Team
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Leadership
Director
As
director
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Megan
Quattlebaum
leads
a
staff
of
more
than
140
who
work
across
an
array
of
specialties
that
span
the
criminal
justice
continuum
to
develop
research-driven
strategies
to
increase
public
safety
and
strengthen
communities.
...
Before
joining
the
organization,
Megan
most
recently
served
as
a
research
scholar
in
law
and
the
program
director
of
the
Justice
Collaboratory
at
the
Yale
Law
School,
where
she
taught
as
well
as
developed
and
oversaw
research
projects
and
led
the
organization’s
work
on
behalf
of
the
National
Initiative
for
Building
Community
Trust
and
Justice.
She
was
also
the
Senior
Liman
Fellow
in
Residence
for
the
Arthur
Liman
Center
for
Public
Interest
Law
and
served
as
a
lecturer
in
law
at
Columbia
Law
School.
Additionally,
she
has
served
as
a
practicing
criminal
and
civil
defense
attorney
with
Zuckerman
Spaeder
LLP
in
New
York
and
an
Arthur
Liman
Public
Interest
Fellow
and
attorney
at
the
Neighborhood
Legal
Services
Association
in
Pittsburgh.
She
also
clerked
for
the
Hon.
Julio
M.
Fuentes
of
the
U.S.
Court
of
Appeals
for
the
Third
Circuit.
She
received
her
BA
from
Sarah
Lawrence
College
and
her
JD
from
the
Yale
Law
School.
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Deputy Director
Marshall
Clement
provides
strategic
leadership
across
the
breadth
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
policy
and
programmatic
work
to
increase
public
safety
and
strengthen
communities.
Previously,
Marshall
served
as
the
organization’s
director
of
the
State
Initiatives
Division.
Over
a
13-year
tenure
...
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Marshall
led
the
growth
and
evolution
of
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative
program,
which
assists
policymakers
seeking
to
reduce
spending
on
corrections
and
reinvest
savings
in
strategies
that
lower
recidivism
rates
and
increase
public
safety.
As
part
of
this
process,
Marshall
coordinated
the
work
of
a
team
of
policy
analysts
and
national
experts
to
analyze
corrections
data
and
policy
and
develop
policy
options
for
policymakers
in
27
states.
He
regularly
facilitated
meetings
among
judicial
and
state
agency
officials
and
testified
before
legislative
committees
in
various
states
across
the
country;
his
findings
have
been
used
to
inform
policy
initiatives
that
have
enjoyed
overwhelming
bipartisan
support.
Marshall
received
his
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, Communications and External Affairs
Christopher
Horn
oversees
developing
and
implementing
communications
strategies
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center
and
its
programs.
Before
this
role,
Christopher
was
the
head
of
strategic
communications
and
partnerships
at
C40
Cities
and
the
director
of
communications
at
American
Forests,
positions
...
in
which
he
created
communications
and
marketing
plans
that
raised
awareness
of
and
advanced
the
organization’s
key
policy
issues
and
program
areas.
Christopher
received
a
BS
in
journalism
from
the
University
of
Kansas.
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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
Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Ethan
Aaronson
provides
technical
assistance
to
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees
and
Law
Enforcement-Mental
Health
Learning
Sites.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Ethan
worked
at
the
Walter
Rand
Institute
for
Public
Affairs,
where
he
assessed
how
...
well
local
governments
met
the
human
service
needs
of
residents.
He
also
was
the
data
manager
for
a
project
that
supported
individuals
with
co-occurring
diagnoses
in
reentry.
Previously,
he
was
a
counselor
in
New
Jersey
and
Oregon,
helping
young
men
prepare
for
their
return
home
after
completing
probation
or
parole.
Ethan
earned
BAs
in
political
science
and
history
from
the
University
of
Vermont
and
his
MA
in
criminal
justice
from
Rutgers
University.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Lacy
Adams
provides
technical
assistance
to
develop
and
implement
strategies
to
connect
people
to
health
coverage
and
care
before,
during,
and
after
involvement
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Lacy
worked
at
the
National
...
Association
of
State
Alcohol
and
Drug
Abuse
Directors,
where
she
provided
legislative
affairs
on
behalf
of
Single
State
Agencies.
Lacy
has
also
worked
at
the
National
Governors
Association,
where
she
provided
project
assistance
under
the
criminal
justice
and
public
safety
team
and
the
health
team
on
projects
related
to
supporting
people
involved
in
the
justice
system
who
have
substance
use
disorders.
Lacy
earned
her
BS
in
health
care
management
and
policy
from
Indiana
University
and
her
MPH
in
population
and
health
sciences
from
the
University
of
Michigan.
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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Joseph
W.
Arnett
provides
policy
recommendations,
training,
and
technical
assistance,
working
with
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders
in
local
governments,
law
enforcement,
criminal
justice,
and
behavioral
health
fields
to
improve
police-mental
health
collaborations.
Previously,
Joseph
worked
for
the
Alcohol,
Drug
...
Addiction,
and
Mental
Health
Services
Board
in
Cleveland,
Ohio.
His
role
included
the
planning,
implementation,
and
oversight
of
behavioral
health
programs
for
adults
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
system. Joseph
was
also
previously
a
probation
officer,
supervising
a
mental
health/developmental
disability
caseload,
completing
pre-sentence
investigations,
and
working
with
clients
to
determine
risk
levels
and
needs.
Joseph
has
an
MS
in
criminal
justice
and
a
BS
in
substance
abuse
counseling
from
the
University
of
Cincinnati.
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Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Dustin
Bartley
provides
training
and
technical
assistance
for
Second
Chance
Act
grantees
working
to
improve
reentry
outcomes
for
adults
with
substance
use
or
co-occurring
substance
use
and
mental
health
disorders.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Dustin
spent
10
...
years
providing
direct
therapeutic
services
to
adults
with
co-occurring
disorders,
working
in
residential
and
outpatient
settings,
with
his
county’s
community
corrections
department,
and
for
an
adult
drug
court
program.
Dustin
then
spent
nearly
eight
years
with
Nebraska’s
Judicial
Branch
in
the
Administrative
Office
of
the
Courts
and
Probation
working
with
officers
and
providers
statewide
on
behavioral
health
trainings
and
increasing
access
to
services.
Dustin
earned
a
BA
in
psychology
from
Nebraska
Wesleyan
University
and
an
MS
in
mental
health
counseling
from
Emporia
State
University.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Mari
Bayer
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
was
a
research
associate
at
the
Urban
Institute,
where
she
led
projects
on
...
topics
that
included
mental
health,
youth
and
families,
alternatives
to
crisis
response,
and
The
Credible
Messenger
Movement.
Before
that,
Mari
was
a
research
associate
for
the
U.S.
Sentencing
Commission,
where
she
worked
to
amend
the
federal
sentencing
guidelines
and
inform
policy
decisions.
Mari
previously
worked
for
Multnomah
County,
Oregon,
where
she
evaluated
juvenile
justice
reform
initiatives.
Mari
earned
her
bachelor’s
in
psychology
and
criminal
justice
from
Saint
Louis
University
and
a
master’s
in
clinical
psychology
from
Pacific
University.
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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Avery
Bertocci
provides
technical
assistance
to
federal
grantees
and
works
with
leaders
and
stakeholders
to
help
communities
address
challenges
at
the
intersection
of
behavioral
health
and
criminal
justice.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Avery
was
a
recovery
support
...
navigator
at
Spectrum
Health
Systems’
MA
Department
of
Corrections
Medication
Assisted
Treatment
Program.
She
worked
with
returning
citizens
with
substance
use
disorder
to
support
their
reentry,
substance
use
treatment,
connection
to
resources,
and
continued
treatment.
Avery
previously
worked
as
a
case
manager
at
a
men’s
residential
reentry
program
in
Boston
and
with
justice-involved
young
men
in
New
Zealand
at
an
outdoor
therapy-based
diversion
program.
She
earned
her
BA
at
Wheaton
College
(MA)
and
her
MPA
at
Suffolk
University.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Niara
Boyd-Watson
provides
training
and
technical
assistance
to
Second
Chance
Act
Improving
Adult
and
Juvenile
Crisis
Stabilization
and
Community
Reentry
Program
grantees.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Niara
worked
in
crisis
response
and
stabilization
with
Wekiva
Springs
in
Jacksonville,
...
Florida,
where
she
evaluated
evidence-based
interventions,
assigned
co-occurring
clinical
diagnoses,
and
trained
new
staff.
She
has
also
provided
clinical
therapy
to
adolescents
and
adults
with
co-occurring
disorders,
as
well
as
evidence-based
treatment
to
people
participating
in
felony,
drug,
mental
health,
and
veterans
courts.
She
holds
a
BA
in
criminal
justice
from
Savannah
State
University,
a
certification
in
child
and
adolescent
psychology,
and
an
MA
in
forensic
psychology
from
the
Chicago
School
of
Professional
Psychology.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Ryan
Carlino
provides
technical
assistance
and
policy
guidance
to
counties
participating
in
the
States
Supporting
Familiar
Faces
initiative.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Ryan
worked
at
the
University
of
Chicago
Crime
Lab
where
he
supported
government
agencies
in
designing,
...
testing,
and
scaling
programs
and
policies
that
address
criminal
justice
and
behavioral
health
system
challenges.
Prior
to
that,
Ryan
worked
as
a
research
analyst
with
the
Travis
County
Juvenile
Probation
Department.
In
2020,
Ryan
was
appointed
as
a
commissioner
on
the
inaugural
City
of
Austin
Community
Police
Review
Commission,
which
provides
civilian
oversight
of
police
activities
in
Austin.
Ryan
earned
a
BA
in
anthropology
from
Grinnell
College
and
an
MPP
from
the
University
of
Texas.
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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.
Read More
Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Bridget
Degnan
provides
technical
assistance
to
programs
addressing
substance
use
needs
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Bridget
worked
at
a
prison
diversion
program
for
women
with
substance
use
disorders.
She
also
served
as
...
the
principal
investigator
of
a
study
on
victim-centered
responses
to
sex
trafficking
and
contributed
to
the
Federal
Monitor’s
research
project
on
the
impact
of
police
body-worn
cameras.
She
brings
over
a
decade
of
experience
partnering
with
government
agencies
and
community
leaders
to
address
behavioral
health
needs
in
communities.
Bridget
received
her
BA
from
Patrick
Henry
College
and
her
MEd
from
the
University
of
Oklahoma.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Steven
Diehl
provides
training
and
technical
assistance
under
the
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
for
projects
focused
on
the
implementation
of
specialty
courts.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
he
served
as
the
17th
Judicial
District
Treatment
Courts
...
coordinator
in
Central
Pennsylvania.
There,
he
oversaw
8
Specialty
Court
Programs,
which
also
served
as
National
Mentor
Court
Programs
under
the
direction
of
the
National
Drug
Court
Institute
and
the
U.S.
Department
of
Justice.
Steven
earned
his
BS
in
criminal
justice
from
York
College
of
Pennsylvania
and
his
MS
in
criminal
justice
administration
with
a
concentration
in
justice
administration
from
Loyola
University
New
Orleans.
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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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Senior Operations Specialist, Behavioral Health
Elizabeth
Fleming
provides
writing,
research,
and
project
management
support
to
the
Behavioral
Health
Division.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
fine
art
photographer
for
over
a
decade
and
served
as
a
chapter
leader
for
the
International
...
Cesarean
Awareness
Network,
where
she
advocated
for
maternal
and
child
health.
Elizabeth
holds
a
BFA
in
photography
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis;
an
MFA
in
photography,
video,
and
related
media
from
the
School
of
Visual
Arts
in
New
York
City;
and
an
MA
in
sociology
from
Columbia
University.
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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Kaniyaa
Francis
provides
technical
assistance
and
education
to
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees
and
projects
related
to
crisis
response
alternatives
and
community
responder
programs.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Kaniyaa
was
an
associate
research
manager
at
...
Public
Health
Advocates,
where
she
led
policy
research,
development,
and
advocacy
in
California
at
the
state
and
local
levels.
Over
the
years,
Kaniyaa
has
facilitated
the
adoption
and
implementation
of
policies
spanning
a
wide
range
of
topic
areas,
including
public
safety
reform
and
alternatives
to
emergency
response
systems,
housing
and
homelessness,
and
childhood
trauma
and
prevention
of
adverse
childhood
experiences.
Kaniyaa
holds
a
BS
from
the
University
of
California,
Davis,
and
an
MPH
from
Columbia
University.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Gretchen
Frank
provides
technical
assistance
to
sites
participating
in
the
Stepping
Up
initiative.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Gretchen
was
a
policy
analyst
at
the
New
York
City
Department
of
Health
and
Mental
Hygiene,
where
she
worked
to
ensure
...
that
the
city
and
state
were
enacting
equitable
policies
focused
on
the
mental
health
and
well-being
of
the
city’s
children
and
families.
She
previously
served
as
a
child
welfare
attorney
for
the
New
York
City
Administration
for
Children’s
Services.
She
received
her
BS
from
Cornell
University
and
her
JD
from
the
University
at
Buffalo
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
Alexandria
Hawkins
provides
training
and
technical
assistance
to
Second
Chance
Act
grantees
and
supports
projects
related
to
substance
use.
Previously,
Alexandria
worked
in
state
and
federal
government,
most
recently
as
a
U.S.
probation
officer.
She
served
as
a
treatment
specialist
...
overseeing
the
substance
use
and
mental
health
programs
for
the
organization.
Alexandria
has
also
served
as
a
state
probation
officer
working
on
specialized
domestic
violence
cases
and
as
a
substance
use
counselor
for
people
with
behavioral
health
needs
in
outpatient
settings.
Alexandria
earned
her
BA
in
criminology
from
North
Carolina
State
University
and
her
MS
in
criminal
justice
with
a
concentration
in
corrections
and
offender
rehabilitation
from
the
University
of
Cincinnati.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Joseph
Hayashi
provides
technical
assistance
focused
on
substance
use
disorders,
co-occurring
substance
use
disorders,
and
mental
illnesses
to
enhance
collaboration
between
local
and
state
agencies.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Joseph
directed
a
program
for
local
youth
in
an
...
underserved
area.
Previously,
Joseph
worked
for
the
Jackson
County,
Oregon,
Transition
Center,
where
he
worked
with
incarcerated
individuals
who
had
substance
use
needs.
Joseph
has
a
BS
in
criminal
justice
from
Southern
Oregon
University
and
an
MA
in
international
policy
and
development
from
the
Middlebury
Institute
of
International
Studies.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Katie
Herman
plays
a
key
role
in
the
Stepping
Up
initiative,
mental
health
diversion,
and
other
work
at
the
intersection
of
justice,
behavioral
health,
and
homelessness.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
worked
at
the
Center
for
Alternative
...
Sentencing
and
Employment
Services
(CASES)
in
New
York
City
for
eight
years.
She
was
initially
the
court
liaison
social
worker
for
the
CASES
Nathaniel
ACT
Team,
the
city's
first
felony
alternative
to
incarceration
program
for
adults
with
serious
mental
illnesses.
She
then
supervised
their
Criminal
and
Supreme
Court
Team.
Katie
received
a
BA
in
English
from
the
University
of
San
Diego
and
an
MSW
from
the
Columbia
University
School
of
Social
Work.
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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Megan
Hitchman
provides
technical
assistance
to
20
Connect
and
Protect
grantees
as
a
member
of
the
law
enforcement
team
within
the
Behavioral
Health
Division
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
Previously,
Megan
worked
for
the
Southwest
Texas
Regional
Advisory
Council
in
...
San
Antonio,
Texas,
which
develops,
implements,
and
maintains
the
regional
trauma
and
emergency
healthcare
system
for
22
counties
in
southwest
Texas.
Her
role
included
the
planning,
implementation,
and
oversight
of
multi-agency
behavioral
health
response
teams
and
mobile
integrated
healthcare
teams.
Megan
also
brings
vast
experience
and
knowledge
in
data
mining
and
information
sharing.
She
has
a
BS
in
criminal
justice
from
Tarleton
State
University
and
is
licensed
as
an
EMT
in
Texas.
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Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Katie
Holihen
leads
projects
focused
on
cross-systems
state
policy
and
funding
strategies
to
improve
outcomes
and
reduce
criminal
justice
system
contact
for
people
with
behavioral
health
needs.
Her
areas
of
focus
include
crisis
systems,
funding
and
sustainability,
and
state-local
collaboration.
...
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Katie
was
a
grant
analyst
at
the
Cook
County
Public
Defender’s
Office
in
Chicago.
She
also
led
curriculum
development
for
national
police
reform
initiatives
at
the
Center
for
Public
Safety
and
Justice
at
the
University
of
Illinois
at
Chicago.
Katie
has
a
BA
in
history
and
political
science
from
Marquette
University
and
an
MSW
from
Jane
Addams
College
of
Social
Work
at
the
University
of
Illinois
at
Chicago.
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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Paul
Houston
provides
technical
assistance
to
sites
participating
in
the
Stepping
Up
initiative.
His
primary
areas
of
focus
include
brain
injury
and
crisis
response.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Paul
was
a
research
analyst
at
the
National
Center
for
...
State
Courts,
where
he
partnered
with
state
and
local
courts
to
advance
racial
equity
and
access
to
justice
in
their
jurisdictions.
Paul
also
drafted
and
published
several
briefs
providing
guidance
to
justice
practitioners
on
these
topics.
He
holds
a
BA
in
criminal
justice
from
Roanoke
College
and
an
MA
in
criminology,
law,
and
society
from
George
Mason
University.
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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.
Read More
Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Ethan
Kelly
provides
technical
assistance
to
grantees
working
with
people
who
have
co-occurring
substance
addictions
and
mental
illnesses
and
are
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Ethan
was
a
clinical
supervisor
and
trainer
...
for
behavioral
health/criminal
justice
programs,
managing
a
pretrial
mental
health
program
and
providing
trainings
on
mental
health,
critical
incident
stress
management,
and
criminogenic
risk.
He
earned
his
BSW
from
Southern
Connecticut
State
University
and
his
MSW
from
Fordham
University.
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Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health
Alexis
Lacy
oversees
training
and
technical
assistance
to
Second
Chance
Act
and
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees;
leads
substance
use,
mental
illness,
and
reentry
projects;
and
coordinates
operations
and
logistics
for
behavioral
health/reentry
projects.
Prior
to
joining
the
...
CSG
Justice
Center,
Alexis
worked
in
state
and
local
government,
most
recently
serving
as
the
deputy
director
of
the
City
Clerk
&
Clerk
of
Council
Offices
in
Alexandria,
Virginia.
She
also
served
as
a
criminal
justice
specialist
for
Recovery
Courts
with
the
Tennessee
Department
of
Mental
Health
and
Substance
Abuse
Services,
where
she
worked
with
specialty
court
programs
to
implement
and
expand
statewide
behavioral
health
treatment
initiatives.
Alexis
was
also
a
law
clerk
for
a
circuit
court
judge
with
the
Metropolitan
Nashville
Davidson
County
Government.
Alexis
earned
an
MPA,
Nonprofit
Management
Certificate,
and
BS
in
political
science
from
Tennessee
State
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
Marilyn
Leake
works
on
county-based
initiatives
focused
on
improving
outcomes
for
people
in
the
criminal
justice
system
who
have
behavioral
health
disorders.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Marilyn
served
as
the
coordinator
for
the
mental
health
and
drug
...
court
programs
in
Prince
George’s
County,
Maryland.
In
that
role,
she
collaborated
closely
with
local
stakeholders
throughout
the
criminal
justice
and
behavioral
health
systems
on
diversion
and
other
tactics
to
improve
outcomes
for
people
in
the
justice
system
with
behavioral
health
disorders.
She
also
worked
on
initiatives
to
standardize
data
collection
and
measurement
strategies
for
treatment
courts
in
Maryland.
Marilyn
holds
a
BS
from
Appalachian
State
University
and
an
MSW
from
the
University
of
Maryland.
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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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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Melissa
McKee
provides
writing,
research,
and
technical
assistance
on
projects
related
to
community
responder
programs.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
provided
direct
service
to
people
at
the
intersection
of
complex
behavioral
health
needs
and
criminal
legal
involvement
...
in
the
Olympia,
Washington,
community
through
Olympia
Police
Department’s
Familiar
Faces
program,
which
is
built
on
the
concept
that
changed
people
have
the
capacity
to
change
lives.
Melissa
brings
to
this
position
a
wealth
of
knowledge
and
perspective
gained
through
a
history
of
lived
experience
at
that
same
intersection
of
behavioral
health
and
criminal
legal
involvement.
She
earned
her
BA
from
The
Evergreen
State
College,
where
she
is
currently
working
toward
her
MPA.
Read More
Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Tiffany
McKnight
provides
technical
assistance
to
grantees
focused
on
substance
use
disorders
and
co-occurring
substance
use
disorders
and
mental
illnesses
to
enhance
collaboration
between
state
and
local
agencies.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
the
senior
program
...
administrator
at
the
Anne
Arundel
County,
Maryland,
Department
of
Health.
Tiffany
was
responsible
for
managing
the
recovery
community
support
services
portfolio
with
an
emphasis
on
programs
related
to
peer
support,
community
case
management,
and
intensive
care
coordination
for
individuals
utilizing
the
public
behavioral
health
system.
Tiffany
is
a
licensed
clinical
professional
counselor.
She
earned
her
BS
in
criminal
justice
and
MS
in
alcohol
and
substance
use
counseling
from
Coppin
State
University.
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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Brandon
Miller
is
a
policy
analyst
within
the
Behavioral
Health
Division,
supporting
Second
Chance
Act
Crisis
Stabilization
and
Community
Reentry
Program
grantees.
Previously,
Brandon
served
as
a
senior
researcher
at
Impact
Justice,
leading
program
evaluations
and
policy
recommendations.
He
also
...
teaches
justice
studies
as
an
adjunct
faculty
member
at
San
José
State
University.
Brandon
holds
a
MS
in
justice
studies,
focused
on
reentry
and
community
reintegration,
from
San
José
State
University
and
a
BA
in
Africana
studies
from
San
Francisco
State
University.
Read More
Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Deborah
Moffa
is
a
senior
policy
analyst
in
the
Behavioral
Health
Division.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Deborah
led
innovative
projects
developing
and
implementing
systems
and
comprehensive
services
for
individuals,
families,
and
veterans
experiencing
chronic
homelessness.
With
over
...
17
years
of
experience,
Deborah
has
honed
her
expertise
in
homeless
and
supportive
housing
program
development,
training,
and
leadership
to
become
a
guiding
force
in
the
struggle
against
homelessness.
At
the
heart
of
Deborah’s
work
lies
a
deep
commitment
to
leveraging
evidence-based
practices
and
data
to
drive
decision-making
and
resource
allocation.
Beyond
her
technical
expertise,
Deborah
is
an
enthusiastic
advocate
for
equity
and
social
inclusion,
working
to
amplify
the
voices
of
marginalized
communities
and
dismantle
systemic
barriers
to
housing
stability.
Deborah
graduated
from
Gateway
College
in
Connecticut
and
holds
a
certificate
in
substance
abuse
counseling.
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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Kariem
Morssy
provides
technical
assistance
to
grantees
of
the
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Kariem
worked
at
the
Pennsylvania
Commission
on
Crime
and
Delinquency,
where
he
supported
grantees
implementing
violence
intervention/prevention
projects
...
to
establish
fulfilling
protective
networks
for
youth
and
interrupt
the
drivers
of
violent
crime.
Previously,
Kariem
worked
at
the
Dauphin
County
District
Attorney’s
Office,
where
he
coordinated
diversion
programs
for
people
with
behavioral
health
needs
and
criminal
justice
involvement.
Kariem
also
worked
as
a
case
manager
and
youth
mentor
in
the
city
of
Harrisburg
with
youth
involved
in
the
justice
system.
Kariem
holds
a
BS
in
criminal
justice,
a
BA
in
political
science,
and
a
MA
in
criminal
justice
from
the
Pennsylvania
State
University—Capital
College.
Read More
Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Austin
Perron
provides
technical
assistance
to
the
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees
and
Law
Enforcement-Mental
Health
Learning
Sites.
Before
working
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Austin
worked
as
a
Philadelphia
police
officer.
During
that
time,
he
patrolled
and
...
served
the
Kensington
section
of
the
city.
He
also
has
experience
working
as
a
substance
use
counselor,
behavior
interventionist,
and
social
worker.
Austin
earned
his
BA
in
theology
with
a
minor
in
psychology
from
Georgetown
University
and
his
MS
in
criminal
justice
with
a
concentration
in
behavioral
analysis
from
St.
Joseph's
University.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Sean
Quitzau
helps
states
and
communities
design
and
implement
programs
and
policies
that
increase
access
to
safe,
affordable
housing
for
individuals
who
have
been
involved
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Sean
worked
as
the
...
outreach
team
lead
for
SEARCH
Homeless
Services
in
Houston,
TX,
where
he
oversaw
multiple
street
outreach
programs
designed
to
rapidly
move
people
from
the
streets
into
permanent
housing.
Previously,
Sean
worked
on
policy
in
the
Houston
Mayor’s
Office
for
Homeless
Initiatives
and
as
an
advocate
on
behalf
of
the
city’s
nationally
recognized
“The
Way
Home”
Housing
First
initiative.
Sean
has
a
BA
in
international
affairs
with
a
concentration
in
conflict
resolution
from
The
George
Washington
University
Elliott
School
of
International
Affairs.
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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Shontelle
Ramsay
supports
the
development
of
peer
learning
opportunities
for
sites
across
the
country.
She
works
with
a
wide
range
of
stakeholders
focused
on
local,
state,
and
Tribal
government;
law
enforcement;
criminal
justice;
and
behavioral
health
technical
assistance
efforts.
Prior
...
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Shontelle
worked
at
the
National
Association
on
Drug
Abuse
Problems
where
she
provided
leadership
and
staff
oversight
of
the
Outreach
Enrollment
Department.
She
developed
and
managed
formal
partnerships
with
hospitals,
government
agencies,
clinics,
and
more.
Shontelle
holds
a
BS
in
human
services
from
NYC
College
of
Technology
and
an
MPA
from
Metropolitan
College
of
New
York.
She
is
currently
pursuing
an
MSW
from
Walden
University.
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Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Kate
Reed
leads
initiatives
focused
on
addressing
equity
and
supporting
the
expansion
of
alternative
interventions
for
people
with
behavioral
health
challenges
in
the
justice
system.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Kate
led
the
Stepping
Up
Initiative
for
the
...
City
of
Philadelphia
on
behalf
of
the
Department
of
Behavioral
Health
and
Intellectual
disAbility
Services
and
used
a
data-driven
approach
to
develop
programs
and
policies
aimed
at
reducing
the
number
of
people
with
serious
mental
illness
in
jail.
Kate
also
played
a
key
role
in
the
development
and
implementation
of
Philadelphia’s
crisis
system
transformation.
Kate
earned
her
master’s
degree
in
clinical
psychology
from
The
George
Washington
University
and
is
a
licensed
professional
counselor
in
Pennsylvania.
Read More
Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Saman
provides
training
and
technical
assistance
to
Second
Chance
Act
and
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees,
with
a
focus
on
behavioral
health,
substance
use
disorder,
reentry,
and
Medicaid.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Saman
oversaw
health
...
policy
development
and
implementation
assistance
for
a
variety
of
government
and
nongovernmental
clients
at
Mathematica.
He
also
directed
technical
assistance
to
state
governments
by
implementing
health
reforms
to
improve
substance
use
disorder
treatment
for
The
Pew
Charitable
Trusts.
Saman
has
an
MSc
in
health
policy,
planning,
and
finance
from
the
London
School
of
Economics
and
the
London
School
of
Hygiene
and
Tropical
Medicine
and
a
BA
in
social
studies
from
Harvard
University.
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Project Manager, Behavioral Health
Carleigh
Sailon
manages
Law
Enforcement-Mental
Health
Learning
Sites
and
oversees
the
team
that
provides
technical
assistance
to
grantees
who
are
developing
alternative
response
and
law
enforcement
diversion
programs.
Carleigh
is
a
licensed
clinical
social
worker
and
a
licensed
addiction
counselor
...
who
has
an
extensive
history
working
in
community
behavioral
health.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Carleigh
worked
for
a
large
behavioral
health
provider
in
Denver
where
she
created
and
managed
programs
throughout
the
criminal
justice
system
that
helped
improve
outcomes
for
individuals
living
with
mental
illness
and
co-occurring
disorders.
She
is
also
known
for
her
work
developing
and
implementing
Denver’s
Co-Responder
and
STAR
programs. Carleigh
earned
her
BA
in
sociology
from
Long
Island
University
and
her
MSW
from
Stony
Brook
University.
Read More
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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Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Melanie
Stargell
provides
training
and
technical
assistance
to
grantees,
many
of
which
are
focused
on
the
intersection
of
courts
and
behavioral
health.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
served
as
the
problem-solving
courts
coordinator
for
Prince
George’s
County
...
District
Court.
There,
she
oversaw
the
Adult
Mental
Health
and
Drug
Courts
and
was
a
part
of
the
creation
of
the
DUI
track
within
the
drug
court.
Melanie
earned
her
BA
in
psychology
from
Texas
Southern
University,
her
MA
in
forensic
and
legal
psychology
from
Marymount
University,
and
her
MA
in
mental
health
counseling
from
Bowie
State
University.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Hannah
Stern
assists
in
improving
crisis
response
for
people
with
behavioral
health
needs,
housing
insecurity,
and
social
disturbances.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
policy
associate
at
the
American
Civil
Liberties
Union
of
Rhode
Island,
where
...
she
was
a
lobbyist
and
provided
advocacy
and
technical
support
on
legislation
addressing
civil
liberties
concerns,
including
an
expansive
number
of
criminal
justice
reform
issues.
Hannah
has
a
BFA
in
modern
literary
studies
from
the
University
of
California,
Santa
Cruz
and
an
MSL
from
Roger
Williams
University
School
of
Law,
where
she
was
a
community
leader
fellow.
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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 Program Director, Behavioral Health
Mark
oversees
the
delivery
of
broad-based
technical
assistance
products
and
tools
to
assist
counties
in
their
Stepping
Up
efforts.
Mark
has
also
provided
technical
assistance
to
Second
Chance
Act
and
Justice
and
Mental
Health
Collaboration
Program
grantees
that
serve
people
...
with
co-occurring
substance
use
disorders
and
mental
illness,
and
he
has
coordinated
additional
projects
designed
to
advance
practices
at
the
intersection
of
the
criminal
justice
and
behavioral
health.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Mark
worked
for
the
Partnership
to
End
Addiction
in
New
York
City
where
he
developed
educational
tools
for
state
decisionmakers
on
improving
addiction
prevention
and
treatment
through
health
policy.
He
also
worked
for
Families
USA
in
Washington,
DC
and
for
Hunger
Free
Vermont
as
part
of
the
Bill
Emerson
National
Hunger
Fellowship.
Mark
earned
his
BA
in
political
science
and
sociology
from
Ohio
University
and
his
MPA
at
Baruch
College.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Behavioral Health
Andrea
Taatjes
provides
technical
assistance
to
grantees
focused
on
substance
use
disorders,
co-occurring
disorders,
and
mental
illness
to
enhance
collaboration
between
state
and
local
agencies.
Andrea
is
a
licensed
mental
health
counselor
who
has
an
extensive
history
working
in
criminal
...
justice
and
community
behavioral
health
settings.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Andrea
worked
as
the
behavioral
health
coordinator
for
the
Portland
Police
Department
in
Maine,
where
she
oversaw
the
Behavioral
Health
Unit
that
is
nationally
recognized
for
its
law
enforcement-mental
health
co-responder
program.
She
also
created
the
department's
first
Alternative
Response
Program,
which
deploys
civilian
mental
health
teams
to
appropriate
911
calls
for
service
without
law
enforcement.
Andrea
earned
her
BA
in
psychology
from
The
University
of
New
England
and
her
MA
in
forensic
and
counseling
psychology
from
William
James
College.
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Senior Project Analyst, Behavioral Health
Ashtan
Grace
Towles
supports
division-wide
behavioral
health
projects.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
served
at
the
NYC
Office
for
the
Prevention
of
Hate
Crimes
and
on
NYC
Mayor
Bill
de
Blasio’s
presidential
campaign.
In
addition
to
working
at
...
the
Yale
Law
School
Allard
K.
Lowenstein
Human
Rights
clinic
to
support
a
lawsuit
against
a
Connecticut
supermax
prison
for
inhumane
conditions,
she
was
a
director’s
fellow
at
the
Yale
Institution
for
Social
and
Policy
Studies
and
a
summer
fellow
at
All
Our
Kin
through
the
Yale
Law
School
Liman
Center
for
Public
Interest
Law.
She
graduated
with
distinction
from
Yale
University
with
a
BA
and
MA
in
political
science,
concentrating
on
legislative
policy
and
communities
of
color.
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Deputy Program Director, Behavioral Health
Allison
Upton
provides
technical
assistance
to
grantees
and
supports
policy
development
and
projects
specializing
in
the
intersection
of
criminal
justice
and
behavioral
health
issues.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Allison
worked
at
the
Center
for
Alternative
Sentencing
and
...
Employment
Services
(CASES)
as
the
director
of
court
programs,
where
she
oversaw
the
court
and
community
operations
of
several
alternative-to-incarceration
(ATI)
and
detention
programs
serving
adults
with
behavioral
health
needs
in
New
York
County.
While
at
CASES,
she
developed
a
gender-specific
track
of
ATI
services
for
women
involved
in
the
justice
system
and
provided
training
on
evidence-based
practices
in
screening/assessment
in
justice
settings,
gender-responsive
recidivism
risk
assessment,
trauma-informed
case
management
practices,
and
cognitive
behavioral
group
interventions
aimed
at
minimizing
risk
of
recidivism.
Allison
previously
worked
as
a
staff
psychologist
in
inpatient
services
at
the
Manhattan
Psychiatric
Center
and
as
the
director
of
an
outpatient
program
at
the
Bronx
Children's
Psychiatric
Center.
She
received
her
BA
from
the
University
of
Miami
and
her
MS
and
PsyD
in
clinical
psychology
from
Nova
Southeastern
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.
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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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Digital Media Specialist, Communications and External Affairs
Besnik
Berisha
implements
strategies
and
marketing
efforts
to
promote
the
CSG
Justice
Center
in
the
digital
space.
Besnik
is
a
results-oriented
digital
marketer
with
a
robust
skill
set
spanning
search
engine
optimization,
social
media
marketing,
paid
search,
and
digital
strategy.
...
Previously,
Besnik
was
a
digital
marketing
manager
at
the
City
University
of
New
York
(CUNY)
Graduate
School
of
Public
Health
&
Health
Policy,
Center
for
Systems
and
Community
Design,
NYU-CUNY
Prevention
Research
Center,
and
Firefly
Innovations,
creating
innovative
marketing
strategies;
managing
social
media;
paid
social
and
search
campaigns;
and
designing
engaging
graphics.
Besnik
holds
a
BBA
with
a
focus
on
digital
marketing
from
Baruch
College’s
Zicklin
School
of
Business,
where
he
also
served
as
vice
president
of
the
American
Marketing
Association.
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Deputy Division Director, Communications and External Affairs
Catherine
Moga
Bryant
develops
and
implements
innovative
solutions
for
division
success
and
helps
strengthen
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
profile
as
a
trusted
source
of
information
and
influential
leader
in
the
criminal
justice
field.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
...
Catherine
led
strategic
planning
and
policy
development
for
the
North
Carolina
Pandemic
Recovery
Office.
She
also
oversaw
policy
and
programs
at
Communities
in
Schools
of
North
Carolina
that
provide
students
with
the
resources
and
support to
be
successful
in
school
and
beyond.
Previously,
Catherine
led
the
transformation
of
the
state’s
workforce
system
to
ensure
that
all
people
had
access
to
education
and
training
leading
to
good
jobs.
Catherine
holds
an
MA
from
the
University
of
North
Carolina
at
Chapel
Hill
and
a
BFA
from
the
University
of
Missouri
at
Kansas
City.
Read More
Public Affairs Manager, Communications and External Affairs
Kevin
Dugan
facilitates
public
affairs
and
communications
efforts
to
expand
and
promote
CSG
Justice
Center
initiatives.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Kevin
worked
on
a
variety
of
advocacy
efforts
throughout
New
York,
working
directly
with
college
students
to
...
become
advocates
for
themselves
and
their
communities.
Kevin
has
a
BA
in
political
science
from
Binghamton
University,
SUNY.
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Senior Content Project Specialist, Communications and External Affairs
With
a
background
in
legal
and
business
writing,
Anne
Ellis
helps
ensure
that
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
editorial
content
effectively
communicates
the
organization’s
work
and
clearly
conveys
complex
policy
issues.
Her
previous
experience
covers
both
nonprofit
and
corporate
sectors.
She
...
has
volunteered
for
over
12
years
as
the
associate
editor
for
the
Chicago
Bar
Association’s
member
magazine.
On
the
corporate
side,
she
managed
competitive
intelligence
research
projects
at
a
consulting
firm
and
led
writing
training
workshops.
Anne
has
a
BA
from
Trinity
Washington
University
and
a
JD
from
the
George
Washington
University
School
of
Law.
She
holds
an
Illinois
law
license
and
is
a
member
of
Scribes
(the
American
Society
of
Legal
Writers).
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Deputy Division Director, Communications and External Affairs
Courtney
J.
Fields
leads
efforts
to
advance
internal
and
external
communications
for
division
success
and
helps
strengthen
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
profile
as
a
trusted
source
of
information.
For
over
a
decade,
Courtney
amplified
community
voices
across
New
York
City
...
and
State,
provided
strategic
direction
in
NYC
schools,
and
worked
to
advance
education
policy
within
city
agencies,
including
NYC’s
Department
of
Education.
While
navigating
an
ever-changing
political
landscape,
Courtney
has
committed
her
life’s
work
to
building
sustainable
solutions
for
children
in
underfunded
communities
and
supporting
victims
of
violent
crimes
in
NYC.
Courtney
has
a
BS
in
political
science
and
international
relations
with
a
concentration
in
women’s
studies.
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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.
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Graphic Designer, Communications and External Affairs
Hanley
Hoang
supports
the
work
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center
by
transforming
conceptual
ideas
into
designed
materials
that
engage
and
inspire
a
wide
range
of
audiences.
He
has
extensive
experience
as
a
designer,
having
worked
with
various
nonprofit
organizations
and
...
companies
in
media,
tech,
and
health
care
and
contributed
to
marketing,
communication,
and
creative
efforts
to
promote
their
brands
and
events.
Hanley
holds
a
BA
in
studio
art
with
a
concentration
in
electronic
media
from
Stony
Brook
University.
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Director, Communications and External Affairs
Christopher
Horn
oversees
developing
and
implementing
communications
strategies
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center
and
its
programs.
Before
this
role,
Christopher
was
the
head
of
strategic
communications
and
partnerships
at
C40
Cities
and
the
director
of
communications
at
American
Forests,
positions
...
in
which
he
created
communications
and
marketing
plans
that
raised
awareness
of
and
advanced
the
organization’s
key
policy
issues
and
program
areas.
Christopher
received
a
BS
in
journalism
from
the
University
of
Kansas.
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Senior Public Affairs Manager, Communications and External Affairs
Aisha
Jamil
guides
strategic
media
relations,
public
affairs,
and
broader
communications
assistance
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
Communications
and
External
Affairs
team.
She
strategically
engages
with
leadership
and
stakeholders
to
advance
high-profile
organization-wide
initiatives
and
serves
as
a
key
contributor,
...
amplifying
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
work
and
overall
messaging.
Previously,
Aisha
worked
for
the
National
Police
Foundation
(NPF)
as
a
lead
editor
and
content
developer,
where
she
supported
NPF’s
business
development,
communications,
marketing,
and
dissemination
efforts.
Aisha
has
a
BA
in
communications
and
journalism
and
an
MSW
from
George
Mason
University.
Her
social
work
experience
has
primarily
been
in
foster
care,
homeless
services,
and
domestic
violence.
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Public Affairs Manager, Communications and External Affairs
Sarah
Kelley
supports
and
guides
public
affairs,
marketing
communications,
and
media
relations.
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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Content Project Specialist, Communications and External Affairs
Alice
Oh
provides
editorial
and
project
support
to
a
wide
range
of
CSG
Justice
Center
content.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Alice
worked
at
the
New
York
Civic
Engagement
Table,
where
she
launched
communications
strategies
and
campaigns
to
...
mobilize
New
Yorkers
across
the
state.
She
also
previously
worked
in
both
communications
and
research
at
Massachusetts
General
Hospital
and
served
as
a
content
developer
at
Harvard
University
to
develop
a
course
on
addressing
racial
disparities
in
health
care.
Alice
received
a
BS
in
psychology
from
Yale
University.
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Digital Media Specialist, Communications and External Affairs
Yewande
Ojo
supports
the
vision
of
the
CSG
Justice
Center
through
collaborating
with
stakeholders
across
divisions
in
preparing
and
executing
projects.
She
utilizes
her
extensive
experience
in
digital
strategy,
transformation,
and
management
to
achieve
captivating
digital
media
campaigns.
Prior
to
...
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
worked
in
several
sectors
including
but
not
limited
to
publishing,
tech,
and
travel.
Her
passion
is
building
and
optimizing
user-centered
solutions
and
growth
for
the
social
good.
Yewande
received
her
BA
in
psychology
and
MA
in
user
experience
strategy
from
the
University
of
Denver.
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Web Content Manager, Communications and External Affairs
Juan
Quevedo
provides
expert
management
and
coordination
of
communications
elements
for
the
National
Reentry
Resource
Center's
website,
promoting
evidence-based
practices
and
advancing
the
knowledge
and
practice
of
the
reentry
field.
Previously,
Juan
worked
in
advertising
and
cosmetics,
pushing
for
improving
...
web
accessibility
while
promoting
high-quality
user
experience.
He
has
also
worked
as
a
project
manager
for
interactive
properties,
where
he
promoted
improvement
processes
while
maintaining
consistency
in
the
development
of
web
products.
Juan
received
a
BFA
in
graphic
design
from
Florida
Atlantic
University.
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Communications Associate, Communications and External Affairs
Jacob
Satterlee
contributes
to
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
ability
to
effectively
message
and
amplify
new
research
and
models
of
success.
He
develops
various
types
of
content
to
ensure
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
initiatives
reach
their
targeted
audiences
and
supporters.
Before
...
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Jacob
worked
for
a
domestic
violence
nonprofit
providing
resources
to
victims
across
New
Jersey.
While
serving
in
this
role,
he
assisted
with
communications,
outreach,
and
client
relations.
Jacob
received
his
BA
in
political
science
from
Rutgers
University,
where
he
is
now
pursuing
his
MPA.
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Public Affairs Manager, Communications & External Affairs
Pete
Tomao
promotes
CSG
Justice
Center
initiatives
and
assists
the
Communications
Division
in
expanding
the
reach
of
the
organization’s
work.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Pete
worked
as
a
reporter,
local
government
policy
advisor,
and
union
organizer.
He
...
has
a
decade
of
experience
working
inside
and
outside
of
government.
Pete
has
a
BA
in
political
science
from
American
University
and
an
MA
in
journalism
from
CUNY-Newmark.
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Public Affairs Manager, Communications and External Affairs
Jen
Wilburne
supports
communications
and
public
affairs
efforts
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center
and
its
programs.
With
a
varied
career
ranging
from
local
journalism
to
vintage
shop
ownership
to
state
government
policy
and
communications,
she
most
recently
worked
as
the
...
chief
of
staff
and
press
secretary
to
former
First
Lady
of
Pennsylvania
Frances
Wolf
and
as
the
advisor
on
food
and
nutrition
programs
to
former
Governor
of
Pennsylvania
Tom
Wolf.
In
those
roles,
she
led
policy
initiatives
in
criminal
justice
reform
for
women
and
food
security
and
developed
a
statewide
pandemic
archival
project.
Jen
has
a
BA
in
communication
from
Penn
State
University.
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Corrections & Reentry
Senior Policy Analyst, Corrections and Reentry
Dr.
Ravon
Alford
guides
reentry
initiatives,
develops
knowledge-sharing
products,
and
supports
Reentry
2030
to
improve
reentry
systems.
Dr.
Alford
has
nearly
10
years
of
experience
working
with
some
of
the
nation's
most
crime-stricken
cities
(Flint,
Memphis,
St.
Louis,
and
Detroit),
...
assisting
in
crime
analysis,
violence
prevention,
policy,
and
unsheltered/mental
health
initiatives.
Dr.
Alford
has
a
BA
in
psychology
from
the
University
of
Michigan—Ann
Arbor,
a
MS
in
criminal
justice
from
Michigan
State
University,
and
a
PhD
in
education
with
criminal
justice
and
public
administration
from
Southern
Illinois
University—Carbondale.
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Legal Fellow, Corrections and Reentry
Jessa
Bullock-Barrett
(she/her)
works
on
the
Economic
Mobility
team
as
a
legal
fellow.
She
previously
worked
as
a
legal
policy
fellow
for
the
DC
Justice
Lab,
researching
and
creating
unique
strategies
to
improve
the
DC
Criminal
Code
for
reentering
citizens
...
and
directly
impacted
people.
Her
accomplishments
include
drafting
an
earned
compliance
credit
for
those
on
supervision
in
DC
and
working
with
stakeholders
to
implement
a
permanent
safe
surrender
program.
Jessa
graduated
from
Howard
University
Law
School,
focusing
on
prison
policy
and
reentry
services,
serving
organizational
clients
seeking
to
amend
Federal
Bureau
of
Prison
(BOP)
policies,
and
representing
clients
seeking
to
clear
their
criminal
records.
She
has
a
BS
in
criminology
and
sociology
from
the
University
of
Nebraska
at
Omaha.
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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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Program Director, Corrections and Reentry
Sarah
Cassel
is
the
program
director
of
the
National
Reentry
Resource
Center,
which
curates
and
develops
resources
and
tools
that
assist
jurisdictions
across
the
country
in
implementing
evidence-based,
data-driven
strategies
to
improve
reentry
and
reduce
recidivism.
Previously,
Sarah
served
as
...
the
director
of
diversion
and
reentry
initiatives
at
the
New
York
City
Mayor's
Office
of
Criminal
Justice,
where
she
developed
and
implemented
initiatives
to
safely
reduce
the
city’s
jail
population
and
support
post-release
stabilization
in
the
community.
In
particular,
Sarah
oversaw
investments
in
alternative-to-incarceration
programs,
reentry
services,
higher
education
access
for
formerly
incarcerated
people,
and
restorative
justice.
Prior
to
that,
she
worked
in
various
legal
and
social
service
nonprofit
organizations
in
NYC
and
abroad.
Sarah
holds
a
bachelor's
degree
in
government
and
philosophy
from
Wesleyan
University
and
a
master's
degree
in
criminology
from
the
University
of
Cambridge.
Read More
Senior Project Analyst, Corrections and Reentry
Kecha
Dupree
works
as
a
project
specialist,
helping
to
create
web
content
and
providing
administrative
and
technical
assistance
for
conference
planning
and
day-to-day
tasks
across
a
range
of
policy-related
projects
for
the
Corrections
and
Reentry
Division.
Prior
to
this
role,
...
she
interned
at
Global
Ties
U.S.,
a
nonprofit,
member-based
partner
of
the
U.S.
Department
of
State,
which
oversees
federally
funded
exchange
programs
through
the
International
Visitors
Leadership
Program.
Kecha
earned
her
BA
in
political
science
from
Oakwood
University.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Corrections and Reentry
Julia
Gagosian
provides
technical
assistance
to
organizations
operating
pre-
to
post-release
education
and
workforce
programs
in
correctional
facilities
across
the
country.
Previously,
Julia
worked
at
Partner4Work,
the
workforce
development
board
of
Pittsburgh
and
Allegheny
County.
In
Pittsburgh,
she
oversaw
a
...
wide
variety
of
workforce
programs
and
played
a
key
role
in
expanding
programming
for
reentrants
and
jobseekers
in
recovery.
Julia
has
a
BA
in
political
science
and
a
certificate
in
writing
from
the
University
of
Pittsburgh.
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Project Manager, 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.
He
previously
served
as
the
deputy
director
of
the
Collateral
Consequences
Resource
Center,
worked
extensively
...
on
the
Restoration
of
Rights
Project,
and
provided
counsel
for
federal
pardon
applicants.
Josh
received
his
BA
in
sociology
from
North
Carolina
State
University
and
his
JD
from
the
Washington
College
of
Law
at
American
University.
Read More
Senior Policy Analyst, Corrections and Reentry
Nick
Galvin
works
on
the
Economic
Mobility
team,
providing
technical
assistance
to
state,
local,
and
Tribal
grantees
who
are
implementing
reentry
programs,
as
well
as
contributing
to
long-term
strategic
planning.
Nick
previously
worked
as
the
public
policy
and
advocacy
manager
...
at
Ameelio,
where
he
worked
with
legislators,
advocates,
and
correctional
staff
to
increase
access
to
communication
services
for
people
who
are
incarcerated,
and
as
a
legislative
analyst
at
the
Virginia
Joint
Legislative
Audit
and
Review
Commission,
where
he
conducted
comprehensive
evaluations
of
state
agencies
and
programs.
Nick
received
an
MPA
and
a
BA
in
political
science
from
Virginia
Commonwealth
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 Analyst, Corrections and Reentry
Nicole
Hendricks
provides
technical
assistance
to
federal
grantees,
focusing
on
improving
outcomes
for
children
of
incarcerated
parents
and
families
impacted
by
incarceration.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
was
a
professor
at
Holyoke
Community
College,
where
she
co-founded
...
and
led
Western
Mass
CORE,
a
higher
education
in
prison
program
that
offers
college
courses
inside
local
jails.
During
her
tenure,
she
also
chaired
the
Department
of
Criminal
Justice
and
coordinated
the
Gender
and
Women's
Studies
program.
Nicole's
previous
experience
includes
work
as
a
research
associate
at
the
Vera
Institute
of
Justice,
where
she
served
as
the
principal
investigator
of
an
NIJ-funded
study
on
law
enforcement
relations
with
Arab
American
communities
post-9/11
and
conducted
research
on
policing,
violence
prevention,
victimization,
and
racial
disparities
in
the
criminal
legal
system.
She
received
a
BA
in
anthropology
and
African
American
studies
from
Wesleyan
University
and
an
MPA
from
New
York
University's
Wagner
School
of
Public
Service.
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Project Analyst, Corrections and Reentry
Hyla
Jacobson
works
across
the
Corrections
and
Reentry
Division
to
provide
support
with
internal
operations
and
coordination,
technical
assistance
on
reentry
program
implementation
and
policy
reforms,
and
grant
reporting
and
management.
Previously,
Hyla
worked
as
a
research
assistant
at
the
...
Police
Executive
Research
Forum,
where
she
conducted
research
and
provided
technical
assistance
to
law
enforcement
agencies
on
critical
issues
in
policing.
Hyla
received
her
BA
in
sociology
from
Dickinson
College
and
her
MPP
from
Georgetown
University’s
McCourt
School
of
Public
Policy.
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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
Malika
Kidd
works
on
initiatives
to
support
economic
mobility
for
people
with
criminal
records.
She
offers
guidance
and
facilitates
discussions
with
criminal
justice
agencies,
nonprofits,
and
reentry
service
providers
as
they
develop
and
implement
educational,
workforce
development,
and
subsidized
employment
...
programs.
Previously,
Malika
was
the
program
director
of
workforce
development
at
a
nonprofit
organization
in
Cleveland,
Ohio,
where
she
managed
and
supervised
the
vocational
educational
training
and
career
services
programs.
One
of
those
programs
was
a
prison
education
program
in
culinary
arts,
where
she
led
the
development
of
new
curricula,
certificate
programs,
and
degree
programs.
She
earned
a
BA
in
nonprofit
administration
and
an
MBA
from
Cleveland
State
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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Policy Analyst, Corrections and Reentry
Jasmine
Quintana
provides
policy
research
and
development
to
reduce
structural
barriers
to
economic
opportunities
for
people
with
arrest
and
conviction
records.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Jasmine
worked
with
the
Vera
Institute
of
Justice
supporting
postsecondary
education
expansion
...
in
prisons
through
the
Second
Chance
Pell
Initiative
and
with
REDF
conducting
research
on
workforce
best
practices
for
employment
social
enterprises
that
primarily
serve
formerly
incarcerated
individuals
and
individuals
with
severe
mental
health
conditions.
Jasmine
holds
an
MSW
specializing
in
macro
social
work
from
the
University
of
Southern
California
and
received
a
BA
in
comparative
ethnic
studies
from
the
University
of
California,
Berkeley.
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Deputy Division Director, Corrections and Reentry
Nina
Salomon
oversees
the
Improving
Outcomes
for
Youth
Statewide
Juvenile
Justice
Initiative,
supporting
states
to
develop,
adopt,
and
implement
legislative
reforms.
Nina
was
a
lead
author
of
the School
Discipline
Consensus
Report,
and
leads
the
organization's
efforts
to
improve
educational
outcomes
...
for
youth
involved
with
the
juvenile
justice
system.
Previously,
she
was
a
policy
advisor
at
EducationCounsel
LLC,
a
national
policy
and
legal
consulting
firm,
where
she
provided
assistance
to
clients
at
state
education
agencies,
school
districts,
and
national
organizations
to
advance
policy
change.
As
an
investment
associate
at
The
Chicago
Public
Education
Fund,
Nina
conducted
due
diligence
on
prospective
investments
and
managed
projects
to
ensure
they
achieved
performance
benchmarks.
She
also
conducted
research
and
wrote
policy
briefs
and
funding
guides
to
support
charter
schools
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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Legal Fellow, Corrections and Reentry
Jesten
Slaw
gathers,
reviews,
and
analyzes
policies
in
each
of
the
50
states
relating
to
the
collateral
consequences
of
conviction
and
mechanisms
to
mitigate
their
impact
on
people
with
criminal
records.
Before
working
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Jesten
worked
...
at
the
Legal
Aid
Society
of
Louisville
as
a
crime
victim
outreach
coordinator.
In
this
role,
he
built
a
network
of
stakeholder
organizations
to
enable
victims
of
violent
crimes
in
marginalized
communities
to
receive
services
and
support.
He
has
a
BA
in
political
science
from
Fort
Valley
State
University,
MPA
from
Pennsylvania
State
University,
and
JD
from
the
University
of
Louisville
Brandeis
School
of
Law.
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Senior Policy Analyst, Corrections and Reentry
Tiana
Smith
provides
technical
assistance
to
federal
grantees
engaged
in
strategies
to
improve
outcomes
at
systems
and
programmatic
levels.
Previously,
she
worked
at
the
Pennsylvania
Commission
on
Crime
and
Delinquency,
where
she
provided
comprehensive
grant
management
and
technical
assistance
to
...
the
federal,
state,
and
local
governments
and
nonprofit
agencies
within
the
adult
criminal
justice
system
that
received
state
and
federal
funding
to
implement
evidence-based
programs
throughout
Pennsylvania. She
also
worked
as
a
discharge
and
release
coordinator,
state
mental
health
case
manager,
and
second
chance
reentry
specialist.
Tiana
holds
a
BA
in
human
services
from
La
Roche
University
and
an
MS
in
criminal
justice
administration
from
Point
Park
University.
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Policy Analyst, Corrections & Reentry
Crystal
Song
(she/her)
works
on
the
Economic
Mobility
team,
primarily
providing
technical
assistance
to
Second
Chance
Act
grantees
who
are
implementing
reentry
programs
to
improve
education
and
employment
outcomes
for
people
leaving
prisons
and
jails,
as
well
as
developing
resources
...
to
advance
knowledge
in
the
field.
She
also
collaborates
with
team
members
across
the
division
on
the
Reentry
2030
initiative,
policy
research,
grant
writing
and
reporting,
and
communications.
Previously,
Crystal
worked
at
a
college-in-prison
nonprofit
organization,
where
she
worked
directly
with
students
who
were
incarcerated
toward
capacity-building,
development,
and
program
implementation.
Throughout
her
master’s
program,
Crystal
was
also
a
graduate
teaching
assistant
for
undergraduate
public
policy
courses.
She
has
a
BA
in
law,
societies,
and
justice
from
the
University
of
Washington
(UW)
and
an
MPA
from
the
UW
Evans
School
of
Public
Policy
and
Governance.
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Project Manager, Corrections & Reentry
Dijonée
Talley
is
the
project
manager
for
the
national
Reentry
2030
initiative.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Dijonée
served
as
special
projects
director
in
the
New
Haven,
Connecticut,
Department
of
Community
Resilience,
overseeing
and
coordinating
work
on
violence
...
prevention,
reentry,
and
victim
services.
Dijonée
has
a
strong
background
in
relationship
building/management,
project
management,
evidence-based
practices,
data
analysis,
and
both
criminal
legal
and
juvenile
justice
issues.
Her
previous
work
experience
includes
serving
as
a
policy
analyst
for
the
New
Haven
Mayor’s
Office;
a
Stoneleigh
Foundation
Emerging
Leader
Fellow
in
Philadelphia,
where
she
designed
and
piloted
a
gun
violence
prevention
advocacy
program;
and
a
graduate
assistant
working
on
research
and
policy
change
efforts
in
policing,
gun
violence,
and
public
health.
Dijonée
received
her
BA
in
social
thought
and
political
economy
from
the
University
of
Massachusetts
Amherst
and
her
MS
in
criminal
justice
from
the
University
of
New
Haven.
She
is
currently
a
PhD
candidate
in
criminal
justice
at
Temple
University.
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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 Specialist, 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 Specialist, Development & Grant Administration
Caleb
Duncan
works
on
all
grant
and
development-related
matters
for
the
CSG
Justice
Center.
He
prepares
proposals
and
reports
in
close
coordination
with
policy
teams,
identifies
potential
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.
Read More
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
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
Research
Deputy Division Director, Research
Tiffany
Bergin
oversees
the
research
component
of
the
Justice
Reinvestment
portfolio
and
provides
managerial
support
for
the
Research
Division.
Previously,
she
was
the
executive
director
of
research
and
evidence-based
practice
at
the
New
York
City
Criminal
Justice
Agency.
She
is
...
the
author
of
numerous
peer-reviewed
publications
and
a
popular
textbook
on
data
analysis.
She
holds
a
BA
from
the
School
of
Public
and
International
Affairs
at
Princeton
University
and
a
PhD
and
MPhil
in
criminology
from
the
University
of
Cambridge.
Read More
Data Science Project Manager, Research
Andrew
Byrum
manages
and
contributes
to
data
cleaning,
analysis,
and
visualization
for
juvenile
and
criminal
justice
projects,
including
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative
(JRI),
Improving
Outcomes
for
Youth
(IOYouth),
and
Justice
Counts.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Andrew
was
...
a
research
analyst
with
the
City
University
of
New
York,
leading
research
and
program
evaluation
of
several
citywide
K–16
initiatives.
Andrew
received
his
BA
in
sociology
from
the
University
of
North
Carolina
at
Greensboro
and
his
MA
in
sociology
from
Columbia
University.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
Senior Research Analyst, Research
Ana
Daniels
conducts
data
analysis
for
multiple
projects,
such
as
Justice
Counts
and
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Ana
was
the
interim
director
of
the
Arizona
Statistical
Analysis
Center
at
the
Arizona
Criminal
Justice
...
Commission.
There,
she
headed
agency
efforts
for
the
Arizona
Youth
Survey,
represented
the
agency
as
the
lead
epidemiologist
for
the
Arizona
Substance
Abuse
Prevention
Epidemiology
Workgroup,
and
oversaw
the
completion
of
annual
technical
reports
using
statewide
criminal
history
data.
Ana
earned
her
BA
in
criminal
justice
and
psychology
from
the
University
of
Nevada,
Las
Vegas,
and
her
MS
in
criminology
and
criminal
justice
from
Arizona
State
University.
Read More
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.
Read More
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.
Read More
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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Research Project Manager, Research
Angela
Gunter’s
work
primarily
focuses
on
the
data
monitoring
of
Justice
Reinvestment
projects
during
Phase
II
policy
implementation.
She
supports
various
ad
hoc
research
efforts,
including
the
2014
Recidivism
Reduction
report,
the
Reentry
and
Employment
pilot
program,
and
the
evaluation
...
of
the
pretrial
process
for
Bexar
and
Dallas
Counties.
Angela
began
her
career
in
criminal
justice
in
2001
at
the
Texas
Criminal
Justice
Policy
Council,
where
she
worked
on
forecasting
the
impact
of
juvenile
justice
policy
options
for
the
Texas
Legislature
and
creating
monthly
projections
of
bed
capacity
for
juveniles.
Angie
later
joined
the
JFA
Institute
and
conducted
research
on
different
aspects
of
the
criminal
justice
system,
including
parole,
probation,
and
juvenile
justice
in
Texas,
Kansas,
and
Puerto
Rico.
In
2008,
Angie
worked
with
the
CSG
Justice
Center
as
a
consultant
on
various
projects,
including
mental
health
IT
development
for
the
State
of
Alaska.
Prior
to
her
career
in
criminal
justice,
Angie
worked
in
the
private
sector
as
a
business
systems
analyst
where
she
oversaw
the
project
lifecycle
of
custom-built
software
applications.
She
received
her
BA
from
Rice
University
and
her
MPA
from
Indiana
University.
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Program Director, Research
Seba
Guzmán
manages
and
contributes
to
projects
designed
to
help
policymakers
tackle
criminal
justice
system
issues.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
he
worked
at
the
Vera
Institute
of
Justice;
was
full-time
faculty
at
Universidad
Andres
Bello,
West
Chester
University
...
of
Pennsylvania,
and
SUNY-Purchase;
and
conducted
applied
research
in
Chile.
For
over
15
years,
he
has
been
conducting
research
and
teaching
about
inequality
and
policy
in
multiple
areas,
including
in
the
criminal
justice
and
juvenile
justice
systems.
Sebastián
has
been
principal
or
co-principal
investigator
in
several
projects.
He
received
a
BA
from
Universidad
Católica
de
Chile
and
an
MA
and
PhD
in
sociology
from
The
New
School
for
Social
Research.
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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.
Read More
Deputy Division Director, Research
Joshua
Mallett
supports
management
of
the
Research
Division
with
over
10
years
of
experience
programming
to
clean,
manage,
and
analyze
data
in
R,
Stata,
and
the
Statistical
Analysis
System
(SAS),
with
a
focus
on
innovative
methods
of
promoting
quality
assurance
...
and
leading
the
design
and
development
of
data
visualizations.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Joshua
managed
and
reported
performance
metrics
from
the
Workforce
Innovation
and
Opportunity
Act
Participant
Individual
Record
Layout
data.
He
was
also
a
research
programmer
at
the
RAND
Corporation,
managing
and
analyzing
Medicare
Consumer
Assessment
of
Healthcare
Providers
and
Systems
data.
Joshua
received
a
BS
in
mathematics
from
Northern
Arizona
University
and
an
MS
in
biostatistics
from
the
University
of
Arizona.
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Deputy Division Director, Research
Deinya
Phenix
leads
the
Advancing
Data
in
Corrections
portfolio,
using
data
to
improve
operations
by
enhancing
data
literacy
and
analytic
capabilities
of
corrections
departments
nationwide
to
further
data-informed
planning
and
decision-making.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Deinya
Phenix
was
...
associate
director
for
research
for
the
Ending
Girls’
Incarceration
initiative
at
the
Vera
Institute
of
Justice,
where
she
led
mixed-methods
research
investigating
criminalization
and
gendered
pathways
to
system
involvement
and
life
course
impact
for
young
people.
She
was
the
principal
investigator
of
a
collaborative
evaluation
of
a
gender-responsive,
trauma-informed
diversion
program;
several
studies
aimed
toward
advancing
the
freedom
of
girls
and
gender-expansive
young
people;
and
studies
of
prison
culture
and
restorative
practices
for
young
adults.
Deinya
has
been
a
quantitative
behavioral
scientist,
researcher,
and
consultant
in
urban
education,
public
health,
and
criminal
justice,
as
well
as
an
award-winning
college
professor.
Deinya
is
a
member
of
Statistics
Without
Borders,
the
American
Evaluation
Association,
the
American
Criminological
Society,
and
other
professional
and
charitable
organizations.
She
holds
a
PhD
in
sociology
from
New
York
University,
an
MA
in
sociology
from
the
University
of
New
Mexico,
and
a
BA
from
Williams
College.
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Data Science Project Manager, Research
Mari
Roberts
leads
data
analysis
and
visualization
projects
at
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
focusing
on
the
Justice
Reinvestment
and
More
Community,
Less
Confinement
initiatives.
She
also
works
on
initiatives
at
the
intersection
of
behavioral
health
and
criminal
justice.
With
expertise
...
in
statistics,
research,
data
visualization,
and
project
management,
Mari
transforms
complex
data
into
actionable
insights.
She
creates
interactive
dashboards,
websites,
and
reports
that
support
data-driven
decision-making.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Mari
worked
at
the
Correctional
Association
of
New
York,
where
she
tracked
COVID-19
in
New
York
State
prisons.
She
holds
a
BS
in
biology
from
Florida
State
University
and
an
MS
in
applied
statistics
from
New
York
University.
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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.
Read More
Senior Research Analyst, Research
Shradha
Sahani
manages
and
contributes
to
complex
research
projects
focused
on
tackling
criminal
justice
system
issues
across
law
enforcement,
courts,
and
corrections.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Shradha
worked
as
a
research
assistant
on
multiple
large
federally
funded
...
projects
focusing
on
racial/ethnic
inequality
in
crime
and
justice,
immigration
and
crime,
cybercrime,
domestic
radicalization,
and
political
extremism.
Most
recently,
she
served
as
a
research
assistant
at
the
National
Consortium
for
the
Study
of
Terrorism
and
Responses
to
Terrorism
contributing
to
the
Profiles
of
Individual
Radicalization
in
the
United
States
project.
Shradha
earned
her
BA,
MA,
and
PhD
in
criminology
and
criminal
justice
from
the
University
of
Maryland.
Read More
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.
Read More
Data Scientist, 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.
Read More
State Initiatives
Associate Operations Specialist, State Initiatives
Oby
Agbu
works
closely
with
the
deputy
division
director
and
operations
staff
to
ensure
compliance
with
operational
policies
and
support
activities
within
the
State
Initiatives
Division.
Previously,
Oby
worked
at
The
Edward
J.
Bloustein
School
of
Planning
and
Public
Policy
...
at
Rutgers
University,
where
she
served
as
a
liaison
between
the
dean
and
all
personnel
involved
in
school
operations.
She
also
assisted
with
academic
recruitment
and
appointment
operations.
At
Resnicow
and
Associates,
she
oversaw
and
coordinated
diverse
projects
for
the
president
and
collaborated
with
the
senior
executive
team
to
implement
robust
organizational
systems.
Oby
holds
a
BA
in
information
technology
and
informatics
from
Rutgers
University—New
Brunswick.
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Policy Analyst, State Initiatives
Anna
Bauman
is
a
policy
analyst
within
the
State
Initiatives
Division.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Anna
was
a
policy
consultant
for
the
Fines
and
Fees
Justice
Center,
where
she
analyzed
data,
conducted
research,
and
contributed
to
messaging
and
...
campaign
strategies
for
local
initiatives
in
New
York
State.
She
also
worked
as
a
client
advocate
for
the
East
Baton
Rouge
Office
of
the
Public
Defender
and
as
a
teaching
fellow
for
Princeton
in
Asia.
Anna
graduated
from
New
York
University
with
an
MPA
in
public
and
nonprofit
management
and
policy,
specializing
in
public
policy
analysis.
She
also
has
a
BA
in
political
science
and
social
policy
&
practice
from
Tulane
University
in
New
Orleans.
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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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Policy Advisor, State Initiatives
Midge
Christianson
assists
states
to
evaluate
their
criminal
justice
systems
and
develop
policies
and
practices
that
lead
to
improved
outcomes.
Midge
began
her
career
working
with
youth
involved
in
the
justice
system
at
a
community-based
residential
treatment
facility
before
transitioning
...
to
a
probation/parole
agent.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
she
spent
24
years
as
the
director
of
a
multicounty
community
supervision
agency
in
western
Minnesota.
She
has
been
highly
involved
in
state
legislative
work,
providing
guidance
and
testimony
on
numerous
initiatives
including
the
passage
of
Justice
Reinvestment
in
Minnesota.
She
earned
a
BA
in
sociology/criminal
justice
from
South
Dakota
State
University
and
completed
the
Humphrey
Policy
Fellows
Program
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
Center
for
the
Study
of
Politics
and
Governance.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Esteem
Brumfield
supports
state
agencies
in
implementing
and
using
criminal
justice
data
through
the
Justice
Counts
initiative.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Esteem
served
as
the
research
director
for
the
Mass
Incarceration
Lab
at
Brown
University,
where
he
led
...
efforts
to
archive
the
effects
of
mass
incarceration
in
the
United
States
through
oral
accounts
and
writings
of
those
impacted
by
the
criminal
legal
system.
Esteem
also
served
as
a
public
health
commissioner
for
Alameda
County,
California,
focusing
on
the
relationship
between
incarceration
and
community
health.
Esteem
received
a
BA
in
rhetoric
and
a
BA
in
political
science
from
UC
Berkeley
and
an
MPH
from
Brown
University.
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Policy Analyst, State Initiatives
Antoine
Brunson
supports
policymakers
to
make
better
decisions
using
criminal
justice
data
as
part
of
the
Justice
Counts
initiative.
Previously,
he
worked
for
the
NYC
Department
of
Education,
where
he
supported
the
Office
of
the
General
Counsel.
As
a
supervising
...
legal
coordinator,
he
worked
on
settling
lawsuits
filed
against
the
NYC
Department
of
Education
and
worked
closely
with
different
agencies
such
as
the
Mayor’s
Office,
Administration
for
Children’s
Services,
and
the
Law
Department.
He
received
his
BA
in
English
with
a
minor
in
criminal
justice
from
the
University
at
Albany.
He
also
received
his
MA
in
political
science
with
a
concentration
in
international
affairs,
global
justice,
and
foreign
policy
from
Brooklyn
College.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Jowan
Burton
leads
efforts
to
develop
technology
that
helps
state
leaders
diagnose
system
challenges,
assists
agencies
in
defining
changes
that
can
help
address
those
challenges,
and
supports
the
implementation
of
changes
to
improve
correctional
outcomes. Previously,
Jowan
worked
in
community
corrections
...
and
reentry
programs
with
the
Virginia
Departments
of
Corrections
and
Juvenile
Justice. In
Virginia’s
adult
courts,
he
conducted
background
investigations
and
wrote
reports
to
promote
equitable
sentencing
practices. Jowan
was
also
previously
a
juvenile
parole
officer,
collaborating
with
families
and
courts
to
identify alternatives
to
detention
and
state
commitments. Jowan
has
a
BS
in
criminal
justice
with
a
concentration
in
justice
administration
from
Virginia
Commonwealth
University
and
a
paralegal
studies
certificate
from
Georgetown
University
School
of
Continuing
Studies.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Juanisha
Byrd
provides
technical
assistance
and
guidance
to
states
and
policymakers,
using
data
to
reduce
criminal
justice
spending
as
part
of
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
Before
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Juanisha
led
initiatives
and
partnerships
at
the
Center
for
...
Policing
Equity,
working
to
redesign
public
safety
by
replacing
punitive
systems
with
care-focused
approaches.
Her
work
has
significantly
contributed
to
reducing
racial
disparities
in
policing
outcomes
nationwide
and
to
protecting,
supporting,
and
empowering
marginalized
communities.
With
extensive
experience
in
public
health
and
strategic
implementation,
she
is
an
expert
in
co-designing
community-driven
initiatives,
public
health
interventions,
and
justice-centered
programs.
Juanisha
holds
a
BS
in
public
health
from
the
University
of
Alabama
at
Birmingham
and
an
MPH
from
Benedictine
University.
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Policy Analyst, State Initiatives
Kendra
Carroll
provides
policy
evaluation
and
support
to
policymakers
to
increase
second
chances
and
improve
reentry,
while
also
focusing
on
reducing
criminal
justice
spending,
as
part
of
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Kendra
worked
...
in
the
juvenile
justice
sector
in
many
capacities,
including
as
a
court
designated
specialist
for
the
Kentucky
Court
of
Justice
and
an
intensive
supervision
officer
for
the
South
Carolina
Department
of
Corrections.
Kendra
brings
a
wealth
of
knowledge
and
experience
in
recidivism
reduction
and
reentry
efforts,
as
well
as
informal
diversionary
sanctions.
She
earned
her
BS
in
forensic
anthropology
from
Western
Carolina
University
and
her
MS
in
criminal
justice
from
the
University
of
Cincinnati.
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Deputy Program Director, State Initiatives
Amir
Chapel
supports
states
and
local
governments
in
implementing
evidence-based
and
data-driven
policies
that
increase
public
safety
while
reducing
harm
to
the
most
vulnerable
communities.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Amir
provided
program
and
technical
support
to
public
...
defender
departments
implementing
a
collaborative
defense
model,
as
well
as
to
state
administering
agencies
developing
strategic
plans
in
compliance
with
Byrne
Justice
Assistance
Grant
and
Byrne
State
Crisis
Intervention
Program
requirements.
Amir
also
brings
experience
with
research
and
has
analyzed
numerous
criminal
legal
data
sets
with
the
goal
of
providing
data-driven
recommendations
to
policymakers,
community
stakeholders,
and
other
system
partners.
Amir
approaches
his
work
with
a
community-based
perspective
to
ensure
the
best
outcomes
for
those
whose
lives
intersect
with
the
criminal
justice
system.
Amir
earned
his
MS
in
criminology
from
the
University
of
Cincinnati.
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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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Deputy 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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Senior Operations Specialist, State Initiatives
Jan
De
la
Cruz
works
with
states
to
help
align
their
subaward
projects
to
the
goals
and
overall
vision
of
their
Justice
Reinvestment
legislation.
Jan
has
also
provided
technical
assistance
to
Second
Chance
Grantees
under
the
community
reentry,
smart
supervision,
...
and
careers
technology
grant
programs.
Prior
to
joining
the
CSG
Justice
Center,
Jan
led
operational
efforts
across
various
industries,
including
financial
consulting
and
property
management.
Jan
earned
a
BA
in
criminal
justice
and
an
MPA
specializing
in
operational
oversight
from
John
Jay
College
of
Criminal
Justice.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Chandrika
Derricho
leads
efforts
to
assist
state
agencies
with
using
research-informed
practices
and
policies
to
improve
community
supervision
and
decrease
recidivism.
Previously,
Chandrika
worked
with
the
Office
of
the
Fulton
County
District
Attorney,
where
she
served
as
the
director
of
...
a
comprehensive
assistance
program
for
crime
victims
and
witnesses.
Chandrika
also
previously
served
as
a
parole
officer
in
Georgia,
where
she
assisted
individuals
with
successfully
transitioning
back
into
society
following
incarceration.
Chandrika
earned
a
BS
in
psychology
from
Georgia
State
University
and
her
MSW
and
Certified
Public
Manager
certification
from
the
University
of
Georgia.
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Policy Analyst, State Initiatives
Keosha
Donald
analyzes
policies
and
works
in
collaboration
with
policymakers
and
criminal
justice
agencies
to
develop
a
set
of
criminal
justice
metrics
that
is
attainable
for
any
state
or
agency.
Previously,
Keosha
worked
at
the
North
Carolina
Department
of
Commerce,
...
where
she
researched
and
verified
economic
trends
and
employment
and
wages
changes
across
industries.
She
also
worked
for
the
North
Carolina
Department
of
Public
Safety
as
a
probation/parole
officer
aiding
individuals
returning
to
their
communities
after
incarceration.
She
earned
her
BS
and
MS
in
criminal
justice
from
North
Carolina
Central
University
and
has
also
studied
at
the
University
of
California,
Irvine.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Rhonda
Ekwunoh
provides
technical
assistance
and
guidance
to
states
advancing
new
policies
and
practices
to
achieve
public
safety
goals
as
part
of
the
Justice
Reinvestment
Initiative.
Previously,
Rhonda
worked
full-time
as
an
elementary
teacher,
and
as
a
lead
data
and
...
research
manager
at
Campaign
Zero,
whose
goal
is
to
achieve
zero
police
violence
in
the
U.S.
At
Campaign
Zero,
Rhonda
led
a
team
of
researchers
in
developing
a
database
of
over
350
community-based
organizations
that
provide
crisis,
behavioral,
mental
health,
and
crime
intervention
services
to
underserved
communities.
Rhonda
holds
a
BA
in
political
science
from
Carlow
University,
an
MA
in
teaching
from
Relay
Graduate
School
of
Education,
and
an
MA
in
educational
leadership,
politics,
and
advocacy
from
New
York
University.
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Project Manager, State Initiatives
Gina
Evans
leads
Justice
Reinvestment
efforts
to
help
states
adopt
and
measure
research-driven
policies
to
improve
public
safety,
reduce
corrections
and
related
criminal
justice
spending,
and
reduce
recidivism. Previously,
Gina
worked
as
director
of
advocacy
at
the
largest
residential
substance
use
...
disorder
treatment
program
in
the
Upper
Midwest,
working
toward
community
alternatives
to
incarceration
and
second
chance
efforts
that
included
drug
sentencing
reform,
family
reunification
legislation,
expungement
reform,
and
re-establishment
of
the
Ombudsman
for
Corrections
office.
Gina
serves
on
the
Hennepin
County,
Minnesota,
Sheriff’s
Community
Advisory
Board
and
was
appointed
by
the
commissioner
of
corrections
to
the
Interstate
Compact
Commission. Gina
has
a
degree
in
construction
electricity
and
is
a
Certified
Peer
Recovery
Specialist.
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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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