Patricia Zamora

Patricia Zamora is Founder of PAZWorks and provides nationwide consulting and training in restorative justice practices. She founded the first restorative-based peer jury program at a public school in the US, which is now the official model for the Chicago Public Schools and operates in forty-nine high schools. Ms. Zamora developed the curriculum and trained peer jury teams of students, school staff, and community members to implement this model. She served as Coordinator of the Chicago Public Schools Alternative to Expulsion Program for grades 6-12, and helped initiate restorative measures into the Office of Specialized Services Alternative Safe School Unit.