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Columbus, OH

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Advisory Board Co-Chairs:

  • The Honorable Jim Mason, Administrative Judge, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch
  • Mr. Mitchell Brown, Director, Department of Public Safety

Advisory Board Members:

  • Lieutenant Richard A. Bash, Columbus Division of Police
  • Mr. John Banche, Detective - Juvenile Bureau, Franklin County Sheriff's Office
  • The Honorable Kevin L. Boyce, Columbus City Council
  • The Honorable Paula Brooks, President, Franklin County Board of Commissioners
  • Ms. Nancy Catena, Deputy Director, Family Assessment and Intake Unit, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch
  • Mr. Christopher M. Cooper, Esq., Christopher M. Cooper Co., L.P.A.
  • Ms. Kathy Crandall, Director, Franklin County Office of Homeland Security and Justice Programs
  • Mr. Steve Curl, Regional Administrator, Central Regional Office, Ohio Department of Youth Services
  • Pastor Victor Davis, Senior Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church
  • Commander Jay Evans, Strategic Response Bureau, Columbus Police Department
  • Professor Katherine Federle, Director, Justice for Children Project, Michael E. Moritz College of Law
  • Mr. Herb Henderson, Director, Juvenile Detention Center, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch
  • Mr. Dennis Hogan, Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney
  • Ms. Janet E. Jackson, President and CEO, United Way of Central Ohio
  • Ms. Sheri Jones, Deputy Director Performance Evaluation, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations/Juvenile Board
  • Ms. Kim Jordan, Associate Vice President, YMCA of Central Ohio
  • Sheriff Jim Karnes, Franklin County Sheriff's Office
  • Ms. Nancy King, Chief, Juvenile Unit, Franklin County Public Defender Office
  • The Honorable William Kirby, Administrative Magistrate. Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch
  • Mr. Jeff Liston, Esq., Tyack, Blackmore & Liston Co., L.P.A.
  • Mr. Steven McElroy, Director, Department of Safety and Security, Columbus Public Schools
  • Mr. Keith Neal, Executive Director, J. Ashburn Youth Center
  • Mr. Richard C. Pfeiffer, Jr., Columbus City Attorney
  • Chief of Administration Angela D. Radney
  • Deputy Chief Larry Rinehart, Division of Police, City of Gahanna,
  • Mr. David Royer, CEO, ADAMH Board of Franklin County
  • Mr. John Saros, Executive Director, Franklin County Children Services
  • Ms. Barbara Seckler, Assistant Director, Department of Public Safety
  • Ms. Melissa Shade, Fr. County Off. Of Homeland Sec. & Justice Program
  • Lieutenant Jeffrey B. Spence, Gahanna Division of Police
  • Rev. Gwyn Stetler, LICDC, Ph.D. (cand), OSU College of Social Work Graduate Lecturer
  • Mr. Yeura Venters, Director, Franklin County Public Defender Office
  • Mr. Steve Votaw, President and CEO, Directions for Youth and Families
  • Mr. Walt Wheeler, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Unit Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations and Juvenile Branch
  • Lieutenant Richard Zitzke, Division of Police, City of Whitehall