"There's no circumstance in which outside of this, I would be across the table from a New York City prosecutor of like, 25 years, like ever."
Michelle, 22, Student, Brooklyn
"Anytime you can expand someone's experience, I think it's a great thing. For me it was seeing young people in a different context."
Alexis, Former Manhattan Prosecutor
Fall 2023
Youth Participants
Ava Ann Kamdem
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Alford Young
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Suekanya Meaks
Youth Justice Network
Joshua Rejouiss
EAC Network
Jeremy Casso Garcia Release The Grip (RTG)
Madison Vazquez
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Antonio Avila
Save Ou Streets (SOS), Bronx
Justin Bonilla
Children's Village
Cyril Francis
The Kite
City Agency Participants
Reginald Green
Assistant District Attorney, District Attorney of New York
Karina Christiansen
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Neighborhood Safety, Department of Youth and Community Development
Minah Whyte
Community Liaison & Community Planning Board Coordinator, Manhattan Borough President's Office
Miguelina Camilo
Senior Counselor, NYS Assembly Speaker Heastie, New York State Assembly
Zoe Shea
Assistant District Attorney, Office of Special Narcotics Prosecutor
Jack Wild
Director of External Affairs, New York State Inspector General Office
Mallah-Divine Mallah
Retained Intake Advocate, Criminal Defense Practice, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
George Depountis
Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid Society Criminal Defense Practice
Nadia Jean-Francois
Legislative Counsel, Committee on Education, New York City Council
David Romero
Legislative Counsel, Committees on General Welfare and Veterans, New York City Council
Jethro Antione
Chief Program Officer, Center for Justice Innovation (formerly Center for Court Innovation)
Fall 2022
Youth Participants
Yusif Usman
New Settlement Community Center
Kassim Danthioko
Living Redemptions Youth Opportunities Hub
Ben Different
Living Redemptions Youth Opportunities Hub
Roldy Mendez
Brownsville Community Justice Center
Pamela Diaz
Living Redemptions Youth Opportunities Hub
Dorian Garrett
We Build the Block
Jossie Mendez
Brownsville Community Justice Center
Ian Singh
Living Redemptions Youth Opportunities Hub
Ana Jiminian
Living Redemptions Youth Opportunities Hub
City Agency Participants
Danielle Mindess
Director of Policy & Programs, District Attorneys Office of New York
Derby St.Fort
Precinct Commander, New York City Police Department
Indianna Porta
Assistant Deputy Director Office of Strategic Initiatives, New York City Council
Jomaire Crawford
Law Firm Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Juvanie Piquant
Education & Community Liaison, Office of Council Member Rita Joseph
Kathleen Baer
Assistant District Attorney, Supervisor, Bronx District Attorney Office
Kawan Clinton
Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid Society
Kenyatta Reid
Executive Director, Office of Safety and Youth Development, Department of Education
Pauline Ross
Special Deputy Inspector General for Operations, Inspector General Office
Phaedra Perry
Civil Court Judges, New York Civil Court
Porsha Shaf'on Venable
Supervising Attorney, Bronx Defenders Services
Regina Paul
New York City Council
Sherene Crawford
Executive ADA, Division Chief Pathways to Public Safety, District Attorneys Office of New York
Fall 2021
Youth Participants
Christopher Tineo
Brownsville Community Justice Center
Abigail Everett
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Tykim Watson
Brownsville Community Justice Center
Tonika Henry
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Naddie Marques
Brownsville Community Justice Center
Zahheem Watson
Brownsville Community Justice Center
Lauryn Delvalle
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Jayden Woodall
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Eryn Brown
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Jayla Dejesus
Brownsville Community Justice Center
Elijah Burt
Center for Justice, Columbia University
Emani Johnson
New Settlement Community Center
Jaden Pichardo
Center for Justice, Columbia University
City Agency Participants
Danielle Jackson
Staff Attorney, Harlem Defenders Services
Kathleen Waterman
Civil Court Judge, Kings County Family Court
Steve Goldstein
Executive Chief Assistant District Attorney, Office of Special Narcotics Prosecutor
Edwina G. Mendelson
Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, Justice Initiatives NYS Unified Court System
Audrey Moore
Chief Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Jeanine Johnson
Criminal Court Judge, Bronx Criminal Court
Lila Kirton
Executive ADA, Westchester County
Samantha Kleinfield
Executive Director, Violence and Predictive Analytics, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice
Kerry Chicon
Chief, SEIR Division, Bronx District Attorney
Samantha Dworken
Assistant District Attorney, Police Accountability Unit, Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Fall 2020
Youth Participants
Elias Hernadez
Youth Justice Network
Emilia Tineo
New Settlement Community Center
Kiersten Blake
New Settlement Community Center
City Agency Participants
Gail Gray
Attorney at Law
Sirica McIntosh
Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society
Jhounelle Cunningham
Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
Mathew Thompson
New York City Council
Michael Gluck
Queens Legal Aid Society
Fall 2019
Youth Participants
Ariadne Speliotis
Bringing Down the Walls
Kerry Lowe
Youth Justice Network
City Agency Participants
Natasha Lowe
Chief of Young Adult Court, Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
Joe Pressley
Deputy Commissioner, Department of Homeless Services
Nigel Farhina
Chief Gang Prosecutor, Office of Special Narcotics and Prosecutions
Spring 2019
Youth Participants
Aboubacar Diaby
New Directions Secondary School
Lovestar Rogers
Women's Prison Association
Jose Palacios
New Directions Secondary School
Arjun Subakceesan
Trinity School
Patrick Edge
Youth Justice Network
Mia Fox
Outreach Hous
Tyler Campbell
H.O.L.L.A.
Emanuel Daudu
Trinity School
Sade Folks
Women's Prison Association
City Agency Participants
Nilda Hofmann
Chief of Community Affairs New York City Police Department
Estelle Stryker-Santiago
Director of Community Affairs Manhattan District Attorneys Office
Joshua Laub
Director of Youth Development for District 88 NYC Dep. of Education
Cassie Addison
Senior Analyst New York City Council
Anna Bermudez
Commissioner, New York City Department of Probation
Victoria Reing
Director, Policy Bronx Borough Presidents Office
Rodney Levy
Assistant Commissioner, New York City Department of Probation
Janine Gilbert
Assistant Commissioner Office of Equity and Inclusion, New York City Police Department
David Peters
Director, Office of Equity Strategies, Administration of Child Services
Daryl Reed
Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan DA
Chauncey Parker
Executive Assistant District Attorney Manhattan DA
Jessica Mofield
Executive Deputy Director, Gun Violence Prevention, Mayor's office
Jordan Stockdale
Deputy Executive Director, Close Rikers
Jarrell Daniels
Program Manager, Justice Ambassadors Youth Council
Geraldine Downey
Director, Center for Justice
Claudia Rincon
Associate Director, Center for Justice
Jay Holder
Program Developer, Center for Justice
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