Co-Chairs
Hon. Matthew J.D’Emic (co-chair); Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters, Kings County Supreme Court
Hon. Cheryl A. Roberts (co-chair); City Court Judge for Hudson City Court
Task Force Members
Hon. Tamiko Amaker; Administrative Judge, NYC Criminal Court
Hon. Ross P. Andrews; Syracuse City Court Judge
Alexander Sasha Bardey, M.D.; President, Fifth Avenue Forensics; Director of Forensic Psychiatry, Nassau County Dept of Health, Chemical Dependency & Intellectual Disabilities
Chelsea Barrett; UCS DFM Budget Analyst
Hon. Ellen Biben; AJ, Supreme Court, Criminal Term, New York County
Kristila Brace, Psy.D.; Bureau of Health Promotion for Justice-Impacted Populations, NYC Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene
Alison Burke; Vice-President of Regulatory & Professional Affairs, Greater New York Hospital Association
Hon. F. Scott Carrigan; Acting County Court Judge, Suffolk County
Hon. Jordan Dressler; Civil Court, Housing Part, Bronx County
Ms. Raji Edayathumangalam; New York County Defender Services
Christine Edwards, Esq.; Chief Counsel, OCA Division of Policy & Planning
Virginia Fineran, Ph.D.; Clinical Director, Mental Health, Correctional Health Services, Rikers Island, NYC Health & Hospital
Elizabeth Fortino, Esq.; Director, Mental Hygiene Legal Service, Fourth Judicial Department
Rabiah Gaynor; Associate Commissioner, Criminal Justice Division, NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports
Tricia George; Director, Diversion Center, Division of Forensic Services, NYS Office of Mental Health
Hon. Doris M. Gonzalez; Administrative Judge, Bronx County Supreme Court, Civil
Peter D. Guarino, LCSW; Deputy Director, Ontario County Mental Health Center
Hon. David J. Gugerty; Supreme Court, Nassau County
Grace Hennessy, MD; Associate Chief of Addiction Psychiatry, NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports
Patricia Hernandez, LCSQ; Former Director, Metro Region, Corporation for Supportive Housing
Hon. Marcia Hirsch (Ret.); Acting Supreme Court Justice, Queens County
Sadie Ishee, Esq.; Mental Hygiene Legal Service, First Judicial Department
David Kelly, Esq.; Chief, Mental Health Unit, Office of the Kings County District Attorney
Jihoon Kim, President & CEO, InUnity Alliance
Colleen A. King, Esq.; Supervising Attorney, Mental Health Team, Brooklyn Defender Services
Leanne Lapp, Esq.; Ontario County Public Defender
Li-Wen Lee, M.D.; Associate Commissioner, Division of Forensic Services, NYS Office of Mental Health
Hon. Judith Lieb, Acting Supreme Court Justice, Bronx County
Deanna Logan, Esq.; Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice
Hon. Janet Malone; Westchester County, Supreme Court
Hon. Juan Merchan; Acting Supreme Court Justice, New York County
Hon. Anne E. Minihan; Administrative Judge, Ninth Judicial District
Hon. Valentina Morales; New York County, NYC Criminal Court
Ruth O’Sullivan, LCSW; Project & Clinical Director, Brooklyn Mental Health Court
Hon. Seth Peacock; Presiding Judge, Ithaca Wellness & Recovery Court
Jill Ann Pettinger, Psy.D.; NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Merrill Rotter, M.D.; Senior Forensic Advisor to the Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health
Hon. Toko Serita; Acting Supreme Court Justice, Queens County
Hon. Carol Sharpe; New York County, Supreme Court
Lisa C. Smith, Esq.; Chief Counsel for Family Violence Matters, OCA Division of Policy & Planning
Brian Stettin; Senior Advisor on Severe Mental Illness, NYC Office of the Mayor
Chief Theresa Tobin, Ph.D.; Chief of Interagency Operations, New York Police Department
Hon. Damaris E. Torrent; A.J.S.C. Supreme Court, Westchester County
Hon. Kelly Vacco; Supreme Court, Eighth Judicial District
Kimberly VanCamp; Mental Health Court Coordinator, Seventh J.D. & Project Director, Monroe Supreme & County Courts
Hon. John Zhuo Wang; NYC Criminal Court (Midtown Community Court)
Patricia Warth, Esq.; Director, NYS ILS