Kate Florio
Director of Business Development & Planning
e-mail: kflorio[@]crjustice.org
tel: (617) 482-2520 ext. 127
Kate Florio is Director of Business Development & Planning at CJI. In this capacity, Ms. Florio serves as a member of CJI’s management team, and provides overall leadership and strategic direction for CJI’s business operations, as well as oversight of several projects and staff. Ms. Florio brings extensive experience in working with law enforcement personnel, a deep understanding of criminal justice and reentry issues, and strong project management and communication skills. Ms. Florio has held several positions at CJI and worked on a variety of projects, including CJI's cooperative agreement with the National Institute of Corrections entitled, Implementing Effective Correctional Management of Offenders in the Community. Ms. Florio was actively involved in the pilot initiative, and her role included assisting with the development of the research design, conducting justice system professional interviews, and assisting pilot sites in mapping processes and procedures to collect and use the information for decision-making.
Ms. Florio brings the skills and experience to facilitate meetings with high-level agency staff, as she has served in that capacity on a number of past and current projects. She has provided technical assistance to several initiatives by guiding communication between criminal justice agencies, law enforcement, medical providers, community members, and political leaders. She assists these initiatives in using research data as a management tool in the development and implementation of strategies to address specific public safety issues. Ms. Florio has also coordinated several community forums, bringing together a variety of stakeholders to influence current public safety practices and policies. Ms. Florio received her Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Bridgewater State College, where her focus of study was criminology. She has completed coursework in skills for facilitation and holds a Certificate in Health and Human Services Management. She is currently a Master’s candidate at Suffolk University, where she is studying business administration.
