Kristy Danford

Kristy Danford
Project Manager
email: kdanford@crjustice.org
tel: 843-793-2268

Kristy Danford is a CJI Project Manager focused on the implementation of evidence based practices (EBP) in community corrections systems across the country.

Ms. Danford previously worked as a Program Manager for the State of Connecticut Court Support Services Division (CSSD) where she led an innovative statewide EBP initiative to institutionalize data driven decision making and continuous quality improvement; in addition to program development, research, evaluation, program implementation, quality assurance, strategic planning, grant writing, budgeting, contract monitoring, training and stakeholder collaborations. Ms. Danford has also worked as a probation and parole agent for the State of South Carolina where she managed specialized caseloads of sexual offenders and youthful offenders.

Ms. Danford holds a graduate certificate in public and nonprofit administration from the University of Connecticut, a bachelor’s degree in psychology and criminal justice from Charleston Southern University, and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in public administration at the College of Charleston/University of South Carolina.