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Monica Battle, Assistant Principal, North Avondale Montessori
James Beirne, Teacher
Heather Calhoun, PBIS School Psychologist
Carrie Bunger, Director of Positive School Culture and Safety
Susan Bunte, Assistant Superintendent
Kami Hill, Lead Psychologist
Joy Kain, Lead School Social Worker
Sara Maurer, Lead Psychologist
Erin Saul, Joining Forces for Children Representative
Northwest Local School District
Dean Doerflein, Colerain Township Police Officer/District Safety Officer
Dustin Gehring, District Administrator of Student Services
Lindsey Gibson, District Social Worker
Jonathan Love, Elementary Dean of Students
Melissa Nelson, District Behavioral Coach
Lori Riehle, Principal, Taylor Elementary School
Alison Savage, Joining Forces for Children Representative
Casey Scherz, Principal, Pleasant Run Elementary
Heidi Stickney, District Administrator for Special Education
Darrell Yater, Assistant Superintendent
Princeton City School District
Thomas Campbell, Security Officer
Deborah Jackson, Music Teacher
Kevin Jamison, Director of Student Services
Amy Price, District Media Specialist
Jodie Short, Joining Forces for Children Representative
Alicia Smith, Elementary School Counselor
Curtis Smith, Jr., Attendance Officer
Tonya West Wright, Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning
Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati
Elaine Fink, Managing Attorney
Melissa Salamon, Staff Attorney
Colleen Swim, Staff Attorney
Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Mona Burts-Beatty, Education Consultant
Jason Haap, School Improvement Consultant
Joan Lawrence, Coordinator of Intervention and Support Services
Katrice Quitter, Education Consultant
Helena Spikes, Attendance Officer and Diversionary Court Referee
Hamilton County Job and Family Services
Chandra Mathews-Smith, Asst. Dir /Community Strategies/ Engagement
Megan Perdue, Education Specialist
Monique Kemper, Section Chief, Ongoing
Todd Forrester, Education Specialist
Margie Weaver, Assistant Director, Children’s Services
Hamilton County Juvenile Court
Heather Chura, Co-Director, Behavioral Health Services Department
Carla Guenthner, Chief Magistrate
Deanna Nadermann, Co-Director, Behavioral Health Services Department
Perrie Poland, Chief Probation Officer
Mark Reed, Magistrate
Felicia Rosemond, Deputy Chief Probation Officer
Tianna Hill, Project Coordinator, Child Health and Development Institute
Devon McCormick, Restorative Justice Project Manager, Tow Youth Justice Institute, University of New Haven
Patrice McCarthy, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Connecticut Association of Boards of Educatio
Daisy Ortiz, Program Manager, State of CT Judicial Branch - CSSD
Jill Ruggiero, Detective/Youth Bureau Sergeant, Westport Police Department
Lauren Ruth, Advocacy Director, Connecticut Voices for Children
Jennifer Beckley-Watson, Behavioral Health Lead Clinician Fairfield Juvenile Court
Scott Burre, Principal Lancaster City Schools
Genylynn Cosgrove, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Fairfield County Prosecutor's Office
Jeff Dixon, School Resource Officer Fairfield County Sheriff's Office
Rebecca (Becky) Edwards, Assessment & Intervention Center Director Fairfield County Juvenile Court
Nathan Hale, Director of Human Resources Lancaster City Schools
Steve Poston, Principal Lancaster City Schools
Terre Vandervoort, Juvenile and Probate Court Judge Fairfield County, Ohio
Jacquelyn Anthony, Social Work Services Coordinator Atlanta Public School
Maribel Bell, Director of Student Discipline Fulton County Schools
Kathy Brown-Bragg, Director of Child and Adolescent Services Odyssey Family Counseling Center, Fulton Schools
Jackie Cathey, Coordinator of School Social Work Services Fulton County Schools
Shannon Hervey, Student Discipline Coordinator Atlanta Public Schools
Darrell McDaniel, Captain/Police Officer Fulton County Board of Education
Janesta Nairn, Probation Officer Fulton County Juvenile Court
Tedra Perkins, School Based Mental Health Program Coordinator Odyssey Family Counseling Center, Fulton Schools
Renata Turner, Judge Fulton County Juvenile Court
Judge Edward Kelpacz, Town Justice, Town of Theresa
Carrie Mangino, Resource Officer, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Scott McIntrye, Police Officer/School Resource Officer, Watertown Police Department
Tammie Miller, Director, Youth Services Division
Daniel Munroe, Head of Student Mediation, Indian River Central School
Tammy Patterson, Mediation Program Coordinator, Resolution Center of Jefferson and Lewis Counties
Jeanette Rushford, Principal, Jefferson-Lewis BOCES
Shane Ryan, Police Officer, Watertown Police Department
Barbara Blumenthal, Senior Probation Officer Nassau County Probation Department
Kellie Cook Mclaurin, Principal Nassau BOCES
Patrick Crea, Supervisor Nassau BOCES
Michael Jasmin, Program Coordinator Center for Court Innovation
Brianna Padilla, Prevention Social Worker HELP Services, Inc.
Arianne Reyer, Assistant District Attorney/ Director of Adolescent Diversion and Youth Court Nassau County District Attorney
Mark Bronke, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Peoria County
Brian Brown, Juvenile Detention Superintendent Peoria County
Lynne Fehr, Social-Emotional Specialist Peoria Public Schools
Kathleen (Katie) Kelly, Management Analyst--Grant Manager City of Peoria Police Department
Shawn Wetzel, Professional Standards Peoria Police Department
Lisa DiSabato-Moore, Special Programs Administrator Summit County Juvenile Court
David James, Superintendent Akron Public Schools
Lisa Karas, Program Coordinator, The Family Resource Center Summit County Juvenile Court
Daniel Rambler, Director of Student Support Services and Security Akron Public Schools
Doug Sandor, Police Sergeant-Commander, School Resource Officer Unit City of Akron, Police Division
Linda Teodosio, Judge Summit County Ohio Juvenile Court
Andrew Ziccardi, School Climate Coordinator Akron Public Schools
Lynn Erickson, Campus Safety Supervisor Spokane Public Schools
Carmen Pacheco-Jones, Adjunct Spokane Community College
Nicole Rosenkrantz, Community Partnerships Manager Spokane Public Schools
Julie Schaffer, Family/Student Support and Community Engagement Spokane Public Schools
Scott Stevens, Probation Unit Supervisor Spokane County Juvenile Court
Rosemarie Thurman, Managing Attorney TeamChild
Diona Lewis, Assistant Principal, Evanston Skokie School District 65
Adrian Armstrong, Judge, NYS OSA/Mount Vernon City Court
Jennifer Carpenter, Sergeant, Mount Vernon Police Department
Luther Garrison, Probation Officer, Westchester County Department of Probation
Arthur Muhammad, Youth Development Specialist, Mount Vernon City School District
Andrew Almos, Superintendent, East Central Public Schools
Carla Big Bear, Office Manager, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Terry Fawcett, Probation Director, Pine County Probation
Rebecca Foss, Director, Pine County Health and Human Services
Reese Frederickson, Pine County Attorney, Pine County
Stefanie Youngberg, Principal, ISD 2580
Pittsburgh Public Schools/Allegheny County, PA
Dara Ware Allen, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Meghan Black, Deputy District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney of Allegheny County
George Brown, Chief of School Police, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Melissa Friez, Assistant Superintendent, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Regina Holley, School Board President, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Kimberly Safran, Principal, Pittsburgh Public Schools
*Note: This project is no longer active.
Mary Trish Cina, Probation Supervisor, Ulster County
Dana Katz, Assistant Program Director/Case Manager for One80 and STSJP, Family of Woodstock, Inc.
LeShawn Parker, Coordinator of Prevention and Safety, Kingston City School District
Jennifer Pineda, Program Director, Family of Woodstock, Inc.
Maria Scarangella, Case Manager, Family of Woodstock, Inc.
Jo Shuman, Mobile Mental Health Practitioner, Access Supports for Living
Robert Vosper, Town Justice, Retired
Allegheny County, PA
Sanjeev Baidyaroy, Data Analyst, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
Shawn Forbes, Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Allegheny County Juvenile Probation
Melanie King, Allegheny County Juvenile Justice Planner, Great Lakes Behavioral Research Institute
Marsha Landers, Crossover Systems Liason, Allegheny County Juvenile Court
Michael Loughren, School Principal, Carlynton School District
Sarah Marker, Case Practice Specialist, Allegheny County
Dwayne Woodruff, Judge, Pennsylvania Judiciary
Clark County, WA
Shane Gardner, Manager of School Safety and Security, Evergreen Public Schools
Jodi Martin, Program Coordinator, Clark County Juvenile Court
Delaware
Heather Alford, Administrator of Office of Evidence-Based Practice, Division of Family Services, DSCYF
Barbara Crowell, Judge, State of Delaware Family Court
Eliza Hirst, Deputy Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate
Rachael Neff, Court Improvement Coordinator, Family Court
Kirsten Olson, Chief Strategy Officer, Children & Families First
Trenee Parker, Deputy Director, DSCYF/DFS
Megan Pell, Instructional Coach, University of Delaware
Montana
Dave Bailon, Vice-Chairman of The Montana Youth Justice Advisory Council, Youth Justice Volunteer Center for Restorative Youth Justice
Kate Berry, Restorative Justice Practitioner & Student Advocate, Center for Restorative Youth Justice
Cassi Carr, Deputy Juvenile Probation Officer & School Liaison, Judicial District 11, State of Montana
Cory Clarke, Police Officer/School Resource Officer, City of Kalispell
Mark Flatau, Superintendent, Kalispell Public Schools
Shareen Springer, Executive Director, Center for Restorative Youth Justice
Nicolle Roth, Social Worker, School District 5
Lisa Wolfe, School Counselor, Kalispell School District
Oklahoma
Kate Dodoo, Appellate Staff Attorney, Oklahoma Supreme Court
Julia Sterr, Programs Field Representative, Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Joy Turner, Attorney, Oklahoma Disability Law Center
Melissa White, Superintendent/Director of Education, Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs
Oregon
Dana Carelle, Probation Manager, Department of Community Justice, Juvenile Division
Sam Ko, Educational Specialist, Oregon Department of Education
Scott Ryan, Principal, Multnomah Education Service District
Anya Sekino, Juvenile Crime Prevention Manager, Oregon Youth Development Council
Blake Whitson, Research Analyst, Oregon Department of Education
Spokane County, WA
Wendy Bleecker, Assistant Professor/Program Director, Whitworth University
Bonnie Bush, Juvenile Court Administrator, Spokane County
Jennifer DeRuwe, Officer, Spokane Police Department
Gwen Harris, Director of Student Services and Option Schools, Spokane Public Schools
Valerie Marshall, Social & Health Program Manager, Washington State DSHS
Kathleen Sande, Institutional Education Program Supervisor, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lisa Wolph, Racial & Ethnic Disparities Program Coordinator, WA State Office of Juvenile Justice/DSHS
Denver, CO
Amy Bishop, Education Advocate, Center for Governmental Training
Hartford, CT
Christopher Leone, Superintendent of Schools, CT Department of Children and Families
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, but she is still an active participant in this Capstone Project.
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