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Members of Our Team

We represent a myriad of professions, representing more than 60 different degrees of education, including the fields of law, psychology, sociology, criminology, public administration, social work, and administration. The team collectively has more than 740 years of work experience and has a representation of several countries and Tribal nations.

Reno, Nevada
Joey Orduna Hastings
Chief Executive Officer
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Reno, Nevada
Trudy Dulong
Finance Director
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Reno, Nevada
Tammy Rianda, MJM
Director, Human Resources and Internal Operations
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Melissa Sickmund, Ph.D.
Director, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Connie Hickman Tanner
Chief Program Officer
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Reno, Nevada
Jared Andrus, MBA
Senior Accounting Specialist
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Reno, Nevada
Jennifer Arsenian, JD
Senior Program Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Linda Barnes
Grants Analyst
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Kristy Bach
Program Services Manager, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Salvador Bernal
Web/Database Developer
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jeremy Bilfield
Research Assistant
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Reno, Nevada
Martha-Elin Blomquist, Ph.D.
Senior Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Stephine Bowman, JD
Program Attorney
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Reno, Nevada
Eryn Jane Branch, MA
Program Director, Family Violence and Domestic Relations
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Reno, Nevada
Rachel Braun
Human Resources Generalist
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Gregory Chamberlin
Computer Programmer, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Kris Chinvarasopak
Accountant
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Reno, Nevada
Bernie Depoali
Accounting Assistant
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Reno, Nevada
Jennifer Donovan
Executive Assistant
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Reno, Nevada
Leland Ede
Web/Database Developer
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Reno, Nevada
Irina Egorova
Administrative Assistant
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Reno, Nevada
Cheri Ely, MA, LSW
Program Director, Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Malika Fahie
Program Specialist
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Reno, Nevada
Mark Funkhouser
Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Irene Gibson
Administrative Assistant
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Reno, Nevada
Camille Glanzmann, MSW
Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Melissa Gueller, MS
Program Director, Child Abuse and Neglect
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Reno, Nevada
Elisha Harris
Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Nancy Hart, JD
Senior Program Attorney
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Reno, Nevada
Lynelle Hartway, JD
Program Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Carol Higuera
Administrative Assistant
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sarah Hockenberry, MS
Research Associate, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Hon. Karen Howze (Ret.)
Judge-in-Residence
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Reno, Nevada
Heather Hull
Program Specialist
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
E. Hunter Hurst IV, MS
Senior Research Associate, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Marianna Kacyra
Travel Compliance and Membership Specialist
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wei Kang, MS
Web/Database Developer, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Amanda Kay, JD
Senior Program Attorney
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Reno, Nevada
Noko Knuf
Grants Analyst
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Reno, Nevada
Adrea Korthase, JD
Senior Program Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Felicia Ladson
Communications and Engagement Coordinator
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Reno, Nevada
Marikate Lewis
Administrative Assistant
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Reno, Nevada
Victor Leyba
Communications Manager
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Zoe Livengood
Site Manager
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Christine McClure, Ed.D.
Program Director, Research
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Reno, Nevada
Roman Maynov
Grants Analyst
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Reno, Nevada
Lauren Morris, MPA
Board and Committees Coordinator
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Reno, Nevada
Morgan Muniz
Accounting Specialist
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Reno, Nevada
Vanessa Helfrick Paulus, MS
Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Jessica Pearce
Senior Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Amy Pincolini-Ford, JD
Program Director, Family Violence and Domestic Relations
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Reno, Nevada
Lori Pumphrey
Administrative Assistant
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Charles Puzzanchera, MA
Senior Research Associate, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Michele Robinson
Senior Program Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Jodi Rummel
Accounting Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Stephanie Scheno
Program Specialist
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Reno, Nevada
Emma Schiller
Senior Planning Specialist
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wendy Schiller, MPM
Senior Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Chris Seibert
Grants Analyst
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Reno, Nevada
Gene Siegel
Senior Research Associate
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Anthony (TJ) Sladky
Senior Computer Programmer, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Sheldon Spotted Elk
Program Director, Tribal Justice Partnerships
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Reno, Nevada
Brianne Smith
Senior Program Manager
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jason Smith
Computer Programmer, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Elizabeth Stoffel, JD
Senior Program Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Jenny Talancon
Program Manager
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Moriah Taylor
Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Elle Thomas
Administrative Assistant
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nancy Tierney
Program Manager, National Center for Juvenile Justice
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Reno, Nevada
Rebekah Tucci, JD
Program Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Priya Venugopal
Database Specialist
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Andrew Wachter, MS
Site Manager
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Reno, Nevada
Yolanda Webb
Senior Planning Specialist
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Reno, Nevada
David Wohler
Senior Administrative Services Manager
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