Stacey Woods is the Program Manager for the Adult Redeploy Illinois program. As Program Manager, Stacey is responsible for implementing policies and procedures for the program, posting Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs), and overseeing interagency agreements. Before joining the ARI program, Stacey was the Grant Monitor for ICJIA’s Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Program (CB-VIP).

Before her work at the state level, Stacey served as the Financial Capability Manager with the North Lawndale Employment Network, a not-for-profit organization serving under- and unemployed North Lawndale residents, including citizens returning from incarceration. As the Financial Capability Manager, Stacey oversaw financial literacy programming and worked on policy issues relating to financial literacy and re-entry. Stacey holds a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Governors State University. Stacey served two years as a Local Initiative Supports Corporation Americorps volunteer (2009-2011).