Dana Walters Flores
About Dana Walters Flores
Dana Walters Flores serves as the Co Campaign Coordinator for the Youth Justice Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law. With a background in advocacy for juvenile justice reform, she has held various leadership roles, including Director of CASA Programs at Voices For Children CASA and Board Member at Project Send It.
Work at National Center For Youth Law
Dana Walters Flores serves as the Co Campaign Coordinator for the Youth Justice Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law. She has held this position since 2021, contributing to various advocacy efforts aimed at improving the juvenile justice system. Her role involves coordinating campaigns that focus on youth rights and justice reform.
Previous Experience at Voices For Children CASA
From 2016 to 2021, Dana Walters Flores worked as the Director of CASA Programs at Voices For Children CASA in Boulder, Colorado. During her five-year tenure, she led initiatives to support children in the juvenile justice system and was instrumental in the establishment of the first Colorado CASA program that accepted appointments from the District Court for juvenile delinquency cases.
Education and Expertise
Dana Walters Flores earned her Doctor of Law (J.D.) degree from the UDC-David A. Clarke School of Law, where she focused on Public Interest Law from 2007 to 2010. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Sociology and Urban Studies from Colorado College, which she completed from 1997 to 2001. Her educational background supports her expertise in youth justice and advocacy.
Advocacy and Achievements
Dana Walters Flores has been involved in significant advocacy efforts, including the successful passage of Direct File Reform in Colorado in 2012, which made it more challenging to transfer juveniles to the adult criminal justice system. She has also worked to shut down juvenile facilities that violated children's rights and removed School Resource Officers from local schools as part of her initiatives.
Board Membership and Community Involvement
In addition to her current role, Dana Walters Flores has been a Board Member of Project Send It since 2019, contributing to youth-focused initiatives in the Denver Metropolitan Area. She also served on the Board of Directors for the Latino Task Force of Boulder County from 2019 to 2021, where she engaged in community advocacy and support for Latino youth.