senior director
Kristina Bryant, MBA
Kristina Bryant is a Senior Director at Rulo Strategies, where she leads initiatives that support cross-sector collaboration among public safety, behavioral health, and community stakeholders. With three decades of justice-related experience, Kristina has served as a national court management consultant and held leadership roles in community corrections, including positions as a Juvenile Court Probation Officer, Criminal Justice Planner, and Assistant Director/Interim Director of an adult pretrial and probation agency. She has worked extensively with the judiciary, elected officials, and policymakers to improve justice policies and practices and to expand collaborative court diversion and intervention efforts. Kristina is a trained facilitator in the Sequential Intercept Model and has facilitated cross-system information sharing and collaborations between justice and behavioral health partners for over a decade.
Krisina’s expertise also extends to education and workforce development, with seven years as an adjunct faculty member at the university level and a deep understanding of education and learning styles. She is a frequent national presenter on community supervision, substance use and mental health, rural justice, organizational development, and workforce health and wellness initiatives.
Kristina holds a master’s degree in business administration and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, with minors in psychology, sociology, and business administration. She resides in a beautiful rural community outside Richmond, Virginia.
Areas of Expertise
Planning and implementation of cross-sector efforts
Training and data analysis in the criminal justice system
Screening, assessment, and the risk/need/responsivity model
Funding and sustainability