Massachusetts JDAI Committees

Massachusetts Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative Committees

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


 

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