Marianne is the Director of DCCK’s Culinary Job Training Program, which empowers unemployed men and women of the DC metropolitan area, many of whom have been homeless, incarcerated, and drug-...
Champions of Change: Reentry And Employment
The White House honors local Champions of Change who are doing extraordinary work to facilitate employment opportunities for individuals formerly involved in the justice system.
Sheriff Ashe is in his fortieth year of service as Sheriff of Hampden County, Massachusetts and plans to retire in 2016. As Sheriff, he is Chief Administrator of the Hampden County Correctional...
Daryl is an attorney at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) where he focuses on criminal justice reform issues, particularly removing the legal barriers triggered by contact with the...
Father Boyle is the founder and Executive Director of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, rehabilitation and re-entry program in the United States, now in its 25th year. His...
Scott formerly served as Executive Vice President of Todd Phillips’ production company, Green Hat Films. Scott executive produced many successful comedies including the highest grossing rated-R...
Eva serves as President and CEO of SER Metro-Detroit Jobs for Progress, Inc., a workforce development organization which was established 42 years ago in the city of Detroit. She also oversees SER...
Daryl has been employed with the Cherokee Nation since 2006. He started out as a participant in Vocational Rehabilitation, attending college at Northeastern State University, where he earned a...
Donna and Frank are owners of Masley Gloves, a HUBZone Certified, Woman Owned Small Business that designs and manufactures specialty gloves - including gloves for the Military that are 100% Made...
Tyrone is the co-founder of Green Streets, an integrated waste management business developed and operated by public housing residents and their peers. Tyrone was raised in San Francisco's Western...
Pamela is the Senior Vice President for Human Resources for Johns Hopkins Medicine. Johns Hopkins Medicine employs approximately 41,000 people and is home to The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the number...
DeRionne serves as President of Montgomery College, one of largest undergraduate institutions in the state of Maryland, which educates nearly 60,000 credit and noncredit students annually at its...
Stanley Richards serves the Senior Vice President at The Fortune Society, a non-profit organization based in New York City, NY with a mission to support successful reentry from prison and promote...
Jill serves as Executive Director of Towards Employment, a non-profit agency whose mission is to “empower individuals to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through employment.” Jill has over...
Tracey is President and Chief Operating Officer of Phax Group Construction & Design LLC, and a Partner with Phax Group, LLC a real estate development company based in Trenton, NJ. Currently,...
Sam serves as Executive Vice President, Business Development and has been with Point Blank Enterprises, Inc. since 2001. In his current role, he is responsible for all facets of Research &...