Minneapolis officials did not have to look far to find a director for the fledgling Office of Violence Prevention, picking a veteran of the city’s efforts to curb violent crime.
Sasha Cotton, who has served as the city’s youth violence prevention coordinator since 2014, will head up the new office.
Her immediate priorities include developing a strategic plan with “measurable outcomes so we can hold ourselves accountable and be transparent with the community.”
“We’re working with Cities United, a national technical assistance program to help us develop a process for community input as the first step,” Cotton said Friday via text message.