LuzHilda CamposShe/Her/EllaLuzHilda Campos is a community organizer and racial justice movement builder. LuzHilda currently serves as a policy manager at Bold Futures NM. She was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico, and migrated to New Mexico alongside her family at the age of three. LuzHilda began organizing at the age of 16 and later co-founded…
Louis PerwienHe/Him/HisLouis is a resident of Washington DC and, outside of his day job working as a mortgage policy analyst at Freddie Mac, is committed to social justice issues and organizing locally in DC. He is on the board of Empower DC and is active in Jews United for Justice and Resource Generation. He got…
Jesse EstrinHe/Him/HisJesse is a lead facilitator for Insight-Out’s GRIP program in San Quentin, a mindfulness and violence prevention program dedicated to healing trauma and cultivating emotional intelligence. He is also currently working as a therapist in a community mental health clinic in San Francisco, accruing hours towards his MFT license. In addition, Jesse serves on…
George GalvisHe/Him/HisGeorge Galvis is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice and has for more than two decades promoted restorative justice and healing to address the violence plaguing Bay Area communities. Galvis draws upon his experience and indigenous roots to help young people, particularly those involved in the criminal justice…
Ellen BarryShe/her/hersEllen works as a Senior Consultant for Women & Justice Issues Consulting, a consulting firm in Oakland, CA that focuses on issues affecting women and girls impacted by the Criminal Justice System. She founded Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC), an organization focusing on the impact of the criminal justice system on incarcerated…
Diana “Dinni” GordonShe/Her/HersDiana R. Gordon writes about politics and criminal justice for academic and general audiences. Her books include, among others, The Justice Juggernaut: Fighting Crime, Controlling Citizens and Transformation and Trouble: Crime, Justice, and Participation in Democratic South Africa. She is professor emerita of political science and criminal justice of The City College of…
David RosenmillerHe/Him/HisWith his father, David Rosenmiller founded the Solidago Foundation, and later the See Forward Fund, to support systemic change in our time. He directed and served on the boards of the funds for many years, and is now an Advisor. David began his social justice philanthropic work in 1979 with the Haymarket Peoples Fund,…
Charlene AllenShe/Her/HersCharlene is the Director of Partnerships at Common Justice, innovative victim service and alternative-to-incarceration program based on restorative justice principles. She has worked with survivors of crime and trauma for more than twenty years as an attorney, advocate, and educator. She led one of the first statewide domestic violence coalitions as lobbyist/organizer for Jane…
Ben GriesingerHe/Him/HisBen Griesinger is an educator, facilitator, bridge builder, and deep listener who loves to talk. Ben’s focus on criminal justice work came in large part from seeing the disparities in how police and courts treated his Black and Latino students in comparison to his White friends who could afford lawyers. As a young adult…
Albino Garcia, Jr.He/Him/HisAlbino Garcia, Jr. is a Kellogg Fellow and Ceremonial Chief of Apache and Chichimeca heritage recognized internationally for his groundbreaking intervention work with gang-involved youth. His accomplishments include establishing the award-winning New School in Watsonville, California, which provided a successful educational context for gang-affiliated youth. Albino is the founder and director of La…