Sasha Cotton- Youth Violence Prevention

Sasha Cotton is the Youth Violence Prevention Coordinator for the City of Minneapolis and serves as the Project Manager for the Group Violence Intervention strategy. Ms. Cotton is a liaison between the City and the community as it relates to youth and community violence and helps to improve communication between city officials, community organizations and all citizens concerned with public safety. Ms. Cotton has an extensive background in providing technical assistance, training and implementation of community engagement strategies related to violence prevention in diverse communities. Ms. Cotton holds a Bachelors of Art with a double major in Criminal Justice and Ethnic Studies from Metropolitan State University.

*Shortly after this interview, Sasha was named Director of the city’s newly created Office of Violence Prevention.

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