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Rev. Cheryl Mitchell Gaines is an ordained minister,
attorney and Founder/Executive Director of Phoenix Rising Ministries,
a ministry dedicated to the prevention of child sexual abuse
by engaging the Black church leadership. As a legal advocate,
she is committed to building bridges between the world of child
welfare and the faith community. She has broad experience in
child welfare, juvenile justice and faith- and community-based
initiatives. Her former work includes: Chaplain with the New
York State Office of Children and Family Services, a faith community
developer of program services, Director of the Youth and Family
Project at the University of Rochester and Staff Consultant
with the MayaTech® Corporation under the Substance Abuse
Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) HIV Prevention
and Substance Abuse Prevention in Minority Communities Initiative.
Rev. Gaines is graduate of Tulane Law School and a founding
partner of Shekinah Legal Group, PLLC, www.shekinahlegalgroup.com
a Washington, DC-based law firm. She also holds a Masters of
Divinity Degree in Theology from Colgate Rochester Divinity
School and currently serves on the ministerial staff of the
Temple of Praise church www.thetempleofpraise.org
of southeast D.C. under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Glen A. Staples
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