Justice System Partners

APPROACH FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE — CHANGE THE SYSTEM Services are tailored to the needs of your jurisdiction or agency We work to build your capacity to identify and address current and future policy and practice needs We offer only services that we truly believe are needed and are a wise use of public dollars WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT JSP TEAM MEMBERS ARE CONSULTANTS AND PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGERS AND LEADERS. JSP BUILDS CAPACITY. JSP BRINGS PRACTICAL STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS. JSP INNOVATES. OUR TEAM BOARD OF DIRECTORS Elyse Clawson Zach Dal Pra Lore Joplin Ron Reinstein Zach Dal Pra is a founder and Principal for JSP and is a member of the Board of Directors. He has extensive experience at managing both national projects and a large local criminal justice agency. Mr. Dal Pra retired as Deputy Chief from Maricopa County Superior Court Adult Probation Department, the fourth largest community corrections agency in the country, after serving with the Department for nearly 30 years. As a Managing Associate with the Crime and Justice Institute, he was project director for the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Justice Reinvestment Initiative for two years. Mr. Dal Pra has over 15 years of consulting experience with federal, state and local agencies and... Read More << Kate Florio is Chief Operating Officer for JSP. Ms. Florio provides direction for JSP's business operations as well as project management for several large, multi-site initiatives. Over the past 15 years, she has honed her skills in organizational assessment and change management, performance measurement, grant administration, and financial analysis. Ms. Florio brings experience working with a diverse group of public safety stakeholders, a deep understanding of criminal and juvenile justice issues, and strong project management, analytic and communication skills. Ms. Florio draws from the knowledge gained throughout her career to facilitate planning processes with... Read More << Sarah Galgano is an Associate with JSP. Sarah delivers targeted technical assistance and training to help state and local jurisdictions implement criminal and juvenile justice policy reforms. She has over five years of experience providing technical assistance on adult criminal and juvenile justice-related practices and tools to a variety of stakeholders. Sarah has partnered with over 15 jurisdictions to assist them with a variety of efforts, including: helping identify and implement evidence-based programs and practices; training staff on program model fidelity; examining program outcomes, including impact evaluations and financial analyses; facilitating communication across sites about lessons learned and... Read More << Lore Joplin is a Principal for JSP and a member of the Board of Directors with over 20 years of experience working with government agencies and non-profits. Her professional focus is on policy analysis and implementation at the local, state, and national levels. She has comprehensive experience managing complex, multi-partner projects and facilitating cross-system collaboration with criminal and juvenile justice, health care, and behavioral health systems. Ms. Joplin is responsible for the development of a wide-range of nationally distributed documents designed to support policy makers and managers in their work. Her previous positions include Director of Programs at the Center for Evidence-based Policy... Read More << Kevin Kuehmeier is a Senior Associate for JSP. Mr. Kuehmeier has 25 years of experience working for the U.S. Courts with Federal Probation and Pretrial Services. He has 12 years of experience working as a Probation and Pretrial Services Administrator with the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in Washington D.C. and Charleston, SC. Mr. Kuehmeier is skilled in providing national organizational assessment, technical assistance, and recommendations regarding policy and procedure improvements. He has been at the forefront of policy development and national training and implementation regarding evidence-based practices, risk assessment for pretrial and probation, supervision of those on pretrial and post-conviction, treatment services, and core correctional... Read More << Dr. Brian Lovins is a Principal for Justice System Partners (JSP). He earned his PhD in Criminology from the University of Cincinnati, School of Criminal Justice. He is currently the Co-Editor for the American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) Perspectives Journal. Prior to joining JSP, he was Assistant Director of Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department (CSCD) and the Associate Director for the University of Cincinnati's Corrections Institute. He has developed a state-wide juvenile risk assessment (Ohio Youth Assessment System: OYAS) and adult risk assessment (Ohio Risk Assessment System: ORAS), as well as validation of a series of pretrial risk assessments. Dr. Lovins has been invited to present to over 200 agencies and ... Read More << Kristen Nielsen is the Management Coordinator for JSP. Ms. Nielsen has worked in the criminal justice field for more than 15 years and is a highly skilled business manager. At JSP, her role includes supporting the administrative infrastructure, project management, and spearheading communications efforts. She began her career in the social work field, spending eight years working with individuals in county, state, and federal custody in pre-release and reentry settings. During her social work career, Ms. Nielsen worked as a Case Manager, Assistant Clinical Coordinator, Program Director and Therapist. After leaving the social work field and before joining JSP, Ms. Nielsen... Read More << Christina Sansone is an Associate with JSP. Ms. Sansone has over 10 years of experience working with academic, community, and government partners on systems-based, multi-agency projects. She is a qualitative researcher by training and focuses on mixed methods approaches to evaluate program and policy implementation. Ms. Sansone draws on her background in public health, marketing, and health education to bring the voices of multiple stakeholders to the implementation process with an eye toward identifying areas for technical assistance. Her approach is to create technical assistance that is tailored to the needs and skills of the individual or organization. Ms. Sansone has extensive experience facilitating focus groups and... Read More << JOHN AARONS Read More << ANNIE BALCK Read More << CLAIRE BROOKER Read More << GARY E. 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