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	Sally Sanchez Court Operations Coordinator, Harlem Community Justice Center ssanchez@courts.state.ny.us Sally Sanchez is the Clinic Coordinator at the Harlem Community Justice Center. Ms. Sanchez oversees and supervises the provision of direct services by case management staff who work with youth, adults and families involved in the Justice Center’s programs. Ms. Sanchez joined the Center for Court Innovation team in 2005 and has held various positions since then, originally starting as a case manager for the Juvenile Intervention Court and later as Parent Coordinator for the new Custody and Visitation Court. Prior to coming to the Harlem Community Justice Center, Ms. Sanchez worked as a Domestic Violence Advocate with Safe Horizons’ Domestic Violence Police Program. Ms. Sanchez received her Bachelors Degree in Government from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in 2003.
	Jonah Schwartz Clinical Director, Midtown Community Court jschwartz@courts.state.ny.us
	Derick Scott Outreach Worker Supervisor, Crown Heights Mediation Center descott@courts.state.ny.us
	Ramon Semorile Community Service Supervisor, Bronx Community Solutions rsemoril@courts.state.ny.us
	Jillian Shagan Director, Development shaganj@courtinnovation.org Jillian Shagan oversees the Center’s development department and is responsible for coordinating Center-wide fundraising efforts. Before leading the development team, she worked on planning and implementing new community justice projects, including the Juvenile Reentry Network and the Juvenile Accountability Court. Ms. Shagan also spent two years as the coordinator of the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, a Center project that works to provide community residents with the skills and tools to settle their own conflicts and solve their own problems. She is a certified mediator, has given multiple trainings in conflict management to youth and adults, and continues to coordinate conflict resolution projects for the Center. Before joining the Center, Ms. Shagan directed the legal division of Lutheran Family and Community Services, an immigration and refugee resettlement agency, where she managed three church-based community immigration clinics and oversaw almost five hundred cases. She received her B.A. from Oberlin College and her law degree from the New York University School of Law.
	Elaine Shea Development Associate eshea@courts.state.ny.us
	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.
	Tabitha Sieloff Community Resource Coordinator tsieloff@courts.state.ny.us
	TK Singleton Community Initiatives Coordinator, Bronx Community Solutions tksingle@courts.state.ny.us
	Christine Sisario Director, Technology sisarioc@courtinnovation.org Christine Sisario is responsible for overseeing the development and roll-out of all technology projects at the Center. Her duties include coordinating application compliance with court operations and technology standards, testing, user training and support, and managing the programming and analyst staff responsible for developing applications and the Center’s various public websites. Prior to joining the Center, Ms. Sisario worked for the New York State Office of Court Administration on statewide network design and roll-out and, in the private sector, on worldwide technology project management assignments. Ms. Sisario received a B.A. from SUNY Geneseo, and a Master of Public Administration from Marist College. In addition she possesses a number of technical certifications and distinctions.
	Benjamin Smith Deputy Project Director, NYC Community Cleanup bsmith@courts.state.ny.us
	Kai Smith Brooklyn Borough Manager, NYC Community Cleanup kaismith@courts.state.ny.us
	Gene Sorkin Systems Engineer/Staff Photographer sorking@courtinnovation.org Gene Sorkin joined the Center in 1999 and is currently responsible for network administration and technology service management. He maintains the Center’s servers, workstations, audio visual equipment, phone/voicemail systems and Blackberrys. Working with Novell and Microsoft networks, he manages multiple site networking, terminal services, VPN, remote desktop and firewall products. Mr. Sorkin provides on-going research and support for cutting edge technology products and systems, and special projects such as a project-based Linux operating system. Mr. Sorkin also functions as the Center’s photographer for special events. His photos of the Mayor of New York City, Mayor Michael Bloomberg have appeared in the Benchmark Journal and some of his personal work has been published in the New York Times.
	Jacqueline Soto Coordinator, Red Hook Community Justice Center jsoto@courts.state.ny.us
	Linda Steele Executive Specialist, Midtown Community Court lsteele@courts.state.ny.us
	Adam Sugerman Senior Applications Developer sugermana@courtinnovation.org
	Elizabeth Swan Coordinator of Court Operations, Bronx Community Solutions eswan@courts.state.ny.us
	Rachel Swaner Senior Research Associate rswaner@courts.state.ny.us Rachel Swaner is a senior research associate at the Red Hook Community Justice Center, focusing on the development and evaluation of various youth programs; she is also doing research on youth-led social change as part of a capacity building project for the Youth Justice Board. Prior to joining CCI, she was a research associate at the Harlem Children’s Zone, where she evaluated social, educational, and health programs for children and youth. Ms. Swaner received her B.S. and Master’s of Public Administration from New York University, and is currently A.B.D. in Sociology at the CUNY Graduate Center.
	Alice Tapia Coordinator, Red Hook Community Justice Center atapia@courts.state.ny.us
	Brett Taylor Deputy Director, Technical Assistance taylorb@courtinnovation.org Brett Taylor is the Center's Deputy Director of National Technical Assistance. He was a trial attorney for the Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn for over 10 years before becoming the senior defense attorney for six years at the Red Hook Community Justice Center upon its opening in April 2000. He has been a trainer for the Red Hook Youth Court since 1999 and is entering his ninth year of organizing and coaching the Red Hook Youth Baseball League. He is also completing his first year as the Hearing Officer for P.S. 27’s Attendance Court. He holds a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
	Rebecca Thomforde Hauser Associate Director, Domestic Violence Programs thomforr@courtinnovation.org As the Associate Director of Domestic Violence Programs, Rebecca Thomforde Hauser assists jurisdictions nationally and in New York State to plan and implement Domestic Violence, Integrated Domestic Violence, Sex Offense and Youthful Offender Domestic Violence Courts. Before coming to the Center, she was a Victim Witness Advocate at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Boston, providing crisis intervention, case management, and court advocacy to domestic violence victims as well as other victims of violent crimes. While in Boston, she also worked at Safe Havens: The Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence, creating curricula and coordinating a year-long training domestic violence education program for clergy and laity from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim congregations throughout the greater Boston area. She graduated from Earlham College, where she received a Fulbright Scholarship, and Boston University School of Theology.
	Carolyn Torres Director Mental Health, Queens Engagement Strategies for Teens catorres@courts.state.ny.us
	Melissa Torres Office Manager, Red Hook Community Justice Center meltorres@courts.state.ny.us