Neusa is a Kriola, born in Cabo Verde and immigrated to Boston with her family when she was 13 years old. She graduated from Pine Manor College with her B.A in Biopsychology and a minor in Drama and Theatre. After giving back to her community of Cabo Verde in Boston, she joined Peace Corps as a HIV/AIDS and Community Development volunteer in Botswana and later joined Peace Corps Cabo Verde and worked as the Training Director/Community Development Program Assistant and Post Acting Director. Neusa started working with Wediko Children’s Sercices as the MassSTART Case Manager in June 2013 in substance abuse education and prevention and implemented the life skills group facilitation to the youth in the program. She earned her M.A in Mental Health counseling and Dance and Movement Theraoy and worked as a school-based clinician and now as In Home Therapist with underserved children, adolescents and families in the Boston area. She enjoys working in international development, traveling, music, dance and spending quality time with her family and friends. Her dream is to establish a Ubuntu Dance and Movemenr Therapy center in Cape Verde one day and self care and healing are some of her many objectives integrated in her dream project.
