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
Director
Juvenile Justice Coalition of MN
Curt N. Petersonwww.jjcmn.comAssociate Director
Juvenile Justice Coalition of MN
Cheryl Kreagerwww.jjcmn.comDOC District Supervisor
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Dayna BurmeisterFourth Judicial District
Minnesota Judicial Branch
Honorable Kathryn QuaintanceState Public Defender
State of MN Board of Public Defense
John StuartPrevention Specialist
Minnesota Department of Education
Nancy RiestenbergMental Health Program Consultant
MN Department of Human Services, Children’s Mental Health
Martha AbyManager Child Safety and Permanency
MN Department of Human Services, Child Safety and Permanency Division
Ed McBrayerDirector, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
MN Dept. of Human Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division
Carol FalkowskiAdolescent Health Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Public Health
Jennifer O’BrienSuicide Prevention and Primary Mental Health Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Public Health
Phyllis BrashlerChair
Minnesota Senate – Judiciary Committee
Senator Mee MouaChair
MN House of Representatives – Civil Justice Committee
Representative Joseph MulleryState Coordinator
Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)
Angelique KedemInterim Director, Blue Earth County Corrections
MN Association of Community Corrections Act Counties (MACCAC)
Josh MilowPresident; Director Mower County Corrections
MN Association of County Probation Officers (MACPO)
Steve KingNational Alliance on Mental Illness, MN
MN Community Corrections Association (MCCA)
Anna MeyerChair; DFO Community Corrections
Minnesota Corrections Association (MCA) Juvenile Committee
Shelley McBrideExecutive Director
Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies (MCCCA)
Mary ReganExecutive Director
Minnesota County Attorneys Association
John KingreyMinneapolis Police Department
Minnesota Juvenile Officer’s Association
Lieutenant Kim LundExecutive Director
National Alliance of Mental Illness Minnesota (NAMI)
Sue AbderholdenDirector of Public Policy and Advocacy
Council on Crime and Justice
Emily BaxterExecutive Director
Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota
Jim KoppelAssoc. Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of MN
Higher Education
Joshua PageAssociate Judge, Leech Lake Tribal Court
Tribal Community
Honorable Korey WahwassuckExecutive Director
Youth Intervention Programs Association (YIPA)
Scott BeatyAlcohol and Drug Counseling Education Program
MN Association of Resources for Recovery & Chemical Health
Debra Wamsley, MA, LADC, Community Faculty and AdvisorDOC Special Education
Minnesota Association of Special Education Administrators
Patty Popp, MCF-SCL Education Director, MNConsultant & Advocate
Girls Expert
Paula Schafer, Paula Schafer & Associates, Inc.Chief Fairmont Police Department
Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association
Greg BrolsmaParent