Our Team
Aaron Johnson, MS
Aaron builds trauma-informed systems where equity moves from aspiration to infrastructure. Over 12 years, he's led national workforce development initiatives, violence prevention networks, and organizational transformations that center structural repair over surface-level programming.
Founder & Systems Advisor 
Janikqua Cutno, LMSW
Janikqua designs and scales community-based violence prevention systems. She leads Atlanta's violence interruption infrastructure and has built cross-sector partnerships that shift communities from reactive programming to upstream structural intervention.
VP of Violence Prevention & Collective Care
Dr. Garner leads trauma-informed program operations with expertise spanning child welfare, behavioral health, and community capacity building. He architects care systems that center youth voice and operational sustainability.
VP of Therapeutic and People ServicesAlfred Garner II, DSW
Director of Community Trust & Healing-Centered Leadership Charlan Williams-Moore, M.A.
Charlan builds organizational cultures where healing and accountability coexist. She designs equity-rooted technical assistance frameworks and community-driven strategies that activate collective agency in systems historically built to exclude.
Kiska Lyons
Kiska builds workforce reintegration pathways for justice-involved individuals. She combines human capital management expertise with life coaching credentials to design sustainable career infrastructure that addresses systemic employment barriers.
Chief Reentry & Life Coaching Officer 
Lauren Jacobs
Director of Brand & Operations Infrastructure Lauren builds the visual and operational systems that make CEPWS work legible and executable. She translates complex systems design into clear communication and manages the backend infrastructure that supports client engagement and organizational operations.