Andrea Monteiro

Founder and Principal Consultant, Ethical Correctional Consulting Inc., Canada

Andrea Monteiro is the founder of Ethical Correctional Consulting Inc., a social enterprise providing solution-focussed advice on safe and humane, criminal, health, and social justice policy and operations. She is also the current President of the Canadian Criminal Justice Association. Prior to establishing ECC, Ms. Monteiro held public service positions across Canada including Director of Corrections, Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, and Senior Policy Advisor. Ms. Monteiro has worked with national and international correctional agencies and community-based organizations supporting justice-involved individuals for over 23 years. She has a Sociology degree, a Master of Arts in Criminology, and was a sessional lecturer at the University of Toronto’s Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies. Ms. Monteiro has appeared on national radio and television to discuss correctional reform and has co-authored and published several high-profile public reports and journal articles relating to the provision of correctional services in Canada.