Forum on Youth Violence Prevention: Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery
 

2012 Summit

 
Young people from the six Forum cities meet with Attorney General Eric Holder, Assistant Attorney General Mary Lou Leary, and Congressman Robert Scott Congressman Robert Scott, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Secretary Shaun Donovan Assistant Attorney General Mary Lou Leary
Participants at the second annual Summit on Preventing Youth Violence Attorney General Eric Holder Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Congressman Robert Scott Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, CA Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama
Theron Pride, U.S. Department of Justice Secretary Arne Duncan Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Dennis Donohue, Mayor of Salinas, CA Chuck Reed, Mayor of San Jose, CA Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago, IL
Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA and Dr. William Bell, President and CEO, Casey Family programs Commissioner Bryan Samuels, HHS Administration on Children, Youth, and Families Joshua DuBois, Director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Sue Badeau, Casey Family Programs, with two of her granddaughters Lecrae Moore, Grammy-nominated hip hop artist Summit participants attend a break out session
Summit participants attend a break out session Theron Pride and Sue Badeau with youth panelists Jack Calhoun, Senior Consultant to the Forum (right) receives an award from Thomas Abt, U.S. Department of Justice
Jack Calhoun, Senior Consultant to the Forum with Pastor Norman, Memphis, TN    
     
 

2011 Summit

 
The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, delivering opening remarks on Day 2 of the Summit on Preventing Youth Violence The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, with Isaiah Thomas The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, with Isaiah Thomas
Isaiah Thomas (member of Chicago delegation) and Mayor Dave Bing of Detroit thumb 1 Foreground: Members of Memphis' delegation; Background: members of Salinas' and Chicago's delegations, as well as other attendees listen to opening remarks
Mayor AC Wharton, Jr. of Memphis, presents Memphis' comprehensive plan to reduce youth violence Eugene Schneeburg, Director of the Center for Faith-based and Community Initiatives, U.S. Department of Justice, with Joshua DuBois, Special Assistant to the President and Executive Director, White House following their participation in the Plenary Panel "Turning Pain into Action – the Killing Must Stop" Michael Strautmanis, Deputy Assistant to the President and Counselor for Strategic Engagement to the Senior Advisor, White House Office of Public Engagement, moderates the Plenary Panel "Voices from the Philanthropic and Business Communities"
Jack Calhoun, Director of the California Cities Gang Prevention Network, moderates the Plenary Panel "The Forum: Origins, Destinations," featuring panelists Carmen Ortiz, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Deputy Mayor Saul Green of Detroit, and Mario Maciel, Superintendent, Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services, San Jose, CA The Honorable Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Gil Kerlikowski, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, delivers closing remarks on Day 1
The Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, delivers closing remarks on Day 1 Foreground: Members of the Boston delegation listen as Sec. Duncan delivers his remarks Thomas Abt, Chief of Staff, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, delivers closing remarks to close the Summit on Preventing Youth Violence
Pastors Ron and Kim Odom, True Vine Church, Boston, MA, with the Reverend Samuel "Billy"  Kyles, Pastor of the  Monumental Baptist Church, Memphis, TN Kevin Jennings, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; The Honorable Ed Stanton, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee; Chris Mallette, Director, Community Safety Initiatives, Mayor's Office, City of Chicago; and  Ray Anderson, Federal Legislative Representative, Chicago Public Schools. Mayor Thomas Menino, Boston and Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit.
National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention Logo The Honorable A.C. Wharton, Jr., Mayor of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee Brad Brekke, Vice President, Assets Protection, Target Corporation; Paul Grogan, President, The Boston Foundation; Barbara Raymond, Program Director for Policy, Communications, and Strategy, The California Endowment.
Thomas Abt, Chief of Staff, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice and Jack Calhoun, Director of the California Cities Gang Prevention Network. From Left to Right, seated, Mayor Dennis Donohue, Salinas, The Honorable Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, U.S. Surgeon General; Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission, and other Forum attendees meet to discuss their youth violence prevention efforts. The Honorable Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA, U.S. Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with Barbara Ferrer, Executive Director, Boston Public Health Commission.
Thomas Abt, Chief of Staff, and The Honorable Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.    
     
 

2011 Working Session

 
Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice Participants in the Working Session listen to Jeff Slowikowski, U.S. Department of Justice John 'Jack' Calhoun, Senior Consultant, U.S. Department of Justice
Multi-disciplinary panel members: Jennifer Maconochie, Office of the Police Commissioner, Boston, MA; The Honorable Dennis Donohue, Mayor, Salinas, CA; Dennis Mondoro, Strategic Community Development Officer, U.S. Department of Justice; Tonya Allen, Vice President, The Skillman Foundation, Detroit, MA; Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, Director, Philanthropic Research & Initiatives; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Corinne Ferdon, Behavioral Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Bryan Samuels, Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
John Markovic, Senior Social Science Analyst, U.S. Department of Justice Data-driven strategies panel members: Iliana Peters, Health Information Privacy Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Edmund McGarrell, Director, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University; Dennis Culhane, Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania Sarah Oberlander, Social Science Analyst, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Jeffrey Butts, Director, Research and Evaluation Center, John Jay College of Criminal Justice Reentry panel members: Le'Ann Duran, Director, National Reentry Resource Center; Marlene Beckman, Counselor, U.S. Department of Justice; Tom Murphy, State Representative, U.S. Department of Justice Bernard Melekian, Director, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice
Thomas Abt, Chief of Staff, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice; Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice; and members of the team from Salinas, CA Georgina Mendoza, Sr. Deputy City Attorney/Community Safety Director, City of Salinas, Salinas, CA Foreground: Guillermo Cespedes, Deputy Mayor, Gang Reduction and Youth Development, Los Angeles, CA and Gary Slutkin, Executive Director, CeaseFire, Chicago, IL. Background: Members of the Chicago team
Members of the Boston team Members of the Memphis team Members of the Detroit team
Members of the San Jose team Christopher Byner, Boston Centers for Youth and Families, Boston, MA and Marie St. Fleur, Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, City of Boston, Boston, MA Michelle Fowlkes, Executive Director, Memphis Shelby Crime Commission, Memphis, TN
Jose Salcido, Sr. Policy Advisor on Public Safety, City of San Jose, San Jose, CA Andrea Flores-Shelton, Re-Entry Network Coordinator, County of Santa Clara, San Jose, CA Ralph Godbee, Chief of Police, Detroit, MI
Frank McGhee, Program Director, Youth Initiatives Project, Detroit, MI and Dequan O'Neal, Youth Leader, Neighborhood Service Organization's Youth Initiatives Project, Detroit, MI Monica Evans, Detroit Police Officer/A.T.F. Task Force Officer, Detroit, MI Annie Ellington, Chief Service Officer, Office of Mayor Dave Bing, Detroit, MI
Felicia Davis, First Deputy Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office, Chicago, IL Thomas Abt, Chief of Staff, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice Edna Primrose, National Director, ETA, Office of Job Corps, U.S. Department of Labor
Maria Queen, HUD Liaison, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Norris Dickard, Director, Healthy Students Group, U.S. Department of Education Eugene Schneeberg, Director, Faith Based & Neighborhood Partnerships, U.S. Department of Justice
Youth, Families, and Faith-Based Partners panel members: Howard Spivak, Director, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Joseph Jones, Jr., President and CEO, Center for Urban Families, Baltimore, MD; Keith Norman, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Memphis, TN; Wendy Wheeler, President, Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, Takoma Park, MD Howard Spivak, Director, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Wendy Wheeler, President, Innovation Center for Community and Youth Development, Takoma Park, MD
Joseph Jones, Jr., President and CEO, Center for Urban Families, Baltimore, MD Keith Norman, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Memphis, TN Guillermo Cespedes, Deputy Mayor, Gang Reduction and Youth Development, Los Angeles, CA
Reducing Violence Using Intervention and Enforcement panel members: Phelan Wyrick, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice; Lori Toscano, Acting Director, Safe Streets, Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD; S. Gregory Baker, Former Executive Director CIRV, Cincinnati Policy Department, Cincinnati, OH; Guillermo Cespedes, Deputy Mayor, Gang Reduction and Youth Development, Los Angeles, CA Phelan Wyrick, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice Lori Toscano, Acting Director, Safe Streets, Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore, MD
S. Gregory Baker, Former Executive Director CIRV, Cincinnati Policy Department, Cincinnati, OH Michael Strautmanis, Deputy Assistant to the President and Counselor for Strategic Engagement, White House, Washington, DC Gary Slutkin, Executive Director, CeaseFire, Chicago, IL
The Honorable Eric Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Department of Justice and the Honorable Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice The Honorable Eric Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Department of Justice Dequan O'Neal, Youth Leader, Neighborhood Services Organization's Youth Initiatives Project, Detroit, MI