JDAI Key Staff
Dr. Nokuthula Sibanda, Chief of Staff, DYS
Katherine Perry-Lorentz, Esq., JDAI Detention Reform Specialist, DYS
Julia Thomas, Contracted Data Diversion Manager, DYS
Governance Committee Members
Member Agency Committee Involvement
Arose Nielsen |
Associate Justice, Hampden County Juvenile Court |
Governance; Worcester County Committee Co-Chair |
Patricia Bergin |
SAC Contact, Office of Grants and Research |
Governance, Race Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee |
Catherine Coughlin |
State Bail Administrator, Executive Office of the Trial Courts |
Governance |
Cecely Reardon |
Commissioner, DYS |
Governance |
Shawn Connelly |
Assistant Director, Special Education in Institutional Settings, DESE |
Governance, Race Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee, School-to-Prison Pipeline Workgroup |
Christina Tedstone |
Acting General Counsel, DCF |
Governance, Dually Involved Youth Subcommittee |
Glenn Daly |
Director, Office of Youth Development/Office of Children, Youth, and Families, Executive Office of Health and Human Services |
Governance, Dually Involved Youth Subcommittee |
Brian Jenney |
Director, Office of Youth and Young Adult Services/Bureau of Substance Abuse Services, DPH |
Governance, Dually Involved Youth Subcommittee, Race Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee |
Joseph Abber |
Statewide Supervisor, Office of Probation |
Governance, Dually Involved Youth Subcommittee |
Kevin Kennedy |
Chief of Police, Lincoln PD, Mass Chiefs of Police Association |
Governance |
Lisa Lambert |
Executive Director, PPAL |
Governance |
Francyne LaFemine |
Chief of Probation, Worcester County Juvenile Court |
Governance |
Lisa Macaluso |
Consultant, Macaluso and Associates, LLC./Annie E. Casey Foundation |
Governance, Race Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee |
Meri Viano |
Associate Director, PPAL |
Governance, Race Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee, School-to-Prison Pipeline Workgroup |
Joe Mulhern |
Attorney in Charge YAD/CAFL, CPCS |
Governance, Bristol County Committee Co-Chair |
Bridget Nichols |
Manager of Juvenile Forensic Services, DMH |
Governance, Dually Involved Youth Subcommittee Chair |
Rachel Wallack |
Case Manager, Administrative Office of the Juvenile Court |
Governance, Race Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee |
Stephanie Quezada |
Founder, Young Sisters United |
Governance |
Ruth Rovezzi |
Deputy Commissioner for Operations and Support Services, DYS |
Governance |