UNITY: Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth Through Violence Prevention

National Consortium Members

UNITY’s National Consortium includes national organizations and local and state health departments; school districts; elected officials; law enforcement; foundations; universities; state coalitions; and community-based organizations. This is a list of participating organizations and individuals who have signed on as members of the National Consortium.  Contact Rachel Davis or Sonia Lee for information about joining UNITY’s National Consortium.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Peter Simon, MD

Boston, Massachusetts

Alameda County Board of Supervisors

Nathan A. Miley, District 4 Supervisor (including Oakland)

Oakland, California

Alameda County Probation Department

Don Blevins, Chief Probation Officer

Oakland, California

American Public Health Association

Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, Executive Director

Washington, DC

California Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Ellen Yin-Wycoff, Director of Education

Sacramento, California

National Crime Prevention Council

Crime Prevention Coalition of America

Kimberley J. Dalferes, National Director

Washington, DC

Duval County Public Schools

Kathleen N. Cobb, Counselor

Jacksonville, Florida

Forum for Youth Investment

Karen Pittman, Executive Director

Washington, DC

Homeboy Industries

Father Gregory J. Boyle, Executive Director

Los Angeles, California

Illinois Violence Prevention Authority

Barbara Shaw, Director

Chicago, Illinois

Indiana University School of Medicine

Lann E. Thompson,

Associate Director/Associate Faculty

Indianapolis, Indiana

Institute for Community Peace

Linda Bowen, Executive Director

Washington, District of Columbia

Kaiser Permanente

Community Benefit Programs

Jean Nudelman, Director

Oakland, California

Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office

Steve Cooley, District Attorney

Los Angeles, California

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Christine Guthrie, Program Advisor

Rockville, MD

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Henry Westray Jr, State Administrator

Catonsville, Maryland

Meharry Medical College

Department of Family and Community Medicine

Dr. Paul D. Juarez, Professor and Vice Chair

Nashville, Tennessee

National Association of County and City

Health Officials (NACCHO)

Patrick M. Libbey, Executive Director

Washington, DC

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

Karen Baker, Director

Enola, Pennsylvania

New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community

Robyn Kelley, Youth Violence Prevention Project Director

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Peacelab International

Olusegun Sijuwade

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Pinellas County Health Department

Dr. John P. Heilman, Director

St. Petersburg, Florida

Public Health - Seattle and King County

Tony Gomez, Interim Manager
Prevention Division

Safe Place School-based Services

Barri Rosenbluth, Director

Austin, Texas

Saint Louis Public Schools

Everette Carter

Interim Executive Director of Alternative Education

Saint Louis, Missouri

State and Territorial Injury Prevention Directors Association (STIPDA)

David Scharf, Executive Director

Atlanta, Georgia

State of California Health and Human Services Agency

Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch

Dr. Alex Kelter, Chief

Sacramento, California

Wells Fargo

Janet Egler, Bay Area Region Services Manager

Walnut Creek, California

State of Rhode Island Department of Health

Beatriz E. Perez, Manager

Providence, Rhode Island

Stop the Violence Increase the Peace Community Foundation

Khalid Shah, Executive Director

Inglewood, California

The California Wellness Foundation

Gary L. Yates, President and Chief Executive Officer

Woodland Hills, California

The New York City Department of Education

Kathleen LeFevre

New York, New York 

Transit Police Department of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)

Chair Elect, National Police Chief’s Association

Joseph C. Carter, Chief

Boston, Massachusetts

University of California, San Francisco Social and Behavioral Sciences Department

Howard Pinderhughes, Associate Professor and Vice Chair

San Francisco, California

University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Injury Prevention Research Center; PREVENT

Dr. Tamara Coyne-Beasley, Associate Professor

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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