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Jarrod Schwartz
Just Communities

Jarrod Schwartz is the Executive Director of JUST COMMUNITIES Central Coast. JUSTCOMMUNITIES is a non-profit social justice organization that advances justice by building leadership, fostering change, and dismantling all forms of prejudice, discrimination and oppression. Jarrod served five years as the Program Director for The National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) St. Louis, MO Region where he was responsible for the design, implementation and evaluation of NCCJ St. Louis' overall program strategy designed foster equity and inclusion throughout the St. Louis community. Jarrod left St. Louis to launch a new NCCJ office in Santa Barbara, CA to serve the communities of California’s Central Coast, which he directed until it became JUST COMMUNITIES.

Jarrod is an educator and consultant with over 20 years experience working with schools, businesses and communities to develop, implement and evaluate organization and personal development programs.

Jarrod holds a Master’s Degree in Organization Development from American University and the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science. He is an Associate of the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems, and Adjunct Faculty Member for Antioch University. Jarrod is a past board member of the Grex Center for the Study of Authority Dynamics of Social Systems, the PUEBLO Education Fund, PUEBLO, and a past Commissioner for the Santa Barbara Human Relations Commission. His personal and professional mission is to foster social justice and build community through transformative educational experiences for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities.

Jarrod facilitates the following CNL courses:

• Building Board Diversity & Inclusion
• Cultural Competency