KRISTIN C. LEWIS
Greeley,CO
Summary
Corrections and case management professional with experience supervising offenders, managing caseloads, and supporting daily program operations. Background includes intake, case planning, compliance checks, staff coordination, and de-escalation in community corrections and work release settings.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Justice Specialist
Larimer County Alternative Sentencing Division
Fort Collins, Colorado
05.2022 - Current
- Managed offender work release duties, reinforced handbook rules, addressed behavior issues, and facilitated de-escalation, supporting case managers and management in daily program operations.
- Supervised offender work crews on Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, ensuring adherence to schedules and task completion.
- Monitored crews, handled offender intake, assigned reassignments for major infractions, and supported site supervision.
- Collaborated with property clients to gather task instructions and effectively communicated directives to work crews.
Program Coordinator
Jefferson County Schools/Mount View Offender Campus
Littleton, Colorado
10.2020 - 05.2022
- Developed daily class rosters that accurately classified students, ensuring that co-defendants, victim-prone individuals, and rival gang members were not placed together.
- Tracked data for school district, including test scores, grades, learning issues, and student progress.
- Executed daily, weekly, and monthly operational tasks to ensure efficiency.
- Assisted principal with administrative tasks related to education on offender campus.
Community Correctional Facility- Female Offenders
CEC (Community Education Centers) (Now GEO)
07.2014 - 10.2020
- Promoted to Case Manager at Tooley Hall in October 2016. Duties included but not limited to: Carried a 20 person caseload, weekly one on one meetings, budget reviews, work verifications, treatment referrals, assessments for all new intakes (6 month LSI follow up), case planning to meet each residents personal criminogenic needs, instructed weekly MRT classes, assisted in interventions (for relapses and behavioral issues), supported residents through reintegrating back into society whether they were coming directly out of prison or sentenced to our facility directly from the courts. (DOC and Diversion). I worked as a Case Manager at Williams Street (female program) after the population swap in October of 2015 until the date listed below.
- Transferred to ACRC (Littleton, CO) 12/2019 to 10/2020 following contract loss through Denver County. Oversaw case management team of 10, managed population of 145 to 175 offenders, developed case plans meeting state standards, revamped treatment classes, and ensured adherence to company policy and DCJ requirements.
- Executed monthly audits to ensure compliance with state standards and improve case management quality. to verify that Case Managers adhered to Colorado State Standards and Scope of Work requirements.
- Security Tooley Hall from 01/17/2015 until 10/12/2016. Worked security for a 70-bed community correctional facility for female offenders. Executed head counts per shift, random UAs and BAs, whereabouts checks, pat searches, intakes, and terminations. Conducted monthly room searches and enforced company and DCJ compliance with state standards.
HR Coordinator
SAGE HOSPITALITY RESOURCES
01.2014 - 07.2014
Risk Management Generalist
SAGE HOSPITALITY RESOURCES
10.2014 - 01.2014
- Served as HR Coordinator at Sage, facilitating human resources functions and supporting team initiatives.
- Supported Sage Hospitality Resources property leaders with daily HR inquiries.
- Coordinated onboarding paperwork for hospitality associates and new hires.
- Maintained employee records in Sage Hospitality Resources HR systems.
Community Corrections - Swing shift senior security technician/case manager
CMI (now Core Civic)
05.2008 - 08.2009
- Managed case management for assigned corrections clients, monitored job searches, facilitated community corrections compliance, and completed intake and discharge paperwork. Engaged with MICA population to support rehabilitation.
- Coordinated tailored services for clients within the MICA program to enhance support and recovery outcomes.
- Ensured safety and security measures were implemented throughout the facility.
- Managed responsibilities throughout shift operations.
- Recorded daily client status and facility occupancy to ensure accurate tracking and reporting.
- Outlined critical areas of responsibility for effective management.
Internship to the Drug Court
DENVER COUNTY DRUG COURT
08.2007 - 01.2008
Education
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Abnormal Psychology
Metro State University
Denver, CO08-2008
Associate of Arts - POLICE SCIENCE/BUSINESS
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO12-1996
Cadet Internship -
Arapahoe County Justice Center Corrections Facility
07-1994
Explorers Law Enforcement Academy
Commerce City, CO12-1993
Skills
- Corrections/Case Management
- Core Correctional Practices
- Intake assessment
- Client Advocacy
- Motivational Interviewing/MRT certified
- CPT Certified
- Policy compliance
- Facility compliance
- Incident management
- Case planning
- Client oversight
- Program management
- Staff Supervision
- Team management
- Recruitment Coordination
- Financial Tracking
- Budget Management
- Payroll Management
- AS400 Billing and Accounting System
- LOIS
- E-Trak
- CMS
- Securemanage
- Administrative Support
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Microsoft office
- Supervision skills
- Conflict de-escalation
- Verbal communication
- Effective Communication
- Critical thinking
- Problem resolution
- Quality assurance
- Team collaboration
- Multitasking
- Problem resolution
- Microsoft office
- Effective Communication
Certificates of proficiency include
MRT; CBT; Matrix case plan writing; Crisis intervention training, Mental Health first aide, Core Correctional practices certified; SOARS certified through DCJ; and certified PREA investigator.
Timeline
Community Justice Specialist
Larimer County Alternative Sentencing Division
05.2022 - Current
Program Coordinator
Jefferson County Schools/Mount View Offender Campus
10.2020 - 05.2022
Risk Management Generalist
SAGE HOSPITALITY RESOURCES
10.2014 - 01.2014
Community Correctional Facility- Female Offenders
CEC (Community Education Centers) (Now GEO)
07.2014 - 10.2020
HR Coordinator
SAGE HOSPITALITY RESOURCES
01.2014 - 07.2014
Community Corrections - Swing shift senior security technician/case manager
CMI (now Core Civic)
05.2008 - 08.2009
Internship to the Drug Court
DENVER COUNTY DRUG COURT
08.2007 - 01.2008
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, Abnormal Psychology
Metro State University
Associate of Arts - POLICE SCIENCE/BUSINESS
Arapahoe Community College
Cadet Internship -
Arapahoe County Justice Center Corrections Facility
Explorers Law Enforcement Academy