Nonny is an Attorney and Social Justice Strategist in New York, NY.
She currently works as the Director of Criminal Justice at The National Urban League and is and developing their public safety and police reform plan, 21 Pillars for Redefining Public Safety and Restoring Community Trust, throughout the nation by conducting comprehensive review evidence-based police reforms.
But Nonny wasn't always doing the civil rights work she is passionate about.
She talks about her transition from a big firm to an organization focused on civil rights advocacy.
Nonny talks about what helped her make the leap into civil rights work and how she is able to use her strengths in her position now.
One of the things Nonny recommends for others when they know they want to make a transition is to just start talking to people. Reach out to people in positions or even fields you are interested in and have a conversation. Ask them questions, find out more information about what they do and how they got there so you are better informed about what moves you might want to make. Nonny said talking to people and listening to podcasts about others doing similar work helped her take steps toward making the transition from her former big firm to her current role doing civil rights advocacy. Conversations are one of the first steps and will help with answer many of the unknown questions that you will inevitably have.
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