Derek Morrissey is responsible for all of CPA’s Alternative in the Community and Transitional Housing Programs. He also oversees CPA staff and vendors providing services for our two Juvenile Detention Enrichment Programs. Derek has been with CPA since 2010.

Before becoming Program Operations Director in 2019, Derek was the Program Manager for the Hartford AIC and Transitional House. As Program Manager, Mr. Morrissey developed strong relationships with the program’s state funder, often being called upon to lead initiatives focused on risk and recidivism reduction. He also cultivated partnerships within the community with programs such as UCONN’s Urban Service Track, the YWCA, and Copper Beech Institute to better serve participants of the programs.

Derek began his career in criminal justice in 2006, when he worked for the Children’s Home in Cromwell. He joined CPA in 2010 as a shift supervisor for our former SOAR Community Residential Program for boys. Derek later moved to the Hartford AIC as a Case Manager. He was quickly promoted to Supervising Case Manager at the AIC, which he held until becoming the Program Manager.

Derek has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Connecticut. He is certified as a Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Trainer. He also has certifications in CPR/First Aid/Automated External Defibrillator, Medication Administration, Suicide Prevention, Safe Crisis Management, and Motivational Interviewing. In 2016, he participated in the Leadership Greater Hartford’s Quest Program.

Derek enjoys coaching his son Jackson’s youth baseball, basketball, and football teams in his free time.