Advisory Council (Regional Reps)

The NCJA Advisory Council helps the Board of Directors formulate and guide the policy and direction of the association. The Advisory Council is composed of the SAA from each member state and 12 elected Regional Representatives. Council members select the Board of Directors and NCJA Officers.

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Midwest Region

Lori Pesci, Deputy Directory, Summit (OH) County Division of Public Safety
Melissa Pierson, Deputy Director of Justice Services, Franklin County Office of Homeland Security & Justice Programs

Connie Kostelac, Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
[Alternate] Larry E. Sachs, Greater Chicago Reentry Coalition

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Northeast Region

James Burch, President, National Policing Institute

Christine Cole, Public Safety Consultant

Kristen Mahoney, Director, Policy Government and Partner Engagement, University of Chicago Crime Lab

[Alternate] Anne Jordan, Manager of Criminal Process and Specialty Dockets for the State of Maine Courts

 

Southern Region

Kay Chopard Cohen, President, Chopard Consulting Inc.

Navin Puri, Senior Criminal Justice Planner, NC Governors Crime Commission

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Western Region

Scott Donaldson, Director/Chief Administrator, Collin College Law Enforcement Academy

David Mauroff, CEO, San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project

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