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	Raye Barbieri Director of Implementation barbierir@courtinnovation.org Ms. Barbieri joined the Center in 1994 and is currently responsible for developing, planning and implementing a host of new initiatives each year. She also oversees the Harlem Community Justice Center and Queens Engagement Strategies for Teens (QUEST). Further, Ms. Barbieri provides ongoing guidance and oversight for various Center staff in the planning, implementation and provision of court and community programming and social services. Ms. Barbieri has held numerous positions at Center projects including the Midtown Community Court and the Brooklyn Treatment Court. She also served as Director of the Manhattan Family Treatment Court and the Harlem Community Justice Center. Prior to the Center, Ms. Barbieri served as a social worker with the Legal Aid Society’s Parole Revocation Defense Unit. Ms. Barbieri is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Columbia University School of Social Work. She holds a BSW from Wheelock College and an MSW from Columbia University.
	Greg Berman Director bermang@courtinnovation.org Greg Berman is the director of the Center for Court Innovation. Part of the founding team responsible for creating the Center, he has helped guide the organization from start-up to an annual budget of more than $17 million. He previously served as deputy director of the Center and as the lead planner for the Red Hook Community Justice Center. He is the co-author of Good Courts: The Case for Problem-Solving Justice (The New Press, 2005). He has contributed to several other books including Judicial Politics (CQ Press) and Resolving Family Conflicts (Ashgate). In addition, his written work has appeared in ABA Judges Journal (guest editor), Law and Policy, Judicature, New Statesman (UK), The Guardian (UK), National Law Journal, Justice System Journal, Court Review, American Criminal Law Review and other publications. Prior to joining the Center for Court Innovation, he created the New York Common Application, a universal form designed to expedite the foundation grant proposal process for community groups in the New York area. He has also worked in development (New Israel Fund) and as a freelance journalist (Providence Journal). He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and a former Coro Fellow in Public Affairs.
	Sharon R. Bryant Office Assistant bryants@courtinnovation.org
	Steve Dennis Fiscal Manager stdennis@courts.state.ny.us
	Amy Levitt Director, Finance & Administration levitta@courtinnovation.org Amy Levitt directs the Center’s fiscal and administrative staff and works closely with the Center's Director. She is responsible for fiscal planning, management and oversight, contract compliance, risk management, human resources and employee relations. Her duties include the management of an operating budget in excess of $16 million annually. She developed and is responsible for overseeing Center fiscal and administrative policy and procedures. In addition, she manages the Center’s performance review program and promotes staff welfare and workplace satisfaction for over 170 employees. Amy is a 1986 graduate of the School of Business at the State University of New York at Albany. She is a Coro alumna of Leadership New York XV. She has served as the Administrator for the 9/11 Court Families Assistance Fund and the UCS Katrina Courts & Families Recovery Fund. Amy has held financial positions in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors in New York City.
	Fertia McCauley Fiscal Associate mccaulf@courtinnovation.org Fertia McCauley joined the Center for Court Innovation team in 2007, as a fiscal associate, helping to facilitate the fiscal department's daily operations. She is a recent graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, where she received a B S in Accounting.
	Veronica Ramadan Office Manager ramadanv@courtinnovation.org Veronica Ramadan manages the Center's facilites, internal procedures, new staff orientation and events planning. Ms. Ramadan handles vendor relations, negotiates vendor contracts and purchases. Prior to working with non-profit organizations, Ms. Ramadan spent over 20 years with United Nations delegations and NGO’s working on diverse issues as inalienable rights of refugees to self-determination, national independence and sovereignty. She has also worked with developing countries using creative media, the power of storytelling and the reach of broadcast media to promote Sexual and Reproductive Health, Family Planning, Gender Equality, and to foster social change. Ms. Ramadan is a member of MCC’s Volunteer Advisory Board. Ms. Ramadan attended Hunter College in New York City receiving a B.A. summa cum laude in Media Studies and Sociology, and an M.A. in Communications and Mass Culture.
	Chante Ramsey Associate Director of Finance ramseyc@courtinnovation.org Chantè Ramsey is responsible for planning and managing program budgets and assists the development department in the production of budgets, reports to grantors, and contract compliance, facilitate the flow of communication between the Center’s parent organization, the Fund for the City of New York, and the Center programs. Previously, she worked as the Assistant Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs & Research at Baruch College and as the Assistant to the Grants Officer of the Fund for the City of New York. She received her Masters Degree in Public Administration with a concentration in Organizational and Human Resource Management at the Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs, and a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and Finance at Brooklyn College with a minor in Journalism.
	Alfred Siegel Deputy Director siegela@courtinnovation.org Alfred Siegel directs the design and implementation of the Center’s newest community court projects, including the Red Hook and Harlem Community Justice Centers and the Parole Reentry Court. Mr. Siegel served as the Deputy Commissioner of New York City’s Probation Department for eight and one half years. In that capacity, he directed a staff that annually supervised over 100,000 adult and juvenile probationers. Mr. Siegel has also served as an inspector general for the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development and as an assistant district attorney in Bronx County. He is a graduate of New York University, where he also received a master’s degree. Mr. Siegel received his law degree from Rutgers University.