A network that young people can count on
Our fight for justice would not be possible without a dedicated network of board members, staff, community partners, and funders.
Our Board of Trustees
Passionate about our mission and experts in their fields, our Board of Trustees helps ensure the health
and impact of our organization.
Board of Trustees
Jamaal Thomas | Chair
Equity and Access Representative for the Office of Institutional Equity and Access, Yale University
Lloyd Doaman | Treasurer
Executive Director, Carver Community Development Corporation
Ellen Fried | Secretary
Legal Consultant
Alexander Paddington
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan
Ann B. Siegel
Senior Vice President for Operations & Capital Programs American Museum of Natural History
Christine Pahigian
Executive Director, Youth Justice Network
Mark B. Rubin
Geller Advisors LLC, Former Board Chairman (2013-2019)
Neil Callahan
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Pilot Growth Equity
S. Rebecca Neusteter, Ph.D.
Executive Director, University of Chicago Health Lab
Scott Simon
Vice President, Corporate Development Officer, Johnson Controls, Inc
Co-Founders and Directors Emeritae
Norma Green
Barbara O. Grodd
(1926 – 2018)
Director Emeritus
Hwan-yoon Chung
Our Staff
Youth Justice Network has a profoundly dedicated staff who share a commitment to break cycles of
incarceration and build an equitable justice system.
Akeem Browder
Youth Advocate
Amy Perry
Project Coordinator, Human and Organization Resources
Anthony DeJesus
Coordinator, Arts and Cultural Activities
Bernard Shepherd
Case Manager
Christine Pahigian
Executive Director
Christopher Rodriguez
Mitigation Specialist
Daniel Teehan
Youth Advocate
Damon Avinger
Arches Mentor
Detra C. Royal
Human Resource Manager
Dilson Hernandez
Mitigation Specialist
Douglas Brandt
Senior Job Developer
Esmeralda Martes
Director, Advocacy and Support Services, Bronx
Felicia Mosley Smith
Associate Executive Director
Grace Ko
Assistant Director, Miller Center for Special Mitigation
Jack Powers
Director, Shifting Gears
Jasmin Luciano-King
Director, Advocacy and Support Services, Manhattan
Jermaine Ferguson
Senior Youth Mentor
John Gordon
Deputy Executive Director
Jonathan Weinstein
Grants Administrator
Kandi Johnson
Senior Youth Advocate
Kellyann Hayes
Data Analyst
Kevin Green
Senior Career Specialist
Ledwin Rodriguez
Youth Advocate
Lita Osborne
Program Director, Family Matters
Marc Washington
Program Director, Arches
Messiah Ramkissoon
Senior Director, Programs and Partnerships
Mia Abrahams
Director, Development and Communications
Michael Brundidge
Director, Career Services
Michael Lauture
Senior Youth Mentor
Oksana Francis
Youth Advocate
Omar Branch
Senior Case Manager
Paul Barrow-Colon
Case Manager
Robert De Jesus
Program Director, Friends to Fathers
Robert James
Senior Director, Transitional Service
Salvatore Pepe
Director, Finance & Administration
Shoba Nair
Director, Research and Evaluation
Sophie Mindes
Development & Grants Manager
Tasneem Yoosufali
Senior Mitigation Specialist
Taylonn Murphy
Parent Coach, Arches Mentor
Teresa Morales
Accounting Manager
Tina Lee
Director, Center for Education
Venus Core
Director, Advocacy and Support Services, Brooklyn
Victor Marte
Lead Mentor, Arches
William Martinez
Mitigation Specialist
Our door is always open
Get in contact with any of our staff members, or take a look at available opportunities to join our team.
Our Community Partners
We're grateful to partner with a powerful network of community organizations who support the
healing, wellbeing, and dreams of our participants.
Our Funders
We are grateful for the support and partnership of our funders.
We are also grateful for the support and ongoing partnership of our government funders:
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
NYC Department of Probation
Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ)
Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
New York State
Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)
Join Our Fight
Stand in solidarity with our mission to break cycles of inequality and fight systemic racism by giving young people the opportunities they have been denied. Join our community, and together we can make a difference.