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Lesley Buff, North Albany Academy Principal, Albany City School District
Grant Cowles, Excelsior Fellow - Juvenile Justice Policy Analyst, Division of Criminal Justice Services, Office of Juvenile Justice
Brendan Cox, Chief of Police, City of Albany
Gail Geohagen-Pratt, Commissioner, Albany County Department for Children, Youth and Families
Sean Rentz, Senior Probation Officer, Albany County Probation Department
Judge Margaret Walsh, Family Court Judge, New York State
Kimberly Wilkins, Myers Middle Schoo Principal, Albany City School District
Andrew (Andy) Wong, President, AJWI, Inc.
Judge Gayle Roberts, NYC Family Court
Kassa Belay, Community Liaison, Administration for Children's Services (ACS)
Dorald Bastian, Principal, NYC Department of Education (DOE)
Ramon Garcia, Assistant Commissioner, NYC Police Department
Ashley Grant, Staff Attorney, Advocates for Children
Stacie Hare, Youth & Young Adult Coordinator, Human Resources Administration
Ifeoma Ike, Senior Advisor, NYC Center for Economic Opportunity/Mayor Office of Strategic Planning
L. Kelly Johnson, Deputy Director, School Safety Division, Community Affairs Bureau, NYPD
Joshua Laub, Director of Youth Development, DOE OSYD
Julie Peterson, Senior Program Officer, Pinkerton Foundation
Lily Shapiro, Senior Policy Advisor, Commissioner of NYC Department of Probation
Jordan Stockdale, Program Director for School Climate, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice
Christopher Tan, Agency Attorney (Juvenile Justice), ACS
James Waslawski, Principal, New Directions Secondary School
Pauletta Crowley, Director of Community & Student Services, Northwest Local School District
Dean Doerflein, Officer, Colerain Township Police Department
Elaine Fink, Legal Aid Society of Southwest
Lindsey Gibson, School Social Worker, Northwest Local Schools
Carla Guenthner, Chief Magistrate, Hamilton County Juvenile Court
Susan Smith, Principal, Northwest Local School District
Darrell Yater, Assistant Director of Curriculum and Special Education, Northwest Local School District
*Note: This project is no longer active due to changes in the school district.
Judge Theresa Dellick, Juvenile Judge, Mahoning County Juvenile Court
Larry Ellis, Association President, Youngstown City Schools
Joe McGeorge, Executive Director, Warriors, Inc.
Jennifer Merritt, Director of Alternative Education, Mahoning County Educational Service Center
Williams Morvay, Chief of Security, Youngstown City School District
Duane Piccirilli, Executive Director, Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery
Nick Santucci, Education and Workforce Manager, Youngstown.Warren Regional Chamber
Milton Walters, Assistant Superintendent, Youngstown City Schools
Michael Bane, Juvenile Probation Officer, Maricopa County Juvenile Probation Department
Elizabeth Beringhaus, Division Chief Juvenile Crimes, Maricopa County Attorney's Office
Sean Connolly, Police Commander, City of Phoenix
David Hintze, Attorney, Maricopa County Public Defender
Paul Johnson, Regional Transition Coordinator, Maricopa County Education Service Agency
Kristan Kurtz, Director of Safe Schools and Academy for Success, Cartwright Elementary School District #83
James (Jim) Lovett, Title I Part D State Coordinator, Arizona Department of Education
Angie Pogue, Director of Literacy/Prevention, Maricopa County Education Service
Cnydi Tercero, Dropout Prevention Coordinator, Phoenix Union High School District
Dorothy (Dottie) Wodraska, Director of Juvenile Transition, Maricopa County Education Service Agency *note: Dottie has since retired from her position.
Jennifer Brockman, Supervisor of Special Services, Westside Community Schools
Judge Elizabeth Crnkovich, Judge, Separate Juvenile Court
Greg Gonzalez, Deputy Police Chief, City of Omaha Nebraska
Sarah Hayek, Project Coordinator, Nebraska Families Collaborative
Michael McGee, Police Captain, City of Omaha, Nebraska
Beth Morrissete, Board of Education, Westside Community Schools
Amber Parker, Program Manager, Douglas County - Operation Youth Success
Darci Poland, Chief Deputy Probation Officer, Nebraska State Probation
Cara Stirts, Deputy Douglas County Attorney, Douglas County Attorney's Office
Amy Williams, Supervisor of Alternative Education, Omaha Public Schools
Janelle Krueger, Program Manager, Colorado Department of Education
Jacqueline Anders, Manager, Student Engagement, Education Justice Initiative
Leah van Lingen, CWS Policy Analyst, County of San Diego
Celita Hastie, Juvenile Justice Project Coordinator, USC Children's Law Center