Center for Juvenile Justice Reform

After participants in the Certificate Program for Public Sector Leaders complete the weeklong program and have their Capstone Project approved, they become members of the Fellows Network. The Fellows Network is designed to strengthen and foster ongoing support for current and future leaders in the fields of juvenile justice, child welfare and related systems of care. This network serves as a mutually supportive group of leaders from across systems. Over time, it is expected that this peer mentoring, provided by a growing number of Certificate Program graduates, will assist in the strengthening of this more broadly defined “juvenile justice field” and help to fill the void of professional development and support that currently exists in this area of focus.

Through its working relationship with many of the country's major juvenile justice reform initiatives, the Center is in a unique position to support system reform efforts spearheaded by the Fellows. The Network provides its members with supports through the Fellows Network wiki, a private website where Fellows can:

Post information on their Capstones to gain feedback from other Fellows and Center staff,
Ask questions and ask for advice from other Fellows,
Access relevant information and events on systems reform,
Stay in touch with each other,
Access information concerning Fellows Network Calls, which are quarterly calls conducted by experts on reform topics.

There are currently over one hundred Fellows from the past Certificate Programs for Individuals (2008 and 2009) and Certificate Program for Teams (2008).

2009 Certificate Program for Individuals Fellows

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2008 Certificate Program for Individuals Fellows

Christine Bray (Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Corrections)
Terri Buckley (Director of Program Development, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice)
Ann-Marie DeGraffenreidt (Director of Program Development, Connecticut Department of Children and Families)
Randy Doucet (General Manager of Governmental Operations, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe)
Joan Granger-Kopesky (Deputy Director, Social Services, Dakota County, Minnesota)
William Heberle (Deputy Director, Missouri Division of Youth Services)
Shalinee Hunter (Disproportionate Minority Contact Coordinator/Corrections Consultant and Juvenile Justice Specialist/Title II Lead, Corrections Standards Authority, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
Barbara Kaban (Deputy Director/Director Research and Policy, Children's Law Center of Massachusetts)
Courtney O'Byrne King (Program Coordinator, Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice)
Elizabeth Kolb (County Attorney, Guadalupe County, Texas)
Deborah Lashley (Executive ADA, Juvenile Crimes Bureau, Kings County District Attorney's Office)
James Loye (Assistant Deputy Direction-Juvenile Division, Ramsey County Community Corrections)
Becky Montgomery (Planner/Youth At Risk Project Manager, Ramsey County Community Human Services Department)
David Muhammad (Chief of Committed Services, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services)
Greg Nelson (Programs Director, Children, Youth & Families Department-Juvenile Justice Services)
Kathy New (Probation Director, Los Angeles County Department of Probation)
Tony Newman (Senior Manager, Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice)
James Poirier (Clerk-Magistrate, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Candace Putter (Director, PA Academic and Career Technical Training Alliance, PA Council of Chief Juvenile Probation Officers)
Kathleen Sande (Institute Education Program Supervisor, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
Paul Seeman (Commissioner, Alameda County Superior Court)
Jonathan Sims Jr. (Regional Coordinator SBYSP, State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families)
Sandra Sullivan (Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Marlana Valdez (Director, Juvenile Justice Monitoring Unit, Maryland Office of the Attorney General)
Leonard Wood (Chief Probation Officer, Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice)

2008 Certificate Program for Teams Fellows

Alan Abramowitz (Regional Director, Department of Children and Families, Southern Region)
Isabel Afanador (Chief Probation Officer, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice)
Frances Allegra (Executive Director, Our Kids of Miami-Dade Monroe, Inc.)
Karen Ashby (Presiding Judge, Denver Juvenile Court)
Charles Auslander (Chief Programs and Operations Office, The Children's Trust)
Nadia Black (Assistant Solicitor, Georgetown County, South Carolina)
George Boykin (County Board of Supervisor and Director, Woodbury County, Iowa & Sanford Center)
Sara Boylan (Director, Denver Collaborative Partnership)
Patricia Clark (Judge, King County-Family Court)
Shawn Cohn (Chief Probation Officer, Denver Juvenile Probation)
Greg Cornell (Associate Deputy Director Planning and Programs, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice)
Donald DeVore (Secretary, MD Department of Juvenile Services)
Barbara Downing (School Psychologist, Denver Public Schools)
Michael Gedeon (Senior Policy Analyst, King County-Office of Management and Budget)
Jocelyn Goodwin (Director of Child and Protective Services, South Carolina Department of Social Services)
Rhonda Greene (Regional Administrator, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice)
Guy J. Guzzone (Maryland State Delegate, House of Delegates)
Edward Hargadon (Administrative Judge, Baltimore City Family and Juvenile Court)
Jitahadi Imara (Deputy Director, L.A. County Probation Department)
Bruce Knutson (Director, King County Superior Court)
Lester Langer (Associate Administrative Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida Juvenile Division)
Cindy Lederman (Administrative Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida Juvenile Division)
Rebecca Lewis (Deputy District Attorney, L.A. County District Attorney's Office)
Mary Li (Division Chief, Washington State Attorney Generals Office, Social and Health Services)
Angela Mahy (Program Administrator, Center for Family and Child Enrichment)
Terry Mark (Deputy Director, King County-Dept. of Community & Health Services)
Leesa McNeil (Court Administrator, 3rd Judicial District, Iowa)
Mike McTaggart (Educational Director, Boys & Girls Home, Sioux City School District)
Francis Mendez (Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services)
Sylvia Mitchum (County Director, South Carolina Department of Social Services)
Mick Moore (Assistant Superintendent, Puget Sound Educational Service District)
Michael Nash (Presiding Judge, Juvenile Court, Superior Court, Juvenile Division, LA County)
Jane Newman (Head Deputy, Public Defender, L.A. County Public Defender's Office)
Gary Niles (Chief Juvenile Court Officer, 3rd Judicial District, Iowa)
Joel Odimba (Regional Administrator, DSHS-Children's Administration, Washington State)
Kathryn Oliver (Assistant Secretary, Maryland State Department of Education)
Pat Penning (Service Area Administrator, Department of Human Services)
Patricia Pleohn (Director, Department of Children and Family Services, L.A. County Department of Children and Family Services)
Allen Pollack (Youth and Family Division Director, Denver Department of Human Services)
Gretchen Russo (Liaison, Denver Juvenile Court/Denver Department of Human Services)
Mari Samuelson (Vice President, Jackson Recovery)
Diane Skufca (Assistant Regional Director, Division of Youth Corrections, Colorado Department of Human Services)
Dewey Sloan (Assistant County Attorney, Woodbury County, Iowa)
Marvin Southard (Director, L.A. County Department of Mental Health)
Wanda Squires (County Director, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice)
Robert Taylor (Chief Probation Officer, L.A. County Probation Department)
David Thompson (Assistant Director - Child Welfare, Baltimore City Department of Social Services)
Wansley Walters (Director, Miami-Dade County Juvenile Services Department)
Carnitra White (Deputy Executive Director for Programs, MD Department of Human Resources)
Odessa Williams (Regional Manager, South Carolina Department of Social Services)

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