Team
Executive Team

Bessie Alcantara (She/Her)
Executive Director

Sonya Cook (She/Her)
Finance Director
Senior Director of Strategy

Monica George (She/Her)
Development Director

Shaharazad Johnson (She/Her)
Behavioral Health Program Director

Quamika Pickens-Harris (She/Her)
Human Resources and Operations Director

Alexis Hardy (She/Her)
Restorative Justice Director

Agustin Flores (He/Him/El)
Systems and Training Director
Restorative Justice

Cherida Slater Terrell (she/her/hers)
Restorative Justice Manager

Simone Neal (she/her)
Restorative Justice Case Manager

Jazmine Armstead (She/Her/Hers)
Restorative Justice Manager

Roosevelt Dail (He/Him/His)
Restorative Justice Supervisor

Quincy Thomas
Restorative Justice Supervisor

Tashika Benson
Restorative Practices Coach

Carter Cavazos
Restorative Justice Specialist

Saeed Rezko (They/Them/Theirs)
Restorative Practice Supervisor

Restorative Justice Specialist

Towanda Abbott (she/her)
Restorative Justice Specialist

Maricandy Alejandro (she/her/hers)
Restorative Practice Coach

Adrianna Collis
Restorative Justice Supervisor

Miranda Dooley
Restorative Justice Specialist

Breshawn Wilkerson
Restorative Justice Specialist

Markitta Howard (she/her)
Restorative Practices Coach

Xavier Colon (he/they/them)
Restorative Justice Coach

KoriAnn Carter (she/her)
Restorative Justice Specialist

Arthur Jex
Restorative Justice Specialist

Sergio Ortiz
Restorative Justice Specialist
Behavioral Health

Bria Brumfield (she/her/hers)
Behavioral Health Manager

Lee Jones
Community Wellness Manager

Patricia Sykes
Prevention Supervisor

Kayla Zelisko (she/her/hers)
Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor
(She/Her/Hers)
Behavioral Health Supervisor

(She/Her/Hers)
Behavioral Health Supervisor

Laura Garcia (she/her/hers)
Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor

Octavia Coaks (She/Her/Hers)
Prevention Specialist

Brittany Rivera (she/her/hers)
Therapist
(She/Her/Hers)
Therapist

Erica Joy Agudelo (she/her/hers)
Therapist

Christine John
Therapist

Stephanie Doan (she/her)
Therapist

BH Therapist

Jordan Johnson
Therapist

SEEIT Specialist

Japneet Wahi (they/them)
Therapist

Rajana Huddleston
Prevention Specialist

Jaden Pickens
Prevention Specialist

Angela Nelson (She/Her/Hers)
SEEIT Coordinator

SEEIT Specialist

Jurnee Coleman
SEEIT Specialist

Jasmine Porter
SeeIt Specialist

Gabriela Saucedo (she/her)
Resource and Care Specialist (RACS)

Arieonnia Brown (she/her)
Intake Specialist

Bee Reed
Mental Health Juvenile Justice Liaison

Frank Chestnut Program Manager (Waukegan)

Vincent Deamon (he/him)
Prevention Specialist

A’ja Holmes (she/her)
BH Supervisor

Dominique Lemons
BH Therapist

Lena Brown
Community Financial Coach
Youth Advocate Support Services

Tiffany Daniel
On-Call Crisis

Richelle Santos
Youth Advocate (Waukegan)
On-Call Crisis

Paychents Dillon
Youth Advocate

Tamara Harris (She/Her/Hers)
Youth Advocate

Kaesha Booth (she/her)
Youth Advocate
Policy & Advocacy

Brittany Winters (we/us/yall)
Community Engagement Coordinator

Jessica Proctor (She/Her)
Policy Analyst

Sanya Khatri (she/her)
Policy Analyst
Finance & Admin

Amudha Sree
Program Evaluation Manager

Alexandria Hardin
Compliance Administrator

Jazmine Seymore
Data Specialist

Taronica Boone
HR & Operations Manager

Kau-Won Cannon (she/her/hers)
Operation Specialist

Quiana Owens
HR & Operations Specialist

Mario Jackson
Operations Specialist

LaVetta Williams Kirksey
Accounting Manager

Patrina Porter
Accounting Specialist

Elizabeth Palacios
Accounting Clerk

Yahkima Crump
Staff Accountant

Deanna Phillips (She/Her) Executive Assistant
Systems & Training

Naketa Young (She/Her/Hers)
Systems & Training Manager

Darron Randle (he/him)
Restorative Justice Trainer

Kimberly Anthony (she/her/hers)
Trauma Informed Care Trainer

Bro. Steve Davis (he/him)
Restorative Justice Trainer

Elena Sandoval
Compliance Specialist

Melanie Sakelaris (she/her)
Data Specialist
Peace Ambassadors

Joseph McCray
Peace Ambassador

Peace Ambassador

Maurice Jackson
Peace Ambassador

Amaya Johnson
Peace Ambassador

Janyce Martin
Peace Ambassador

Nyla Webb
Peace Ambassador