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