Our Chairs

Asheville/Buncombe County, North Carolina (2016)
Dena King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina

Austin, Texas (2003)
The Honorable Aurora Martinez Jones, Judge District Court
The Honorable Clifford Brown, Judge 147 th Judicial Court
Leslie J. Boykin, Esq.

Beaumont, Texas (2006)
The Honorable Randy Shelton, Judge 279 th District Court

Boston, Massachusetts (2002)
J. Keith Motley, PhD. (former) Chancellor, UMass

Cameron County, Texas (2005)
Evangelina Perez, Executive Director, Communities In Schools for Cameron County

Charlotte/Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (2002)
Stacy Lowry, Director, Community Support Services Charlotte/Mecklenburg County

Chicago, Illinois (1996)
Robin Hulshizer, Esq. Partner, Latham and Watkins, LLP

Judith Allen, Chief Operating Officer, Communities in Schools

Coastal Bend, Texas (2003)
Gloria Taylor, Executive Director, Communities In School of the Coastal Bend

Detroit, Michigan (1996)
Zemen Marrugi, Principal, Taylor Exemplar Academy

El Paso, Texas (2003)
Dr. Josefina Tinajero, Research Professor, University of Texas at El Paso

Houston/Harris County, Texas (1996)
The Honorable Lina Hidalgo, County Judge, Harris County

Jackson, Tennessee (2008)
Ernest Brooks, II, Esq., Jackson City Council

Knoxville, Tennessee (2023)
Charme Allen, District Attorney General

Laredo, Texas (2016)
Gloria Rendon, Executive Director, Communities In Schools of Laredo

Las Vegas, Nevada (1996)
Dr. Beverly Givens, BFA Consulting

Los Angeles, California (1996)
Carlos Martinez, Beyond the Bell Middle School Unit Los Angeles Unified School District

Memphis, Tennessee (2006)
Steven Mulroy, District Attorney General

Miami, Florida (1996)
Ed Ramos, Esq., Holland and Knight
Anilou Robiou-Ramos

Montana (State) (2008)
Natalia Bowser, Bureau Chief, Montana Board of Crime Control

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1996)
The Honorable Lori Dumas, Judge of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (2008)
The Honorable Dwayne Woodruff, Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County
Joy Maxberry Woodruff, Consultant for Woodruff Enterprises

San Antonio, Texas (2002)
The Honorable Antonio Arteaga, Judge 57 th Civil District Court

Springfield, Youngstown, Canton, Zanesville, Lima, Ohio (2022)
David Yost, Attorney General for the State of Ohio

Texas (State) (1996)
Robert Eckels, Esq., (former) Houston/Harris County Judge, Businessman

Utah (State) (2002)
Cuong Nguyen, Prevention Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

Washington, D.C. (1996)
Brian Schwalb, Attorney General of the District of Columbia