I earned a BA in sociology with a minor in music (instrumental) from Louisiana Tech University and an MA in communication and leadership from Gonzaga University. Currently, I’m attending Case Western Reserve working on master’s in social work. I live in one of the poorest congressional districts (on Osage/Caddo/Quapaw land) in the American occupation of Turtle Island, and I believe collective power can change our condition. So, I am now an MSW student graduating in August 2022 moving forward to critically intervene in reality and facilitate liberation from all forms of oppression.

I have had the growth opportunities of analyzing and developing policy, walking with clients through phases of engagement from assessment through termination, facilitating group therapies, conducting community assessments and gap analyses, co-designing a community organizing campaign plan, and using multiple methods to design and/or implement practice and program evaluations.

My (macro social work) practice now and in the future seeks to incorporate a blend of social science and arts to walk in solidarity with all oppressed people and help create clear pathways so people get the resources they need to live, thrive, and reclaim humanity. I will do this through:

• Participatory and restorative methods to empower people who structures have excluded and placed at risk
• Agency advocacy addressing program and intervention efficacy, accessibility, and accountability
• Policy advocacy including organizing networks, building coalitions, legislative monitoring, public testimony, and alerting constituents and advocates

If you want to reach out, visit my contact page or follow me on Twitter or Instagram at @joiultra.

Degree-granting Education

MSW	Case Western Reserve University Concentration: Community Practice for Social Change	2022 (In progress)
MA	Gonzaga University Communication and Leadership Studies	2011
BA	Louisiana Tech University, Sociology, Music minor	2008

Experience & Service

Lincoln Nova Vital Recovery	Social Work Intern	2020-2021
Joi Chadwick Consulting	Communication and Leadership Consultant	2017-2020
Ruston Daily Leader	Circulation Manager	2016-2017
	Circulation Assistant Manager	2014-2016
	Inserter	2011-2014
Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home	Assistant Child Care Supervisor	2010-2011
	Child Care Specialist	2009-2011