Our Speakers

AWJ 2022 speakers included business leaders driving justice engagement within their own companies; individuals with lived experience of justice systems; and campaigners and policy experts working on the ground who will give a direct insight into key topics like poverty, women and children in the justice system, policing, and extreme sentencing. 

  • Celia Ouellette

    Celia Ouellette

    Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
    Founder & CEO

  • Desmond Meade

    Desmond Meade

    Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
    President & Executive Director

  • Conroy Boxhill

    Conroy Boxhill

    Porter Novelli
    EVP & Managing Director, North America | Corporate Counsel Practice Lead | JEDI Advisory Counsel Lead

  • Amy Waggoner

    Salesforce
    Vice President of US State and Local Government Affairs

  • Curley Dossman

    Georgia-Pacific Foundation
    President

  • Matthias Stausberg

    Virgin Group
    Group Advocacy Director

  • Jamira Burley

    Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
    Senior Fellow

  • Michelle Cirocco

    Televerde
    Chief Social Responsibility Officer

  • Ken Oliver

    Checkr.org
    Executive Director

  • Jeffrey Korzenik

    Fifth Third Bank
    Chief Investment Strategist

  • Nyra Jordan

    American Family Insurance
    Social Impact Investment Director

  • Kendrick Davis

    USC Race & Equity Center
    Chief Research Officer

  • Nan Gibson

    JP Morgan
    Executive Director for Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility

  • Dylan Hayre

    Arnold Ventures
    Director of Criminal Justice

  • Ana Zamora

    The Just Trust
    Founder and CEO

  • Daniel Forkkio

    Represent Justice
    CEO

  • Chris Miller

    Ben & Jerry’s
    Global Head of Activism Strategy

  • Sheena Meade

    Sheena Meade

    Clean Slate Initiative
    Executive Director

  • Micah Derry

    Ohio State Director
    Americans for Prosperity

  • Terrica Redfield Ganzy

    Southern Center for Human Rights
    Deputy Director

  • Topeka Sam

    The Ladies of Hope Ministries
    Executive Director

  • Doug Jenkins

    Georgia Power Company
    Vice President, Western Region

  • Malika Kidd

    Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry
    Reentry Advocate

  • Pete Leonard

    I Have A Bean
    Founder and Roast Master

  • Sam Lewis

    Anti-Recidivism Coalition
    Executive Director

  • Jonathan Mann

    Jonathan Mann

    Ohioans to Stop Executions
    Vice Chair

  • Genevieve Martin

    Genevieve Martin

    Dave’s Killer Bread Foundation
    Executive Director

  • Khalil Cumberbatch

    Khalil Cumberbatch

    Council on Criminal Justice
    Director

  • Keilon J. Ratliff

    Kelly Services
    Professional & Industrial Global Vice President of Operations

  • Josh Marcus

    The Independent
    U.S. Reporter

  • Jelani Anglin

    Good Call NYC
    Chief Executive Officer

  • John Rush

    CleanTurn Enterprises
    Founder & CEO

  • Priya Sarathy Jones

    Fines and Fees Justice Center
    National Policy & Campaigns Director

  • Maha Jweied

    Maha Jweied

    National Legal Aid & Defender Association
    Senior Fellow

  • Natasha DiFiore

    Director of Legal Affairs
    Metro Atlanta Chamber

  • Tiesa Leggett

    Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
    Director, Partnerships & Special Projects

  • Undrea Jones

    Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
    Fair Chance Hiring Fellow

  • Brenda Smeeton

    Georgia Justice Project
    Legal Director

  • Tomika Daniel

    Supreme Traffic Control
    Entrepreneur & Traffic Control Specialist

  • Tynesia Boyea-Robinson

    CapEQ
    President & CEO

  • Chris Watler

    Center for Employment Opportunities
    Chief External Affairs Officer

  • Lena Patel

    Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
    Director, Strategic Engagement

  • Chris Lahni

    Nehemiah Manufacturing Co.
    Chief Financial Officer

  • Kristen Talman

    Financial Times
    Moral Money Reporter

  • Louis Reed

    REFORM Alliance
    Senior Advisor