Founder

Dade County Response

Armen Henderson is a general internal medicine faculty member at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine currently in a hybrid role of a hospitalist, educator, and community organizer. His community facing responsibilities are Director of Health Programs with The Dream Defenders and Founder of the Dade County Street Response. Recently he has been active in responding to vulnerable communities since the start of COVID-19, particularly working with those that are unsheltered in Miami. Focus areas are climate change, disaster preparedness, street medicine, gun violence, and social determinants of health.

Executive Director, Regional Crisis Response Agency, Washington

Brook Buettner is the Executive Director of the groundbreaking Regional Crisis Response Agency, which is transforming public safety in the North King County region of Washington by deploying Mental Health Professional crisis responders to people experiencing behavioral health emergencies, though the 911 system. Ms. Buettner is an experienced human services professional with a focus on policy advocacy and program implementation for high-needs populations. Throughout her career, Ms. Buettner has consistently served populations experiencing chronic homelessness, substance use disorder, and severe and persistent mental illness. She is passionate about diversion and about transforming systems to better meet the needs of individuals in crisis. Ms. Buettner holds Masters Degrees in Public Administration and Social Work from the University of Washington, and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker.

President, Spitfire Strategies

Jen Carnig (she/hers) is president of Spitfire Strategies, a communications firm that advances racial, economic and climate justice. As president, she guides Spitfire’s overall strategy and vision for a future born from the struggle for freedom and justice. Jen is one of the nation’s leading strategists on the issues of policing and police accountability, community safety and the fight to protect our rights and humanity in the face of new technologies like artificial intelligence. A trusted advisor to leading social change activists, philanthropies looking to live their missions and mission-driven organizations, Jen has more than 20 years of experience leading major campaigns and seeding movements.

Vice President, Spitfire Strategies

Michael Crawford has worked at the intersections of storytelling, culture and social change to build the movements that won marriage equality and showed young people that their votes are power. At Spitfire, he worked to launch Campaign for Size Freedom with Dove, NAAFA and The FLARE Project to end weight discrimination, which resulted in landmark legislation in New York City. He helped Hip Hop Caucus bring hip-hop back to the center of its work through a cultural strategy that leveraged hip-hop as a creative vehicle for moving young people to action. He led development of The South’s Got Now/Decidimos, a bilingual campaign for the Southern Poverty Law Center to turn out young people of color to vote in the Deep South. As director of marketing at MoveOn, he created cultural strategies to engage new and diverse audiences through creative partnerships with celebrities, influencers and advocates. At Freedom to Marry, he led the digital and creative team and played a central role in shaping the narrative around same-sex couples and digital strategy to win marriage nationwide. In a bid to become the Black Don Draper in the making, he also studied advertising at Miami Ad School.

Director, Denver Emergency Communications/911

Andrew Dameron serves as the Director of 9-1-1 for the City and County of Denver. He is an inaugural member of the Council of State Government’s Expanding First Response Commission and holds a Certification as a Public Safety Executive through the Association for Public Safety Communications (APCO). He serves the State of Colorado as a member of the State’s 9-1-1 Advisory Task Force, and as the President of the Board of Directors for the Colorado 9-1-1 Resource Center, a non-profit organization that provides training, guidance, and resources for 9-1-1 Authorities across the state of Colorado, particularly in the field of alternative response and coordination with 988. Andrew holds a Bachelors in Criminal Justice from Colorado State University, and a Masters in International Security from the University of Denver.

Executive Director, Georgetown Law Center for Innovations in Community Safety

Tahir Duckett is the Executive Director of the Center for Innovations in Community Safety. He was previously an attorney at Relman Colfax, a nationally renowned civil rights law firm specializing in discriminatory policing, housing, lending, employment, education, and public accommodation. He was also a founding executive committee member of Law For Black Lives-DC (L4BLDC), an organization providing legal and policy support to the Movement for Black Lives in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. As part of L4BLDC, Tahir has facilitated and participated in dozens of formal trainings, teach-ins, and conversations about community safety.

Tahir worked his way through law school at Georgetown Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. While at law school he founded and directed ReThink, an organization dedicated to preventing sexual violence before it starts, with a particular focus on adolescent boys. While at the helm of ReThink, Tahir identified and taught hundreds of adults to build a culture of consent, empathy, and emotional awareness among adolescent boys in their communities–all while not relying on criminal responses to sexual violence. Prior to starting ReThink, he worked for eight years as an organizer with the labor movement, most recently directing the AFL-CIO’s young worker program.

Director, Albuquerque Community Safety Department

Jodie Esquibel is a dedicated public servant, accomplished athlete, and experienced emergency responder whose lifelong commitment to helping others has shaped her career. Born and raised in Albuquerque, she has spent nearly two decades in emergency medicine, tactical response, and community safety.

As Director of Albuquerque Community Safety (ACS), Jodie leads an innovative approach to first response—one that recognizes not all emergencies require law enforcement or medical intervention. ACS prioritizes behavioral health, crisis intervention, and harm reduction, ensuring that trained responders provide compassionate care in moments of crisis. She is proud to be part of this groundbreaking initiative, which is reshaping public safety by focusing on de-escalation and community-based support. Honored to serve under Mayor Keller, Jodie is committed to making Albuquerque safer, stronger, and more compassionate.

Deputy Mayor, Newark, NJ

Lakeesha Eure is a trailblazing leader in public safety, mental health, and violence prevention, with over two decades of experience in transforming communities affected by trauma and systemic inequities. As the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety for the City of Newark, she has been at the forefront of pioneering community-based violence intervention strategies that have led to an unprecedented 67% decrease in violence in Newark over the past 10 years.

With a background in clinical social work, crisis intervention, and public policy, Lakeesha has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between mental health, public safety, and social justice. She is a firm believer that violence is a public health crisis that requires holistic, community-driven solutions. Under her leadership, Newark has become a national model for innovative, data-driven violence reduction efforts that prioritize prevention over punishment and healing over incarceration.

Director, Center for Inclusive Health and UNM Mobile Medical Teams, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico

Lindsay Fox MSPAC, PA-C is a faculty member in the Department of Internal Medicine at UNM
School of Medicine and currently serves as a founding partner and the Director for the Center
for Inclusive Health at University of New Mexico (UNM). This Center is the operational home for
the Mobile Medical Teams (Street Medicine) at UNM providing services to the unhoused and
precariously housed folks in Albuquerque and Bernadillo County. In addition providing care on the Street, Lindsay participates in research and policy
development around substance use disorders and mental health in unhoused populations with
Clinical Trials Network at the National Institutes of Health. She serves as lecturer on clinical and
ethical patient care in vulnerable populations at the UNM School of Medicine and UNM Physician Assistant programs. In partnership with the Street Medicine Institute, Lindsay and her CIH Medical Director, Dr. Sara Doorley serve as co- hosts of the Project ECHO Street Medicine

Faculty Director, Policing Project at NYU Law

Barry Friedman serves as the Faculty Director of the Policing Project at New York University School of Law, where he is the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Professor of Law and Affiliated Professor of Politics. The Policing Project partners with communities and police to promote public safety through transparency, equity, and democratic engagement.
Friedman has taught, litigated, and written about constitutional law, the federal courts, policing, and criminal procedure for over thirty years. He serves as the Reporter for the American Law Institute’s new Principles of the Law, Policing. Friedman is the author of Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission (2017), and has written numerous articles in scholarly journals, including on democratic policing, alternatives to police responses to 911 calls, and the Fourth Amendment. He appears frequently in the popular media, including The New York Times, Slate, Huffington Post, Politico and The New Republic. He also is the author of the critically acclaimed The Will of the People: How Public Opinion Has Influenced the Supreme Court and Shaped the Meaning of the Constitution (2009).
Friedman graduated with honors from the University of Chicago and received his law degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center. He clerked for Judge Phyllis A. Kravitch of the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice, Suffolk University

Jessica Gillooly is an Assistant Professor in the Sociology & Criminal Justice Department at Suffolk University. Dr. Gillooly’s research focuses on 911 dispatch, policing, decision-making, and alternative response models. Using a mix of quantitative, qualitative, and conversation analytic methods, she examines how caller requests are transformed into first responses. One thread of her work investigates the role of 911 call-takers in mediating caller requests and shaping police actions in the field. Another thread explores the public’s reliance on 911, identifying opportunities for policy reforms that rethink the dispatch-and-response system. Her expertise in 911 systems has led her to serve as a subject matter expert for the U.S. Department of Justice and the ACLU.

Sr. Program Associate, Redefining Public Safety, Vera Institute of Justice

Jackson Beck is a senior program associate with the Vera Institute of Justice’s Redefining Public
Safety initiative. He is dedicated to changing how public safety systems address unmet health
and social needs in the community, with a focus on alternative first response teams that improve individuals’ outcomes while reducing overreliance on police. Jackson’s work includes partnering with local practitioners to develop alternative first responses that are community- and data-informed to ensure their effectiveness and
sustainability. Additionally, he partners with practitioners and advocates to identify and propel
policies that expand access to alternative first responses. Previously, Jackson has also
researched and uplifted the promising practices of existing programs that successfully dispatch civilian crisis responders instead of police, for which he was awarded Researcher of the Year in 2022 by CIT International.
Jackson holds a BA in political science from Yale University.

Public Safety Program Manager, Local Progress

Reynold is the Public Safety Program Manager at Local Progress and is part of the Policy and Program Team. He is responsible for developing and implementing the organization’s vision to build a comprehensive public safety platform and organize the LP network around policies that address root causes of harm and violence without criminalization, surveillance and incarceration. He also develops policy resources, creates in-person and virtual events, provides technical assistance to members and identifies campaign opportunities. Prior to joining Local Progress, Reynold held various roles in New York City government over the course of 8 years. He graduated from the New School with a M.S. in Public and Urban Policy.

Executive Director & Co-owner, Canopy Mental Health & Consulting and Canopy Roots

As a licensed mental health professional, Candace has served clients in IRTS, co-occurring/SUD treatment, case management, crisis treatment, and outpatient psychotherapy.
After 11 years in the mental health field, Candace was motivated to co-create innovative approaches to serving Black clients and supporting Black staff in the workplace. Alongside her co-founders, Candace built 2 successful mental health companies in Minnesota - Canopy Roots and Canopy Mental Health & Consulting - focused on trauma-informed and culturally affirming care for historically underserved and marginalized communities.
As the Executive Director, Candace led the expansion of the company’s service provision footprint over the last 4 years by operating unarmed first responder programs via 911 in 3 cities: Minneapolis, MN; Los Angeles, CA; and Brooklyn Center, MN. Candace is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Valparaiso University and is a BBHT board-approved supervisor.

Director of Community Safety Design and implementation, Minneapolis Office of Community Safety

Amanda Harrington is a social worker and attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In her current role as Director of Community Safety Design and Implementation she oversees the direction and strategic coordination of the Minneapolis community safety system. In this role she strives to shift the work from a focus on public safety and crime to a broader focus on community safety that encompasses the social determinants of health. This includes increasing collaboration, communication, and use of data. Much of Amanda’s prior career focused on youth and families. She previously worked as a therapist, school social worker, prosecutor, and oversaw a county truancy department. Amanda has a Harrington has a bachelor’s of science from the College of St. Catherine, a master’s degree in social work from the University of Minnesota, and a J.D. from the University of St. Thomas School of Law.

Director of Reimagining Public Safety, Policing Project at NYU Law

Alexander joined the Policing Project from the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor Public Safety Team, where he served as a policy advisor to the Mayor on arrest diversion and alternate response initiatives that sought to incorporate all city agencies into the creation of public safety. Prior to joining the City of Chicago Office of the Mayor, Alexander spent four years with the University of Chicago Crime Lab, where he led the design and implementation of the nation’s largest narcotics arrest diversion initiative, in partnership with the Chicago Police Department. Before coming to the University of Chicago, Alexander’s work focus was in the field of international conflict, where he worked at the Department of State as a Foreign Affairs Officer and the United States Marine Corps as an Infantryman and advisor to the Iraqi military and police. Alex is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the American University School of International Service.

Founder, Dade County Street Response

Armen Henderson is a general internal medicine faculty member at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine currently in a hybrid role of a hospitalist, educator, and community organizer. His community facing responsibilities are Director of Health Programs with The Dream Defenders and Founder of the Dade County Street Response. Recently he has been active in responding to vulnerable communities since the start of COVID-19, particularly working with those that are unsheltered in Miami. Focus areas are climate change, disaster preparedness, street medicine, gun violence, and social determinants of health.

Grace Wolf, a North Carolina native, has spent the last ten years working, implementing, directing, and consulting on crisis services. She holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Grace has focused her career on the goal of making crisis services more trauma informed, person centered, and accessible. Throughout her career, she has worked in and directed both outpatient and facility based behavioral health services. Additionally, she has worked as a consultant for Crisis Now projects in North Carolina, Virginia, Maine, Ohio, and Michigan. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, a North Carolina Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and a Michigan Licensed Professional Counselor.

Manager, Crisis Intervention Services Unit, Rochester

Alia Henton-Williams is the second oldest child of Constance and Dolphus Henton, and she
contributes much of her success to the Henton tribe. Alia has over 30 years of experience
serving communities locally and nationally. Her professional journey has been based on her
painful personal lived experiences and wanting to be a servant and change agent. It was a
horrific act of violence that touched Alia’s life as a young adult with the loss of her 16-year-old brother, Ralik (Rah-leek), who was the innocent victim of a gang-related shooting in front of their
family’s home in 1992. That tragedy launched Alia’s career in advocacy and victim services
working with youth and families. Her servitude has additionally included direct services, program
management, planning, education, training and development and public speaking. In 2018,
Alia’s family was again struck after the heartbreaking loss of her sister, Tracy, who was the
victim of a domestic violence related homicide. As Manager of the Crisis Intervention Services
Unit with the City of Rochester, Alia provides direct oversight for the Person In Crisis (PIC) First
Responder Team, the Homicide Response Team, the Community Support Team and all crisis
intervention services for the City.

Director of Community Response Services, Atlanta Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative

Toni is a fierce advocate for underserved communities due to her roots and upbringing in Atlanta, GA. With a background in Cosmetology and education in Human Resource Management, she has always progressively searched for ways to serve and contribute to the health of her community. She is currently the Director of Community Response Services with the Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative and a student at Emory University’s Women in Leadership program. As a woman with lived experience as it relates to poverty and intimate partner violence, she is passionate about disrupting the current infrastructure and offering alternatives to community safety and wellness. Currently, and in prior roles such as lead recruiter with Atlanta’s City of Refuge, she has supported people from different walks of life to establish employment, housing, access to healthcare, and safety and stability. Toni serves as a Commissioner on the Council of State Government Justice Center’s Expanding First Response Commission and is a member of Georgia Recover’s Community Impact Committee. When she isn’t carrying out her public servant mission, she enjoys hiking with her 3 sons, painting and traveling.

Associate Professor, School of Social Work, California State University-Long Beach

Mimi Kim is a longtime advocate, activist and researcher of community-based, non-policing interventions to domestic and sexual violence. She established Creative Interventions in Oakland in 2004 to create and promote what is now known as transformative justice responses to interpersonal violence, resulting in a Creative Interventions Toolkit used by practitioners globally. More recently, she co-created a restorative justice organization, the CHAT Project, that remains among the few restorative justice programs in the country addressing domestic and sexual violence. Her extensive evaluation of the pilot and first implementation period are available on the CHAT Project website. In 2021, she spearheaded a report. Defund the Police-Invest in Community Care: A Guide to Alternative Mental Health Responses, published by Interrupting Criminalization that examines the promises and parameters for concern of the national expansion of mental health crisis responses. She continues her work in transformative and restorative justice responses and co-edited a 2024 book, Abolition and Social Work: Possibilities, Paradoxes, and the Practice of Community Care (Haymarket Press). Mimi is an Associate Professor of Social Work at California State University, Long Beach and is a 2023 recipient of the Marguerite Casey Freedom Scholar Award.

Executive Director, Dignity Best Practices

Dan Kornfield serves as the Executive Director of Dignity Best Practices. Dignity is a non-profit that supports cities and counties in building best fit responses to 911 and 998 calls that involve behavioral health crisis or interpersonal conflict. Dan and the Dignity team have facilitated connecting 911 calls to 988 services in multiple counties in Maryland and Ohio, have built a 988 to mobile response triage protocol for the Baltimore area, have served as an evaluator for a mobile response team in California, and have helped pioneer Mediation Field Response as a 911 service in Dayton, Ohio. Prior to Dignity, Dan spent five years working on public safety issues for the city of the District of Columbia, after nearly a decade conducting best practices research for executives in the private sector. He served DC as Senior Budget Analyst in the Office of the City Administrator, as a sworn reserve Police Officer, and as the Supervisor of the Research and Analytical Services Branch (RASB) for the Metropolitan Police Department. Dan currently resides in Pittsburgh.

Senior Advisor, Dignity Best Practices

Anthony Hall is a transformational leader in community-based behavioral health program
design, crisis intervention, and training implementation. With over 20 years of experience in
clinical care, public service, and program development, he has dedicated his career to creating
accessible, trauma-informed mental health services that directly address the needs of
individuals in crisis.In his current role Mr. Hall continues to drive innovation in service delivery by overseeing clinical teams, developing intervention strategies, and expanding community-based behavioral health outreach. A Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in multiple jurisdictions, he holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland. Mr. Hall's impact has been recognized with numerous accolades, including the Cafritz Award for Excellence in Public Service and the Metropolitan Police Department Chief of Police Special Award. His unwavering commitment to community engagement, program accessibility, and
behavioral health education continues to shape policies and programs that prioritize equity,
inclusion, and sustainable mental health solutions.

Acting System of Care Director, Crisis Services, Alameda County Behavioral Health

Stephanie Lewis graduated from San Francisco State University with a MS in Clinical Psychology and is a licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist.  She is the Director for the Crisis System of Care with Alameda County Behavioral Health
Department, providing oversight, direction, planning, and development of the full spectrum of services. Stephanie has
over 25 years of experience working in collaboration with law enforcement and emergency medical services providing
crisis mental health services to individuals throughout Alameda County. She also has more than 20 years of experience
providing various trainings to consumers, clinicians, community providers, and law enforcement on topics involving
mental health crisis assessment and intervention.

Executive Director, Atlanta Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative

Moki Macías has served as the Executive Director of the Atlanta-based Policing Alternatives & Diversion (PAD) Initiative since its launch in 2017. She has twenty years of experience in community organizing, program development and advocacy for criminal justice reform and community development. Moki received a Master degree in City & Regional Planning from Georgia Institute of Technology and a BA from Mt. Holyoke College. She chairs the Advisory Board of the Alternative Mobile Services Association, a national trade association for alternate response teams. She is a 2024 Public Voices Fellow on Transformative Justice with the OpEd Project.

Executive Director, Policing Project at NYU Law

Max Markham is the Executive Director of the Policing Project. As Executive Director, he provides strategic leadership and oversees the organization's day-to-day operations and initiatives. Before joining in 2024, Max was the Vice President of Policy & Community Engagement at the Center for Policing Equity, leading the organization’s campaign strategy and government affairs work, while developing grassroots policy advocacy in partnership with communities all over the country. Prior to this, he served as Policy & Legal Director at March For Our Lives, a youth-led national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending gun violence. Max has built a career working across local government and nonprofit organizations, advocating for legislative changes impacting historically marginalized populations, and has managed policy portfolios at various levels of government including criminal justice and public safety, infrastructure, cultural affairs, education, and healthcare. An experienced campaign operative, Max has managed or advised candidates for mayor, district attorney, borough president, state legislature, and city council. Max’s work has been published in Data for Progress, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and NPR. Max received his J.D. from NYU School of Law, where he was a full tuition Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar and chaired the Black Allied Law Students Association (BALSA). He received his B.A. from Stanford University. Max is a native New Yorker and lives in Harlem.

VP of Public Policy and Community Affairs, Mark43

Ganesha Martin, Esq., is a change agent working at the intersection of diversity, law, and police reform. She has dedicated the last decade to improving the culture of policing in the nation’s most divided cities. She currently serves as Vice President of Community Affairs and Public Policy for leading cloud-native public safety software company, Mark43, where she focuses on supporting the needs of law enforcement, community, and first responders. Ganesha has a Juris Doctor degree from Texas Tech University and practiced as a civil litigation attorney before joining the Office of the Mayor in Baltimore, Maryland as a Special Assistant to the Mayor and Assistant Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Emergency Management. While in Baltimore, she also served in the Baltimore Police Department in several leadership roles focused on community involvement, legislative affairs, and Department of Justice Consent Decree compliance.

Director of Crisis Systems Training Initiative, Center for Practice Innovations

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Interim Director of Clinical Services, Cambridge Community Safety Department

Marie Mathieu is a clinical social worker who has spent nearly two decades working in various systems. She believes in being a catalyst of social change. From being the first social worker in a public library in Massachusetts to her current clinical contributions to the City of Cambridge Community Safety Department. Prior to this Marie spent 5 years developing the Mental Health Court out of Cambridge District Court. Marie prioritizes person-centered approaches and community partnerships in all of her work. She earned her BSW and MSW from Andrews University and is fluent in Haitian-Creole and Spanish.

Clinical Manager, Durham Community Safety Department

Leigh Mazur, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with over 15 years of experience in the behavioral health field. She has served in diverse settings, including emergency rooms, inpatient hospitals, case management, private practice, and correctional institutions, with a primary focus on community-based crisis management. Currently, Leigh serves as Clinical Manager for the City of Durham's Holistic and Empathetic Assistance Response Team (HEART), where she provides clinical oversight, supervision, and facilitates knowledge sharing to advance the field.

Program Manager, National League of Cities

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Tansy McNulty, Founder and CEO, 1M4

Tansy McNulty is a social justice advocate and the Founder & CEO of 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms (1M4), a non-profit organization dedicated to ending police violence in the United States by 2038. Tansy is a thought leader in the fields of police accountability, mental health, and safety alternatives, with a focus on public safety transformation and community-based approaches. With a deep understanding of the intersection of social justice, police accountability, and mental health, Tansy is committed to creating positive, generational change in the world. She is a leading voice in the fight against police violence, advocating for innovative solutions that are data-proven to increase public safety and decriminalize mental illness. 

 With Tansy’s leadership, 1M4 released the first-of-its-kind, national directory, The Right Response, to assist community members in locating local response teams trained to provide onsite, care-centered responses to people experiencing mental health emergencies. Since its relaunch in 2024, over 3500 unique visitors have referenced the tool, and it has been featured in national media outlets such as Good Morning America 3rd Hour, Business Insider, and BizJournal.

Chief Executive Officer, People USA

Steve Miccio, People USA’s Chief Executive Officer is a pioneer, visionary, and expert in the fields of mental health, substance use, criminal justice, and crisis response. Inspired and driven by his personal lived experience, Steve has spent over twenty-five years creating, providing, and advocating for innovative peer-run behavioral health services that transform systems of care across the United States and internationally. He is proud to promote services that are trauma-informed and person-centered with positive expectations for recovery and wellness outcomes. Steve shares his expertise through delivering keynotes, participating on panels, and publishing articles. Steve’s unique models and approaches significantly reduce hospital utilization, incarceration rates, and overall healthcare spending. Because of this success, People USA’s program models have been studied and replicated across the United States and Europe. Steve earned his BA in psychology from SUNY Plattsburgh.

Director of Community Supports, Wildflower Alliance

Earl Miller's journey through the psychiatric and foster care systems began at the age of 12. His teenage years and early adulthood were marked by homelessness, hospitalization, and significant trauma, a portion of which was featured in the NY Times Magazine in December 2024. Joining the Wildflower Alliance in 2011, Earl found community and a passion for advocacy, rooted in his lived experience. A proud father of two vibrant children, Earl credits them with grounding him. Earl is a multi-talented individual, being a storyteller, musician, and poet, with several albums to his name.

Professionally, he has held positions at the Center for Human Development and the MA Department of Mental Health. As the inaugural Director of the Town of Amherst Community Responders for Equity, Safety, and Service, Earl made significant strides in establishing a municipal alternative to traditional policing. Currently, he serves as the Director of Community Supports at the Wildflower Alliance, where he continues to advocate for anti racist, humane, holistic, and community-based responses to emotional distress.

Senior Program Associate, 

Georgetown Law Center for Innovations in Community Safety

Lucía Mock Muñoz de Luna, Ph. D.,  joined the Center for Innovations in Community Safety as a Senior Program Associate in December 2022, where she supports various projects including the Police for Tomorrow Fellowship and Expanded First Responders programming.

Prior to joining the team at Georgetown, Lucía completed her Ph. D. in Cultural Studies Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focuses on refugee education and the ways refugee communities envision and enact expansive models of learning and education beyond western frameworks of schooling. As a graduate student, Lucía taught several courses focused on social justice in education and also served as the Editor for The High School Journal, a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on critical issues in secondary education. Lucía was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Student Undergraduate Teaching in 2021 as well as the Black Alumni and Students of Education Award for Service in 2021. Prior to her graduate studies, Lucía worked as a high school counselor in Boston Public Schools, and in Beirut, Lebanon, where she also worked alongside a refugee-led community school in Burj al Barajneh refugee camp to provide educational opportunities for Syrian and Palestinian youth. As the daughter of political refugees from Franco’s Spain, Lucía’s work in education and organizing is dedicated to supporting community-led models of care and justice.

Executive Director, University of Chicago HealthLab

Rebecca Neusteter (PhD) is executive director of the University of Chicago Health Lab where she helps support the Lab’s mission to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequities. She also leads a portfolio of research efforts related to enhancing emergency crisis operations and response.

Sr. Director of Crisis Services, Chicago Department of Public Health

Tiffany has worked in the field of Social Work for over 20 years, providing services and attending to children and adults with acute emotional and social needs. She received her Bachelor’s degree in psychology from UIC and her Master's degree in Social work from Dominican University. After receiving her degrees she dedicated herself to ensuring individuals in mental health crisis get the help they need. She has worked in child welfare with children in specialized foster care. She went on to work with adults in mental health crisis in the hospital setting. Additionally, she assisted with opening a mental health triage center in the Roseland community of Chicago. Now she is leading the CARE Program, Chicago’s first 911 Mental Health Crisis Response program.