Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Meeting

Subcommittee on Programs and Practice

Overview 

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Programs and 

Practice Subcommittee has met two times—October 25 and November 20—since the last full 

Coordinating Council meeting on September 19, 2023. The subcommittee gained new 

participants and now includes a total of twenty-seven members, representing eleven federal 

offices, one independent organization, and six practitioners from the field. 

Discussions over the course of the subcommittee’s two most recent meetings have focused 

primarily on finalizing goals and objectives, and planning for a Coordinating Council-sponsored 

track at the 2024 OJJDP National Conference, which will be held in Washington, D.C., on 

November 19–21.

Programs and Practice Subcommittee Goals and Objectives

The subcommittee’s newly-developed goals and objectives are provided in an attachment to this 

document for the full Council’s review. The group is currently working to prioritize these 

objectives in advance of its January 2024 meeting. 

Coordinating Council Sponsored Conference Track for 2024 OJJDP National Conference

Giving careful consideration to recommendations from the Council’s October 2022 youth panel, 

the Programs and Practice Subcommittee has proposed 14 sessions for possible inclusion in the

Coordinating Council’s conference track. Collectively, these session proposals cover a wide 

variety of topical areas including: youth mental health; addressing trauma and implementing 

trauma-informed approaches; connecting with the Interagency Work Group for Youth Programs 

(IWGYP) on youth.gov and Map My Community; sharing research, data, evidence-based 

interventions, flexible funding models, and supportive resources for communities serving multirisk youth, families, and communities; federal programs/initiatives focusing on programs and 

resources and how to access them; opening up opportunities for system-involved youth; federal 

support for vulnerable populations, such as youth with disabilities, LGBTQ+ youth, youth 

experiencing homelessness, tribal youth, etc; engaging community voice; and uplifting 

programs/innovative approaches. 

Recommendation:

• The subcommittee recommends approval of the attached 14 conference session proposals 

for possible inclusion in the Coordinating Council track at OJJDP’s National Conference 

in November 2024. Upon approval, members will continue work with conference 

planners to prioritize and refine the Council’s session proposals. 
Programs and Practice Subcommittee Members:

Kellie Blue

Co-Chair

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Sonali Nijhawan

Co-Chair

AmeriCorps

Kathryn Barry

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Jennifer Bastress Tahmasebi

AmeriCorps

Andrea Bizzell

U.S. Department of Labor

Jeffery Buehler

U.S. Department of Education

Amiyah Davis

Practitioner Member

Sheryl Davis

Practitioner Member

Sherene Donaldson

U.S. Department of Education

Greg Henschel

U.S. Department of Education

Cheri Hoffman

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Brandon Horning

U.S. Department of Labor

Shannon Horrillo

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Lisa Johnson

FHI 360
NatakiMacMurray

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Michael Mendoza

Practitioner Member

Sarah Oberlander

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Mark Patterson

Practitioner Member

Maria-Lana Queen

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Dawn Rains

U.S. Department of Education

Judge Renee Rodriguez-Betancourt

Practitioner Member

Liz Simons

Practitioner Member

Deborah Spitz

U.S. Department of Education

Adam Tierney

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Lisa Trivits

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

ShainaVanek

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Rebecca Zornick

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration