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Updated: 09.25.09

Panel I - Parole & Family Support
Dr. Sandra Thomas, Council Member - City of Altadena (Moderator)
Kelly Turner
Recently Released Former Inmate

 


Panel II - Transitioning from Incarceration to Community
Mary Latimore, Warden - Central California Women’s Facility (Moderator)
James “Big Jim” Young
Homeward Bound Inc.



Panel III - Substance Abuse & Mental Health Resources
Honorable Judge Richard Vlavianos, San Joaquin County Superior Court (Moderator)
Mark Faucette
VP of Amity Foundation

Thomas Abdul-Salaam
Community Reentry Empowerment Trainer



Panel IV - Education, Job Training and Employment 
Jose Rodriquez, Chair - Los Angeles Reentry Roundtable (Moderator)
Ricky Mc Gill
CDCR / Principle - Johanna Bass High School

Dr. Ken Hart
Director Office of Research and Planning - Modesto Junior College



Panel V - Reentry / Homelessness & Housing Assistance & Other Support Services
Jose Garza, National LULAC Housing Director (Moderator)
Dr. Kimberly Kynard
Human Services Task Force





Panel VI - Juvenile Reentry and Youth Services
Valarie Fraizer, Supervising Parole Agent III - Division of Juvenile Parole Operations - CDCR (Moderator)
Dr. Sandra Thomas
President - Los Angeles County Human Relation Commission

John Ervin III
Director Community Affairs - Modesto City Schools

Rev. Willie Douglas
Retired Juvenile Youth Counselor / Assistant Superintendent



Panel VII - Financial & Social Impact of Early Release For Non-Violent Offenderss
David De Luz, Director - Sacramento Urban League (Moderator)
Michael Carrington
CEO - CROP Foundation

Richard H Jacques
Homeward Bound Inc.

James “Big Jim” Young
Homeward Bound Inc.



Panel VIII - Overcoming the Barriers For Returning Felons
Jeffery "JJ" Anderson, Public Affairs Director - San Diego DA Office (Moderator)
Christine Brown-Taylor
Reentry Community Case Manager Coordinator - UCSD

Micki Douglas
Reentry Prison Case Manager Coordinator - California Institution for Women

Ken Worthington
Director - Adult Programs in Probation