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Virginia Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Prevention

Advises the Board, the Executive Branch and localities on matters related to the prevention/treatment of juvenile delinquency and the administration of the juvenile justice system; reviews grant applications for Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act and Juvenile Accountability Block Grant funds (when federally funded), as well as other juvenile justice-related grant applications, and makes recommendations on them to the Board.

For more information about the Committee and their meeting schedule, contact Greg Hopkins at (804) 692-0977.

Boards & Committees

Hon. Stephanie M Ayers
Judge, Bedford County. Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court 		Term Expires:
Hon. Jennifer Carroll-Foy
Senator
 Term Expires:
Mrs. Laurie Crawford
Proxy for Department of Social Services
Teresa Berry
Victim Witness Advocacy Group 		Term Expires:
Bridgette Bowman
Representing juvenile defense 		Term Expires:
Sandra Lawyer Term Expires:
Valerie Coley
Representing private nonprofit organizations 		Term Expires:
Erik A Conyers
Youth Member 		Term Expires:
Demetria Davis
License Clinician 		Term Expires:
Amy Floriano
Director, Department of Juvenile Justice Director
Hon. Debra Gardner
Delegate
Joseph L Gong
Representing public agency 		Term Expires:
Robert Gray
Non-profit 		Term Expires:
Julianna Herbek
Private Non-Profit 		Term Expires:
James E Laster
Private Nonprofit, Volunteer 		Term Expires:
Marie C Matricardi
Youth Member 		Term Expires:
Melissa Morgan
City of Newport News Police Department 		Term Expires:
Samuel A Perez
Representing volunteer working with youth 		Term Expires:
Toni Randall
Representing prosecution 		Term Expires:
Kathryn Rowell
Indian Tribe Representative 		Term Expires:
Brooke Rudis
Chesapeake Public Schools 		Term Expires:
Olivia Saunders
Youth Member 		Term Expires:
Kari Savage
Proxy for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Commissioner
(ex-officio)
Alexandria Wall
Safe Harbor 		Term Expires:
Jack White
Youth Member 		Term Expires:
Ms. Sandra Serna
(Proxy representing the Virginia Department of Health) 		Term Expires:

***Juvenile Justice System Representation: 3 of the above meet the juvenile justice jurisdictional provisions. For confidentiality purposes, they are not identified here.***