A special thanks to our planning team members.
Planning Team
Kimberly Charis, MS
National Association of State Boards of Education
2121 Crystal Drive
Arlington, VA 22202
703-684-4000
kimberlyc@nasbe.org
Tanya Coke
Senior Consultant, Children & Youth Programme
The Atlantic Philanthropies
76 Varick Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10013
973 509-7443
tecoke@comcast.net
Matt Cregor
Assistant Counsel
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10013
646-515-5284
mcregor@NAACPLDF.ORG
Howard Davidson
Director, ABA Center on Children and the Law - Commission on Youth at Risk
American Bar Association
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-662-1740
Howard.Davidson@americanbar.org
Robin Delany-Shabazz
Coordinating Council and FACJJ, Director, Concentration of Federal Efforts, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
US Department of Justice
810 7th Street, NW, 6th floor
Washington, DC 20531
202-307-9963
robin.delany-shabazz@usdoj.gov
Brecht Donoghue
Research Coordinator
US Department of Justice
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
202-305-1270
Brecht.Donoghue@usdoj.gov
Mary Louise Embrey
Co-chair, National Association of State Boards of Education
National Association of School Nurses
8484 Georgia Ave #420
Silver Spring, MD 20910
240-247-1624
membrey@nasn.org
Kay Farley
Executive Director of Government Relations
National Center for State Courts
300 Newport Avenue
Williamsburg, VA 23185
202-684-2622
kfarley@ncsc.org
Melodee Hanes
Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
US Department of Justice
809 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
202-307-5911
melodee.hanes@usdoj.gov
Kristen Harper
Policy Advisor to the Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Safe and Healthy Students, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
US Department of Education
Room 10082, 550 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202
202-453-7238
kristen.harper@ed.gov
Anne Heiligenstein
Senior Policy Consultant
Casey Family Programs
2001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20006
207-282-7300
aheiligenstein@casey.org
Damon Hewitt
Director, Education Project
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Inc.
99 Hudson Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10013
646-515-5284
dhewitt@naacpldf.org
Bruce Hunter
Associate Executive Director, Advocacy, Policy and Communications
American Association of School Administrators
801 N. Quincy Street, Suite 700
Arlington, VA 22203
703-875 - 0738
bhunter@aasa.org
Erlin Ibreck
Acting Deputy Director, U.S. Programs
Director, Strategic Opportunities Fund
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-548-0358
eibreck@sorosny.org
Candice Jones
Program Officer
MacArthur Foundation
140 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 1200
Chicago, IL 60603
312-917-0321
cjones@macfound.org
Miriam Aroni Krinksy
Consultant, The California Endowment
The California Endowment
4266 Irvine Ave
Studio City CA 91604
krinskym@yahoo.com
Donna Lawrence
Programme Director, Children & Youth
The Atlantic Philanthropies
75 Varick Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10013
212-916-7354
d.lawrence@atlanticphilanthropies.org
Myrna Mandlawitz, Ed.M., J.D.
Co-chair, National Alliance of Pupil Services Organizations (NASPO)
School Social Work Association of America
3001 Veazey Terrace, Suite 825
Washington, DC 20008
202-686-1637
mrmassociates@verizon.net
Shawn Marsh, Ph.D.
Director of the Juvenile and Family Law Department
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
775-784-8070
smarsh@ncjfcj.org
Kathleen McNaught
Assistant Director, Center on Children and the Law
American Bar Association
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-662-1966
Kathleen.McNaught@americanbar.org
Kavitha Mediratta
Programme Executive, Children and Youth
The Atlantic Philanthropies
75 Varick Street, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10013
212-916-7352
k.mediratta@atlanticphilanthropies.org
Joan Ohl
Senior Director, Strategic Consulting
Casey Family Programs
603 Horizon Way
Martinsburg, WV 25403
304-904-1959
johl@casey.org
Barbara Raymond
Program Director
The California Endowment
1000 North Alameda Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
800-449-4149
braymond@Calendow.org
Castle Redmond
Program Manager
The California Endowment
1414 K Street, 5th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-558-6777
credmond@Calendow.org
Andrew Schepard
Director of the Center for Children, Families and the Law and Professor of Law
Hofstra University School of Law
121 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549
516-463-5890
Andrew.I.Schepard@hofstra.edu
Robert G. Schwartz
Executive Director
Juvenile Law Center
The Philadelphia Building
1315 Walnut St., 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-625-0551 x 106
RSchwartz@jlc.org
Debbie Staub
Early Learning and K-12 Education Advisor
Casey Family Programs
2001 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98121
206 282-7300
dstaub@casey.org
Jane Sundius, Ph.D.
Director, Education and Youth Development Program
OSI-Baltimore
201 North Charles Street
Suite 1300
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-234-1091
JSundius@sorosny.org
Richard Van Duizend
Principal Court Management Consultant
National Center for State Courts
2425 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-841-5632
RVanDuizend@ncsc.org
Susan A. Weiss
Director, National Policy Partnerships
Casey Family Programs
2001 Eighth Avenue, Suite 2700
Seattle, WA 98121
206-270-4989
sweiss@casey.org
Patty Yoo
Project Director, Common Core State Standards
National Association of State Boards of Education
2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 350
Arlington, VA 22202
703-740-4820
pattyy@nasbe.org