Roberta “Toni” Meyers Douglas is a respected thought leader whose expertise includes legislative and public policy analysis; organizational development; nonprofit management; program/project management; grant writing; fundraising; community organizing; coalition building, and public speaking. Toni currently serves as the Vice President of State Strategy & Reentry at the Legal Action Center (LAC) and as the director of the National H.I.R.E. Network, a project of LAC that works to improve employment and other opportunities for people with criminal records.

She has decades of experience bridging research to practice gaps in reentry policy; training workforce development and other reentry practitioners, and corrections staff on employment and housing strategies that best serve job seekers with arrest and conviction records; developing and promoting legislative campaigns; authoring guidebooks and policy briefs on criminal record policies that impact employment, housing, and education opportunities; and testifying before and serving as an advisor to members of Congress, government agencies, and state legislators about effective reentry policies and practices that reduce recidivism.

Toni is also the Principle of JUST-TMD Consulting, LLC where she shares what she has learned over the past 30 years participating in and working to build and advance just transformational movements that disrupt interdependent systems of discrimination, disadvantage, oppression, and genocide. She is an advocate, strategist, communicator, trainer, and convener poised to challenge racial, social, and economic inequity and injustice. She has dedicated her career to building steppingstones that take Black, Latiné, Indigenous, and other marginalized groups closer to achieving their full potential by breaking down barriers used to deny their dignity.

In 2019, Toni was inducted into the Women in Human Services Hall of Fame in New York State by the Strong Nonprofits for a Better New York and in 2020 she was honored with the Excellence in Advocacy Award from the Women in Government Relations. However, her greatest achievements have been serving as a mentor to formerly incarcerated women and providing technical support to Black-led community-based organizations in their quest to build their organizational capacity and infrastructure, lead successful campaigns, and develop and lead strong networks and coalitions.

Toni serves on the Board of Directors of Youth Represent, Alabama Justice Initiative, the Collateral Consequences Resource Center, and LIFEline to Success and is a member of the Council on Criminal Justice and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Management, and Economics from the State University of New York/Empire State College and a Master of Science degree in Public Safety with specialization in Criminal Justice and Public Administration from Capella University. She resides in Georgia.

Vice Chair – Roberta “Toni” Meyers Douglas

Sandra Cowan is a Financial Manager who partners with financial professionals in all aspects of Finance.
Knowledgeable, detail-oriented, and an intellectual leader in the fast-paced manufacturing industry, Sandra has established herself as a powerhouse and an innovative leader and advisor.

Her area of experience and financial acumen include budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, project management, risk management, payroll, SOX controls and systems implementations.

Sandra has successfully steered a career track as Manager of Finance, Manager of Logistics and Manager of Payroll. Her leadership has expanded beyond the boundaries of a traditional finance executive benchmarking many strategic initiatives that have had positive impact on multiple business units, driving down cost, increasing revenue, producing exceptional results.

Serving financial organizations in US, Canada, PR, and Germany she has acquired a broad understanding of International Financial Reporting Standards through IFRS certification and Risk Management certification.

Among her portfolio of achievements, you will find the following:

• Budgeted/Forecasted Sales of $1.8 billion
• Project Management Texas A & M Lighting project
• PeopleSoft Implementation to General Ledger for Business Unit.
• Supply Chain $7.5 million inventory reduction
• Asset Management/Capital Exp. Appx $47 million
• Spare parts capitalization globally harmonizing the accounting treatment of spare parts by reflecting items as inventory vs expense. Recapitalized $12million.

As a team leader, Sandra is an influential communicator, speaking the language of both the best analytical minds and the most creative strategists. She has shaped a credible executive presence and is credited with playing an instrumental role in her affiliated organizations.

Sandra is admired by her reports, colleagues, and superiors and is respected by her community. She was born and raised in St. Mary’s Pennsylvania where her family was influential in the development of manufacturing in the area providing employment and economic stability to a vast population of the community.

She currently resides in Tampa Florida along with her two highly educated, successful daughters and three grandchildren. Sandra experiences a healthy and active lifestyle including cycling and enjoys visiting the Florida beaches. The energy powering her personal life is equally evident in her aspirations toward her professional career.

Treasurer – Sandra Cowan

Ashley Bauman is the president of Bauman Consulting Group, a criminal justice and social sector consulting firm offering engaging training workshops, expert technical assistance, supportive coaching services, and innovative products and resources. She has extensive experience working with agencies to redesign their approaches and implement evidence-based practices. Previously, Ashley worked as a research associate at the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute studying women’s pathways to criminal behavior and correctional rehabilitation. During that time, she co-authored two gender-responsive risk and needs assessment tools: the Women’s Risk Needs Assessment and the Gender-Informed Needs Assessment. She is also the author of Pathways to Change: Individual Casework Interventions and Steps to Success: A Re-Entry Workbook. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati with dual master’s degrees in criminal justice and business administration and is a board-certified coach. She has been published in professional journals and written many technical reports for government agencies.

CHIEF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM OFFICER – ASHLEY BAUMAN

CHIEF SOCIAL WORK OFFICER – VACANT

Alan Chapman embarked on a career in Criminal Justice in 1987 working as a Youth Leader in a Juvenile Detention Center. His journey has taken him from servicing the adolescent offenders to the adult offenders. Alan has served over 30 years in progressive administrative positions in five states. While employed in these five states (Ohio, Indiana, Florida, Mississippi, and New Jersey respectfully), Alan had assumed the following facility roles: Recreation Supervisor, Unit Manager, Unit Management Administrator, Deputy Warden, Warden and Facility Director. Mr. Chapman is well versed in providing transformational leadership and overseeing associated functions to include community relations, policy development, management reporting, office operations, service delivery, employee development, and program management.

Alan had achieved demonstrated success and was recognized for his efforts by receiving several awards including the Leadership Award, Humanitarian Award, MLK Award for Justice and Warden of the Year Award.

Alan is passionate in educating the public on the offender re-entry process and conveying this message to external stakeholders including community and legislative representatives. His diverse background includes areas of probation, human services, operations, special services, administration, recreation, grant writing and Adjunct Instructor in Criminal Justice.

Mr. Chapman holds a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Education from Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

General Member – Alan Chapman

Ms. Debra A. Foster is a retired GS-15 Civil Servant of the United States Air Force serving for 36 years.  She has over 25 years acquisition program management experience.  She was the Director of Enterprise Information Systems Division for the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, AL where she oversaw the $24B Netcentric Operations-2 contract acquisition, Information Technology Commodity Council, and Oracle and Microsoft Enterprise Software license buys.

She was the Director of the Force Capabilities Directorate at Gunter AFB, AL responsible for a $252M portfolio to include the Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment, Global Force management-Data Initiative, and Logistics Modules.

Ms. Foster served as the Director of Operations in the Operations and sustainment Group at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, where she was responsible for the Train Organize and Equipment of over 700 personnel.  She was the Division Director for operational programs such as Requirements Management Systems, Air Force Equipment Management Systems, Stock Control Systems and many others during her distinguished career.

Ms. Foster holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Central State University, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Dayton and completed Air War College.  She was granted many awards and citations throughout her tenure as a civilian with the United States Air Force.

General Member – Debra Foster

GENERAL MEMBER – DR. JESSICA GROSHOLZ