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, Director

Minnesota Judicial Branch

Honorable Kathryn Quaintance, Fourth Judicial District

State of MN Board of Public Defense

John Stuart, State Public Defender

Minnesota Department of Education

MN Department of Human Services, Children’s Mental Health

Martha Aby, Mental Health Program Consultant

MN Department of Human Services, Child Safety and Permanency Division

Erin Sullivan-Sutton, Director Child Safety and Permancy

MN Dept. of Human Services, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

Gene Anderson

Minnesota Department of Public Health

MN House of Representatives

Representative Joseph Mullery

MN Association of County Probation Officers (MACPO)

Steve King, Director Mower County Corrections

MN Community Corrections Association (MCCA)

Anna McLafferty

Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies (MCCCA)

Mary Regan, Executive Director

Minnesota County Attorneys Association

John Kingrey, Executive Director

Minnesota Juvenile Officer’s Association

Lieutenant Kim Lund, Minneapolis Police Department

National Alliance of Mental Illness Minnesota (NAMI)

Sue Abderholden, Executive Director

Council on Crime and Justice

Mark Haase, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy

Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota

Jim Koppel, Executive Director

Higher Education

Joshua Page, Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of MN

Tribal Community

Honorable Korey Wahwassuck, Associate Judge, Leech Lake Tribal Court

Youth Intervention Programs Association (YIPA)

Scott Beaty, Executive Director

MN Association of Resources for Recovery & Chemical Health

Dustin Chapman, Behavioral Services Liaison

Minnesota Association of Special Education Administrators

Patty Popp, MCF-SCL Education Director, MN

Girls Expert

Paula Schafer, Paula Schafer & Associates, Inc.

Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association

Greg Brolsma, Chief Fairmont Police Department

Minnesota Detention Association

Darrin Balkin, President

Minnesota Restorative Services Coalition

Jennifer McDonald, President