Cherie A. Hunter

Cherie Hunter is a consultant for Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC). Prior to consulting, she was employed by TASC serving as the Director of External Training and the Center for Criminal Justice for two years after overseeing eight programs that included the Recovery Community Support project, five Clinical Reentry Corrections programs (three Juvenile and two Adult) and two HIV/AIDS programs.
 
Prior to joining the staff of TASC in 2001, she served 20 years in the Illinois Air National Guard (ILANG) where she co-developed and directed youth drug and alcohol after school programs for the Illinois Drug Demand Reduction unit within Chicago, Peoria, and Springfield, Il. She retired with full honors in December 1999.                                                                   
While working in the human services field for more than 25 years, she has developed and implemented programs for people living with HIV/AIDS, youth, families and low-income communities, child welfare, juvenile and adult criminal justice, and other social systems. Dedicated to delivering services and meeting the needs of diverse populations, Ms. Hunter is skilled in developing coalitions and working with boards of directors that are able to provide qualified expertise and innovative direction.