Maria Almonte-Weston
Senior Director, Court Reform Programs
Leadership
- Bronx Community Solutions
- Driver Accountability Program
Maria Almonte-Weston is currently the senior director of Court Reform Programs. She provides support and supervision to programs in Manhattan, the Bronx, Westchester County, and Syracuse. Prior to that, she was the project director for Bronx Community Solutions, a program that provides the courts with pre-trial diversion and increased sentencing options for cases in the Bronx.
Ms. Almonte-Weston has been with the Center for Justice Innovation for over 26 years, where she first started providing health education and counseling services to a variety of sexually exploited individuals coming through the Midtown Community Justice Center (formerly the Midtown Community Court).
While at the Midtown Community Justice Center, Ms. Almonte-Weston collaborated with the NYPD to offer Street Outreach Services to the homeless population living in the West Midtown area. Ms. Almonte-Weston received her Masters Degree from Hunter School of Social Work which has enabled her to integrate those clinical skills within a non-clinical environment like the criminal justice system.
