CJJ | Executive Board

National Chair
Susan Kamp, MS (VT)
Member, Vermont State Advisory Group
Coordinator, Vermont School Age Care Network

National Vice Chair
Alfred L. Martin, Jr., PhD (MS)
Chair, Mississippi State Advisory Group

Immediate Past National Chair
David R. Schmidt (NM)
Chair, New Mexico State Advisory Group
State Director, New Mexico Council on Crime and Delinquency

Treasurer/Secretary
Deirdre Garton (WI)
Former Deputy District Attorney, Juvenile Division, Dane County District Attorneys Office
Consultant, Garton Consulting LLC

Ethnic & Cultural Diversity Chair
Gina E. Wood (VA)
Member, Virginia State Advisory Group
Director of Policy and Planning, Office of the President, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

National Youth Chair
Benjamin A. Deaton (KY)
Member, Kentucky State Advisory Group
Student, University of Kentucky

National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) Representative
Beth Rosenberg (AZ)
Director of Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Policy, Children's Action Alliance

Midwest Region Chair
The Honorable Michael Mayer (MN)
Member, Minnesota State Advisory Group
State District Court Judge, First Judicial District, Minnesota

Midwest Region Representative
Erin N. Lear (MO)
Youth Member, Missouri State Advisory Group

Northeast Region Chair
Carlos D. Hendricks-Verdejo (NJ)
Member, New Jersey State Advisory Group
Executive Director, Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center

Northeast Region Representative
Reverend Dr. James G. Kirk, STD (MD)
CJJ Member at Large
Retired

Southern Region Chair
Linda W. Hayes (NC)
Member, North Carolina State Advisory Group
Secretary, North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Southern Region Representative
Eric Williams (MS)
Member, Mississippi State Advisory Group
Manager, Advance Auto Parts

Western Region Chair
Katie Wells, MPA CAC III (CO)
Member, Colorado State Advisory Group
Coordinator of Adolescent Substance Abuse Services, Division of Behavioral Health

Western Region Representative
Rodney A. Cook, MA (OR)
Member, Oregon State Advisory Group
Director, Clackamas County Office for Children and Families

Western Region Representative
The Honorable Melody McCray-Miller (KS)
Member, Kansas State Advisory Group
Representative, Kansas House of Representatives

National Juvenile Justice Specialist
Joe Vignati, MPA (GA)
Juvenile Justice Specialist, Governor's Office For Children and Families

National DMC Coordinator
Shalinee Hunter (CA)
Field Representative/DMC Coordinator, California Corrections Standards Authority

CJJ Liaisons to NJJN Executive Committee:

Robert (Robin) Jenkins, PhD (NC)
Member, North Carolina State Advisory Group
Chief Deputy Secretary, North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

The Honorable Paul Lawrence (NH)
Member, New Hampshire State Advisory Group
Judge, Goffstown District Court