Meet the CCJJ Team

Our staff come from diverse educational backgrounds with a wide range of experiences to support commissioners and board members in forming and implementing justice policies that rest on best practices.

Divisions and Teams

Tom Ross

Executive Director

Ken Matthews

Deputy Director

Adrienne Buhler

Program Manager

Angelo Perillo

Data Coordinator

Ben Peterson

Director, Research & Data

Danica Bodley

 Administrative Assistant

Daniel Strong

Director, Sentencing Commission

Danielle J. Bird

Contract/Grant Analyst II

Erica Wood

JJ Community Engagement Coordinator

John Draney

Research Consultant

Kara Hetrick 

Program Manager

Katie Fox

Victim Rights Coordinator, VSC 

Liz Klc

Director, USAAV+

Marlesse Jones

Director, VSC

Mary-Margaret Pingree

Executive Director, JPEC

Matthew Barazza

Executive Director, IDC

Mei Xue

Data Project Manager

Michele Leslie

Director, SOMAC

Monica Taylor

Program Specialist

Morgan Williams

Program Manager

Norma Hernandez

Financial Manager

Rachelle Hill

Assistant, VSC

Richard Ziebarth

Program Manager

Sheena Yoon

Graduate Research Intern

Sofia Nystroem

Program Manager

Tiffany Thu Nguyen

Legislative Program Specialist

Van Nguyen

Director, Juvenile Justice Policy & Research