2023 Public Policy Forum 

 

International Community Justice Association

Public Policy Forum Agenda – March 20, 2023

Conference Room 285, Hall of States

444 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC

(All times Eastern)

 

8:30 – 9:00         Doors Open for Coffee, Catch-up and Welcome (breakfast on your own)

 

9:00 – 9:30         The Perspective from the Bureau of Justice Assistance

• Dr. Heather Tubman-Carbone, Associate Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice

• Moderator: Lisa Lopez-Canseco, Program Administrator, Crosspoint, Inc., ICJA President
   

9:30 – 10:30       Emerging Issues at the Nexus of Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health

• Tiffany Russell, Chief Officer, Crisis, and Justice Partnerships, 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

• Cornelia Sigworth, Associate Deputy Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice

• Shannon Scully, Director, Justice Policy & Initiatives, Government Relations, Policy & Advocacy, National Alliance of Mental Illness

• John Snook, Chief Policy Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

• Moderator: Phil Nunes, Executive Director, Eastern Ohio Correction Center, ICJA President-Elect
   

10:30-10:45       Break
 

10:45 –11:15     The View from the National Institute of Corrections: Current Focus and Initiatives

• Robbye Braxton, Chief (A) Community Services Division, National Institute of Corrections

• Moderator: Mike Randle, Executive Vice President for Operations, Oriana House, ICJA Vice President

 

11:15 – 11:45      Update from the Federal Bureau of Prisons

• Dana DiGiacomo, Administrator for the Residential Reentry Division of the Federal Bureau of Prisons

• Moderator: Gabriella Priest Celestin, Senior Associate, Justice Systems Partners, ICJA Board Member
   

11:45 – 12:15      ICJA Policy Priorities Update

• Phil Nunes, Executive Director, Eastern Ohio Correction Center, ICJA President-Elect.

12:15 – 1:15       Lunch

 

1:15 – 2:00         View from Capitol Hill

• Ryan Raybould, Chief Counsel for Senatory John Cornyn (R-TX_, Senate Judiciary Committee

• Alexander Chanock, Legislative Council, Office of Rep. David Trone (D-MD)

• David Jimenez, Senior Manager of Government Affairs, Prison Fellowship

• Frank Russo, Associate General Counsel & Director of the Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Advisory Council, American Conservative Union 

• Moderator: Ellen Donnarumma, VP for Justice Services, Community Resources for Justice

2:00 - 2:30          U.S. Government Support for Justice Reform Overseas

• Rob Bowman, Regional Director, Africa, Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance & Training, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice

• Moderator: Elizabeth Pyke, Director of Government Affairs, National Criminal Justice Association

2:30 – 2:45         Break
 

2:45 – 3:45         Supportive Housing in Community Reintegration, HUD, and Person-Centered Language

• Terri Power, LISW-S, Associate Director, Corporation for Supportive Housing Ohio

• Kanani Medeiros MPP, Associate Director at Justice Systems Transformation Corporation for Supportive Housing

• Moderator: Linda Janes, COO, Alvis, Inc., ICJA Secretary
   

3:45 – 4:15           Emerging Issues in Federal Drug Policy

• Robert A. Kent, General Counsel, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).

• Beth Connolly, Assistant Director, Office of Public Health, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

• Moderator: Cleveland Bell, President and CEO of Riverside Christian Ministries

4:15 – 4:45         Response and Wrap Up on What’s Next in Congress

• Elizabeth Pyke, Director of Government Affairs, National Criminal Justice Association