Leadership
The Steering Committee provides leadership and accountability for JJC’s work and brings together multiple systems and jurisdictions to create an integrated and unified juvenile justice system in Minnesota. Membership includes state agencies, professional associations, key leaders and stakeholders representing Minnesota’s juvenile justice system.
Steering Committee
Juvenile Justice Coalition of MN
Cheryl Kreager, DirectorMinnesota Judicial Branch
Honorable Kathryn Quaintance, Fourth Judicial DistrictState of MN Board of Public Defense
John Stuart, State Public DefenderMinnesota Department of Education
MN Department of Human Services, Children’s Mental Health
Martha Aby, Mental Health Program ConsultantMN Department of Human Services, Child Safety and Permanency Division
Erin Sullivan-Sutton, Director Child Safety and PermancyMN Dept. of Human Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
Gene AndersonMinnesota Department of Public Health
MN House of Representatives
Representative Joseph MulleryMN Association of County Probation Officers (MACPO)
Steve King, Director Mower County CorrectionsMN Community Corrections Association (MCCA)
Anna McLaffertyMinnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies (MCCCA)
Mary Regan, Executive DirectorMinnesota County Attorneys Association
John Kingrey, Executive DirectorMinnesota Juvenile Officer’s Association
Lieutenant Kim Lund, Minneapolis Police DepartmentNational Alliance of Mental Illness Minnesota (NAMI)
Sue Abderholden, Executive DirectorCouncil on Crime and Justice
Mark Haase, Director of Public Policy and AdvocacyChildren’s Defense Fund Minnesota
Jim Koppel, Executive DirectorHigher Education
Joshua Page, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of MNTribal Community
Honorable Korey Wahwassuck, Associate Judge, Leech Lake Tribal CourtYouth Intervention Programs Association (YIPA)
Scott Beaty, Executive DirectorMN Association of Resources for Recovery & Chemical Health
Dustin Chapman, Behavioral Services LiaisonMinnesota Association of Special Education Administrators
Patty Popp, MCF-SCL Education Director, MNGirls Expert
Paula Schafer, Paula Schafer & Associates, Inc.Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association
Greg Brolsma, Chief Fairmont Police DepartmentMinnesota Detention Association
Darrin Balkin, PresidentMinnesota Restorative Services Coalition
Jennifer McDonald, President