“I found our time connecting and working together to be some of the most motivating and fulfilling work I have done here in the City of Watertown and am very grateful for that. I have also changed some of the professional tendencies after working with you because of the impression our time connecting left on me with how I approach meetings, brainstorming, dialogue and more. I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work with you.”
– Tyler Cote, Community Engagement Specialist, City of Watertown
“Roy’s Restorative Justice training gave me everything I needed to confidently implement circles in my own classroom. Roy provided a very clear plan for learning and applying restorative practices, and did it with a sense of humor and openness that made a lasting impact on me. He is someone who lives the values he teaches.”
– Katie Abo, 5th Grade Teacher, Watertown Public Schools
“Roy is a very insightful, sensitive, kind, and calm facilitator of restorative justice principles and practices that bring together individuals around circles to discuss a situation, understand its impact, and collaboratively develop solutions. From my personal experience being with him in circle, I am so impressed with his depth of knowledge and diplomatic acumen about how to use these concepts and tools for community building.”
– Dr. Mark Freudenberger, leader in the field of global climate change, deforestation, and land use.
“Roy can relate to people from various cultural, ethnic and economic backgrounds, which makes him both a joy and asset to have on a team. His ability to use his lived experiences, background in law, education, racial justice and inclusion work allows him to see the whole picture and the whole person that sits in each one of his circles.”
– Ashley Rose Saloman, Director of Restorative Practices, Tufts University
“Roy’s community building circle created a setting where each person was empowered to safely express their experiences, concerns, and hopes. Over a few sessions, Roy led a group that transformed me to see with more empathy and to develop closer relationships.”
– Wil Soltysik-Española, Employee Experience Manager, The Children’s Trust
“You have made such a difference in the time you have been with our school system. Seeing kids who struggle shine in circles is just amazing. You show people that think they can’t, how to achieve.”
– Katherine Kiernan, Special Education Teacher, Watertown Middle School
“It was such an honor and pleasure to work with you! When you joined my classes, you gave me so many new ideas and strategies and my students really enjoyed having you join us!”
– Melissa Burke, ASMA, CCMA , Medical Assisting Teacher, Watertown High School
“Roy has brought such care to the Circles he’s led at our congregation. He deftly balances inviting participation and keeping us focused. I find him to be patient, personal, and open to the new truths and perspectives that reveal themselves though the process of listening.”
– Rev. Elizabeth Bukey Saunders, Minister at First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist
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