Mr. A.J. J. Norris

A. J. Norris Pathways - A.J. Norris

Pathways Transition Programs
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A.J. Norris
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A.J. Norris

Executive Director

A.J. Norris is the Executive Director for Pathways Transition Programs. He is responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day operations at Pathways and to ensure the agency maintains compliance with all contracts, grants, and oversight agencies. He serves as the representative for the agency in acquiring and maintaining CARF and ORS accreditation.

Prior to stepping into the role of Executive Director, Mr. Norris worked with the Children's Research Center in Madison, WI as their Program and Development Coordinator. In this position he completed extensive work in researching grants and contracts from the federal government and private foundations aimed at funding evidence-based practices in the arena of public welfare. He also served as the lead development coordinator for a web-based juvenile assessment used to determine the treatment needs of juveniles involved with the justice system. He further worked on the pilot implementation of the assessment with the PACE Center for Girls throughout the state of Florida. He presented the project at conferences in Texas and Washington, D.C. Mr. Norris has trained child welfare and juvenile justice workers in New Jersey on a series of web-based products aimed at addressing the concerns of quality assurance. Additionally, he spent time providing case reviews throughout the California child welfare system as part of a research project aimed at revamping the foster care placement system. He has worked as a Coordinator for Georgia’s Family Connection in Morgan County. His role with Family Connection included the development of programs aimed at assisting adolescent mothers in completing their high school education and continuing towards self-sufficiency.

Mr. Norris also worked to obtain a wide-range of public and private funding to support numerous local projects aimed at at-risk youth within the community including the inception of a PARTNERS in EDUCATION for the entire county school system. He has also worked in Chattanooga, TN with a private non-profit to develop psychoeducational and support programs for women receiving public assistance. His role with that agency included outreach in the public housing communities, facilitating mental health services for women, and coordinating GED programs.

Finally, Mr. Norris spent five years as a classroom teacher in two at-risk middle schools where he was part of several innovative projects including inclusion classrooms that included regular and special education students and facilitated by teams of teachers as well as tracking program where he followed a group of students through three years.

A.J. Norris Project & Development Coordinator
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A.J. Norris AJ Norris joined NCCD/CRC in 2005 as a Project & Development Coordinator with responsibility for coordinating staffing, project deliverables, and contract demands for the project and development efforts of the Midwest Office. Prior to joining the NCCD/CRC, Mr. Norris was the Administrative Director for Pathways Transition Programs, Inc., a private non-profit mental health center in Atlanta.In this role, he was responsible for submitting grant applications and proposals for the agency and secured national accreditation as a recognized out-patient substance abuse program for women.Additionally, he established the agency as a recognized Medicaid provider for Intensive Family Interventions.He also maintained the fiscal stability for the agency, evaluated and developed service delivery programs, and ensured that all treatment programs met with local, state, and federal funding guidelines. Mr. Norris was previously the Coordinator for Georgia's Family Connection office in Morgan County.While there, he established a collaborative board representing the Department of Family and Children Services, the Public Health Department, the school system, and private citizens which focused on areas affecting child welfare and family functioning.Mr. Norris's role included managing the budget for the board, reviewing requests for funds, and coordinating all grants and proposals for the collaborative board. Mr. Norris also worked with Family and Children Services in Chattanooga, Tennessee.At this non-profit agency, he developed psycho-educational modules and programs aimed at addressing the many barriers facing women on public assistance. A.J. Norris is a former classroom teacher with experience in both rural and urban school systems.While teaching, he established the Partners in Education program at one of his schools and secured business partners and funding for the school's literacy program.A.J. Norris has a degree in Education from Shorter College in Rome, GA.

A.J. Norris Project and Development Coordinator
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A.J. Norris AJ Norris joined NCCD/CRC in 2005 as a Project and Development Coordinator with responsibility for coordinating staffing, project deliverables, and contract demands for the project and development efforts of the Midwest Office. Prior to joining the NCCD/CRC, Mr. Norris was the Administrative Director for Pathways Transition Programs, Inc., a private non-profit mental health center in Atlanta.In this role, he was responsible for submitting grant applications and proposals for the agency and secured national accreditation as a recognized out-patient substance abuse program for women.Additionally, he established the agency as a recognized Medicaid provider for Intensive Family Interventions.He also maintained the fiscal stability for the agency, evaluated and developed service delivery programs, and ensured that all treatment programs met with local, state, and federal funding guidelines. Mr. Norris was previously the Coordinator for Georgia's Family Connection office in Morgan County.While there, he established a collaborative board representing the Department of Family and Children Services, the Public Health Department, the school system, and private citizens which focused on areas affecting child welfare and family functioning.Mr. Norris's role included managing the budget for the board, reviewing requests for funds, and coordinating all grants and proposals for the collaborative board. Mr. Norris also worked with Family and Children Services in Chattanooga, Tennessee.At this non-profit agency, he developed psycho-educational modules and programs aimed at addressing the many barriers facing women on public assistance. A.J. Norris is a former classroom teacher with experience in both rural and urban school systems.While teaching, he established the Partners in Education program at one of his schools and secured business partners and funding for the school's literacy program.A.J. Norris has a degree in Education from Shorter College in Rome, GA.