Dr. Mari Kong
Chula Vista,CA
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
SOLFIRE CONSULTING GROUP
03.2018 - Current
- Provide support to organizations in implementing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion interventions
- Participate in team efforts to build inclusion and increase humanity in organizations
- Conduct organizational assessments of current culture and provide recommendations that promote strategic culture change including facilitating focus groups, developing electronic surveys, collecting data, conducting analysis and generating feedback reports for clients
- Designing and delivering high impact learning sessions with maximal engagement across differences
Adjunct Associate Professor
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
11.2019 - Current
- Teach and mentor students working towards their Masters of Science in Criminal Justice;
- Develop and maintain supportive, student-centered approach for adult learners using Canvas learning platforms;
- Review and evaluate fellow Adjuncts and provide constructive feedback in areas of Planning and Organization, Instructional Content, Presentation Style, Student engagement, Responsiveness to Learner Needs, and Assessment Practices since 2020;
- Recruited to serve as member of collaborative team that reviews and evaluates current classes being offered in the Criminal Justice program to assess if program outcomes are meeting desired goals;
- Serve on Faculty Council from
Adjunct Associate Professor
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS GLOBAL
04.2020 - Current
- Teach and mentor students working towards their Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business Administration, and Organizational Leadership;
- Develop and maintain supportive, student-centered approach for adult learners using and Blackboard learning platforms;
- Taught following classes: Organizational communication, Self, systems, and leadership, and organizational dynamics, Introduction to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Organizational behavior, and Organizational leadership and ethics;
- Taught over 300 students.
Police Officer
01.2001 - 10.2020
- Conducted preliminary investigation of events, related to homicide, rape, robbery, fatal traffic accident, and death/bodies found;
- Interrogated suspects, interview complainants, witnesses, etc., summarize in writing the statements of witnesses and complainants, and participated in raids and searches;
- Prepared reports, citations and summons necessary to charge individuals with violations of ordinances, statutes, and laws including petty, misdemeanor, and felonious offenses
- Patrolled assigned district(s) within the corporate limits to deter illegal activities; protected and preserved the safety and security of individuals, buildings, neighborhoods, and district(s)
- Coordinated with outside law enforcement jurisdictions and agencies necessary for the continuing investigation of cases, suspects, and/or to gather criminal intelligence data
Acting Detective
SAN DIEGO
01.2018 - 05.2020
- Conducted investigations which involved collecting records, handling evidence, conducting surveillance, and interviewing witnesses, suspects and victims;
- Shape voluminous data into user friendly reports in order to aid in complex investigations;
- Orchestrated and executed crime scene investigations by delegating officer on-scene duties, evidence gathering, and forensic collections;
- Implemented and maintained several investigative resources including, video software, social media websites, and data mining resources;
- Generated detailed reports including, probable cause affidavits, search warrants, subpoenas, court orders, and departmental reports;
- Collaborated extensively with outside agencies and companies to gather information to further investigations;
- Manage extensive case load;
- Served as witness to testify in approximately 100 cases as both a Patrol Officer and Acting Detective in San Diego Superior Court, Federal Court, Military Appellate Court, and depositions.
Co-Researcher
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Women’s Research Team: Design, deliver, coaching, and facilitating developmental series for women leaders;
- Building Inclusion Collaborative: Conduct focus groups, analyze data, prepare reports, deliver presentations related to organizational change initiative.
Peer facilitator
FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
01.2012 - 01.2016
- Co-directed program surrounding social inequality and justice issues;
- Design and deliver learning sessions from a scholar-practitioner perspective;
- Facilitated on-line and telephonic discussions with students enrolled in foundational courses such as; Foundations of Systems: Social and Ecological Justice; Praxis, and research methods;
- Organized, planned and facilitated bi-annual meetings between 20-60 participants.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Human and Organizational Systems
FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
2017
Masters of Arts - Human and Organizational Systems
FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
2014
Master of Arts - Criminal Justice
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
2008
Bachelor of Arts - Health Promotion
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
1998
Professional Certified Coach- ICF -
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland
Cleveland, OH05.2023
Advanced POST Certificate -
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego, CA04.2008
Intermediate POST -
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego, CA04.2004
Basic Post Certificate -
San Diego Miramar College
San Diego, CA2002
POST Certified- Academy Instructor Certification Course -
CSULB- Center For Criminal Justice Research And Tr
Long Beach, CA06.2021
POST Certified- Strategic Communications Instructor Course -
CSULB- Center For Criminal Justice Research And Tr
Long Beach, CA04.2021
The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Advanced Interrogation -
Reid Technique
10.2019
Skills
- Discussion Facilitation
- Faculty Partnerships
- Graduate-Level Teaching
- Active Listening
- Online Class Teaching
- Witness Interviewing
- Researching Skills
- Conducting Investigations
- Client Rapport-Building
- Cultural Awareness
- Critical Thinking
Accomplishments
- Developed and presented:
- Transformative Learning Spaces, XI International Transformative Learning Conference, New York, 2014
- The Politics of Identity in Graduate Education: Supporting Emerging Spaces for Solidarity, National Conference on Race and Identity in American Higher Education, Washington, D.C., 2015
- Beyond the Classroom Walls: Alternative Spaces and Emancipatory Education, National Conference on Race and Identity in American Higher Education
- Washington, D.C., 2015
- Blue Inequality: A Glance into the Manifestations of Social Inequality within Police Institutions, Transformative Learning for Social Justice Symposium at Fielding Graduate University, Chicago, Illinois, 2015
- Open Hearts, Critical Minds: Core Values and Guiding Principles of the HOD Learning Experience, New Student Orientation at Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California, 2016
- Being Brown on the Thin Blue Line:
- Irvine Social Justice Research Symposium at University of California, Irvine, 2017
- Inclusive and Transformative Learning and Leadership for Social Justice Symposium at Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, California, 2018
- The Future of Policing: The role of policy and the individual in reform
- USC- Bovard College MSCJ Special Live Session Event 2020
- Leadership Challenges for Minority Groups in Criminal Justice Organizations
- USC- Bovard College MSCJ Special Topic Series 2021
- Trauma Informed Interviewing
- UC Davis Law School 2022- Guest speaker
- Trauma-informed Practices
- USC- Bovard College MSCJ Special Topic Series 2022
Affiliations
National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies, Member, 2013- 2018
Mana de San Diego, Member, 2013- 2019
National Latino Police Officer’s Association, 2006- 2020 Pan Pacific Law Enforcement Association, 2003- 2020
San Diego Police Officer Association, 2001-2020 International Leadership Association 2022-2023
Timeline
Adjunct Associate Professor
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS GLOBAL
04.2020 - Current
Adjunct Associate Professor
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
11.2019 - Current
Consultant
SOLFIRE CONSULTING GROUP
03.2018 - Current
Acting Detective
SAN DIEGO
01.2018 - 05.2020
Co-Researcher
01.2012 - 01.2017
Peer facilitator
FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
01.2012 - 01.2016
Police Officer
01.2001 - 10.2020
Doctor of Philosophy - Human and Organizational Systems
FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
Masters of Arts - Human and Organizational Systems
FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY
Master of Arts - Criminal Justice
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts - Health Promotion
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Professional Certified Coach- ICF -
Gestalt Institute of Cleveland
Advanced POST Certificate -
San Diego Miramar College
Intermediate POST -
San Diego Miramar College
Basic Post Certificate -
San Diego Miramar College
POST Certified- Academy Instructor Certification Course -
CSULB- Center For Criminal Justice Research And Tr
POST Certified- Strategic Communications Instructor Course -
CSULB- Center For Criminal Justice Research And Tr
The Reid Technique of Investigative Interviewing and Advanced Interrogation -
Reid Technique
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