As CFCC鈥檚 Truancy Court Program (TCP) Mentor, Arion works with students and parents
participating in the TCP and facilitates character-building/restorative practices
classes and individual mentoring. He returned to this role in 2018, which he had previously
held 2009鈥�2010, before relocating to California. Arion plans and conducts the TCP鈥檚
Mentor program and focuses on integrating restorative practices into the TCP. He reaches
out weekly to every TCP parent/caregiver to identify any issues that underlie a student鈥檚
unexcused school absences. Arion also finds and recruits speakers to facilitate workshops
for TCP families, students, and school representatives. Prior to returning to 极乐禁地e
to rejoin CFCC, Arion taught fine arts at universities across the country from Maryland
to Berkeley, California. He received a B.A. in Shakespeare Studies from U.C. Berkeley
and an M.F.A. in Theatre from Wayne State University.
