About Tony

As a Baltimore native, I bring a focused and energetic approach to any work that I seek to accomplish. Both my professional and life experiences have equipped me to understand the power of collaboration and leaning into our strengths as a way to engage our surroundings.

"It's important to acknowledge what is in you before you go and build others up."
- Tony Pizarro

TONY'S JOURNEY

Transforming brokenness...

...into beauty

Roles / Experience

Assistant Director of the Writing Center
North Park University

Adjunct Lecturer (Undergraduate)
Topic: Academic Writing
North Park University, Aug '22/Spring '23

Guest Lecturer (Graduate)
Topic: Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing
North Park University

Project Management and Strategic Consulting
Adler University and IL-CHEP

Co-Founder, Church Without Walls
Inside-Outside Church through North Park Theological Seminary's School of Restorative Arts

Top Left: Tony presenting at IL-CHEP '22 Conference
Top Right: Tony with NPU's Writing Center Student Advisors
Bottom: Tony speaking at Church of the Good Shepherd

Faculty Advisor
North Park University's Black Student Union

The Importance of Prison Literature
Midwest Modern Language Association

Co-Curricular Assessments
Office of Provost, Annual Assessment and Accreditation Conference

Mass Incarceration and the Church
The Evangelical Covenant Church Midwest Conference, Jan 2022

Preaching:
Edgebrook Covenant Church (see video)
North Park Covenant Church
Hope Covenant Church - Orland Park

Speaking / Preaching

Cultivating Career and Professional Development; Empowering and Training System-Impacted Individuals
IL-CHEP Conference, Oct 2022

Agape and Ecclesia Workshop:What does the Gospel have to say about Mass Incarceration?
Loyola University

Guest Speaker: Pictures of Progress
Exhibition by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom

Guest - Professional Male (Mentor)
2nd Annual Summit for Male Success 2022

Masters of Christian Ministry and Restorative Arts
North Park Theological Seminary – Chicago, IL

Certified in Mandated Reporter for Children and Family Services

Doctorate of Ministry in Preaching (2026)
ACTS Doctor of Ministry in Preaching Program – Chicago, IL

2022 Innovative Ministry Award
North Park Theological Seminary, 2022

Degrees / Certifications / Awards

2022 Volunteer Award
Hanul Family Alliance

Picture by Karl Clifton-Soderstrom