Who We Are

Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) is a multi-state organization that aims to replace over-incarceration with more effective public safety solutions rooted in crime prevention, community health, rehabilitation and support for crime victims. Focused on the largest states in the country, we partner with state leaders and advocates to achieve safety and justice reforms through advocacy, organizing, coalition building, research and communications.

Executive Management

Robert Rooks

President Emeritus of Advisory Board

Robert is a seasoned organizer and campaigner who over the last two decades worked to achieve landmark wins in justice reform in multiple states. Robert is the co-founder of Alliance for Safety and Justice where he oversees all of ASJ’s state-based advocacy strategies and campaigns and the Organizing Director...

Lenore Anderson

President

Lenore is the co-founder and President of Alliance for Safety and Justice, and founder of Californians for Safety and Justice. She is an attorney with extensive experience working to reform criminal justice and public safety systems. Lenore was the Campaign Chair and co-author of Proposition 47, a 2014 California ballot...

Aswad Thomas

VP, ASJ & National Director, CSSJ

On August 24, 2009, Aswad was 26 years old and just three weeks from going to Europe to play professional basketball. As he left a convenience store, he was approached by two men intent on robbing him and he suffered two near-fatal gunshots to his back, ending his basketball...

Tinisch Hollins

Californians for Safety and Justice Executive Director

A crime survivor and a native of San Francisco, Tinisch is the Executive Director of Californians for Safety and Justice — the Alliance for Safety and Justice’s flagship state-based program in California. Tinisch previously served for two years as CSJ’s Associate Director as well as the California State Director...

Shakyra Diaz

Chief of Federal Advocacy

A strategist with extensive public policy and organizing experience grounded in authentic coalition building, Shakyra is Alliance for Safety and Justice’s Chief of Federal Advocacy. She previously served as the Chief of Staff, interim Ohio State Director and Managing Director of Partnerships. Shakyra joined ASJ in 2016 as the...

Andrea Broxton

Chief Operating Officer

Andrea Broxton is the Chief Operating Officer at the Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ), and is responsible for leading the organization’s state and national operations. In this capacity, she oversees the operational and financial growth plans that enable ASJ to scale up and sustain its national reach across...

Shaena Fazal

Chief of State Advocacy

Shaena Fazal is the Chief of State Advocacy for the Alliance for Safety and Justice, overseeing ASJ’s Advocacy Division made up of its policy, innovations, and research departments. Fazal was previously the Director of Legislative Advocacy. She has over 20 years of experience advocating for youth and criminal justice...

Patty Guinto

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Patty Guinto joined the Alliance for Safety and Justice in July, 2022. She is responsible for partnering with organizational leadership and marketing and communications staff to establish the organization's strategic marketing communications plan and vision. She previously served as the Director, Brand Marketing and Communications with the National Center for...

Terry Rillera

Executive Assistant to the President & CSJ Executive Director

Terry Rillera is the Executive Assistant to Lenore Anderson and Tinisch Hollins. Previously she was the executive assistant at the California League of Conservation Voters, the nonpartisan political arm of California’s environmental movement, and before that at the Public Policy Institute of California, which performs independent, objective, nonpartisan public...

Tanya Williams

Executive Assistant to the Vice President

Tanya is the Executive Assistant to Vice President of ASJ. Tanya brings nearly two decades of experience supporting executives in both the public and private sector. She worked for over a decade in municipal government, and several years in corporate legal governance and compliance.

LaToya Toler

Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer

Zandra Jones

Scheduling & Administrative Assistant

As Detroit/California native, Zandra fell in love with social advocacy groups when she was only a teenager. Inspired by a program by the name Umoja (Unity) led by San Diego City College, Zandra quickly developed a deep passion for charitable work. This resolve stuck with her through college and...

Aswad Thomas

VP, ASJ & National Director, CSSJ

Jonathon Lewis

National Training Director

Jonathon is a skilled community organizer who, prior to joining ASJ, worked as a Manager of Organizing Strategy for Leadership for Educational Equity – Louisiana, where he coached and provided strategies for teachers and former teachers to change education policies locally and statewide. He was also a Project Manager...

Danny Montes

Organizing Director, CSSJ

Danny Montes is the Director of Membership & Organizing. He manages the organization’s key partnerships and coalition work throughout California. Danny brings over 12 years of local, state and national campaign experience and currently provides strategic input on all of CSJ’s projects and campaigns. Based in Los Angeles, Danny...

Kristina Plummer

Program Manager, CSSJ

Kristina is the Program Manager for CSSJ at the Alliance for Safety and Justice. In this role, Kristina continuously collaborates with team members to ensure the division meets their organizational goals and benchmarks. Her career in social justice began when she was working with a nonprofit organization located in Washington,...

Tricia Forbes

Senior Manager, CSSJ Member Support

Tricia leads CSSJ’s Member Support Program, which offers a menu of resources for healing and wellness. She has 25 years of experience working in the movement for social, economic, and racial justice. Her career began at a feminist collective family violence program in Asheville, NC doing community outreach and...

Juan Pablo Chavez

FL CSSJ & Partnerships Manager

Juan Pablo has been working in Latino communities and with faith leaders for over 20 years. In 1992, he began organizing youth groups for the Archdiocese of Chicago. In 1999, he helped implement the CeaseFire model in the Southside of Chicago, a program to reduce shootings and murders while...

David Guizar

CSSJ Training & Chapter Engagement Manager

David Guizar, CSSJ Membership Engagement Manager David currently serves as our CSSJ Training & Chapter Engagement Manager. He previously was in the role of CSSJ Membership Engagement Manager.

Tashante McCoy

CSSJ Membership Engagement Manager

Dyesha Darby

Ohio CSSJ Statewide Manager

Dyesha serves as the OH CSSJ Statewide Manager and has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than a decade. She has extensive experience in community outreach, project development, curriculum instruction and program management. Immediately prior to joining the Alliance for Safety and Justice she served as Youth Employment Program...

Alexandra Abboud

Pennsylvania CSSJ Statewide Manager

Alexandra currently serves as our PA CSSJ Statewide Manager and is a licensed social worker residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining the ASJ team, Alex worked in the City of Pittsburgh's new Office of Community Health and Safety where she developed the City's first social work program that...

Priscilla Bordayo

Michigan CSSJ Statewide Manager

Priscilla joins ASJ as the MI CSSJ Statewide Manager and is a local and National sexual abuse advocate. She has been sought out, as a motivational speaker by numerous community organizations, such as, her Local Law Enforcement, The National Guard, Prisons across the United States, both Public and Private...

TraVonn Jones

Illinois CSSJ Statewide Manager

TraVonn Jones is the Illinois State CSSJ Program Manager. Having grown up in East St. Louis, IL, during the height of the crack epidemic, TraVonn is familiar with every angle of the trauma associated with poverty, substance abuse, gun violence, and mass incarceration. That familiarity has shaped his leadership...

Kimberly Youngblood

Texas CSSJ Statewide Manager

Kimberly serves as our Texas CSSJ Statewide Manager. She recently worked as a Senior Organizer and the Family Projects Coordinator at the Grassroots Law Project, a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization that works to transform the American legal system. In her role at Grassroots Law Project, she assisted in the development,...

Celina Meadows

Arizona CSSJ Statewide Manager

Celina serves as our Arizona CSSJ Statewide Manager. Celina's passion for community service and the spirit of collaboration began in her youth. As a teen, she started her work in community programs, volunteering at public schools as a youth program assistant and at the local YMCA as the youth...

Mary Dunne

CSSJ Social Media Manager

Mary serves as our CSSJ Social Media & Community Associate. A few of her greatest passions include criminal justice reform, breaking down diet culture, house plants, and music. She and her fiance have four dogs who they love to take on hikes, walks, kayak trips, and camping trips. Mary...

Anita Obasi

CSSJ Events & Community Manager

Anita Obasi serves as our CSSJ Events & Community Manager and is a seasoned events professional who takes pride in curating deeply impactful experiences. She is driven by the belief that creating safe spaces for expression is the key towards tangible social impact and community building. She has been...

Keevy Wilkerson

Senior CSSJ Events & Community Associate

Keevonya (Keevy) Wilkerson serves as our Senior CSSJ Events & Community Associate. She also provides administrative support for staff and the Vice President of Alliance for Safety of Justice. Keevy has over 20 years experience in legal administrative support beginning her work with many high profile law firms in...

India Hall

TimeDone Managing Director

Ingrid Archie

TimeDone Organizing Director

Ingrid serves as our TimeDone Organizing Director. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and a mother of six. Having been impacted by violence and incarceration her whole life, Ingrid became a community organizer and civic engagement specialist 6 years ago.

Anna Turner

TimeDone Chapter Development Manager

Anna Turner is the TimeDone Program Manager for the Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) and will be responsible for supporting staff with internal strategic management, and ensuring deliverables are being met. Anna is a firm believer in the power of people, and social justice work has a place for...

Terrance Stewart

TimeDone Training and Chapter Engagement Manager

Terrance serves as the Time Done Training and Chapter Development Manager at the Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ). With over 10 years of experience, Terrance is a dedicated advocate for policy changes that remove obstacles to redemption for individuals with past convictions. In his current role, he engages...

Aasha Collins

TimeDone Social Media Manager

Aasha Collins is a social media expert and serves as our TimeDone Social Media manager. She has utilized her skills, working for fun brands like Mountain Dew, Neutrogena, Butterfinger, Crunch, Refinery29, BET, Bustle, The Tylt and eBay. In addition to being nominated for several Shorty Awards, she has spearheaded...

Denise Mccolgan

TimeDone Member Support Manager

Shaena Fazal

Chief of State Advocacy

Harvey Santana

Michigan State Director

Terra Tucker

Texas State Director

Terra is a policy analyst with more than a decade of experience in the Texas legislature and criminal justice field. Terra serves as the Texas State Director for the Alliance for Safety and Justice where she is responsible for developing and executing justice reform campaigns that center safety and...

John Bauters

Arizona State Director

John has spent his entire career in public service, and is a seasoned policy and fiscal expert in the areas of criminal justice reform, homelessness, and behavioral health services. As Arizona State Director, John is responsible for crafting and advancing the Alliance's legislative platform at the Arizona Capitol in...

Liz Sanchez

State Policy Manager

Liz is our State Policy Manager. Liz’s journey within our organization has spanned over eight years. From her beginnings as an Executive Assistant to the President, she was a crucial point of contact and facilitated seamless communication across departments. Building on her foundation, Liz elevated her role to become...

Candace Williams

Ohio State Director

Candace is our Ohio State Director and has had an extensive career in education as an Executive Director, Administrator, and leader of educational organizations and programs. She is a community organizer and has devoted herself to closing achievement, opportunity, and economic gaps. Candace serves in local government and political...

Aditi Singh

Illinois State Director

Aditi Singh directs ASJ's justice reform and public safety statewide campaigns in Illinois. As a lawyer and policy analyst, her experience has focused on racial and social justice advocacy at nonprofit organizations and within government. She has worked on education, housing, voting rights/civic engagement, healthcare, juvenile justice and criminal justice issues at...

Nakiyah Scott

State Advocacy Program Manager

Nikki Scott is the State Advocacy Program Manager for the Alliance for Safety and Justice. Scott was previously the Policy Analyst in this division. She began her career as a California State Senate Fellow working in the Senate Public Safety committee as a consultant. In this role she analyzed...

Julien Martinez

Director of State Communications

Julien is the Senior State-Based Communications Manager for the Alliance for Safety and Justice. He's helped secure hundreds of news stories and provided communications support to elevate crime survivor voices and public safety policies. This work has played a critical role in ASJ's legislative and political victories across the country.

John Cutler

Managing Director, State Policy and Research

John is a criminal justice reform advocate with extensive experience developing policy strategies for successful reform campaigns. As Director of State Policy at Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ), John leads the research and development of new policy approaches in support of ASJ’s work across states. Prior to joining...

Andi Gentile

Associate Director, State Policy

Andi has been working in movements for social change for over a decade, first as an organizer and for the last several years through policy research and analysis. She has collaborated on decarceration efforts and efforts to build safety outside of the criminal punishment system in Texas and California....

Holly Kirby

State Policy Manager

Holly is our State Policy Manager and is an experienced organizer, researcher and advocate who supports the Alliance’s state campaigns by analyzing policy and conducting research. Prior to joining the Alliance, she worked on a range of justice-related policy initiatives, including efforts to close private prisons, address racial disparities in...

Cyrus O'Brien

Senior Research Associate

Cyrus is a researcher and advocate with more than a decade of experience working against mass incarceration and for racial and social justice and currently serves as ASJ's Senior Research Associate. He recently served as a Research Fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union, a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow, and...

Leah Sakala

State Policy Manager

Leah Sakala has over a decade of experience working on policy change to build better safety solutions. As State Policy Manager at ASJ, she supports campaigns through research, policy analysis, and strategy development. Before joining ASJ, Leah was a senior policy associate at the Urban Institute’s Justice Policy Center, where...

Katie Bohnett

Florida Government Affairs Manager

Katie Bohnett is the Florida Government Affairs Manager for the Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) and previously served as the Florida State Organizer for the REFORM Alliance. This past 2022 legislative session, Katie worked with ASJ and the Florida Safety Coalition to pass SB 752 to remove barriers...

Tinisch Hollins

Californians for Safety and Justice Executive Director

Anthony DiMartino

California Government Affairs Director

Anthony pursued his Master’s in Social Welfare to work on social justice issues and reform the criminal justice system. As director of government affairs, Anthony is responsible for strategizing and advocating for Safe and Just’s legislative and budget agenda in the California Capitol. Anthony began his career as an...

Tesha Laurente

Associate Director, CSJ

Tesha, CA Program Manager Tesha Laurente is the Associate Director of Californians for Safety and Justice. With a proven track record of success, Tesha is one of the driving forces behind CSJ's programmatic achievements, orchestrating impactful campaigns (Progress Not Prisons, We Are Survivors, Just Safe) and special events (Time Done...

Ed Little

CA Government Affairs Manager

Ed Little represents Californians for Safety and Justice (CSJ) in the State Capitol and among state policymakers and policy advocates across the state of California. Ed helps to lead CSJ’s development of an annual legislative policy agenda and legislative priorities and facilitate the organization’s analysis of policy developments and...

Melissa Cosio

CA Government Affairs Manager

Melissa is our CA Government Affairs Manager. She began her career as a community organizer in the city of San Bernardino where she advocated for social and criminal justice reform. She later worked on local and statewide campaigns and candidate elections in the Inland Empire region. She later transitioned to...

Marisa Arrona

California Innovations Director

As the California Innovations Director, Marisa works with systems and community leaders across California to advance the Blueprint for Shared Safety, a framework of principles and practices that local leaders can use to advance shared safety strategies. By shifting the focus from over-incarceration to investments that focus on balanced...

Saun Hough

CA Partnerships Manager

Saun serves as the CA Partnerships Manager. He coordinates public education campaigns and state and local coalitions to advance our policy and programs work and to promote shared safety initiatives that replace wasteful prison spending with more effective safety solutions.

Will Mathews

Director of CA Communications

Will Matthews began his career an award-winning investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Newspaper Group, where he documented governmental corruption in San Bernardino County and investigated the financial dealings of prominent southern California medical school leaders, leading to an investigation by the state Attorney General. He then served as...

Marcelo Vega

CSJ Digital Manager

Marcelo serves as the Digital Manager for Californians for Safety and Justice by managing CSJ's social media platforms, creating digital campaigns, and collaborating with contractors and team leadership on digital asset goals. With a background in graphic design and audio/video production, Marcelo applies his passion for social justice and...

LaNaisha Edwards

CA CSSJ Member Engagement Associate

LaNaisha Edwards is our CA CSSJ Member Engagement Associate and recently earned her Master Certificate in Restore Justice at Vermont Law school with the goal of advocating for more Restorative programs within the justice system and impacted communities. She is a survivor of multiple violent crimes, activist, restorative justice...

Lenore Anderson

President

Subhash Kateel

Director, Scaling Safety

Subhash is an experienced strategist and community organizer with 15 years of experience advancing criminal justice reform in Florida and New York. Subhash serves as the Florida State Director for the Alliance for Safety and Justice, where he is responsible for designing and implementing statewide campaigns to advance policies...

Shundrea Trotty

Director, Scaling Safety

Shundrea Trotty is a Director, Scaling Safety at the Alliance for Safety and Justice. With over two decades of non-profit experience working to address violent crime, Shundrea is a passionate advocate committed to supporting crime victim survivors by strengthening systemic and community supports, enhancing resources and programming; ensuring a...

Richard Washington

Research & Program Manager, Shared Safety Cities

Richard Washington is an experienced and innovative program manager who has spent years working at the intersection of social justice and victim advocacy. Currently, Richard serves as a Research and Program Manager, providing lead project support and management to one of ASJ’s newest safety solutions programs. Before joining ASJ, Richard...

Anne Devan-Song

Data & Analytics Specialist

Anne Devan-Song is a Data and Analytics Specialist at the Alliance for Safety and Justice. She has over a decade of experience in field data collection and analysis, teaching, and research within the fields of tropical and disease ecology and social ecological systems. Her research funding sources have included...

Shakyra Diaz

Chief of Federal Advocacy

Patty Guinto

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Makala Blake

National Communications Director

Makala Blake is an accomplished and passionate communications professional with more than 10 years of experience. As ASJ's National Communications Director, she actively works to increase the organization's profile, elevating the voices and experiences of crime survivors, people with old records, and communities plagued by violence nationwide.

Brittanie Dial

Video Producer

Brittanie has over a decade of experience working on programming, community outreach, and development teams in the non-profit sector, advocating on behalf of homeowners who fell victim to predatory lending practices, and raising consciousness on social justice issues through community organizing and research.

Allison Lamb

Creative Director

Arnaldo Perez

Program Manager, Marketing and Communications

Kim Deterline

Communications Training Director

Kim Deterline has over 20 years of experience working in communications and advocacy to pursue racial and economic justice and criminal justice reform. She has worked with the American Bar Association, the Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, the Innocence Project and Van Jones, co-host of CNN’s Crossfire. She founded...

Julien Martinez

Director of State Communications

Nathan Pirtle

Influencer Relations Manager

Nathan Pirtle is a globally recognized speaker, host, entrepreneur, marketing expert, activist and philanthropist who Forbes ranked on their 25 top marketers list in 2017 and 10 fold ranked Nathan the #2 marketing influencer in the world based off of real stats and analytics. Nathan is a millennial-aged entrepreneur...

Keishonda Sherman

Marketing Manager, Engagement & Retention

Keishonda serves as ASJ's Marketing Manager for Retention and Engagement. She is a mission-driven person who uses marketing strategies to address societal inequities across digital spaces. As an advocate for social and criminal justice advancements, Keishonda amplifies the voices of priority populations deeply affected by disparities and strive to...

Anderson Serrant

Social Media Strategist

Jessica Reid

Development Director

Jessica brings more than 15 years of experience in fundraising, program development and capacity building to the Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ), where she leads fund development efforts and works to ensure the success and sustainability of core programs and initiatives. Before joining ASJ, she expanded and managed...

Maggie Klefstad

Individual Giving Manager

Maggie serves as Individual Giving Manager and brings over 10 years of nonprofit and education experience to the development team at Alliance for Safety and Justice. Before joining ASJ, she led the development team at Rebuilding Together DC Alexandria, where she brought in record-breaking gifts and helped ensure financial...

Meghan Hibner

Grants Manager

Meghan Hibner Operations Grants Manager

Payton Murphy

Grants Associate

Payton is a Grants Associate at Alliance for Safety and Justice. Prior to working with ASJ, Payton worked as a Grants Coordinator for a nonprofit that provides mental health care and supportive services. She has experience planning and coordinating grant activities in line with organizational goals and co-managing a...

Andrea Broxton

Chief Operating Officer

Rima Chaudry

Special Projects Director

Rima Chaudry joined Alliance for Safety and Justice in 2020 as a Senior Manager overseeing operations. Rima has over 20 years of experience in grassroots community organizing, and spent 15 of those years leading social justice campaigns in the nonprofit sector through program management, resource development, training, and communications....

Jessica Hong

Operations Program Manager

Jessica Hong is our Operations Program Manager and has been a proud member of the ASJ Operations team since 2017. Jessica graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in both Creative Writing and American Ethnic Studies. Their career in nonprofit operations began in education where they worked on...

Devon McGriff

Operations and Office Associate

Devon is the Operations & Office Associate and provides support to the Communications and IT Department of Californians for Safety and Justice. Prior to joining Californians for Safety and Justice, Devon was at Hack the Hood where he designed websites and provided technical support to local organizations. As a...

Sara Blumenfrucht

Director, People Operations

Sara joined the Alliance for Safety and Justice in 2019, during a time of transition and growth for the organization. She arrived with 10 years’ experience as a human resources professional helping non-profit organizations and staff reach their full potential to maximize impact. Originally from New York, Sara began...

Kyla Perry

HR Manager, People & Culture

Kyla is a human resources and business administration professional. Kyla serves as the Program Manager for State Campaigns at the Alliance for Safety and Justice where she is responsible for designing and implementing an organization-wide management infrastructure. Kyla has more than a decade of experience assisting organizations and companies...

Iesha Duncan

People Operations Specialist

Iesha began her career in Human Resources as a recruiter and currently serves at the People Operations Specialist for ASJ. Her most recent position prior to joining the Alliance was as an associate consultant at Nonprofit HR. Iesha graduated from Howard University with a degree in Sports Management in...

Paul Amador

Digital Engagement Strategist

Paul is an information technologist with over eight years of executive experience designing 100+ custom software solutions for Enterprise and Startup clients like 3M, ESPN, SIEMENS, Clean Up Stockton, and more. Paul is well-versed with software product design, and agile development to bring a new product to market. Paul...

Nico Taranovsky

IT Director

Nico is a nonprofit Information Technology (IT) leader who is passionate about transforming organizations through mission-driven IT strategic planning and currently serves as our IT Manager. He has dedicated the last twenty years of his career to a mix of IT management, nonprofit leadership, prison education and criminal justice...

Chann Sou

EveryAction Administrator

Chann serves as the EveryAction Administrator for ASJ in our Systems, Tools & Tech department. Chann is dedicated to people and cultivating meaningful relationships. He is also passionate about improving health outcomes for marginalized communities.

Dorian Williams

Security & Identity Analyst

Dorian serves as ASJ's Security and Identity Analyst. Dorian is a Chicago Native, but is currently a Houston resident. Dorian graduated from Florida International University with a Masters Degree In Cyber Security & Clark Atlanta University with a Bachelors in Computer Information Systems.

Brittany Forte

IT Support & Training Manager

Brittany Forte is an IT Support & Training Manager for Alliance Safety and Justice. She possesses 13 years of experience in Information Technology with a board background specializing in IT Support, Training and Onboarding, Incident Management, System Administration and Project Management. She has gained this considerable amount of experience...

Paul Remy

Senior Director of Legal & Compliance

Paul Remy is the Senior Director of Legal & Compliance at the Alliance for Safety and Justice. Paul has spent the majority of his career in the social justice field and in the non-profit sector. Before joining ASJ, Paul worked as the National Director of Human Capital & Operations...

Vickey Flores

Director of Compliance

Prior to joining the Alliance for Safety and Justice, Vickey worked for Bay Area Legal Aid as a Grants Officer, overseeing federal, local government, and foundation grants for Alameda County and Contra Costa County as well as re-entry grants and contracts in all counties of the Bay Area. During her year at...

Roger Cox

Senior Director, Finance

Sandhya Gopalan

Senior Accountant

Sandhya brings over 7 years of experience working in both the nonprofit and for-profit industries. After graduating from the University of Mumbai with a degree in Accounting and Finance and working for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Shipping, Sodexo at Unilever and Trafigura, she moved to the United States in 2015. As she...

Adacia Felix

Associate Accountant

Adacia Felix serves as ASJ's Associate Accountant. Adacia was born in Guyana, but eventually moved to Washington D.C in 2006. She began working in accounting in 2014 and has over 4 years of experience in non-profit accounting. Adacia is currently pursuing her MBA in Finance at University of Maryland...

Lily Poulivaati

Senior Bookkeeper

Lily serves as the Senior Bookkeeper here at ASJ. She began as a temp for the organization in November of 2019. Lily has worked in accounting all of her life at public traded companies, international corporations, banks, private sector and small businesses. She also has over five years of...

Nami Nishiyami

Finance Associate

EleeShia Simmons

Finance Associate

EleeShia worked for a large bank for many years before entering the nonprofit sector and now is an ASJ Finance Associate. Immediately prior to joining the Alliance for Safety and Justice, she was a finance assistant at the Centers for Families and Children, a nonprofit provider of health, education...

Gidalthi Gonzalez

Manager, Grants & Contracts

Gidalthi is ASJ's Manager of Grants & Contracts. Before joining Alliance for Safety and Justice, Gidalthi worked for various community-based organizations in the Bay Area. She received her BA in International Studies and her Masters in Public Administration: Public Management & Policy Analysis from CSU East Bay. In her...

Kayla Nelson

Senior Grants & Contracts Associate

Before working with Alliance for Safety and Justice, Kayla worked as a paralegal for an Appellate Services Company in New York City preparing records, briefs, and motions for various New York State Courts. During this time she gained considerable knowledge ensuring consultant compliance in appellate rules and regulations. She...

Anika McDonald

Grants & Contracts Associate

Anika joins ASJ as a Grants & Contracts Associate. Her family and friends call her Annie or Kemi. She's known for her height and smile. Anika loves sports, basketball to be exact. She's a coffee lover and quality roasted beans are like the best thing to her! She's an...

Andrea Ortiz Perez

Grants & Contracts Associate

Andrea is a Grants and Contracts Associate for Alliance for Safety and Justice. Prior to working with ASJ, Andrea worked as an administrative assistant and student advocate. Andrea is a proud San José State University alumna, having earned her B.A. in Child & Adolescent Development and her M.A. in Chicana...

Muhammad Irfan

Measurement, Evaluation, Learning and Implementation Manager

Irfan is the Measurement, Evaluation, Learning, and Implementation (MELI) Manager at the Alliance for Safety and Justice. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the MELI department and strengthening ASJ’s recurring evaluation and impact assessment efforts. Irfan has extensive experience in designing data management systems, technical report writing,...

Executive Management

Robert Rooks

Lenore Anderson

Aswad Thomas

Tinisch Hollins

Shakyra Diaz

Andrea Broxton

Shaena Fazal

Patty Guinto

Terry Rillera

Tanya Williams

LaToya Toler

Zandra Jones

Organizing - Crime Survivors for Safety & Justice

Aswad Thomas

Jonathon Lewis

Danny Montes

Kristina Plummer

Tricia Forbes

Juan Pablo Chavez

David Guizar

Tashante McCoy

Dyesha Darby

Alexandra Abboud

Priscilla Bordayo

TraVonn Jones

Kimberly Youngblood

Celina Meadows

Mary Dunne

Anita Obasi

Keevy Wilkerson

Organizing - TimeDone

India Hall

Ingrid Archie

Anna Turner

Terrance Stewart

Aasha Collins

Denise Mccolgan

State Advocacy

Shaena Fazal

Harvey Santana

Terra Tucker

John Bauters

Liz Sanchez

Candace Williams

Aditi Singh

Nakiyah Scott

Julien Martinez

John Cutler

Andi Gentile

Holly Kirby

Cyrus O'Brien

Leah Sakala

Katie Bohnett

State Advocacy - Californians for Safety & Justice

Tinisch Hollins

Anthony DiMartino

Tesha Laurente

Ed Little

Melissa Cosio

Marisa Arrona

Saun Hough

Will Mathews

Marcelo Vega

LaNaisha Edwards

Shared Safety Cities

Lenore Anderson

Subhash Kateel

Shundrea Trotty

Richard Washington

Anne Devan-Song

Federal

Shakyra Diaz

Communications

Patty Guinto

Makala Blake

Brittanie Dial

Allison Lamb

Arnaldo Perez