Jesse Battle is currently the Sr. Director of Community Partnerships and a member of the clinical counseling team at TROSA. Jesse accepted this position after serving as the Director of the Men’s Program for 20 years. Facing a judge with habitual felon charges, Jesse was provided with an opportunity to attend the TROSA program in 1995. After graduating the program in 1997, Jesse earned a MS degree in Mental Health Counseling. Being able to achieve professional goals has allowed Jesse to assist individuals trapped by the collateral consequences of past behaviors in obtaining the life they desire. At times, the barriers that they face are often perceived as insurmountable. Jesse wants to make sure that these individuals do not lose hope. Edward Louis Cole once said, “You don’t drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.”