Tina Chiu serves as director of technical assistance, guiding Vera’s centers and programs in providing support to local, state, and national government officials. She was previously the deputy director of technical assistance. Tina joined Vera in 1999 as a senior program associate and has worked with jurisdictions and policymakers on a variety of issues, including police-immigrant relations, prison conditions, juvenile justice and youth development, adult sentencing and corrections, and responses to domestic violence. Before coming to Vera, Tina was a research associate at Columbia University, specializing in community economic development and geographic information systems analysis. She has a BA in liberal arts from St. John's College, an MA in history and philosophy of science from the University of Chicago, and an MS in urban planning from Columbia University.