Richard Alan Lewis has 20 years of program management, planning, research and evaluation experience. He serves as a senior manager for ICF International - a global professional services firm that partners with government and commercial clients to deliver consulting services and technology solutions in defense, energy, environment, homeland security, social programs, and transportation. Mr. Lewis provides high-quality research and consulting services that help ICFI clients develop and manage effective human services programs and policies for the public good. He also serves as a consultant to The Urban Institute, a nonpartisan economic and social policy research organization, and advises on issues involving improving outcomes for prisoners, ex-prisoners and their families. Mr. Lewis' knowledge base includes managing federal, state and privately funded grants and administering contracts, and advising agencies and organizations on value-added strategic partnerships and fund development initiatives. His skill set comprises conducting policy relevant research, authoring papers and proposals, and empirically evaluating programs designed to solve social problems, prevent crime and delinquency, and enhance policing, courts, and corrections. Mr. Lewis also develops cutting-edge training curricula and delivers state-of-the-art technical assistance. In addition, his abilities and interests include increasing homeland security concerns, improving domestic preparedness, and the application of social marketing solutions. Finally, Mr. Lewis instructs courses and lectures on contemporary criminal justice policy issues. This extensive experience involves criminal justice system subject matter expertise in areas involving policing, courts, and corrections. Areas of special concentration include homicide and violent crime, delinquency and mentoring at-risk youth, prisoner reentry and parental incarceration, marriage and fatherhood, and faith- and community-based responses to social problems involving the ominous nexus of drugs, guns, and poverty in urban communities that are disproportionately impacted by incarceration. Mr. Lewis holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Criminology from the University of Maryland.