Director of Community Based Services
April Flores ‘Brayton is the Director of Community-Based for WINGS Program, Inc. She is an experienced Leader with a demonstrated history of working in Nonprofit Organizations, Social Services, Program Development and Implementation, Professional Presentations, and Volunteer Management. Strong community and social services professional. Collaborates at all levels with diverse institutions and community leaders toward the prevention and awareness of Intimate Partner Violence. Ensures the effectiveness and sustainability of multi-site programs through client-inclusive development, fundraising, and continuous improvement.
April is a bilingual, bi-cultural Latina leader with direct service experience. She is an Illinois domestic violence professional with an MBA in business administration and management from Roosevelt University. Dedicated to helping women, men, and children escape Intimate Partner Violence and access culturally and linguistically sensitive services.
April is actively involved in the Northwest Suburban Alliance Against Domestic Violence (NWSADV). She serves on the IPV medical task force committees at NCH Endeavor, Alexian Brothers, St. Alexis Medical, and UI Health Chicago. She is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Learning and Career Center at Harper College, appointed member of the Funding and Oversight committee and Co-chair of the Program Council Committee for the Leadership and Development Committee, for ICADV.
Strangulation doesn't have to leave visible bruises to cause life-altering injuries—or even death. In Episode 122 of 1 in 3, Ingrid Dutton sits down with April Flores-Brayton, Director of Community-Based Services at WINGS, Illinois' largest domestic violence agency, to discuss the often-overlooked …