Team
Leadership
Interim Director
Marshall
Clement
serves
as
the
Interim
Director
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
providing
strategic
leadership
to
advance
the
organization’s
mission
of
strengthening
public
safety,
improving
justice
systems,
and
supporting
state
and
local
leaders
nationwide.
For
20
years
at
the
CSG
...
Justice
Center,
Marshall
has
played
a
key
role
in
shaping
many
of
the
organization's
impactful
initiatives.
As
Director
of
the
State
Initiatives
Division,
he
led
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative,
partnering
with
policymakers
in
27
states
to
develop
data-driven
policies
that
reduce
corrections
spending,
lower
recidivism,
and
enhance
public
safety.
His
expertise
in
criminal
justice
policy,
data
analysis,
and
bipartisan
collaboration
has
helped
inform
policy
and
practice
changes
across
the
country.
Throughout
his
career,
Marshall
has
facilitated
high-level
policy
discussions,
worked
closely
with
governors,
legislators,
and
justice
system
leaders,
and
testified
before
legislative
committees
to
drive
evidence-based
solutions.
His
commitment
to
trusted
data,
practical
policy,
and
meaningful
partnerships
continues
to
guide
the
CSG
Justice
Center
as
it
works
to
be
the
most
trusted,
useful,
and
impactful
partner
for
state
and
local
leaders
working
on
advancing
safety
and
justice.
Marshall
holds
a
BA
in
Public
Policy
with
honors
from
Brown
University.
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Director, State Initiatives
Grace
Beil
Call,
as
director
of
state
initiatives
at
The
Council
of
State
Governments
Justice
Center,
advances
policies
for
a
more
effective,
equitable,
and
responsive
criminal
justice
system.
Her
contributions,
alongside
those
of
people
on
the
state
initiatives
team,
are
...
evident
in
programs
like
Justice
Reinvestment,
Justice
Counts,
and
Lantern.
Before
her
role
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
served
as
a
visiting
fellow
for
the
Office
for
Victims
of
Crime
at
the
U.S.
Department
of
Justice.
Grace
directed
the
Victims
of
Crime
Act
program
for
the
Office
of
Crime
Victims
Advocacy
in
Washington,
showcasing
her
understanding
of
victim
services
and
work
as
a
State
Administering
Agency.
Her
leadership
included
directing
the
Utah
Coalition
Against
Sexual
Assault,
and
she
began
her
advocacy
as
a
volunteer
at
the
Rape
Recovery
Center
in
Salt
Lake
City,
Utah,
more
than
25
years
ago.
Grace
holds
a
BS
in
gender
studies
from
the
University
of
Utah.
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Director, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Nerisha
Degale
performs
in-depth
variance
analysis
of
revenue
and
expenses
and
restricted
and
unrestricted
financial
schedules.
She
also
conducts
research,
creates
ad
hoc
financial
reports,
and
develops
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
operating
budget.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
...
was
a
tax-processing
specialist
at
Deloitte
&
Touche
and
was
an
assistant
to
the
controller
at
Le
Bernadin,
Inc.
She
holds
a
BBA
in
accounting
and
finance
from
Boise
State
University.
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Director of Justice and Health Initiatives, Behavioral Health
Hallie
Fader-Towe
works
with
local
and
state
policymakers
to
craft
policies,
processes,
and
programs
that
bring
research-informed
approaches
to
their
jurisdictions.
In
her
positions
with
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
has
worked
with
jurisdictions
around
the
country
on
collaborative,
data-driven
...
planning
and
implementation
efforts
to
address
criminal
justice
functions
from
initial
detention
through
reentry,
including
a
focus
on
people
with
mental
illnesses.
She
has
also
managed
the
development
of
training
materials
on
mental
health
courts
and
on
judicial
responses
to
the
prevalence
of
individuals
with
mental
illnesses
involved
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
She
has
written
on
court
case
processing,
competency
to
stand
trial,
dispute
systems
design
for
state
trial
courts,
pretrial
responses
to
people
with
mental
illnesses,
information
sharing
between
criminal
justice
and
mental
health
systems,
and
mental
health
court
design
and
implementation.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
management
consultant
with
McKinsey
&
Company
in
New
York.
Hallie
received
a
BA
from
Brown
University
and
a
JD
from
Harvard
Law
School.
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Director of Reentry Initiatives, Corrections and Reentry
Susan
Gottesfeld
is
the
director
of
reentry
initiatives
at
The
Council
of
State
Governments
Justice
Center.
Susan
has
worked
in
the
criminal
justice
and
human
services
fields
for
more
than
25
years.
Before
this
role,
Susan
was
chief
program
officer
...
and
executive
vice
president
at
the
Osborne
Association,
developing
and
supervising
programs
across
the
spectrum
of
reentry
and
alternatives
to
incarceration.
Susan’s
experience
includes
pre-arraignment
diversion
and
mitigation,
jail-
and
prison-based
services,
workforce
development
and
housing
services,
treatment
services,
family
visiting
programs
and
services
to
children
of
incarcerated
parents,
as
well
as
anti-violence
programs.
Throughout
her
career,
Susan
has
focused
on
developing
and
implementing
innovative
solutions
to
lessen
the
human
and
economic
costs
of
incarceration.
She
holds
master's
degrees
in
forensic
psychology
from
John
Jay
College
of
Criminal
Justice
and
in
developmental
psychology
from
Columbia
University.
She
also
holds
bachelor's
degrees
in
psychology
and
criminology
from
the
University
of
Florida.
She
is
based
in
New
York
City.
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Director, Development & Grant Administration
Sandy
Jamet
leads
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
efforts
to
grow
and
diversify
our
funding
from
public
and
private
sources
and
ensure
that
we
are
good
stewards
of
our
existing
funding.
Prior
to
this
role,
Sandy
served
as
the
director
of
...
foundation
relations
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center
and
as
co-interim
director
and
program
director
for
operations
in
the
Behavioral
Health
Division.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Sandy
was
the
associate
vice
president
for
foundation
giving
at
the
United
Way
of
New
York
City.
Previously,
she
led
fundraising
for
the
Corporation
for
Supportive
Housing,
which
consistently
exceeded
its
fundraising
targets
under
her
leadership.
Sandy
received
a
BA
in
economics
from
New
York
University
and
a
master’s
degree
in
public
affairs
from
Princeton
University.
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Director of Strategic Alignment, Finance, Operations, and Administration
As
the
director
of
strategic
alignment,
Dr.
Maya
McDoom
guides
collaboration
among
the
leadership
team
and
enhances
organizational
alignment
on
priorities
and
outcomes.
Maya
brings
valuable
experience
from
her
tenure
as
the
senior
director
of
research
and
evaluation
at
the
...
Center
for
Policing
Equity.
There,
she
led
team
operations
and
guided
evidence-based
evaluation
and
applied
research
for
public
safety
redesign.
Previously,
Maya's
team
at
CareFirst
BlueCross
BlueShield
drove
operational
improvements
and
cost
savings
for
various
programs
through
strategic
insights
to
executives.
Maya's
expertise
spans
program
management,
operations,
health
equity,
and
social
determinants,
cultivated
across
her
career
in
the
academic,
nonprofit,
and
private
sectors.
Maya
earned
a
PhD
from
Boston
University
and
an
MPH
from
the
University
of
Kentucky.
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Director of Human Resources & Talent Acquisition, Human Resources
Kenya
Salaudeen,
a
key
member
of
the
senior
leadership
team
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
leads
the
team
responsible
for
human
resources
and
talent
acquisition
initiatives.
Before
her
tenure
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
served
as
director
of
human
...
resources
and
labor
relations
at
the
New
York
City
Housing
Authority
(NYCHA).
She
was
responsible
for
managing
all
personnel
programs;
staffing
public
housing
developments,
central
offices,
and
other
NYCHA
locations
with
a
workforce
exceeding
11,000;
and
supervising
the
agency's
labor
relations
program.
Prior
to
NYCHA,
Kenya
was
the
vice
president
of
human
resources
at
Brightpoint
Health,
where
she
restructured
recruitment
and
hiring
procedures
and
developed
programs
for
employee
health
benefits
and
recognition.
Additionally,
she
served
as
the
assistant
director
for
benefits
and
policies
at
Harlem
Children’s
Zone,
offering
human
resources
support
to
employees
across
20
locations.
Kenya
has
also
shared
her
expertise
as
an
adjunct
lecturer
at
the
City
University
of
New
York
School
of
Labor
and
Urban
Studies
and
has
mediated
relationship
and
small
claims
matters.
She
earned
her
BA
in
sociology
from
Hunter
College
and
graduated
summa
cum
laude
with
an
MS
in
organizational
leadership
from
Mercy
College.
Currently,
she
is
working
toward
a
doctorate
in
business
administration,
specializing
in
industrial
and
organizational
psychology.
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Director, Research
Dr.
Jessica
Saunders
oversees
the
Research
Division
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
She
has
more
than
20
years
of
experience
supporting
effective
and
equitable
criminal
justice
administration
through
rigorous
research,
including
identifying
best
practices
and
addressing
systemic
racial
bias.
Her
...
research
spans
the
criminal
justice
system
continuum,
from
school-based
delinquency
preventive
interventions
to
reentry
and
system-wide
performance
metrics.
She
has
been
a
principal
or
co-principal
investigator
on
over
$25
million
in
competitive
research
grants
and
contracts
and
has
published
over
50
scientific
articles,
books,
and
technical
reports.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
policy
researcher
at
RAND
Corporation
and
an
assistant
professor
at
Arizona
State
University.
Jessica
received
her
PhD
in
criminal
justice
from
John
Jay
College
of
Criminal
Justice.
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Behavioral Health
Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Thomas
Coyne
provides
technical
assistance
to
jurisdictions
addressing
the
housing
needs
of
people
with
mental
illnesses
who
are
involved
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
he
worked
on
health
and
housing
policy
with
the
...
Health
&
Housing
Integration
team
at
the
Center
on
Budget
and
Policy
Priorities.
He
brings
field
experience
from
social
work,
having
worked
extensively
with
people
who
have
serious
mental
illnesses
in
Washington,
DC,
as
well
as
with
families
reuniting
with
their
children
from
foster
care
in
Michigan.
Thomas
earned
his
BS
in
criminal
justice
and
BA
in
sociology
from
Madonna
University
and
his
MPP
from
the
Trachtenberg
School
of
Public
Policy
and
Public
Administration
at
the
George
Washington
University.
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Program Director, Behavioral Health
Dr.
Megan
Davidson
is
the
program
director
of
the
Stepping
Up
initiative,
the
national
effort
to
reduce
the
number
of
people
with
mental
illnesses
in
the
justice
system.
Megan
has
over
10
years
of
experience
leading
complex
stakeholder
engagement,
research
...
and
evaluation,
and
technical
assistance
projects
at
the
intersection
of
behavioral
health
and
criminal
justice.
She
has
supported
many
jurisdictions
with
the
implementation
and
evaluation
of
systemic
efforts
intended
to
improve
outcomes
for
individuals
touched
by
the
behavioral
health
and
criminal
justice
systems.
Megan
earned
her
PhD
in
public
affairs
with
a
concentration
in
criminal
justice
from
the
University
of
Central
Florida.
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Director of Justice and Health Initiatives, Behavioral Health
Hallie
Fader-Towe
works
with
local
and
state
policymakers
to
craft
policies,
processes,
and
programs
that
bring
research-informed
approaches
to
their
jurisdictions.
In
her
positions
with
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
has
worked
with
jurisdictions
around
the
country
on
collaborative,
data-driven
...
planning
and
implementation
efforts
to
address
criminal
justice
functions
from
initial
detention
through
reentry,
including
a
focus
on
people
with
mental
illnesses.
She
has
also
managed
the
development
of
training
materials
on
mental
health
courts
and
on
judicial
responses
to
the
prevalence
of
individuals
with
mental
illnesses
involved
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
She
has
written
on
court
case
processing,
competency
to
stand
trial,
dispute
systems
design
for
state
trial
courts,
pretrial
responses
to
people
with
mental
illnesses,
information
sharing
between
criminal
justice
and
mental
health
systems,
and
mental
health
court
design
and
implementation.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
management
consultant
with
McKinsey
&
Company
in
New
York.
Hallie
received
a
BA
from
Brown
University
and
a
JD
from
Harvard
Law
School.
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Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Audra
Goldsmith
provides
county-based
technical
assistance
for
the
Kansas
Stepping
Up
Technical
Assistance
Center,
collaboratively
supporting
and
assisting
systems
improvement
projects.
Previously,
she
served
as
the
jail
behavioral
health
supervisor
for
Horizons
Mental
Health
Center
and
the
Reno
County
Correctional
...
Facility,
providing
direct
client
care
and
advocacy
to
people
experiencing
mental
illness
and
co-occurring
use
disorders
and
assisting
in
reentry
services.
Prior
to
that,
Audra
worked
in
the
Horizons
Same
Day
Access
department
serving
people
experiencing
acute
mental
health
crises
as
well
as
providing
same-day-access
services.
She
graduated
from
Wichita
State
University
with
a
BA
in
psychology
and
Emporia
State
University
with
an
MS
in
clinical
psychology.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Sean
Justice
provides
technical
assistance
to
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees
and
Law
Enforcement-Mental
Health
Learning
Sites.
Previously,
Sean
worked
with
the
Institute
for
Intergovernmental
Research
in
law
enforcement
and
correctional
officer
safety
and
wellness.
In
this
role,
...
he
supported
programs
aimed
at
providing
resources
and
trainings
to
agencies
supporting
officer
mental
wellness.
He
also
worked
with
the
National
Gang
Center
and
the
STOP
School
Violence
program
supporting
targeted
trainings
to
law
enforcement
and
school
resource
officers.
He
has
also
served
as
a
parole
officer
for
the
state
of
Tennessee
and
as
a
correctional
program
coordinator
for
the
Tennessee
Department
of
Corrections’
Swift,
Certain,
and
Fair
program.
Sean
holds
a
MS
in
forensic
psychology
and
a
BS
in
criminal
justice
with
a
focus
in
forensic
psychology
from
Tiffin
University.
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Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health
Anne
Larsen
helps
coordinate
crisis
response
alternatives
and
initiatives
and
provides
technical
assistance
and
education
on
community
responder
programs.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
worked
for
the
Olympia
Police
Department
and
created,
implemented,
and
managed
the
Crisis
...
Response
Unit
(CRU)
and
Familiar
Faces
program.
CRU
is
designed
after
the
CAHOOTS
model,
which
deploys
unarmed,
civilian-first
responders
to
community
members
in
crisis.
Before
working
for
the
police
department,
she
worked
for
the
Thurston
County
Prosecuting
Attorney’s
office
championing
alternatives
to
the
criminal
justice
system
and
supporting
treatment
courts.
Anne
has
a
BA
in
public
administration
and
an
MPA
from
The
Evergreen
State
College.
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Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Rachel
Lee
provides
technical
assistance
to
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees
and
offers
support
on
other
projects
that
focus
on
the
intersection
of
behavioral
health
and
criminal
justice.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Rachel
worked
for
...
C4
Innovations,
where
she
provided
project
assistance
to
several
recovery-focused
Substance
Abuse
and
Mental
Health
Services
Administration
initiatives.
Rachel
has
also
served
as
a
therapist
for
people
with
behavioral
health
disorders
in
both
inpatient
and
outpatient
health
care
settings.
Rachel
earned
her
BA
in
psychology
from
Bates
College
and
her
MSW
and
MPA
from
Columbia
University.
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Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Felicia
Lopez
Wright
oversees
training
and
technical
assistance
for
Second
Chance
Act
Crisis
Stabilization
and
Community
Reentry
grantees.
She
also
contributes
to
projects
on
topics
such
as
gender-responsive
services
for
women
in
the
justice
system
and
enhancing
crisis
and
justice
...
system
collaborations.
Felicia
previously
provided
training
and
technical
assistance
under
the
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program.
Felicia
is
a
licensed
clinical
social
worker
with
over
a
decade
of
combined
experience
providing
mental
health
therapy
to
demographically
diverse
populations
in
various
care
settings,
special
education
case
management
in
a
public
school
district,
and
short-term
counseling
at
a
community
court
program.
She
earned
a
BA
in
psychology
from
The
College
of
New
Jersey
and
an
MSW
from
Rutgers
University.
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Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health
Alex
Ruth
oversees
the
strategic
direction,
quality
and
impact
of
projects
at
the
intersection
of
justice,
Medicaid,
health
and
housing,
including
the
development
and
delivery
of
training
and
technical
assistance
for
a
range
of
policymakers
in
states
across
the
nation.
...
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Alex
served
as
the
justice
administrator
for
Arizona's
Medicaid
agency,
AHCCCS.
Alex
played
a
key
role
in
the
strategic
direction
and
implementation
planning
of
Arizona’s
1115
Reentry
Waiver
and
the
state’s
reentry
program.
Alex
modernized
outdated
justice
policies,
improved
data
to
support
meaningful
outcomes
for
citizens
reentering
their
communities,
and
presented
on
statewide
justice
strategies
to
local
and
national
leaders.
Alex
has
experience
in
managed
care
as
a
justice
system
liaison
and
reentry
coordinator.
She
has
served
as
a
psychometrist
and
mental
health
evaluator
in
the
Maricopa
County
Jail
system
and
has
worked
with
youth
involved
in
the
justice
system.
Alex
earned
a
BS
in
cognitive
psychology
from
Old
Dominion
University
and
an
MS
in
forensic
psychology
from
Southern
New
Hampshire
University.
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Deputy Division Director of Operations, Behavioral Health
Carlos
Sosa-Lombardo
is
a
key
member
of
the
Behavioral
Health
Division’s
leadership
team,
overseeing
all
aspects
of
the
division’s
operations
portfolio.
Previously,
Carlos
served
the
City
of
New
Haven
as
the
inaugural
director
of
the
Department
of
Community
Resilience,
where
...
he
developed
and
managed
various
divisions
responsible
for
supporting
vulnerable
community
members
and
improving
community
conditions.
He
also
served
as
special
projects
director
under
the
Community
Services
Administration,
where
he
directed
the
creation
of
New
Haven’s
community
responder
program
and
provided
strategic
leadership
to
create
the
Department
of
Community
Resilience.
Previously,
Carlos
was
the
project
manager
for
reentry
services
in
the
City
of
New
Haven.
Carlos
holds
a
BA
from
the
City
University
of
New
York
—
York
College
and
an
MPA
from
New
York
University.
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Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health
Ernest
Stevens
oversees
the
portfolio
of
work
focused
on
improving
outcomes
for
people
experiencing
behavioral
health
conditions
and
homelessness
who
encounter
law
enforcement.
Ernest
supports
communities
in
adopting,
implementing,
and
evaluating
new
practices.
Previously,
Ernest
spent
over
28
years
in
...
law
enforcement
helping
develop
new
programs
and
policies
for
the
San
Antonio
Police
Department.
He
also
worked
as
a
program
manager
for
the
Southwest
Texas
Regional
Advisory
Council
that
oversees
emergency
operations
for
22
counties
in
Texas.
Ernest
was
featured
in
the
Emmy
Award-winning
documentary
Ernie
and
Joe:
Crisis
Cops.
Ernest
also
wrote
Mental
Health
and
De-Escalation:
A
Guide
for
Law
Enforcement
Professionals.
He
earned
his
BS
in
criminal
justice
from
Wayland
Baptist
University.
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Deputy Division Director, Behavioral Health
Sarah
Wurzburg
oversees
technical
assistance
focused
on
behavioral
health,
diversion,
and
reentry
and
serves
as
the
lead
for
projects
related
to
substance
use,
mental
illnesses,
and
housing.
She
leads
the
work
on
the
development
of
community
responder
programs,
including
a
...
toolkit
that
supports
sites
in
development
of
non-police
responses
to
people
in
crisis.
Previously,
Sarah
was
a
research
analyst
at
the
National
Association
of
State
Alcohol
and
Drug
Abuse
Directors,
Inc.,
where
she
was
the
team
lead
for
Youth
and
Women’s
Services
and
was
the
primary
author
of
research
reports
on
youth
substance
use
disorder
treatment,
driving
under
the
influence,
and
Medicaid.
Sarah
has
also
worked
as
a
juvenile
court
advocate
and
in
community
substance
use
disorder
prevention.
She
received
her
BA
from
DePauw
University
in
English
(writing)
and
her
MA
in
social
services
administration
with
a
focus
on
policy
analysis
from
the
University
of
Chicago.
Read More
Communications & External Affairs
Deputy Director of Strategic Communications, Communications and External Affairs
Darby
Baham
leads
strategic
communications
conversations
across
the
organization,
working
to
develop
innovative
ways
to
engage
audiences,
promote
and
support
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
mission,
and
elevate
staff
expertise.
She
previously
held
roles
as
content
project
manager,
senior
managing
editor,
...
and
publications
editor,
overseeing
the
editorial
process
for
projects
involving
health
policy,
housing,
mental
health,
law
enforcement,
substance
use,
and
corrections/reentry.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Darby
was
a
public
affairs
specialist,
publications
manager,
and
writer/editor
for
multiple
Washington,
DC,
government
agencies.
She
has
a
BA
in
journalism
from
Howard
University
and
an
MA
in
American
government
from
Georgetown
University.
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Director of Digital Communications, Communications & External Affairs
Caroline
Cournoyer
leads
the
development
and
implementation
of
digital
communication
strategies
to
enhance
the
CSG
Justice
Center's
online
presence
and
engagement.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Caroline
served
as
the
communications
manager
of
the
U.S.
Interagency
Council
on
Homelessness,
...
where
she
coordinated
the
federal
homelessness
strategy
and
response
to
the
criminalization
of
homelessness.
Caroline
also
spent
a
decade
shaping
stories,
homepages,
and
digital
strategies
as
a
digital
news
editor
covering
criminal
justice,
among
other
topics,
for
outlets
that
included
Apple
News,
CBS
News,
and
Governing.
Caroline
has
a
bachelor’s
degree
in
journalism
and
history
from
James
Madison
University.
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Director of Content Strategy, Communications and External Affairs
Leslie
Griffin
leads
the
strategic
creation,
delivery,
and
governance
of
CSG
Justice
Center
content.
She
oversees
the
types
of
content
produced,
the
structure
of
that
content,
and
the
standards
and
guidelines
needed
to
ensure
quality
and
assess
performance.
Prior
to
...
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Leslie
had
an
18-year
career
in
educational
publishing
overseeing
the
development
of
literature
textbooks
for
grades
6–12.
Leslie
received
her
BA
from
Sarah
Lawrence
College
with
a
concentration
in
English
and
creative
writing.
Read More
Senior Digital Communications Manager, Communications and External Affairs
Sarah
Kelley
is
the
senior
digital
communications
manager
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
where
she
develops
and
executes
digital
communications
strategies,
digital
content,
and
online
engagement.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Sarah
worked
in
digital
marketing
and
public
...
relations,
supporting
multiple
businesses
and
nonprofits
by
leading
and
executing
digital
marketing
strategies
with
creative
design.
In
addition,
Sarah
worked
as
a
mental
health
clinician
and
in
various
social
work
roles,
with
experience
in
substance
use
services,
foster
care,
youth
services,
and
mental
health
servicing
youth
and
families
in
high-needs
neighborhoods
in
NYC
and
Virginia.
Sarah
holds
a BS
in
health
and
human
services
from
St.
John’s
University
and
an
MSW
from
the
University
of
Southern
California.
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Corrections & Reentry
Deputy Program Director, Corrections and Reentry
Valerie
Carpico
leads
the
work
for
planning
and
implementing
initiatives
to
reduce
recidivism,
strengthen
family
engagement,
and
improve
reentry
outcomes
for
the
Addressing
the
Needs
of
Incarcerated
Parents
and
Their
Minor
Children
grant
program
and
the
Reentry
2030
initiative.
Previously,
...
Valerie
was
the
reentry
coordinator
in
Fairfield
County,
Ohio,
where
she
leveraged
partnerships
between
law
enforcement
and
behavioral
health.
In
this
role,
she
facilitated
a
local
reentry
coalition
of
community
agencies
and
coordinated
new
behavioral
health
programming
within
the
local
jail.
She
also
served
as
the
Stepping
Up
coordinator,
setting
new
goals
and
initiatives
for
her
county
focused
on
sober
housing,
jail
screening
tools,
and
a
crisis
stabilization
facility.
Valerie
holds
a
BS
in
criminal
justice
from
Ohio
University
and
an
MS
in
justice
administration
from
Tiffin
University.
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Deputy Program Director, Corrections and Reentry
Josh
Gaines
focuses
on
issues
involving
the
collateral
consequences
of
criminal
conviction,
barriers
to
work,
and
relief
from
the
long-term
impacts
of
a
criminal
record.
In
addition
to
providing
direct
technical
assistance
to
state
leaders
and
other
stakeholders
working
to
...
safely
expand
opportunities
for
workers
with
criminal
histories,
he
also
oversees
the
CSG
Justice
Center's
Fair
Chance
Occupational
Licensing
Project
and
the
National
Reentry
Resource
Center's
Clean
Slate
Clearinghouse
and
National
Inventory
of
Collateral
Consequences
of
Conviction.
Josh
received
his
BA
from
North
Carolina
State
University
and
his
JD
from
the
Washington
College
of
Law
at
American
University.
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Director of Reentry Initiatives, Corrections and Reentry
Susan
Gottesfeld
is
the
director
of
reentry
initiatives
at
The
Council
of
State
Governments
Justice
Center.
Susan
has
worked
in
the
criminal
justice
and
human
services
fields
for
more
than
25
years.
Before
this
role,
Susan
was
chief
program
officer
...
and
executive
vice
president
at
the
Osborne
Association,
developing
and
supervising
programs
across
the
spectrum
of
reentry
and
alternatives
to
incarceration.
Susan’s
experience
includes
pre-arraignment
diversion
and
mitigation,
jail-
and
prison-based
services,
workforce
development
and
housing
services,
treatment
services,
family
visiting
programs
and
services
to
children
of
incarcerated
parents,
as
well
as
anti-violence
programs.
Throughout
her
career,
Susan
has
focused
on
developing
and
implementing
innovative
solutions
to
lessen
the
human
and
economic
costs
of
incarceration.
She
holds
master's
degrees
in
forensic
psychology
from
John
Jay
College
of
Criminal
Justice
and
in
developmental
psychology
from
Columbia
University.
She
also
holds
bachelor's
degrees
in
psychology
and
criminology
from
the
University
of
Florida.
She
is
based
in
New
York
City.
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Project Manager, Corrections and Reentry
Christina
Gilbert
works
to
improve
outcomes
for
youth
involved
with
the
justice
system,
providing
technical
assistance
across
the
country.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Christina
worked
at
the
Gault
Center
(formerly
the
National
Juvenile
Defender
Center),
where
she built
...
the
capacity
and
quality
of
youth
defense
systems
and
representation.
At
the
Gault
Center,
Christina
also
managed
a
campaign
to
end
shackling
of
youth
in
court
and
directed
The
Equity
Project,
a
collaborative
initiative
to
ensure
fair,
equitable,
and
dignified
treatment
for
LGBTQI+
youth. Christina
holds
a
JD
from
Northeastern
University
School
of
Law
and
a
BA
in
social
thought
and
political
economy
from
the
University
of
Massachusetts
Amherst.
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Senior Policy Advisor, Corrections and Reentry
Dr.
Nicole
Jarrett
provides
guidance
on
diversion,
treatment,
and
reentry
initiatives.
She
previously
served
as
director
and
deputy
director
of
the
Corrections
and
Reentry
Division.
Prior
to
this
role,
Nicole
served
as
the
director
of
health
policy
research
at
the
...
National
Medical
Association,
where
she
led
projects
to
strengthen
the
public
health
safety
net
and
improve
the
quality
of
care
provided
in
underserved
communities.
She
also
served
as
the
director
of
community
health
policy
at
the
Baltimore
City
Health
Department,
where
she
directed
the
city’s
participation
in
the
Community
Voices:
Healthcare
for
the
Underserved
Initiative.
She
received
her
BS
from
Rutgers
University
and
her
PhD
in
health
policy
and
management
from
the
Johns
Hopkins
Bloomberg
School
of
Public
Health
and
completed
a
postdoctoral
fellowship
at
the
Center
of
Behavioral
Health
Services
and
Criminal
Justice
Research
at
Rutgers
University.
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Deputy Division Director, Corrections and Reentry
Stephanie
Joson
oversees
the
Corrections
and
Reentry
Division’s
efforts
with
the
Communications
and
External
Affairs
division
to
promote
reentry
policy
and
practice
through
the
organization’s
website,
publications,
newsletters,
and
outreach.
She
also
manages
and
supports
grant
writing,
reporting,
and
compliance.
...
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Stephanie
worked
at
an
art
gallery,
writing
press
releases
and
managing
the
archives
and
requests
for
rights
and
reproductions.
She
received
a
BA
from
Fordham
University
and
an
MPA
from
the
School
of
Public
Affairs
at
Baruch
College.
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Program Director, Corrections & Reentry
Jesse
Kelley
is
the
Reentry
2030
program
director
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
Previously,
she
was
a
senior
policy
strategist
with
The
Clean
Slate
Initiative,
utilizing
her
expertise
in
record
clearance
procedures
to
support
policy
strategy
and
state-level
campaigns.
Jesse
...
also
served
as
legislative
counsel
at
the
Marijuana
Policy
Project,
where
she
led
state
advocacy
initiatives
and
achieved
successes
in
decriminalization
and
legalization.
Before
that,
she
practiced
law
as
a
criminal
defense
attorney
in
Alabama.
Jesse
graduated
magna
cum
laude
from
Troy
University
with
a
BS
in
English
and
holds
a
JD
from
the
University
of
Mississippi,
with
a
concentration
in
international
law
from
Cambridge
University.
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Project Manager, Corrections and Reentry
Megan
Pfeiffer
leads
technical
assistance
for
the
Reentry
2030
initiative.
She
has
also
supported
state
and
local
criminal
justice
agencies
in
implementing
programs
for
incarcerated
parents
and
their
children
and
for
people
returning
home
after
incarceration.
Previously,
Megan
worked
as
...
a
program
director
on
Rikers
Island
in
NYC,
where
she
developed
and
oversaw
the
program’s
visiting,
parenting,
counseling,
and
advocacy
services.
She
is
a
licensed
social
worker
with
over
a
decade
of
experience
providing
services
to
survivors
of
gender-based
violence
and
people
impacted
by
the
criminal
and
family
court
systems.
She
received
her
MSSW
from
Columbia
University,
MS
in
criminal
justice
policy
from
the
London
School
of
Economics,
and
BA
in
history
from
the
University
of
Michigan.
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Deputy Division Director, Corrections and Reentry
Nina
Salomon
leads
state
engagement
efforts
for
the
Corrections
&
Reentry
Division,
including
the
Improving
Outcomes
for
Youth
Initiative
and
Reentry
2030,
and
coordinates
state
policy
change
initiatives
with
other
divisions.
Nina
has
led
juvenile
justice
policy
initiatives
leading
to
...
legislative
changes
in
multiple
states
and
spearheaded
Reentry
2030
launches
across
the
country.
She
was
also
a
lead
author
of
the
School
Discipline
Consensus
Report.
Previously,
she
was
a
policy
advisor
at
EducationCounsel
LLC,
a
national
policy
and
legal
consulting
firm,
and
an
investment
associate
at
The
Chicago
Public
Education
Fund.
She
also
conducted
research
and
wrote
policy
briefs
and
funding
guides
to
support
education
and
youth
development
programs
and
worked
in
government
relations
for
a
national
youth
development
organization.
Nina
earned
a
BA
in
political
science
from
The
George
Washington
University
and
an
MSEd
in
education
policy
from
the
University
of
Pennsylvania.
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Deputy Program Director, Corrections and Reentry
Stephanie
Ueberall
works
with
states
and
counties
to
improve
outcomes
for
youth
in
the
juvenile
justice
system.
Stephanie
has
also
worked
to
reduce
the
overuse
of
jail
through
initiatives
such
as
Stepping
Up
and
the
MacArthur
Foundation’s
Safety
and
Justice
...
Challenge.
She
has
extensive
experience
with
youth
and
families
involved
in
the
justice
system
through
direct
service,
research,
technical
assistance,
and
program
design.
Most
recently,
Stephanie
was
the
director
of
violence
prevention
at
the
Citizens
Crime
Commission
of
New
York
City,
where
she
worked
to
enhance
community-led
youth
gun
violence
prevention.
Stephanie
holds
a
BS
in
psychology
from
the
University
of
Arizona
and
an
MA
in
community
psychology
from
the
University
of
New
Haven.
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Deputy Division Director, Corrections and Reentry
Josh
Weber
directs
the
CSG
Justice
Center's
juvenile
justice
program,
which
focuses
on
helping
states
use
effective
methods
to
reduce
recidivism
and
improve
outcomes
for
youth
in
contact
with
the
juvenile
justice
system.
Previously,
Josh
spent
10
years
working
on
...
building
the
capacity
of
programs
and
systems
that
serve
vulnerable
youth
in
the
juvenile
justice,
youth
development,
workforce
development,
and
child
welfare
systems.
Josh
managed
research
programs
for
the
Youth
Development
and
Research
Fund
in
Maryland
and
the
Chapin
Hall
at
the
University
of
Chicago.
In
addition,
Josh
led
the
development
and
implementation
of
NYC
Administration
for
Children’s
Services'
alternative
to
placement
and
reentry
program
for
juveniles
using
evidence-based
practices.
He
also
directed
the
District
of
Columbia’s
Justice
Grants
Administration,
which
managed
all
federal
juvenile
and
criminal
justice
grants
for
the
District.
Josh
received
his
BA
in
psychology
from
Duke
University
and
his
MPA
from
Princeton
University.
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Development & Grant Administration
Development Manager, Development & Grant Administration
Katie
Bower
supports
and
guides
the
funding
efforts
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Katie
gained
experience
as
a
writer
and
researcher,
most
recently
using
these
skills
as
a
paralegal.
Previously
she
worked
with
...
nonprofits
to
fund
programs
to
provide
necessities
to
youth
in
inner
cities
and
others
who
are
disadvantaged.
Katie
earned
her
BA
in
political
science
from
Michigan
State
University.
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Development Manager, Development & Grant Administration
Caleb
Duncan
supports
all
grant
and
development-related
efforts
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
Working
across
multiple
divisions,
he
prepares
proposals
and
reports,
identifies
funding
prospects,
and
supports
the
build-out
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
individual
giving
program.
Previously,
Caleb
worked
...
as
a
grants
manager
with
Millennium
Strategies,
LLC,
to
develop
strategic
plans
and
competitive
grant
proposals
for
local
governments
and
nonprofits
in
the
mid-Hudson
region
of
New
York
State.
Caleb
has
a
BA
in
English
literature
and
language
from
the
University
of
Houston
and
a
certification
in
nonprofit
management
from
Harvard’s
Extension
School.
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Director, Development & Grant Administration
Sandy
Jamet
leads
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
efforts
to
grow
and
diversify
our
funding
from
public
and
private
sources
and
ensure
that
we
are
good
stewards
of
our
existing
funding.
Prior
to
this
role,
Sandy
served
as
the
director
of
...
foundation
relations
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center
and
as
co-interim
director
and
program
director
for
operations
in
the
Behavioral
Health
Division.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Sandy
was
the
associate
vice
president
for
foundation
giving
at
the
United
Way
of
New
York
City.
Previously,
she
led
fundraising
for
the
Corporation
for
Supportive
Housing,
which
consistently
exceeded
its
fundraising
targets
under
her
leadership.
Sandy
received
a
BA
in
economics
from
New
York
University
and
a
master’s
degree
in
public
affairs
from
Princeton
University.
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Finance, Operations, and Administration
Executive Assistant to Senior Management, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Renée Brackett coordinates logistics, including hotel and meeting site selection, contract negotiations, and all related travel arrangements. She also serves as the executive assistant to the director. Renée has been with the CSG Justice Center since 2001.
IT Help Desk and Training Specialist, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Gabriel
focuses
on
delivering
quality
service
to
refine
existing
support
standards
and
processes.
One
of
his
core
values
is
establishing
a
team
dynamic.
Additionally,
his
goal
is
to
create
meaningful
connections
within
the
organization.
Gabriel
has
dedicated
his
career
to
...
helping
others
solve
technical
challenges
and
improving
their
technical
proficiency.
He
previously
worked
at
General
Electric
as
a
remote
support
engineer
providing
technical
support
and
empowering
users
by
helping
them
learn
practical
skills
to
benefit
their
daily
lives.
Gabriel
is
currently
on
a
pathway
to
receiving
a
BA
from
Miami
Dade
College
in
information
technology.
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Director, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Nerisha
Degale
performs
in-depth
variance
analysis
of
revenue
and
expenses
and
restricted
and
unrestricted
financial
schedules.
She
also
conducts
research,
creates
ad
hoc
financial
reports,
and
develops
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
operating
budget.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
...
was
a
tax-processing
specialist
at
Deloitte
&
Touche
and
was
an
assistant
to
the
controller
at
Le
Bernadin,
Inc.
She
holds
a
BBA
in
accounting
and
finance
from
Boise
State
University.
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Deputy Division Director, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Lisa
Halstead
is
the
deputy
division
director
of
operational
management
and
innovation.
Lisa
previously
served
as
deputy
division
director
for
State
Initiatives.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Lisa
was
the
founder
and
president
of
GreaterGood.org,
a
nonprofit
that
...
provides
immediate
disaster
response
fundraising.
In
that
role,
she
established
a
grant-making
program
that
raised
and
distributed
nearly
$4
million
annually
to
more
than
200
grantee
organizations
worldwide.
Lisa
was
also
the
chief
operating
officer
of
CharityUSA.com,
where
she
oversaw
a
$9.5
million
operating
budget
and
sustained
a
30
percent
annual
growth
rate
at
the
forefront
of
the
cause
marketing
explosion.
Lisa
received
her
BA
in
communications
from
the
University
of
Washington.
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Project Finance Manager, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Vinita
Jethwani
works
to
ensure
effective
oversight
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
project
portfolios.
She
provides
budgeting
expertise
and
assistance
and
monitors
financial
and
programmatic
compliance.
Previously,
Vinita
worked
at
the
Guttmacher
Institute,
where
she
was
responsible
for
research
operations,
...
project
management
and
budgeting,
and
government
grants.
Prior
to
that,
Vinita
worked
as
a
project
manager
for
the
violence
against
women
program
at
the
International
Association
of
Chiefs
of
Police,
and
as
a
research
analyst,
conducting
evaluations
of
federally-funded
programs.
Vinita
received
a
master’s
degree
from
the
Hubert
Humphrey
Institute
of
Public
Affairs
at
the
University
of
Minnesota,
with
a
concentration
in
women
and
public
policy,
and
her
BA
in
history
from
Douglass
College
at
Rutgers
University
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Associate Project Finance Manager, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Eunice
Kwak
provides
a
range
of
project-based
and
administrative
support
to
the
Behavioral
Health
Division.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
youth
advocate
and
data
analyst
for
the
community-based
program
NYC
ROSES.
As
a
youth
advocate,
...
she
worked
one-on-one
with
clients
to
help
them
work
toward
their
educational,
professional,
and
creative
goals,
with
the
objective
of
reducing
their
involvement
in
the
criminal
justice
system
and
improving
their
educational
outcomes.
Prior
to
that,
she
served
as
a
data
analyst
for
ROSES,
helping
to
evaluate
its
efficacy.
She
earned
her
BS
in
applied
psychology
from
New
York
University.
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Associate Finance Operations Specialist, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Fiona
McCall
provides
administrative
and
logistical
support
to
the
staff
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Fiona
had
more
than
14
years
of
experience
as
an
administrative
professional.
Most
recently,
she
served
as
an
accounting
...
technician
with
an
international
organization
where
administrative
organizational
skill,
accuracy,
attention
to
detail,
multitasking,
and
excellent
customer
service
were
essential.
Fiona
studied
business
administration
at
Cambridge
University.
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Director of Strategic Alignment, Finance, Operations, and Administration
As
the
director
of
strategic
alignment,
Dr.
Maya
McDoom
guides
collaboration
among
the
leadership
team
and
enhances
organizational
alignment
on
priorities
and
outcomes.
Maya
brings
valuable
experience
from
her
tenure
as
the
senior
director
of
research
and
evaluation
at
the
...
Center
for
Policing
Equity.
There,
she
led
team
operations
and
guided
evidence-based
evaluation
and
applied
research
for
public
safety
redesign.
Previously,
Maya's
team
at
CareFirst
BlueCross
BlueShield
drove
operational
improvements
and
cost
savings
for
various
programs
through
strategic
insights
to
executives.
Maya's
expertise
spans
program
management,
operations,
health
equity,
and
social
determinants,
cultivated
across
her
career
in
the
academic,
nonprofit,
and
private
sectors.
Maya
earned
a
PhD
from
Boston
University
and
an
MPH
from
the
University
of
Kentucky.
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Information Technology Analyst, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Ben
Oakley
provides
technical
support
to
CSG
Justice
Center
staff,
working
with
the
CSG
IT
department
to
ensure
that
the
CSG
Justice
Center's
computing
and
technology
needs
are
met.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Ben
worked
as
an
operations
...
assistant
at
Princeton
University,
in
an
electronics
repair
shop,
as
a
Dell
technician,
and
in
the
IT
department
of
his
alma
mater,
Cornell
College.
Ben
earned
a
BA
in
philosophy
from
Cornell
College.
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Database Administrator, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Jennifer
Palmer
administers
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
data
management
system.
Previously,
she
worked
as
a
fiscal
analyst
for
both
the
Alabama
Legislature
and
the
Georgia
Governor’s
Office
of
Planning
and
Budget.
Most
recently,
she
was
the
statistician
for
the
Alabama
...
Administrative
Office
of
Courts,
Family
Court
Division,
where
she
administered
the
intake
system
used
by
juvenile
probation
officers
statewide.
Additionally,
she
was
responsible
for
providing
data
analysis
and
reports
on
juvenile
data
collected
by
the
courts.
She
is
a
three-time
graduate
of
Auburn
University
at
Montgomery,
having
earned
a
BS
in
political
science,
an
MPA,
and
a
Master
of
Information
Systems
Management.
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Director of Project Management, Finance, Operations, and Administration
Jennifer
Shin
works
collaboratively
across
teams
to
assess
and
identify
opportunities
to
improve
internal
systems
using
creativity,
strategic
problem-solving,
and
her
passion
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
mission.
From
social
services
to
education,
Jennifer
has
supported
nonprofits
across
the
country
...
in
her
roles
as
a
consultant
and
a
fundraising
executive. She
brings
15
years
of
experience
focused
on
institutional
resource
growth,
strategic
planning,
nonprofit
operations,
and
stakeholder
relationship
management.
She
holds
a
BA
in
political
science
from
the
University
of
Washington
and
an
MBA
from
Seattle
University.
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Human Resources
Talent Acquisition Business Partner, Human Resources
Michael
McElroy
leads
talent
acquisition
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
Michael
has
over
15
years
of
experience
working
in
talent
acquisition,
human
resources,
and
program
management.
Most
recently,
Michael
was
a
senior
recruiting
consultant
at
Nonprofit
HR,
where
he
led
...
talent
acquisition
for
a
wide
array
of
nonprofit
and
social
impact
organizations.
Michael
obtained
his
MS
in
human
resources
management
from
Villanova
University
and
his
BA
from
Dickinson
College.
He
is
a
Society
for
Human
Resource
Management
Certified
Professional
(SHRM-CP)
and
received
a
Certified
Search
Consultant
credential
from
the
American
Staffing
Association.
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Senior Human Resources Generalist, Human Resources
Felicia
Pagden
provides
strategic
and
tactical
human
resources
and
recruiting
support
to
the
CSG
Justice
Center
team.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Felicia
served
as
a
consultant
in
the
outsourced
human
resources
department
at
Marcum
LLP.
In
this
...
role,
she
managed
the
daily
human
resources
and
payroll
processing
functions
of
more
than
a
dozen
nonprofit
organizations
across
the
U.S.
She
also
worked
with
organization
executives
to
align
company
policies
and
processes
with
stated
missions
and
values.
Felicia
earned
her
BS
in
psychology
from
the
University
of
London,
Goldsmiths
College.
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Director of Human Resources & Talent Acquisition, Human Resources
Kenya
Salaudeen,
a
key
member
of
the
senior
leadership
team
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
leads
the
team
responsible
for
human
resources
and
talent
acquisition
initiatives.
Before
her
tenure
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
served
as
director
of
human
...
resources
and
labor
relations
at
the
New
York
City
Housing
Authority
(NYCHA).
She
was
responsible
for
managing
all
personnel
programs;
staffing
public
housing
developments,
central
offices,
and
other
NYCHA
locations
with
a
workforce
exceeding
11,000;
and
supervising
the
agency's
labor
relations
program.
Prior
to
NYCHA,
Kenya
was
the
vice
president
of
human
resources
at
Brightpoint
Health,
where
she
restructured
recruitment
and
hiring
procedures
and
developed
programs
for
employee
health
benefits
and
recognition.
Additionally,
she
served
as
the
assistant
director
for
benefits
and
policies
at
Harlem
Children’s
Zone,
offering
human
resources
support
to
employees
across
20
locations.
Kenya
has
also
shared
her
expertise
as
an
adjunct
lecturer
at
the
City
University
of
New
York
School
of
Labor
and
Urban
Studies
and
has
mediated
relationship
and
small
claims
matters.
She
earned
her
BA
in
sociology
from
Hunter
College
and
graduated
summa
cum
laude
with
an
MS
in
organizational
leadership
from
Mercy
College.
Currently,
she
is
working
toward
a
doctorate
in
business
administration,
specializing
in
industrial
and
organizational
psychology.
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Human Resources Coordinator, Human Resources
Joshua
Ward
provides
operational
and
administrative
human
resources
support
to
the
CSG
Justice
Center
team.
Before
joining
CSG
Justice
Center,
Josh
worked
in
local
government
as
a
human
resources
analyst
for
the
town
of
Carrboro,
providing
support
with
talent
acquisition,
...
benefits,
and
employee
relations.
Prior
to
that
role,
Josh
worked
as
a
human
resources
advisor
in
staffing
and
recruitment
for
the
Memphis-Shelby
County
Schools
public
school
system.
Josh
received
his
MBA
and
his
BBA
in
human
resources
management
from
the
University
of
Mississippi.
Josh
is
also
a
Society
for
Human
Resources
Management
Certified
Professional.
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Research
Data Science Program Director, Research
Chris
Callaghan
is
a
data
scientist
with
experience
in
data
management,
visualization,
modeling,
and
communication
in
R
and
Python.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Chris
worked
as
a
faculty
researcher
for
the
U.S.
Navy
at
the
Naval
Postgraduate
School
...
in
Monterey,
CA,
where
he
supported
research
efforts
on
homeland
security
and
defense
through
the
lens
of
data
science.
He
has
taught
courses
on
data
analysis
and
visualization
methodologies
for
military,
law
enforcement,
and
international
defense
and
security
partners.
Chris
earned
his
BS
in
biology
from
the
University
of
California,
Santa
Cruz,
and
an
MPA
from
the
Middlebury
Institute
of
International
Studies
at
Monterey.
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Deputy Program Director, Research
Becky
Cohen
works
on
school
discipline
and
juvenile
justice
issues
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
Research
Division.
Previously,
she
was
a
math
teacher
at
a
public
middle
school
in
Brooklyn,
New
York,
and
a
director
of
academics
at
CitySquash,
a
...
nonprofit
after-school
program
in
the
Bronx,
New
York.
She
later
worked
in
the
Texas
legislature
as
an
aide
to
Representative
Scott
Hochberg,
vice
chair
of
the
House
Committee
on
Public
Education,
where
she
staffed
the
committee
and
analyzed
education-related
legislation.
Becky
recently
completed
her
doctoral
studies
with
a
research
focus
on
the
impact
of
exclusionary
discipline
on
student
outcomes.
She
earned
a
BA
in
sociology
from
New
York
University,
an
MA
in
middle
childhood
mathematics
education
from
Brooklyn
College,
and
a
PhD
in
educational
policy
and
planning
at
the
University
of
Texas
at
Austin.
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Data Science Project Manager, Research
Rachael
Druckhammer
designs
and
manages
research
projects
to
analyze
state-
and
local-level
criminal
justice
data
as
part
of
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
Prior
to
taking
this
role,
Rachael
was
the
lead
researcher
for
the
Travis
County
Juvenile
Probation
Department,
where
...
she
evaluated
outcomes
for
department
programs,
generated
reports
on
department
activity,
and
developed
grant
performance
and
outcome
measures.
She
also
worked
for
the
Hays
County
Criminal
District
Attorney’s
office
as
a
legal
assistant.
Rachael
earned
her
BS
and
MS
in
applied
sociology
from
Texas
State
University
–
San
Marcos.
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Data Scientist, Research
Martha
Eichlersmith
is
a
data
scientist
with
experience
in
programming
to
clean,
manage,
analyze,
and
visualize
data
in
R
and
R
Shiny. Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Martha
worked
on
data
visualization
projects
for
the
Department
of
Labor's
Employment
...
and
Training
Administration,
which
explored
the Participant
Individual
Record
Layout
(PIRL)
data. She
also
worked
in
investment
banking
focusing
on
the
senior
living
industry. Martha
received
a
BA
in
mathematics
from
Gustavus
Adolphus
College
and
an
MS
in
statistics
from
Northwestern
University.
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Research Operations Manager, Research
Jessica
Gonzales-Bricker
provides
project
management
support
to
the
CSG
Justice
Center
research
team,
coordinating
workflows
and
project
resources.
Previously,
Jessica
worked
as
the
director
of
research
for
the
Meadows
Mental
Health
Policy
Institute’s
Center
for
Justice
and
Health
and
as
...
a
research
project
manager
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
In
her
previous
role
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
analyzed
data
and
provided
policy
support
for
multiple
projects,
including
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
She
has
also
conducted
research
and
technical
assistance
for
the
Texas
Juvenile
Justice
Department
and
worked
as
a
policy
analyst
in
the
Texas
House
of
Representatives.
Jessica
has
a
BA
in
political
science
from
Baylor
University
and
an
MPA
from
the
University
of
Texas
at
Austin.
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Data Science Deputy Program Director, Research
Matt
Herman
performs
data
analysis
and
visualization
using
R
for
several
CSG
Justice
Center
projects,
including
Justice
Counts
and
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
He
also
works
on
Virtual
Academy,
which
builds
data
literacy
and
analytic
capabilities
within
departments
of
corrections
...
through
online
courses
and
peer-to-peer
networking.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Matt
was
a
deputy
director
in
the
Office
of
Research
and
Analytics
at
the
NYC
Administration
for
Children's
Services,
where
he
created
automated
and
reproducible
workflows
to
generate
outcome
measures
and
performance
indicators
for
investigations
of
child
abuse
and
neglect.
Matt
received
a
BA
in
American
studies
from
Columbia
University
and
an
MS
in
applied
social
research
from
Hunter
College.
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Research Project Manager, Research
Emily
Rogers
performs
data
analysis
for
juvenile
justice
projects.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Emily
worked
to
produce
justice
system
measures,
evaluate
programs,
and
manage
data
in
both
criminal
and
juvenile
justice
systems
for
Travis
County,
Texas.
She
also
...
worked
at
the
Austin/Travis
County
Reentry
Roundtable
to
coordinate
reentry
efforts
and
increase
community
engagement
on
reentry
issues.
She
earned
a
BA
in
English
from
Vassar
College
and
her
MSS
from
the
Bryn
Mawr
Graduate
School
of
Social
Work
and
Social
Research.
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Director, Research
Dr.
Jessica
Saunders
oversees
the
Research
Division
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
She
has
more
than
20
years
of
experience
supporting
effective
and
equitable
criminal
justice
administration
through
rigorous
research,
including
identifying
best
practices
and
addressing
systemic
racial
bias.
Her
...
research
spans
the
criminal
justice
system
continuum,
from
school-based
delinquency
preventive
interventions
to
reentry
and
system-wide
performance
metrics.
She
has
been
a
principal
or
co-principal
investigator
on
over
$25
million
in
competitive
research
grants
and
contracts
and
has
published
over
50
scientific
articles,
books,
and
technical
reports.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
policy
researcher
at
RAND
Corporation
and
an
assistant
professor
at
Arizona
State
University.
Jessica
received
her
PhD
in
criminal
justice
from
John
Jay
College
of
Criminal
Justice.
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Data Science Project Manager, Research
Amund
Tallaksen
provides
data
analysis
and
visualization
for
multiple
projects,
including
Justice
Counts,
an
initiative
to
help
policymakers
make
better
decisions
using
public
safety
data.
Before
coming
to
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Amund
worked
as
a
lecturer
at
Carnegie
Mellon
...
University
(CMU),
where
he
taught
several
classes
focused
on
drug
policy
and
criminal
justice.
Amund
has
also
worked
in
drug
treatment
in
Norway
and
has
volunteered
at
a
needle
exchange
in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Amund
received
an MS
in
public
policy
and
management
from
CMU's Heinz
College
and
a
PhD
in
history
from
CMU.
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Research Analyst, Research
Chelsey
Wright
serves
as
the
resident
correctional
analyst
for
the
Louisiana
Department
of
Public
Safety
and
Corrections
(LDPSC).
Her
work
focuses
on
improving
LDPSC’s
preclassification
and
data
reporting
process
to
ensure
that
people
are
not
incarcerated
past
their
release
dates.
...
Previously,
Chelsey
was
a
data
and
policy
analyst
for
the
City
of
New
Orleans’
Office
of
Criminal
Justice
Coordination,
where
she
created
data
dashboards
to
inform
the
public
and
criminal
justice
practitioners
on
what
was
occurring
at
the
Orleans
Parish
Jail.
She
also
supported
criminal
justice
agencies
with
capacity
building
for
more
efficient
data
sharing
between
organizations.
Chelsey
received
her
BA
in
criminal
justice
from
Loyola
University
New
Orleans
and
her
MA
in
international
criminology
from
the
University
of
Sheffield.
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State Initiatives
Director, State Initiatives
Grace
Beil
Call,
as
director
of
state
initiatives
at
The
Council
of
State
Governments
Justice
Center,
advances
policies
for
a
more
effective,
equitable,
and
responsive
criminal
justice
system.
Her
contributions,
alongside
those
of
people
on
the
state
initiatives
team,
are
...
evident
in
programs
like
Justice
Reinvestment,
Justice
Counts,
and
Lantern.
Before
her
role
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
served
as
a
visiting
fellow
for
the
Office
for
Victims
of
Crime
at
the
U.S.
Department
of
Justice.
Grace
directed
the
Victims
of
Crime
Act
program
for
the
Office
of
Crime
Victims
Advocacy
in
Washington,
showcasing
her
understanding
of
victim
services
and
work
as
a
State
Administering
Agency.
Her
leadership
included
directing
the
Utah
Coalition
Against
Sexual
Assault,
and
she
began
her
advocacy
as
a
volunteer
at
the
Rape
Recovery
Center
in
Salt
Lake
City,
Utah,
more
than
25
years
ago.
Grace
holds
a
BS
in
gender
studies
from
the
University
of
Utah.
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Deputy Program Director, State Initiatives
Ruth
Coffman
provides
support
for
state
initiatives,
focusing
on
improving
community
supervision
and
overall
data
utilization
in
state
correctional
departments.
Previously,
she
worked
at
the
Colorado
Department
of
Corrections,
where
she
oversaw
improvements
in
compassionate
release,
parole
reform,
and
market-wage
...
work
programs.
Ruth
also
was
the
first
executive
director
of
the
University
of
Chicago
Health
Lab
and
the
first
research
director
for
the
Cook
County
Sheriff’s
Department
of
Corrections.
She
has
a
BS
in
International
Political
Economy
from
Georgetown
University,
as
well
as
an
MPP
and
MDiv
from
the
University
of
Chicago.
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Senior Policy Advisor, State Initiatives
David
D’Amora
advises
on
risk
and
needs
assessment,
correctional
programming,
and
the
intersection
of
behavioral
health
and
criminogenic
needs.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
David
worked
in
the
criminal
justice
and
behavioral
health
fields
for
more
than
30
...
years.
This
included
serving
as
the
vice
president
of
agency
programs
for
a
community-based
agency
providing
multiple
types
of
correctional
and
behavioral
health
treatment
to
formerly
incarcerated
people
under
community
supervision.
David
was
also
a
clinician
at
Somers
State
Prison
and
Meriden-Wallingford
Hospital
in
Connecticut
as
well
as
a
consultant
with
a
national
criminal
justice
technical
assistance
provider.
A
licensed
professional
counselor
and
certified
forensic
counselor,
David
earned
his
BA
from
Franklin
College
and
his
MS
at
Butler
University.
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Program Director, State Initiatives
Madeleine
Dardeau
provides
guidance
to
states
considering
new
policies
and
practices
to
achieve
public
safety
goals.
In
previous
roles
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
provided
policy
research,
analysis,
and
technical
assistance
to
states
participating
in
Justice
Reinvestment.
Prior
to
...
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Madeleine
managed
Oregon's
Justice
Reinvestment
grant
program,
which
focused
on
strengthening
community-based
supervision
and
services
to
increase
local
alternatives
to
incarceration.
She
also
previously
worked
as
a
policy
staffer
in
the
Oregon
and
Alabama
legislatures.
Madeleine
earned
a
BA
from
Portland
State
University
and
an
MPAP
from
American
University.
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Program Director, State Initiatives
Sara
Friedman
oversees
a
portfolio
of
projects
that
help
state
leaders
improve
outcomes
and
reduce
recidivism
by
building
and
implementing
technology
for
data-driven
decision-making.
Prior
to
this
role,
she
led
teams
of
CSG
Justice
Center
staff
who
helped
states
adopt
...
and
measure
research-driven
criminal
justice
policy
and
practice
changes
through
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
Previously,
Sara
was
the
director
of
resource
development
at
an
alternative-to-incarceration
nonprofit,
focusing
on
grant
writing,
program
development,
and
building
organizational
capacity
through
data
collection
and
program
evaluation.
Sara
earned
her
BA
from
University
of
Pennsylvania
and
her
MPA
from
New
York
University.
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Deputy Operations Director, State Initiatives
Greg
Halls
works
to
improve
and
maintain
the
internal
operations
of
the
division,
including
hiring,
training,
project
management,
budgeting,
and
grant
reporting.
Additionally,
Greg
coordinates
across
divisions
within
the
CSG
Justice
Center
and
works
with
division
leadership
to
develop
efficiencies
...
designed
to
support
project
team
success.
He
earned
his
MA
in
criminal
justice
and
research
from
SUNY
University
at
Albany
School
of
Criminal
Justice
and
his
PMP
from
the
Project
Management
Institute.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Robert
Hamill
focuses
on
projects
involving
victim
compensation.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Robert
was
the
administrator
of
the
crime
victim
compensation
and
sexual
abuse
examination
payment
programs
in
the
Iowa
Department
of
Justice’s
Crime
Victim
Assistance
Division.
He
...
also
managed
Iowa’s
Sexual
Assault
Kit
Initiative
project
and
helped
lead
efforts
to
improve
responses
and
transparency
regarding
sexual
assault
evidence
in
the
state.
Robert
has
also
been
a
consultant
with
the
State
Administering
Agencies
Support
Team
and
the
OVC
VOCA
Center.
Previously,
Robert
served
in
the
Des
Moines
office
of
U.S.
Senator
Tom
Harkin
in
several
roles.
Robert
received
a
BA
in
business
administration
from
Grand
View
College.
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Program Director, State Initiatives
Alison
Martin
oversees
policy
research,
analysis,
and
technical
assistance
for
states
enacting
and
implementing
new
policies
and
practices
to
reduce
recidivism
and
achieve
public
safety
through
the
Justice
Reinvestment
process.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Alison
worked
as
...
a
postdoctoral
research
associate
at
the
National
Institute
of
Justice,
where
she
was
the
lead
investigator
on
projects
related
to
the
criminal
justice
response
to
crimes
against
American
Indian
and
Alaska
Native
women.
Alison
also
has
experience
conducting
research
on
corrections,
including
topics
such
as
prison
violence,
reentry,
recidivism,
and
restorative
justice.
She
earned
her
BS
in
public
policy
and
administration
from
James
Madison
University
and
her
MS
and
PhD
in
justice,
law,
and
society
from
American
University.
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Program Director, State Initiatives
Michelle
Rodriguez
provides
policy
research,
analysis,
and
technical
assistance
to
states
undergoing
the
Justice
Reinvestment
process.
Michelle
has
worked
on
Justice
Reinvestment
projects
in
Rhode
Island,
North
Dakota,
and
New
Mexico.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
worked
...
at
Casey
Family
Programs,
where
she
coordinated
services
to
youth,
young
adults,
and
families
involved
in
the
child
welfare
system.
Earlier
in
her
career,
Michelle
was
a
mitigation
specialist
with
the
King
County
Office
of
Public
Defense.
In
that
role,
she
transitioned
between
the
felony,
mental
health,
and
juvenile
court
systems
to
develop
individual
sentencing
alternatives.
Michelle
received
her
BS
in
psychology
and
criminal
justice
at
Seattle
University
and
her
MSW
from
the
University
of
Washington.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Lorretta
Sackey
provides
project
management
for
state-based
teams,
distills
data,
and
analyzes
legislative
and
administrative
policies.
Lorretta
has
worked
on
and
served
as
the
project
lead
for
victim/survivor-related
projects
in
Iowa,
Nebraska,
Vermont,
Rhode
Island,
and
New
York.
Prior
to
...
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Lorretta
worked
as
a
project
manager
with
the
Program
for
Research
and
Outreach
on
Gender
Equity
in
Society
(PROGRESS),
a
university-based
organization
where
she
trained
and
educated
young
girls
and
women
to
value
their
voice
in
negotiations.
She
also
worked
as
a
fundraiser
for
political
candidates
on
the
local,
state,
and
federal
levels.
Lorretta
has
a
BA
in
political
science
from
Canisius
College
and
an
MA
from
Carnegie
Mellon
University’s
Heinz
College
of
Information
Systems
and
Public
Policy.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Lahiz
Tavárez
administers
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
internal
data
management
system
and
oversees
internal
data
collection
and
reporting
processes.
As
part
of
her
role,
she
develops
and
implements
systems
and
process
guidance
to
improve
internal
data
tracking
and
communicates
that
...
information
to
staff
through
consistent
resource
development
and
leading
of
staff
trainings.
Additionally,
she
works
on
projects
centered
on
risk
and
needs
assessment
communication
and
implementation
guidance.
In
previous
roles
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Lahiz
developed
networks
of
community
services
for
people
returning
to
the
community
after
incarceration,
provided
technical
assistance
to
recipients
of
Second
Chance
Act
grants,
supported
projects
centered
on
improving
risk
communication
in
corrections
and
reentry
of
people
convicted
of
sexual
offenses,
and
worked
to
expand
the
Reentry
Services
Directory.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
interned
at
the
New
York
State
Assembly
as
a
legislative
assistant,
as
well
as
with
Albany
County’s
Crime
Victim
and
Sexual
Violence
Center
(CVSVC),
acting
as
a
victim
advocate
at
Albany
Criminal
Court
on
behalf
of
CVSVC,
and
at
SUNY
Albany’s
University
Police
Department
(UAPD),
also
participating
in
UAPD’s
Advisory
Committee.
Lahiz
received
a
BA
in
criminal
justice
from
SUNY
University
at
Albany
and
is
completing
her
MA
in
forensic
psychology
at
CUNY
John
Jay
College
of
Criminal
Justice.
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Deputy Division Director, State Initiatives
Ellen
Whelan-Wuest
provides
policy
research,
analysis,
and
technical
assistance
to
states
going
through
the
Justice
Reinvestment
process.
Previously,
she
worked
for
the
county
manager
in
Durham,
North
Carolina,
where
she
served
on
the
Criminal
Justice
Advisory
Committee
and
researched
issues
...
relating
to
medical
care
costs
for
the
county
jail
system
and
the
youth
home
detention
facility.
Ellen
also
worked
as
the
Brooklyn
director
for
a
New
York
State
Senator,
and
as
a
special
assistant
to
the
state
director
for
a
U.S.
Senator
in
Chicago.
Ellen
holds
a
BA
in
Latin
American
history
and
sociology
from
Middlebury
College,
and
an
MA
in
public
policy
from
Duke
University.
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