RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FACILITATOR/ CIRCLE KEEPER
Bianca “B” Santana is a vivacious Circle Keeper with a magnetic aura and gift for making others feel seen. She has been practicing Restorative Justice for over 6 years and is an adamant believer in empowerment through healing. She credits RJ as the impetus for her own healing journey, sharing “What made me like RJ is that it made me dig deeper into my feelings and helped me to start my healing process. I also liked that it made me realize I had affected a community. I wasn’t the only one hurting, and we tend to focus on only our pain at times.”
Since being introduced to RJ, B has made a point of leaning into vulnerability. She shows up to every space she is in as her full and authentic self and is candid about her own struggles in a way that invites others to feel safe enough to open up. She has a humble confidence and a contagious laugh that you can’t help but join in on, and makes immediate and lasting bonds with those around her.
But don’t get it twisted- B is as strong as she is gentle! She is a powerhouse of resilience and perseverance who works tirelessly to ensure that her family and community are protected and supported in the ways that she hasn’t been. A survivor of domestic violence and sexual abuse, B is particularly passionate about bringing domestic violence programming to those who are system impacted, specifically other women. She sees RJ as a means to build pathways for domestic violence survivors to break cycles of trauma and rebuild their sense of self and safety. Her deep wealth of lived experience combined with her extensive RJ training make her a brilliant circle keeper and burgeoning leader, and we feel so proud to call her a member of the TPP family!
Since being introduced to RJ, B has made a point of leaning into vulnerability. She shows up to every space she is in as her full and authentic self and is candid about her own struggles in a way that invites others to feel safe enough to open up. She has a humble confidence and a contagious laugh that you can’t help but join in on, and makes immediate and lasting bonds with those around her.
But don’t get it twisted- B is as strong as she is gentle! She is a powerhouse of resilience and perseverance who works tirelessly to ensure that her family and community are protected and supported in the ways that she hasn’t been. A survivor of domestic violence and sexual abuse, B is particularly passionate about bringing domestic violence programming to those who are system impacted, specifically other women. She sees RJ as a means to build pathways for domestic violence survivors to break cycles of trauma and rebuild their sense of self and safety. Her deep wealth of lived experience combined with her extensive RJ training make her a brilliant circle keeper and burgeoning leader, and we feel so proud to call her a member of the TPP family!