Her Story
About Radhika
Radhika Cruz serves as Training Design and Development Manager, a role she has held for close to four years. With over 10 years in the training field, her expertise encompasses crisis intervention and family strengthening, drawn from a decade in child welfare where she worked as a crisis intervention worker, licensing worker, and adoption specialist. She later transitioned into vocational ministry as a marriage and family life director before serving as a trainer at the University of Oklahoma. Cruz holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Youngstown State University and a Master's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Kent State University. Her certifications include Prepare and Enrich, PREP, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Managing Aggressive Behavior, START, residential child and youth care professionals training, Youth Mental Health First Aid, family-centered coaching, 24-7 Dad Facilitator, and the Crucial Learning suite covering Mastering Dialogue, Power of Habit, Getting Things Done, Crucial Influence, and Crucial Accountability. She attributes her success to God and the encouragement of family, pastors, teachers, and professors, and values strengthening families as the foundation for strong communities.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Radhika
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to God and the many people who have sown words of encouragement into my life, like my father, husband, pastors, teachers, youth pastors, and professors who believed in me even when I didn't believe in myself. My life has been like a garden where many seeds have been sown through strategic people at each stage.
02What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
Since the pandemic, people in the adult learning and training industry are cognitively overloaded with information, misinformation, and disinformation. The workforce is overwhelmed, asked to do more with less due to budget cuts, leading to burnout. We need to simplify training, content, processes, and paperwork to reduce the cognitive tax.
03What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Family is the most important value. When families are strong, communities, cities, and states are strong. I invest in my own family and use my knowledge to serve helpers working with vulnerable families.
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