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.com
Associate Director

Juvenile Justice Coalition of MN

Cheryl Kreagerwww.jjcmn.com
DOC District Supervisor

Minnesota Department of Corrections

Dayna Burmeister
Fourth Judicial District

Minnesota Judicial Branch

Honorable Kathryn Quaintance
State Public Defender

State of MN Board of Public Defense

John Stuart
Prevention Specialist

Minnesota Department of Education

Nancy Riestenberg
Mental Health Program Consultant

MN Department of Human Services, Children’s Mental Health

Martha Aby
Manager Child Safety and Permanency

MN Department of Human Services, Child Safety and Permanency Division

Ed McBrayer
Director, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division

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

Carol Falkowski
Adolescent Health Coordinator

Minnesota Department of Public Health

Jennifer O’Brien
Suicide Prevention and Primary Mental Health Coordinator

Minnesota Department of Public Health

Phyllis Brashler
Chair

Minnesota Senate – Judiciary Committee

Senator Mee Moua
Chair

MN House of Representatives – Civil Justice Committee

Representative Joseph Mullery
State Coordinator

Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)

Angelique Kedem
Interim Director, Blue Earth County Corrections

MN Association of Community Corrections Act Counties (MACCAC)

Josh Milow
President; Director Mower County Corrections

MN Association of County Probation Officers (MACPO)

Steve King
National Alliance on Mental Illness, MN

MN Community Corrections Association (MCCA)

Anna Meyer
Chair; DFO Community Corrections

Minnesota Corrections Association (MCA) Juvenile Committee

Shelley McBride
Executive Director

Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies (MCCCA)

Mary Regan
Executive Director

Minnesota County Attorneys Association

John Kingrey
Minneapolis Police Department

Minnesota Juvenile Officer’s Association

Lieutenant Kim Lund
Executive Director

National Alliance of Mental Illness Minnesota (NAMI)

Sue Abderholden
Director of Public Policy and Advocacy

Council on Crime and Justice

Emily Baxter
Executive Director

Children’s Defense Fund Minnesota

Jim Koppel
Assoc. Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of MN

Higher Education

Joshua Page
Associate Judge, Leech Lake Tribal Court

Tribal Community

Honorable Korey Wahwassuck
Executive Director

Youth Intervention Programs Association (YIPA)

Scott Beaty
Alcohol and Drug Counseling Education Program

MN Association of Resources for Recovery & Chemical Health

Debra Wamsley, MA, LADC, Community Faculty and Advisor
DOC Special Education

Minnesota Association of Special Education Administrators

Patty Popp, MCF-SCL Education Director, MN
Consultant & Advocate

Girls Expert

Paula Schafer, Paula Schafer & Associates, Inc.
Chief Fairmont Police Department

Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association

Greg Brolsma
Parent

Parent Representative

Etta Bernstein