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Mike Kontura

Mike Kontura
Mike Kontura
 
Member of:
The Offenders with Developmental Disabilities (ODD) Collaborative in Cuyahoga County
Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities Provider Review Task Force

Committees:
The Partners in Justice Committee (Statewide participation)
The Offenders with Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board Committee (Statewide participation)
The Cuyahoga County Mental Health Court Initiative (Countywide participation)

Awards:
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) awarded the Cliff Skeen Award for "Excellence in Community Corrections" to the Cuyahoga County Jail Population Reduction Grant Program. The Mentally Retarded Offender Program was one of four units honored under the Jail Population Reduction Grant. Awarded June 13th, 1997
The Cuyahoga County Commissioner's, Jane Cambell, Tim McCormick and Jimmy DiMora along with the Center for Developmental Disabilities (CDD) honored the Offenders with Developmental Disabilities (ODD) collaborative with the "Distinguished Service Award" presented September 15, 1999


Interviews:
Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities - Centerline - (quarterly newsletter)
"Unit Watches Out For Offenders With Developmental Disabilities".

Journal Publication:
The Vindicator - The Official Journal for the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Fall 2001
"A Question of Competency"


Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities 1996 to Present
Forensic Coordinator/Specialist ODD Program, directly responsible for identifying and coordinating support to individuals who are offenders with developmental disabilities to ensure their right to access all of necessary and appropriate services and opportunities, advocate for their welfare, and prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation.

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities 1991 to 1996
Adult Case Manager, directly responsible for identifying and coordinating support to individuals who have developmental disabilities to ensure their right to access all of necessary and appropriate services and opportunities, advocate for their welfare, and prevent abuse, neglect and exploitation.

Cuyahoga County Department of Human Services 1988 to 1991
Social Worker 3, Family and Adult Services, responsible for providing assessments, recommendations of counseling services, maintaining case load including protective services, foster care placement, adoption, neglect and family and adult services, transportation of clients, referrals, defining and implementing individual treatment goals and plans and attending court appearance to testify on behalf of the children.

Van Dijk, Johnson and Partners 1982 to 1988
Assistant Office Manager, Supervisor of the reproduction department, my responsibilities covered many areas including reproduction of prints and other materials, expediting deliveries, implementing and maintaining office filing systems, maintaining archive files, ordering supplies, maintenance of equipment, banking, training of new employees and anything else that might have been necessary to help the office run efficiently.

Cleveland State University, Bachelor of Arts & Science Degree - 1986
Major: Social Service with a study of Law Enforcement/Corrections

Cleveland House of Corrections, 1986

Beechbrook, Child Care Worker 1983 - 1984



 
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