Who is Jose Rosado?
For over thirty years, Jose has worked diligently in our schools and community as an educator, youth athletics coach, youth and community advocate, consultant to law enforcement and social services agencies, political organizer and founder of a non-profit organization.
Jose is a product of the welfare system and public housing. He under-achieved in school and encountered trouble on the streets. As such, Jose had to overcome many of the factors he speaks on. In 2011, Jose became the first Latino Mayor in the history of Pennsylvania. Jose is the former Mayor of the Borough of Fountain Hill, PA. As the mayor, Jose oversaw the police department and emphasized a focus on public safety and police/community relations. In 2012, Jose was appointed to the Board of Trustees at Northampton Community College. Jose was the first Latino appointed to serve as a trustee at the college. |
Nicholas Kennedy
Teacher / Reading School District
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Your presentation was, by far, the most inspirational and heart-felt, truthful discussion that I’ve ever been a part of…I’m serious. Your thoughts on empowering young people by helping them become valuable citizens, no matter what their background, really was refreshing. Thank you so much.
Nicholas Kennedy,
Teacher / Reading School District
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John M. Morganelli
District Attorney / Norhampton County
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I have had the pleasure of personally working with Mr. Rosado with respect to presentations that he has given in the community on issues dealing with crime, drugs, and alcohol, poverty, dysfuntional homes, etc. I highly recommend him for the ability to deliver a powerful mesage regarding intervention strategies and issues facing today's youth, etc
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Amy K. Corl
Executive Director / Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
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It is common knowledge throughout the police community that Mr. Rosado is very well respected as an instructor and educator.
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John V. Reynolds
Ph.D Department of Political Science / Moravian College
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José seems to me to benefit from having a strong moral compass that provides him a firm foundation on which to pursue the matters before him. He is not afraid to be forthright and direct but also seems open to genuine discourse. I think he is overall very well suited to engage a variety of audiences on issues concerning youth in the community.
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Mary Woolley
Director of Criminal Justice Policy / Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Attorney General Corbett's praise of your participation at the first meeting (Alliance for Community and Law Enforcement Relations) has heightened the Governor's excitement for the project. The Governor looks forward to your continued zeal and dedication toward the improvement of relations between minority communities and law enforcement in the Commonwealth.
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Social Awareness Projects - Trauma Informed Care
Jose Rosado has developed several educational/social awareness projects that focus on sensitive topics about different personal and societal pressures and issues that people face everyday including: Mental health, addiction, domestic violence, bullying, school violence, LGBT, and more. The presentations are designed to provide awareness and promote Trauma Informed Care in our schools and community.
Book Library
Being Good at Being Bad: Troubled Teenagers Factors and Solutions
This book addresses the factors that contribute to the detriment of our troubled teens including: Home abuse, neglect, parental substance abuse and broken homes. Community drugs, violence, gangs and the entertainment industry. Schools low expectations and school violence. As they experience failure in these three crucial areas, troubled teens take on a being good at being bad attitude to gain status within their subculture. The book delivers a powerful message regarding the issues and provides strategies that could lead to overcoming the negative trends. It will push you to question the status quo and political barriers that perpetuate this lifestyle. |
Deliberate Injustice: Leaving Them Behind Through Indifferent and Incompetent Leadership in Urban Education, A case history of systemic failure
Deliberate Injustice provides a firsthand look at the systemic failure, which is taking place in many of our public school systems, especially in urban settings. Deliberate Injustice provides a look at the Indifference and Incompetence, which exists at every level of a broken system, from the classroom to the boardroom. Deliberate Injustice provides actual incident reports, investigation reports, emails, memorandums and sworn court depositions from a school superintendent and other administrators. Deliberate Injustice challenges the reader to question the level of unethical and/or illegal conduct and whether the conduct lends itself to school failure, the school-to-prison pipeline and mass incarceration. |