Team
Executive Team

Bessie Alcantara (She/Her/Hers)
Executive Director

Sonya Cook (She/Her/Hers)
Finance Director

Jessica Newsome (She/Her/Hers)
Senior Director of Strategy

Monica George (She/Her/Hers)
Development Director

Shaharazad Johnson (She/Her/Hers)
Behavioral Health Program Director

Quamika Pickens-Harris
Human Resources and Operations Director

Tonette Ingram
Restorative Justice Program Director
Restorative Justice

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

Frank Chestnut
Restorative Justice Supervisor

Ethan Viets-VanLear
Restorative Justice Manager

Randi Smith (She/Her/Hers) Restorative Practice Coach

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

Jose Macias
Restorative Justice Specialist

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

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

Cameron Swanson (He/Him/His)
Restorative Practice Coach

Quincy Thomas
Restorative Practice Coach

Markitta Howard
Restorative Justice Specialist

Aleia Johnson (she/her/hers)
Restorative Practice Coach

Jacob Mason-Marshall
Restorative Justice Specialist

Raven Barr (she/her/hers)
Restorative Practice Coach

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

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

Kate Grosso
Community Wellness Manager

Patricia Sykes
Prevention Supervisor

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

Kelsey Nikcevich (She/Her/Hers)
Behavioral Health Supervisor

Kay Thompson (They/Them/Theirs)
Therapist

Laura Garcia (she/her/hers)
Therapist

Diana Cazares (She/Her/Hers)
Therapist

Lori Smith (She/Her/Hers)
Therapist

Maria Vazquez (She/Her/Hers)
Therapist

Erica Joy Agudelo (she/her/hers)
Therapist

Christine John
Therapist

Briana Wesclitz
Therapist

Stephanie Doan (she/her/hers)
Therapist

Vincent Deamon
Prevention Specialist

Jordan Johnson
Therapist

Eugine Echols (he/him/his)
Therapist

Octavia Coaks (She/Her/Hers)
Prevention Specialist

June Carter (he/they) Therapist

Japneet Wahi (they/them/theirs)
Therapist

Rajana Huddleston
Prevention Specialist

Brittany Rivera (she/her/hers)
Therapist

Jaden Pickens
Prevention Specialist

Angela Davis (She/Her/Hers)
SEEIT Coordinator

Kyerra Henderson
SEEIT Specialist

Jurnee Coleman
SEEIT Specialist

Jasmine Porter
SeeIt Specialist

Gabriela Saucedo
Resource and Care Specialist (RACS)

Bee Reed
Mental Health Juvenile Justice Liaison

Delia Barone
Program Manager (Waukegan)

Megan Miskinis
Therapist (Waukegan)

Megan Miskinis
SEEIT Specialist (Waukegan)
Youth Advocate Support Services

Tiffany Daniel
On-Call Crisis

Angela Weeden
On-Call Crisis

Edward Ward
On-Call Crisis

Paychents Dillon
Youth Advocate

Tamara Harris (She/Her/Hers)
Youth Advocate
Policy & Advocacy

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

Jessica Proctor (She/Her/Hers)
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

Kayla Freeman
Operations Specialist

LaVetta Williams Kirksey
Accounting Manager

Patrina Porter
Staff Accountant

Deanna Phillips (She/Her/Hers) Executive Assistant

Elizabeth Palacios
Accounting Clerk

Annie Mallett (she/her/hers) Development Coordinator

Catherine Best
Marketing Coordinator
Systems & Training

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

Joy Adams (She/Her/ Hers)
Racial Equity Coordinator

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

Steve Davis (he/him/his)
Restorative Justice Trainer

Darron Randle
Restorative Justice Trainer
Peace Ambassadors

Joseph McCray
Peace Ambassador

Jalin Yanez
Peace Ambassador

Marsha Tate
Peace Ambassador

Amaya Johnson
Peace Ambassador

Mario Jackson
Peace Ambassador

Kyria Carothers
Peace Ambassador

Tavaris Walls
Peace Ambassador

DeShawn Vaval
Peace Ambassador

Earl Simmons
Peace Ambassador

Nyla Webb
Peace Ambassador