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From YouTube: Meet The People: Ricky Moody
Description
On this episode of #MeetThePeople, Ricky Moody talks about how his experiences brought him to working for the city, how much he really loves the job, and describes in great detail what was his greatest fashion mistake.
A
Thank
you,
hello.
Again.
Everyone
welcome
to
another
edition
of
Meet
the
people.
My
name
is
David
finer
I'm,
the
communication
technology
manager
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh's,
Department
of
innovation
and
performance.
On
today's
episode
we
have
Ricky
Moody
Ricky
is
the
community
health
and
human
services
policy
manager
for
the
city
of
Pittsburgh's,
City
Council.
A
A
B
So
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Beaver
County,
which
is
adjacent
and
touches
Allegheny
County,
and
that
area
includes,
if
people
don't
know,
Aliquippa,
Beaver,
Falls,
Rochester,
Ambridge,
those
football
river
towns
and
there's
a
lot
of
Pride
there.
You
know
so
when
I
talk
about
Western
Pennsylvania
experience
I
most
certainly
include
Beaver
County,
along
with
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
because
at
this
point
in
my
life,
I
think
I
spent
just
the
same
different
or
the
same
amount
of
time
in
each
area.
B
So
after
college
I
went
to
Point,
Park
and
I
stayed
here,
I
moved
to
the
West,
End
and
I
think
I'm
about
18
years
in
West,
End
I
live
in
a
very
and
I
would
argue,
maybe
the
most
obscure
City
neighborhood.
It's
called
East
Carnegie,
okay,
it's
in
the
West
End
and
I
I
get
a
little
bit
nerdy
about
the
most
unknown,
neighborhoods
and
I
like
to
argue
with
people
that
mine
may
be
the
most
obscure,
if
not,
is
definitely
in
the
top
five.
B
So
I've
been
in
my
neighborhood
for
the
last
again
18
years,
and
you
know:
I
really
became
very
civically
involved
early
on
in
the
neighborhood.
So
I
was
the
president
of
our
East
car
East,
Carnegie
Community
Council
for
a
few
years,
and
that
brought
me
into
The
Fray
of
meeting
council
president
Teresa
Kel
Smith
who's.
B
So
I
was
very
civically
involved
and
I
was
very
out
there
as
far
as
getting
to
know
people
in
the
neighborhoods
getting
to
know
who
was
in
city
government
at
the
time.
So
all
that
really
I
think
helps
me
now,
because
it
allows
me
to
know
some
functions
that
I
would
have
had
to
have
been
trained
on
the
spot
with.
B
If
that
makes
sense,
so
besides
that
I've
had
a
career
in
Behavioral,
Health,
I,
most
particularly
and
and
I'm,
most
known
for
being
a
director
of
a
forensic
outpatient
program
at
Pittsburgh,
Mercy,
okay,
so
many
people
on
the
street
may
call
it
Mercy
Behavioral
Health.
But
it's
recognizes
Pittsburgh
mercy
and
I
started
out
at
a
psychiatric
hospital
for
children
when
I
moved
to
the
West
End
and
it
was
called
Southwood.
Psychiatric
hospital
and
I
was
a
supervisor
of
milieu
therapists
and
I.
Was
there
for
about
eight
years
and
I.
B
I
have
to
say
that
during
that
time,
in
my
20s
that
particular
experience
gave
me
so
much
training
about
clinical
mental
health
and
and
what
to
expect.
You
know
whether
it's
a
mild
condition
or
a
severe
condition
and
the
realities
of
teenagers
and
children
and
adolescents
who
are
struggling
with
mental
health
disorders.
So
that
was
a
great
training
ground
and
then
I
transitioned
to
some
Behavioral,
Health
consultant
work
and
then
I
finally
became
the
clinical
supervisor
and
ultimately,
the
administrator
of
Mercy's
forensic
outpatient
program.
B
Unfortunately,
or
if
you
happen
to
be
a
sexual
offender
and
you
need
clinical
treatment,
if
you
have
a
lot
of
incarceration
histories
due
to
alcohol
and
drug
abuse,
all
those
types
of
topics
and
and
issues
were
aligned
with
the
program
that
I
ran
and
the
fifth
Appellate
Court
judges
in
Allegheny
County
would
actually
mandate
preparation,
stipulations,
they're
individuals
to
my
program.
So
there
was
a
lot
of
intersection
with
the
criminal
justice
system
that
I
have
also
in
my
career
due
to
that
particular
work.
B
So
you
could
imagine
during
the
last
10
11
years
of
my
professional
life,
I
really
saw
this
new
scourge
of
the
opioid
crisis,
literally
from
the
beginning
to
where
we
are
right
now
and
I
can
remember
in
2016
and
2017
getting
used
to
having
to
facilitate
an
Arcane
on
the
spot,
getting
used
to
running
group
therapy
and
having
somebody,
you
know,
walk
into
group
on
a
Tuesday
and
the
next
week
pass
away.
So
there
was
a
lot
of
that.
B
I
guess
vicarious
trauma
as
a
clinician
that
you
know
we
had
to
get
used
to,
and
I
was
certainly
part
of
that
entire
era.
I'm
a
certified
addictions,
counselor
and
I
still
keep
my
credentials
I'm,
also
a
certified
Community
Health
worker.
So
in
my
work
now,
when
I'm,
promoting
healthy
outcomes
and
advocating
for
certain
outcomes
for
specific
populations
that
aligns
with
what
I
am
professionally
still
so
fast
forward,
this
position
opened
up
and
council
president
Smith
and
I.
We
talk
and
she
said
you
know
this
position
is
opening
up.
I.
B
Think
that
you
should
interview
and
I
said
well.
Okay,
you
know
at
the
time
I
was
about
to
take
another
position
at
another
clinic
and
I
was
one
of
the
four.
Maybe
six
people
who
interviewed
for
this
position-
and
you
know
I've
done
a
lot
of
clinical
work
as
I
spoke
on,
but
I've
also
participated
in
a
lot
of
community
panels
and
I've
done
a
lot
of
Grassroots
advocacy
and
education
about
these
clinical
issues.
B
You
know
how
many
halfway
houses
are
in
the
city
neighborhoods
right
now,
who
are
regulated
and
who
are
not
and
and
what
that
means
and
why
we
should
know
that
I'm
recognizing
what
intellectual,
disabled,
64
under
regulated
homes
or
in
city
neighborhoods,
recognizing
who
to
speak
to
in
DHS
and
how
to
be
a
liaison
with
DHS
about
these
issues
that
continue
to
intersect
with
city
government.
Now
it
was
not
lost
on
me
that
Human
Services
is
not
particularly
of
jurisdiction
of
city
council.
B
You
know
these
topics
continue
to
hit
city,
council,
hallways
and
so
now,
in
my
position,
I'm
the
point
person
to
speak
to
constituents
about
those
issues
when
they
call
in
and
I'm
also
the
prime
lies
on
I
would
believe
with
DHS
about
the
services
that
that
department
has,
because
they
have
the
budget.
They
have
the
priority
for
that
type
of
work
in
the
area,
but
I'm
able
to
go
to
the
council
offices
and
the
council
president
and
explain
to
them
what's
going
on
and
become
that
Connecting
Point.
B
You
know
and
I
don't
think
that
existed
before
me,
because
there's
a
lot
in
that
world
of
terminology
and
understanding
and
protocols
that
traditional
municipal
government
employees
did
not
know
you
know
so
in
exchange.
You
know
when
it
comes
to
something
regarding
DPW
or
snow
removal.
I
would
not
know
that
you
know
and
that's
what
they
you
know
dealt
with,
but
these
topics
continue
to
show
up
and
I
believe
that
they
wanted
to
great
disposition
to
make
sure
that
somebody
could
fill
that
gap
of
communication
and
information
did.
B
B
A
A
B
My
job
okay:
well,
maybe
you
don't
pay
attention
that
type
of
thing,
but
I'm
nerdy
about
what's
most
obscure?
Okay,
because
I
also,
you
know,
have
a
history
of
advocating
for
my
neighborhood
and
making
sure
that
we
get
the
resources
that
we
need
in
comparison
to
other
neighborhoods
who
get
more
right.
So
yeah.
B
A
A
A
B
Professionally,
for
me,
I
think,
is
good
okay,
I'm
confident
in
what
this
position
shouldn't
tell
and
every
month,
literally
I'm
fleshing
out
more
things
that
are
part
of
this
position
now,
I'm,
confident
and
I.
Think
my
background
has
brought
me
to
this
point:
I
think
that
since
I
have
such
a
specific
but
in
depth
background
with
many
different
clinical
Human
Service
populations,
I'm
able
to
make
this
position
a
working
position
that
I
don't
need
too
much
supervision
for
so,
for
instance,
right
now,
I
sit
on
a
lot
of
different
committees.
B
You
know,
for
example,
the
South
Pittsburg
opioid
Action
Coalition
in
the
South
Hills
of
Pittsburgh,
so
naturally
it
was
easy
for
me
to
align
there
and
now
I'm
the
community
chair
for
community
relations,
and
there
are
some
other
boards
and
different
committees
that
I
sit
on
that
you
know
before
I
applied.
It
doesn't
necessarily
have
that
type
of
function
in
the
job
description
or
a
lot
of
the
proactive
things
that
I
do
that.
I
know
to
do
that.
B
I
think
I,
sort
of
have
a
knack
for
that,
and
I
think
that
the
position
continues
to
flesh
out
more
and
more
because
sometimes
I'm
literally
helping
to
create
policy
like
I
did
with
to
stop
the
violence
performance
evaluation
that
I
helped
create.
So
that
was
like
you
know
very
textbook
policy
creation
and
policy
manager,
but
also
the
liaison
piece.
B
You
know
you
have
to
make
sure
that
you're
seeing
what's
going
on
in
the
community,
you
have
to
make
sure
that
you're
paying
attention
to
the
DHS
events
and
the
events
that
would
align
with
human
services
that
you
want
to
pay
attention
to
the
movements.
The
nuances
out
there
that
are
occurring
that
you
want
to
bring
back
to
council,
so
you
know
again,
I
think
that
my
background
clinically
and
my
community
relations
background
and
the
civic
participation
work.
That
I
did.
You
know
it
helps
me
out.
A
B
I
think
I
could
explain
that
at
this
point,
yeah
about
a
year
in
so
a
typical
day
would
be
maybe
a
zoom
meeting
with
a
coalition
or
some
type
of
community
group.
A
typical
day
would
be
that
answering
emails,
planning
and
events.
Because,
right
now,
myself
and
the
community
engagement
Specialists,
we
have
aligned
and
those
are
newer
positions
to
a
council.
We
have
a
line
because
we
are
now
connecting
with
specific
Council
offices
to
produce
Community
Wellness
Affairs.
A
B
Events,
I'm,
sorry
and
right
now
we're
working
on
a
councilman,
Cog,
Hills
district,
Community,
Health
and
Wellness
Affair.
We
started
out
in
Mount
Washington
with
Cal
Smith's
district
and
there's
a
learning
curve
there.
You
know
what
event
planning,
what
works,
what
doesn't
work
and
who
to
invite
so
that
process
right
now
and
we
continue
to
have
more
and
more
so,
there's
always
an
aspect
of
that
in
my
daily
life
right
now
and.
B
So,
for
instance,
right
now,
Cog
Hills
district.
The
councilman
has
recognized
that
opioids
have
impacted
his
district
very
intensely
and
he
wants
to
do
all.
He
can,
of
course,
to
make
sure
that
people
stabilize
and
people
get
healthy,
so
the
Brownsville
Road
Corridor
has
more
of
an
impacted
problem
than
maybe
other
areas
in
the
city.
So
it
would
take
a
different
type
of
focus
for
sure
and.
A
B
It's
sort
of
in
my
head,
but
I've
also
had
conversations,
and
it's
it's
interesting
and
coincidental
that
you
brought
up
Council
one
strasburger,
because
when
we
first
met
she
did
tell
me
about
the
nuances
in
her
district
and
how
they
may
be
different
than
other
districts.
But,
for
example,
the
great
thing
about
her
district
is
is
that
if
there's
a
movement
or
some
type
of
support
that
we
work
on
in
other
areas
of
the
city,
her
district
is
most
prone
to
support
that
city-wide.
B
So
she
was
able
to
explain
that
to
me,
whereas
maybe
another
District
things
are
so
obvious
and
so
apparent
when
it
comes
to
what
type
of
need
is
occurring,
that
I,
don't
necessarily
need
an
explanation
and
I
can
just
jump
in
there
right.
So
I
think
that
that
initial
conversation
with
the
council
members
helped.
A
B
A
B
Wouldn't
say
it's
hard,
but
I
I
think
it's
different
for
me.
Yes,
because
I'm
used
to
private
Market,
where
you
have
a
traditional
sound
of
command
and
you're
listening
to
one
person,
so
I
would
say
it's
different.
It
could
be
hard
for
some
people,
but
you
know
they
have
a
a
good
way
of
giving
me
assignments
and
giving
me
tasks
that
don't
compete
or
crash
into
each
other.
Okay,
you
know
they
they
respect
deadlines,
they
respect
time
needed
for
certain
processes.
B
So
far,
I
think
there's
a
natural
Synergy
there.
You
know
I,
don't
have
too
many
offices
at
once.
Asking
me
for
things
now.
I
will
say
you
know
when
it
comes
to
priorities.
Of
course,
Council
president's
needs
are
of
utmost
important
right
importance,
but
if
a
council
member,
you
know
they
have
an
issue
I
sort
of
discern
in
my
own
professional
way
about
what
I
should
take
a
hold
of
faster,
so,
for
instance,
if
somebody's
getting
evicted
and
they
need
housing
resources
or
they
need
patch
to
housing.
Resources.
B
I
will
most
certainly
prioritize
that
type
of
thing,
because
again
it's
not
lost
on
me
that
I
may
be
at
a
conference
or
I
may
be
in
some
air-conditioned
room
reading
emails.
While
this
person
is
completely
stressed
out
because
they're
evicted
and
they
need
to
know
their
next
step,
so
that
type
of
instance
would
definitely
get
prioritized
and
I.
Don't
think
that
anybody
would
have
a
problem
with
that,
something
that
I'd
deal
with.
B
That
kind
of
brings
me
back
to
my
clinical
circles,
and
my
clinical
work
is
that
you
know
individuals
will
walk
into
City
Council
on
the
spot,
who
may
be
presenting
symptomology
and
certain
times.
Nobody
can
speak
to
them,
except
for
me,
because
I
have
the
training
and
I
have
to
de-escalate
them,
and
I
have
to
find
out
what's
going
on,
I
had
an
instance
yesterday
where
that
occurred.
So
that's
the
priority.
Of
course.
That's
somebody
right
there
with
a
direct
need.
B
You
have
to
directly
serve
that
person
and
it
wasn't
necessarily
my
job
description.
However,
I
I
do
it,
because
I
can
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
the
outcome
for
that
person
is
the
best
it
can
be,
and
if
somebody
doesn't
have
that
background,
you
know
they
may
not
be
able
to
provide
that
and
I
think
that
the
council
members
have
received
that
well.
I
think
that
they
all
know
that
I
do
that.
Some
council
members
have
verbalized
at
the
table
that
they
appreciate
that
I.
Do
that.
A
B
Good
question
so
initially,
council
president
wanted
me
out
there
during
Tuesday
meeting
from
people
or
even
Wednesday,
when
they
have
the
ability
to
come
to
the
podium
to
speak
and
if
there's
a
problem
or
if
they
have
some
issue,
that
they
need
resolved
or
if
they
are
presenting
some
type
of
symptomology,
and
they
need
somebody
to
talk
to
them
that
other
people
can't
address
or
or
necessarily
professionally,
you
know
understand
then
initially
I
was
called
upon
immediately.
Council
president
would
be
at
the
podium
and
literally
say:
Ricky.
A
B
B
I
now
know
when
to
respond,
because,
if
somebody's
showing
up
with
some
type
of
issue
or
if
they
need
some
type
of
help,
that
aligns
with
the
work
that
I
do
I
just
respond
now,
the
only
time
I'm
not
paying
attention
is
because
I'm
literally
off
that
day
or
because
I
may
be
at
a
meeting.
But
I
try
not
to
schedule
meetings,
whether
there's
Zoom
or
in
the
community.
During
times
when
the
council
was
legislating
because
of
that
reason,
I.
A
B
A
B
A
B
Gotten
them
into
that
direction.
Sometimes
it's
quick!
Sometimes
it's
one
and
done
you
know,
I
send
them
to
where
they
need
to
go,
and
you
never
hear
again.
Sometimes
it's
continuous
I
had
one
individual
who
really
needed
to
unpack
a
lot
of
systematic
trauma
that
she
was
dealing
with
and
I
was
an
advocate
and
then,
at
some
point
in
time,
I
had
to
pass
a
torch
to
the
appropriate
agencies
that
do
that
specific
work
who
can
really
help
and
give
basically
targeted
case
management
more
so
than
I
can
yeah
that's
great
yeah.
B
I
think
that
is
where
I
thought
would
be.
You
know,
I,
don't
think
it's
necessarily
easier
or
harder.
I
think
that
there's
been
some
stabilization
as
to
what
I
know
to
do.
I
know
people
better
now,
of
course
you're
in
so
that
helps
you
know,
and
people
know
what
I
can
do
and
what
I
do
so
that
helps
as
well
so
I
think
the
acclimation
of
time
has
built
relationships
which
then
feeds
into
you
know
more
collaboration
and
understanding.
That's.
A
B
That
so
it
got
started
because
council
president
Smith
was
looking
into
passing
legislation
to
create
a
curfew
policy
here
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
and
you
know
you
may
have
heard
that
face
mixed
reviews,
because
the
literature
states
that
curfew
doesn't
necessarily
work.
Although
a
lot
of
comparable
or
bigger
cities
have
implemented
a
curfew
within
the
last
two
years,
including
Chicago
and
Philadelphia,
and
now
Baltimore
Baltimore.
As
of
the
last
two
months,
has
a
pretty
Progressive
sounding
on
program
and
it
seems
to
be
well
recepted,
so
that
was
her
initial
policy
move.
B
But
so
you
know
with
the
mixed
review,
she
decided
okay
to
take
a
different
direction
and
then
at
least
align
with
the
administration
about
creating
Family
Resource
Centers.
So
you
have
a
place
to
go
and
program
and
be
supported
and
can
foster
pro-social
behaviors,
which
is
huge
right
and
so
I'm
on
that
committee,
with
others,
including
Council
persons,
strasbarger
Cog,
Hill
and
Lavelle.
B
B
A
B
A
A
B
Would
say
that
that's
type,
that
is
the
type
of
thing,
certainly
having
all
those
factors
in
place,
would
be
fantastic,
I
think
right
now
that
I
I
believe
there's
a
sense
that
of
Youth
are
left
to
their
own
devices.
They
self-destruct,
you
know,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
supporting
the
youth
in
the
city
as
strongly
as
we
can
and
they
have
to
have
a
place
to
go.
They
have
to
have
a
place
to
program.
They
have
to
have
a
place
where
they
can
get
positive
support.
B
B
B
A
B
Was
so
around
January
I
got
some
information
that
Second
Avenue
Commons
had
a
very
large
amount
of
police
calls
a
huge
uptick
first
couple
months
and
that's
concerning
you
know,
and
certain
businesses
around
2nd
Avenue
Commons.
You
know
they
have
voiced
their
concern,
so
Aaron
Dalton,
the
Director
of
Human
Services,
was
invited
and
she
was
there
and
she
gave
me
an
update
about
the
decline
of
calls
at
that
point.
B
So
up
until
May
3rd
I
assumed
that
the
calls
were
still
spiked
okay
way
past
the
point
of
any
preconceived
understanding
and
she
said
that
the
data
showed
that
they
were
actually
trending
down.
So
that
was
brand
new
information
that
was
certainly
relevant
and
I.
Think
we
had
like
a
little
side
conversation
and
the
post
agenda
about
that.
So
for
my
work
and
what
I
inform
the
council
about
that?
Well,
what
I
informed
them
about
that
was
extremely
relevant
and
new
will.
B
A
A
B
And
I'm
also
talking
to
the
deputy
director
of
mental
health
at
the
county,
about
having
a
working
committee,
maybe
meeting
once
every
two
months
who
can
you
know,
come
into
voice
their
issues
and
voice
their
concerns
of
what
they
think
should
be
occurring
and
what
resources
are
needed
and
what
they're
noticing
so
that
the
city
knows
you
know
and
and
that
they're
not
feeling
like
they're
not
being
ignored.
You
know.
So
there
is
going
to
be
some
conversations
that
stemmed
from
those
post
agendas.
This.
B
B
A
B
B
A
B
B
A
B
A
A
B
A
A
B
A
B
Last
time,
I
dabbled
in
veganism
I
lost
some
weight.
I
need
to
go
back
to
it,
but
you
know
I
do
like
Gyros,
so
I
think
that
if
I
can
have
something
all
the
time,
it
would
be
it
now
I,
don't
do
it
because
they're
not
good
for
you
all
the
time,
but
if
I
could
have
it
all
the
time
without
having
all
the
issues
attached
to
it?
Yes,.