed dozens of curricula, including train-of-trainers, online asynchronous modules, and in-person training. I regularly present keynotes, workshops, and webinars in various venues in the US and abroad.
Futures Without Violence
Lead Trainer, Institute for Leadership in Educational Development
11.2016 - Current
Job overview
In addition to my duties as Program Director, I am one of the lead trainers for the Institute for Leadership in Education and Development (I-LED), a project of Futures Without Violence. I-LED offers in-person and virtual professional development trainings to federally funded programs. It uses state-of-the-art adult learning strategies to teach advanced facilitation, faculty development, and curriculum creation. It utilizes an enhanced version of the ADDIE model, including in-depth, learner-focused assessment, development of goals and objectives, human-centered curriculum design, implementation, and evaluation in a continuous quality improvement cycle.
Esperanza United
Director of the National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities
10.2011 - 05.2015
Job overview
The National Latino Network for Healthy Families and Communities was the federally-funded national resource center for domestic violence in the Latino Community. As director, I oversaw all of Esperanza United's national projects. My duties included strategic leadership, program development, oversight and evaluation, federal policy advocacy, research and data analysis, collaboration and partnerships with other national and local organizations, fundraising and resource development, public representation, and capacity building and training. I presented keynotes, workshops, and webinars in various venues in the US, Latin America, and the Caribbean. I supervised the Director of Public Policy, the Director of Research, and the Director of Training and Technical Assistance.
Futures Without Violence
Program Director, Children and Youth Team
11.2004 - 10.2011
Job overview
See description above.
Harvard University
Sexual Assault Prevention Specialist and Trainer
09.2003 - 10.2004
Job overview
As the Sexual Assault Prevention Specialist at Harvard University, I designed and implemented educational programs to prevent sexual violence in the college and graduate schools. Collaborating closely with various university departments, I developed, implemented, and evaluated dozens of trainings for undergraduate and graduate students, athletes, faculty, and staff. I led outreach initiatives, organized awareness campaigns, and engaged with student organizations to promote a culture of respect.
Men’s Resource Center of Western Massachusetts
Director of Programs
09.1991 - 09.2002
Job overview
As director of programs at the Men's Resource Center of Western Massachusetts, I was responsible for program development, performance, evaluation, reporting, strategy development, compliance and budget management, data analysis and insight generation, and grant management. I developed, implemented, and continuously evaluated various curricula. I presented keynotes, trainings, and workshops in various venues in the US and abroad. I supervised, trained, and mentored a group of 10-12 facilitators.
Education
Wisdom School of Graduate Studies, Ubiquity University
Doctor of Philosophy from Wisdom (Religious) Studies
Mannes College
Master of Music from Music Composition
Mannes College
Bachelor of Music from Music Composition
Skills
- Training and facilitation
- Curriculum design
- Program development
- Strategic planning
- Continued quality improvement
- Data-driven program evaluation and research
- Cross-sector partnerships
- Excellent communications skills in English and Spanish (native)
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Limited Working
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Accomplishments
Selected US Trainings and Presentations
Hundreds of trainings, workshops, webinars, and presentations delivered throughout the US and abroad on curriculum development, faculty development, advanced facilitation, learner-focused needs assessment, training evaluation, effects of trauma on children, protective factors and resilience in children, family violence and child abuse prevention, sexual harassment prevention, positive parenting, including the following venues:
- The White House, Washington DC
- US Congress, Washington DC
- US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington DC
- Pan-American Health Organization, Washington DC
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington DC
- Ford Foundation, New York City, NY
- Annie E. Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD
Selected Train-the-Trainers
- National Head Start
- Major League Baseball, New York City.
- US Department of State, Washington, DC.
International Trainings and Presentations
- United Nations, New York and Geneva
- Ecuador
- Uruguay
- Bolivia
- Nicaragua
- Mexico
- Chile
- Russia
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Canada
- Bermuda
- Brazil
- Austria
- Sweden
Selected Publications
Preventing and Addressing Domestic Violence and Teen Dating Violence: Opportunities for Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs. (main author, with various co-authors) (2025). Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, DHHS.
Pathways to Accountability for People Who Use Violence. (2023). Futures Without Violence.
How Do You Want Your Kids to Remember You? A Workbook for Fathers Who Have Harmed Their Partners and Families and Want to Change. (2022) Futures Without Violence
Healing and Supporting Fathers: Strategies and Resources to Help Prevent and Address Domestic Violence in Fatherhood Programs. (main author, with various co-authors). (2020). Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation, DHHS.
The Effects of Love on Children. (with Nancy Raines). (2013). In Nason-Clark, N., Fisher-Townsend, B. & Fahlberg, V. (Eds.). Strengthening Families and Ending Abuse. Wipf and Stock Publishers.
Fathering After Violence: Working with Abusive Fathers in Supervised Visitation. (2008). Futures Without Violence
Cross-Cultural Solidarity: A Journey Within. (2008). Respect, the Newsletter of the United Kingdom Membership Association for Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes and Associated Support Services. London.
Working with Fathers in Batterers Intervention Programs. (with Lonna Davis). (2007). in Edleson, J. and Williams, O. (Eds.) Parenting by Men who Batter. Oxford University Press.
Fathering After Violence: Guidelines and Tools for Batterers Intervention Programs. (with Ann Fleck-Henderson). (2004). Futures Without Violence
Father Friendly Initiative: A 24-week Educational Curriculum for Latino Fathers. (with Deborah Brome). (2003). Boston Public Health Commission.
Other Authorships
Te Invito: A Bilingual Online Toolkit to Engage Latino Men. (2014). Main contributor.
Something my Father Would Do. (Documentary, 2006). Executive Co-Producer (with Lonna Davis).
Online Toolkit for Working with Boys and Men. (2003). Contributor.
Timeline
Program Director, Children and Youth Team
Futures Without Violence
11.2016 - Current
Lead Trainer, Institute for Leadership in Educational Development
Futures Without Violence
11.2016 - Current
Director of the National Latin@ Network for Healthy Families and Communities
Esperanza United
10.2011 - 05.2015
Program Director, Children and Youth Team
Futures Without Violence
11.2004 - 10.2011
Sexual Assault Prevention Specialist and Trainer
Harvard University
09.2003 - 10.2004
Director of Programs
Men’s Resource Center of Western Massachusetts
09.1991 - 09.2002
Wisdom School of Graduate Studies, Ubiquity University
Doctor of Philosophy from Wisdom (Religious) Studies
Mannes College
Master of Music from Music Composition
Mannes College
Bachelor of Music from Music Composition
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