Our Vision, Mission & Values
We envision a world where restorative practice is accessible to all and deeply rooted in the lives of individuals, organizations, and communities. A reality where people reclaim the tools to build and sustain their own communities, understanding that the power to foster connection, repair harm, and create belonging lies within them.
In this world, restorative practices are not an outsourced solution but an integrated way of being—a daily commitment to living out the values of equity, accountability, compassion and stamina. At RPNYC our mission is to help our clients integrate restorative practices as a regular part of their lives, both professionally and personally, honoring our shared humanity and creating spaces where everyone can thrive.
Meet the Team
We’ve been friends and partners for almost a decade. In that time, we've come to grow in our friendship, facilitation partnership, and in our work as Circle practitioners. One of the values that we prioritize in our restorative justice work is the importance of relationships. As friends and partners we do this work together. We laugh, share, and wonder about all things related to social justice, racial justice, and the ways in which Circle practice welcomes us into a deeper relationship with ourselves and one another.
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FOUNDER
Erin Dunlevy is a restorative justice facilitator and consultant with over 20 years of professional experience in the U.S., Europe and Latin America. She currently works on projects training stakeholders from learning institutions, districts, theaters, community organizations and for-profit companies interested in furthering their restorative justice journey. Erin has written and presented extensively about evaluative measures for restorative practices in institutions cited for racial disproportionality. Currently, Erin is Vice President at True North EDI, an adjunct professor at Columbia University, a Visiting Professor at the United Nations Mandated University for Peace and works as an intimacy professional and restorative justice consultant nation-wide.
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PARTNER & LEAD TRAINER
Cathleen Antoine-Abiala is an educator, facilitator, and storyteller with more than two decades of experience advancing equity and social justice through education and restorative practices. As co-founder of Restorative Practice NYC, she creates spaces for meaningful connection, harm repair, and collective healing. Cathleen’s work, rooted in culturally responsive education and community-building, empowers participants to integrate restorative values into daily life. Informed by her Haitian heritage and global perspective, Cathleen is deeply committed to building equitable, humane, and sustainable spaces where all people can thrive.
