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Robert “Bob” Bermingham
Director, Court Services Unit | Fairfax County Juvenile & Domestic Relations District Court | Fairfax, Virginia
Bob Bermingham, MPA, began his career in juvenile justice in 1986 as child care specialist in the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center. During the past 30 plus years Bob has served in many different capacities within the juvenile justice system in Fairfax County. He has worked in both community based residential programs and as a field probation officer. During his tenure Bob has held management positions with probation services, served as the County’s first Gang Prevention Coordinator and since 2009 has served as the Court Service Unit Director of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s largest Court Service Unit. Bob has lead the 300 person unit through significant transformation in practices to include the re-design of juvenile intake services, the implementation of assessment tools at major decision points within the system, enhanced diversion alternatives, deployment of evidence based interventions along with a focus on reducing racial and ethnic disparities and family engagement. Bob is dedicated to providing juvenile justice services that build on individual and family strengths to improve client outcomes while remaining focused on public safety and promoting equitable and effective justice. Bob has been married to his grade school sweetheart for 30 years and has four adult children.
Honorable Sheila Calloway
Juvenile Court Judge | Davidson County Juvenile Court | Nashville, Tennessee
Sheila Calloway, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, came to Nashville, Tennessee in 1987 to attend Vanderbilt University Law School. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications in 1991 and her Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1994. After graduating from law school, Sheila Calloway worked at the Metropolitan Defender’s Office in the adult system as well as the juvenile system. In January 2004, she was appointed by Judge Betty Adams Green to the position of Juvenile Court Magistrate and served in that position until November 2013, when she announced her intention to run for the position of Juvenile Court Judge. Judge Calloway was elected Davidson County’s Juvenile Court Judge in 2014 and was sworn into office for her eight year term on August 28, 2014. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University Law School, Belmont University School of Law, and at the American Baptist College, where she teaches Criminal Justice. Judge Calloway is known for using her unique combination of humor, passion, and judicial wisdom to change the way we look at justice in the United States.
Adolphus Graves
Court Administrator | Cobb County Juvenile Court | Marietta, Georgia
Adolphus Graves, MS, currently serves as the Court Administrator for the Cobb County Juvenile Court. Prior to his current role, he was the Chief Probation Officer for Fulton County Juvenile Court, which encompasses the City of Atlanta and all other municipalities within the county’s geographical boundaries. Adolphus is a committed public servant with over 15 years of supervisory experience in Juvenile Court and Probation Service arenas. Over the years, he has received numerous executive and organizational leadership awards for his efforts as a dedicated public servant. He is appointed to Georgia’s Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group and is an active member of numerous committees and advisory boards in communities throughout the state. Adolphus is deeply committed to contributing to the overall efficiency of Juvenile and Criminal Justice systems across the nation. He consistently promotes organizational adherence to evidence based principles and multisystem integration efforts that include maximizing community stakeholder engagement. Adolphus holds a B.A. in Sociology with a Criminal Justice concentration from Morehouse College and a M.S. in Criminal Justice with a Public Administration concentration from Liberty University. He is a devoted husband and proud father of four wonderful children.
Lance Horozewski
Assistant Administrator | Division of Juvenile Corrections | Wisconsin Department of Corrections | Madison, Wisconsin
Lance Horozewski is the Assistant Administrator of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections’ Division of Juvenile Corrections. He previously served as the Rock County Children, Youth & Families Manager overseeing Juvenile Justice, Child Protective Services and Youth Detention Center Services. He began his career in residential treatment serving severely emotionally challenged boys. Lance has spent his entire 17 year career working with high risk youth and families as a social worker, supervisor, policy and planning analyst and now as a county level division administrator. Various projects Lance has lead include a system’s reform project of the Rock County Juvenile Justice System as part of the MacArthur Foundation Model’s for Change Project. He spearheaded the establishment of the first Wisconsin Juvenile Justice Leadership Network, which brought together both state and county level juvenile justice leaders to move forward statewide juvenile justice reforms. He currently oversees the development of the first Wisconsin Juvenile Justice Practice Model which was finalized in July 2015. Lance has participated in numerous state and national level projects which most notably includes his current involvement with the National Juvenile Probation Review Network (NJPRN) Project funded by the Robert F. Kennedy Foundation. The NJPRN is tasked with establishing a single best practice model for reviewing local juvenile probation systems across the nation.
Mark Ingram
Magistrate Judge | Idaho Supreme Court | Boise, Idaho
Judge Mark Ingram is a Magistrate Judge in the Fifth Judicial District for the State of Idaho where he hears juvenile justice matters in three counties. Judge Ingram was appointed to the bench in 2001 and has specialized in juvenile issues since 2007. He is currently the chairperson of the Idaho Supreme Court’s Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, the chair of the Idaho Juvenile Training Council, and a member of the Idaho Juvenile Justice Commission. Judge Ingram has been a champion of juvenile justice reform in Idaho by leading efforts to improve the quality of probation officer training; develop the infrastructure for ongoing probation system reviews throughout the state modeled on the RFK National Resource Center Probation System Review process; enhance the court’s case flow management for juvenile cases founded on developmental principles; improve system interactions with juveniles and their families; and the promotion of restorative practices as the foundation for addressing the needs of juveniles, their families, and victims of juvenile offenses. When not engaged in these efforts, Judge Ingram can usually be found on a trout stream with fly rod in hand.
Kathy McNamara
Community Placement Manager & Senior Probation Officer | Department of Probation & Court Services | Wheaton, Illinois
Kathy McNamara, MSW, LSW, CCATP, is the Community Placement Manager for the Department of Probation and Court Services of the 18th Judicial Circuit – DuPage County since 1999. Kathy has dedicated her career to supporting, guiding, and advocating for youth in the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare systems. Prior to joining DuPage County Juvenile Probation, Kathy worked as a crisis counselor under the Minors Requiring Authoritative Intervention Act, working with youth engaging in runaway behaviors and youth involved in lock out situations. Kathy currently serves on the Children’s Justice Task Force as the Vice Chairperson and the Open Meetings Act (OMA) Officer. Kathy earned her B.A. in Criminal Justice from Aurora University, and her MSW degree from the University of St. Francis. Kathy enjoys cooking, gardening, hiking, and spending time with her husband Rich and their Boxer, Tuzdae.
John P. Millett
Supervisor for Probation Services, Juvenile Court Department | Office of the Commissioner of Probation | Boston, Massachusetts
John P. Millet was appointed to the position of Statewide Supervisor for Probation Services, Juvenile Court Department for the state of Massachusetts on December 24, 2012. John has over 32 years serving the youth of Massachusetts. In 2014 John was invited to join the Probation System Reform Practice Network through the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps. John’s current duties include supervision of eleven Juvenile Court Departments with approximately 290 employees. John served as Chief Probation Officer for Barnstable County/Town of Plymouth Division for eight years. Prior to that, John was the First Assistant Chief Probation Officer for Bristol County for five years, serving four courts with three major urban populations and a rural city. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Millett served as a Probation Officer for Bristol County Juvenile Court for fifteen years. John graduated from the College of the Holy Cross with a BA Sociology. He is married, and has three beautiful adult children.
Kari Rumbaugh
Assistant Deputy Administrator for Juvenile Services | Nebraska Probation Administration/Supreme Court | Lincoln, Nebraska
Kari Rumbaugh has served as Assistant Deputy Administrator with the Administrative Office of the Courts and Probation, Juvenile Division, since October 1, 2014. In her current role she has statewide oversight for the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Reform Initiative in Nebraska, ensuring compliance with local and federal standards, as well as prioritizing and tracking progress on identified goals and outcomes. She began her Probation career as a juvenile probation officer for the Lancaster County Separate Juvenile Court in November, 2000. In 2006, she joined Probation Administration as Deputy Interstate Compact Administrator, serving as the Juvenile Interstate Compact Commissioner from 2012 to 2014. In 2007 she developed the Rural Improvement for Schooling and Employment (RISE) Program in collaboration with AmeriCorps as the Program Director. Additionally, in June 2012 Kari took on the role of Compliance Officer creating and conducting Probation district evaluations. Recognition for Kari’s work includes receiving the 2011 Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) Executive Directors Award. Then in April, 2014 Kari was the recipient of the 2014 Nebraska First Lady’s Outstanding Community Service Award in the Professional Commitment of Service. Additionally, Nebraska’s RISE Program has twice been nationally recognized for outstanding innovation (2010, 2014). Kari earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Science with a Minor in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1998. She is a certified “Real Colors” facilitator and has trained nationally and for the Nebraska probation system since 2009.
John S. Ryals, Jr.
Evaluation/Treatment Supervisor | Jefferson Parish Department of Juvenile Services | Harvey, Louisiana
John S. Ryals, Jr., PH.D., LPC-S, LMFT is the Evaluation/Treatment Supervisor for the Jefferson Parish Department of Juvenile Services. Across his 22-year career in juvenile justice, Dr. Ryals’ experience includes direct therapeutic services, program implementation, accreditation coordination, policy analysis and development, and strategic planning. He currently supervises Louisiana’s first Juvenile Assessment Center, coordinates many professional services contracts for mental health evaluations and evidence-based therapeutic treatment, oversees administration of screening and assessment tools, and coordinates all treatment services provided to adjudicated status and delinquent youth in Jefferson Parish. He has been highly engaged with the Jefferson Parish Children & Youth Planning Board, the MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change Initiative, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative and Deep End Initiative. Dr. Ryals is an adjunct professor at the University of Holy Cross in New Orleans, Louisiana. Since 2008, he has served on the Louisiana Juvenile Justice Advisory Board where he chairs the Grant Review Committee. In 2010, he retired from the U.S. Navy Reserve after 21 years of service. Dr. Ryals has authored several publications on topics including restorative justice, comprehensive planning, detention self-assessments, probation systems review, and juvenile offender assessment and intervention.
Richard Steele
Executive Director | Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Richard D. Steele, MS, is the Executive Director of Pennsylvania’s Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission. For over 38 years, Rick’s career has been dedicated to working with at-risk and delinquent youth and their families in the juvenile justice system. He has served in a variety of probation-related capacities, including that of chief juvenile probation officer, and later as an administrator in a residential facility for delinquent youth. He joined the Juvenile Court Judges’ Commission in 2005 to assist with Pennsylvania’s activities with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Models for Change efforts, initially concentrating primarily on aftercare reform. Since that time, his work has focused largely on juvenile justice system reform, providing leadership to the state’s Juvenile Justice System Enhancement Strategy (JJSES), a comprehensive system reform plan designed to enhance the state’s ongoing Balanced & Restorative Justice implementation. Rick is a member of numerous committees, workgroups, and councils, all related to the juvenile justice system and various stakeholders. He received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Gettysburg College, and his Master’s degree in Administration of Justice – Juvenile from Shippensburg University. He is married to Lori and has four children, four grandchildren and three golden retrievers.