David Risley is founder and host of the Justice Voices podcast. He's the former Director of Public Safety Policy in the Illinois Governor’s Office; and former career federal prosecutor.

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Fritzi Horstman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Compassion Prison Project (CPP) an organization dedicated to bringing compassion, childhood trauma awareness and creative inspiration to all men and women living and working in prisons.

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Benson leads IJM Kenya to defend victims of police abuse of power and child sexual violence; empowering survivors and their families to thrive and work towards strengthening the criminal justice system.

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Dr. Maria Perez, PharmD, AAHIVP is a Clinical and Scientific Liaison for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization.

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Troy Siewert is the founder of Insightful Crisis Response LLC, which provides mental health crisis response training to first responders, individuals and organizations.

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Timberlie Jahn is the Executive Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Grundy County where she works with children who have been sexually or physically abused and are going through the criminal justice system.

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Lenore Anderson is the co-founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ), one of the nation’s largest safety and justice reform advocacy organizations.

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Serving as CTIPP’s Executive Director, Jesse is in charge of organizational administration and HR, fundraising, strategic planning, public engagements, and working alongside staff and volunteers in their roles with the organization.

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Jerry L. Clayton is a 29-year criminal justice professional, currently serving his third term as the Sheriff of Washtenaw County, Michigan. Sheriff Clayton leads an organization of approximately 420 staff, serving a population of over 358,000, covering a 720 square mile geographical area.

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Robhas been a career public servant working for 40 years in federal and state governments. Rob has served as an Assistant United States Attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in Washington D.C. (1982-1987) and more recently in the (Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA) (1989-2017). As a federal prosecutor, Rob investigated, prosecuted, and supervised a wide range of cases from Violent Crime, gang violence, and Civil Rights to white collar crime and corruption.

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Joel Friesz has served as Executive Director of National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ) since January 2022. Prior to this, Joel oversaw a statewide Restorative Justice program for 13 years at a non-profit agency in North Dakota. During those years, Joel and his team worked extensively with the juvenile justice system and K-12 schools across North Dakota and region.

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Jennifer Ryan has 25 years of federal, non-profit, private, and academic health policy experience. She joined Aurrera Health Group in January 2015 and serves as the firm’s Executive Vice President. In addition to her executive responsibilities, Jennifer provides strategic and policy advice to federal, state, and local government agencies, foundations, community organizations, and health care delivery systems.

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Teresa Haley of Springfield, Illinois, received her bachelor’s degree in Communication in 1992 and her master’s degree in Public Administration in 1994 from the University. She is a longtime passionate civil rights activist, public policy advocate, professional trainer and dynamic speaker.

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John Hanlon is the owner of Hanlon Law Office LLC in Springfield, which seeks to work on cases that present significant issues of justice, including cases of actual innocence. He is the former (now retired) Executive Director of the Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS). In that role, he oversaw the growth of IIP, which has to date played a substantial role in the exoneration and release of 23 innocent individuals; has worked to educate citizens about wrongful convictions; and has worked successfully to reform Illinois laws toward preventing wrongful convictions. John has taught Wrongful Convictions courses at the University of Illinois College of Law in Champaign, and to undergraduates at the campus in Springfield.

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Maryann McEvoy is an executive leader with over20 years of experience advocating for vulnerable populations. Prior to serving as the Executive Director of the Office of Advocacy and Reform & Child Advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under Governor Tom Wolf and Governor Josh Shapiro, Maryann had the privilege of holding leadership roles in various public and private organizations dedicated to protecting the rights of people with disabilities.

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Claudia Page Hypes is a recent graduate of theUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. She graduated in May of 2022 with a Bachelor's Degree in Health Sciences with an emphasis on Health & Wellness and a minor
in psychology. She is an Alumnae of Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity's Alpha Psi Chapter.

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Joe Zuzich is NAMI Metro Suburban’s Community Education Director and earned his master’s degree in social work from Dominican University in 2011. Joe was born and raised in Chicago and has a love for his hometown. He has worked in the social service industry for over 10 years and is passionate about working with youth in the mental health field.

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Andrea O’Morrow is a professional educator and mental health advocate. She received bachelor’s degrees in education and linguistics from Purdue University and joined NAMI Metro Suburban as the Community Education Coordinator in 2021 where
she works with schools and other community organizations to provide mental health education programs.

Her full bio is available here.