Previous Speakers (last 2 years)

October 2024 - Evelyn Graham-Nyassi, Advocacy Specialist

July 2024 - Marcia Richard, Peer Specialist, Vibrant Emotional Health

May 2024 - Patricia Hernandez, LCSW, Director of the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) Metro Region 

March 2024 - Damian Pratt, Associate Commissioner with the Division of Youth Justice and Partnerships for Success for the New York State Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS)

January 2024 - Teresa Scanu-Hansen, Juvenile Operations Unit for NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services' Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives

November 2023 - Derrick Stroud, LCSW, CASAC, Assistant Director of Youth Justice for the Center for Justice Innovation 

September 2023 - Anita Ocasio Peebles, Senior Client Service Worker & Bail Fund Manager, OAR 

May 2023 - Stephen Matthews, MPH, Vera Institute of Justice

March 2023 - Hon. Valentina Morales, New York City Criminal Court 

January 2023 - Farydah El-Barkachi, Director of Supervised Release, CASES (Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services)