Fatoumata Ceesay, M.A., joined the Center for Innovations in Community Safety as a Senior Program Associate in October 2023. In her role, Ceesay supports several law enforcement initiatives within the organization, primarily the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project, where she oversees all training operations and manages communications with affiliated agencies and partner organizations. As necessary, Ceesay supports the Executive Director in strategic planning and growth management of the program.

Prior to joining the team at Georgetown, Ceesay worked for years in the criminal justice space, including with Arnold Ventures and the Center for Policing Equity, where she focused on addressing challenges in policing and community safety through evidence-based research. Some of the projects she has led and assisted in are related to promoting police accountability measures and advancing community violence intervention efforts. Ceesay has also been actively involved in various projects dedicated to formulating strategies addressing mental health crisis response issues.

Ceesay is currently in the final stages of her Ph.D. program in Sociology and her doctoral research is primarily concerned with understanding police discretion during mental health crisis encounters.