Our Staff

Founded in 2015 by Dr. Brie Williams as a team of three, Amend continues to grow and partner with diverse stakeholders, including departments of corrections, community organizations, government agencies, legislators, and currently and formerly incarcerated people.  

THE AMEND TEAM
Madeline Adee
Manager of Impact and Evaluation
Ginny Oshiro Aranda
Program Manager
Kristin Berkvist
Head of Content and Strategic Initiatives
Michele Casadei
Manager of Academic Programs and Operations
Linda Choi
Program Coordinator, Impact and Evaluation
Tom Eberhardt
Amend Director of International Programming & Senior Advisor, Norwegian Correctional Service (KDI)
Kelsey Engstrom
Senior Program Manager
Jamila Henderson
Lead Program Evaluator
Megan Lynch
Senior Program Manager
Daryl Norcott
Director of Community Partnerships and Special Projects
Jessica Osorio
Director of Implementation
Morgan Philbin
Program Consultant
Sam Prawer
Senior Program Manager for Policy
Kevin Reeder
Senior Program Manager
Ian Russell-Camara
Program Manager
David Sears
UCSF Professor of Medicine, Director of Healthcare Quality
Dante Skidmore
Administrative Analyst
Ina Valle
International Program Manager
AFFILIATED EXPERTS
Ben Brockie
Community Advocate
Lawrence Haber
Healthcare Programming and Public Communication Lead
Randall Liberty
Former Commissioner (retired), Maine Department of Corrections
Jay Lowrie
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Department Chair, Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, University of Connecticut