Board of Directors

The former President of the Council of State Governments, Vermont Governor James Douglas, established a board of directors to help draft the Justice Center’s bylaws and provide guidance on the Center’s priorities. They include state legislative leaders, judges, corrections administrators, juvenile justice agency directors, and law enforcement officials. Together, they represent a cross-section of the senior-level state officials who shape criminal justice policy. The Justice Center Board of Directors convened for its most recent meeting on September 16-19, 2007 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Board of Directors

Chair: Representative Michael E. Festa Michael E. Festa
Secretary, Executive Office of Elder Affairs, MA
Vice-Chair: Honorable Sharon Keller Honorable Sharon Keller
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, TX
Members: Secretary Robin Arnold-Williams
Department of Human Services, WA
Assemblyman Jeffrion L. Aubry
Chair, Corrections Committee, NY
Suzanne Brown-McBride
Executive Director, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Mr. Steven D. Canterbury
Administrative Director, Administrative Office of the Courts, WV
Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins
IL
Representative Pat Colloton
KS
Senator Alan Cropsey
Chair, Public Safety and Justice Task Force, MI
Chief Edward A. Flynn
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
Honorable Peter Gilchrist
District Attorney, Mecklenburg County, NC
Senator John Huppenthal
Majority Whip, AZ
Mr. Justin Jones
Director, Department of Corrections, OK
Representative Michael Lawlor
Co-chair, Judiciary Committee, CT
Assemblywoman Sheila Leslie
Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, NV
Representative Jerry Madden
Chair, Corrections Committee, TX
Dr. James S. Reinhard
Commissioner, Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, VA
Senator Gloria Romero
Majority Leader, CA
Senator Liane Sorenson
Minority Whip, DE
Mr. Tom Stickrath
Director, Department of Youth Services, OH
Mr. William E. Taylor
Counsel, Judiciary Committee, OR
Mr. John R. von Arx
Policy Director, Public Safety, Office of the Governor, IN
Mr. Ashbel T. Wall
Director, Department of Corrections, RI
Senator Stephen R. Wise
Chair, Education Pre-K-12 Appropriations, FL