Kyla R. Woods has been selected as the 2015 Outstanding alum for Crime and Justice Studies Program. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2004 and completed Wright State’s Applied Behavioral Science graduate program in 2007. She has been employed with Montgomery County Job and Family Services as a Job and Family Services Specialist II. In this position she helped clients determine eligibility for public assistance which included, but was not limited to, food assistance, medical, and cash assistance. In 2007 Kyla decided to search for other career opportunities within the field and found that even though she had the education, she lacked the experience. But in 2013 she was able to prove that what she lacked in experience she made up in passion for the work and took a position with Montgomery County Juvenile Court. She started as an Assessment Specialist in the Intervention Center and within just a year, transitioned to Juvenile Probation Services as a Drug Court Specialist. She enjoys this current position and recently enrolled in classes to obtain her Licensed Chemical Dependency Licensure. She hopes to become more involved with the Drug and Alcohol treatment of the youth.
Each year a Crime and Justice Studies alum is selected for this recognition. If you know of someone who deserves this recognition (or yourself), be sure to submit the information through the WSU Alumni Association or through the CoLA form.
