A network that young people can count on

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

Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Ann B. Siegel

Senior Vice President for Operations & Capital Programs American Museum of Natural History

Christine Pahigian

Executive Director, Youth Justice Network

Jarrell E. Daniels

Project Director & Community Management Liaison, Center for Justice at Columbia University

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.

Aminta Williams

Program Coordinator, Parent Support Services

Anthony DeJesus

Arts and Recreation Director

Bernard Shepherd

Senior Case Manager

Christian Alfonso

Mitigation Specialist

Christine Pahigian

Executive Director

Christopher Rodriguez

Director, Advocacy and Support Services, Bronx

Corey Baron

Program Aide

Daniel Teehan

Youth Advocate

Detra C. Royal

Human Resource Manager

Dilson Hernandez

Senior Mitigation Specialist

Douglas Brandt

Senior Job Developer

Felicia Mosley Smith

Associate Executive Director

Jack Powers

Director, Shifting Gears

Jasmin Luciano-King

Director, Advocacy and Support Services, Manhattan

Jermaine Ferguson

Senior Youth Mentor

Jillian Schweizer

Senior Data Analyst

John Gordon

Deputy Executive Director

Jonathan Weinstein

Grants Administrator

Justin Kwong

Data Intern

Katherine Neri

Parent Advocate

Kandi Johnson

Director, Advocacy and Support Services, Queens

Kellyann Hayes

Senior Data Analyst

Kevin Green

Senior Career Specialist

Kiana Marsan

Communications and Development Associate

Lesley Achitoff

Art Therapist

Marc Washington

Senior Director of Programs and Community Partnerships

Messiah Ramkissoon

Associate Executive Director

Michael Lauture

Senior Youth Mentor

Miracle Smith

Youth Advocate

Oksana Francis

Youth Advocate

Omar Branch

Senior Case Manager

Patrick Edge

Office Assistant

Pilot Viruet

Communications and Development Associate

Rajib Gonzalez

Case Manager

Robert De Jesus

Program Director, Friends to Fathers

Robert James

Senior Director, Transitional Service

Salvatore Pepe

Director, Finance & Administration

Sophie Mindes

Grants Manager & Senior Writer

Tahirah Wornum

Project Coordinator, Human and Organization Resources 

Tasneem Yoosufali

Director, Miller Center for Special Mitigation

Taylonn Murphy

Parent Coach, Arches Mentor

Teresa Morales

Accounting Manager

Tina Lee

Director, Center for Education

Tomás Guardia

Mitigation Specialist

Venus Core

Director, Advocacy and Support Services, Brooklyn

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.