Previous Speakers 

March 2025 - Charlie Wittenberg, Medical Director for the Bellevue Juvenile Justice Mental Health Service

February 2025 - Barbara Bethea, Director of the Creative Arts Therapy program on Rikers Island, NYC Health + Hospitals Correctional Health Services

December 2024 - Jed Albano, Certified Peer Specialist, Columbia/NYP Presbyterian CPEP

October 2024 - Evelyn Graham-Nyassi, Advocacy Specialist

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

May 2024 - Patricia Hernandez, 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, Assistant Director of Youth Justice for the Center for Justice Innovation 

September 2023 - Anita Ocasio Peebles, Senior Client Service Worker & Bail Fund Manager, OAR (Opportunites, Alternatives, and Resources), Tompkins County, NY 

May 2023 - Stephen Matthews, 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)

November 2022 - Jose Perez, Project Manager for Children's Defense Fund

September 2022 - Helen "Skip" Skipper, Executive Director of the New York City Justice Peer Initiative

May 2022 - Tonie Dreher, Women's Specialist, CASES (Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services)