UJC SUMMIT 2025
From deep-dive conversations on criminal justice reform to engagement opportunities with charitable organizations and networking opportunities, the 2025 United Justice Coalition (UJC) Summit provided a unique space to learn and collaborate.
Check out our panel discussions and more highlights from the event below!
VIEW THE 2025 UJC PROGRAM
Meet Our 2025 Panelists
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Sheila Albers
Mother of John Albers & Community Advocate
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George Atallah
Founder and CEO of SOMEBODY Advisors
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Alexandra Bailey
Chair of the Board, Drop LWOP New England & The Foundation for Judicial Discretion
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James Blue
Executive Producer & Co-Founder, Storyboard Studios
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Rebecca Brown
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Justice Strikeforce
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Tricia Rojo Bushnell
Executive Director, Midwest Innocence Project
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Charlamagne Tha God
Author & Radio Host
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Ashely Carr
Atatiana Carr-Jefferson's Sister, Co-Founder of Atatiana Project
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Allisa Charles-Findley
Sister of Botham Jean
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Laura Coates
CNN Anchor and Chief Legal Analyst
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Wanda Cooper Jones
Founder, Ahmaud Arbery Foundation
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Marcy Croft
Founding Partner, MJ Legal
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Dr. Tiffany Crutcher
Executive Director of Terence Crutcher Foundation, Black Wall Street Descendant, Consultant, Social Justice Practitioner
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Dr. Baz Dreisinger
Founding Executive Director, Incarceration Nations Network; Founder, Prison-to-College Pipeline Program, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Josh Dubin
Executive Director of the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law
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Josie Duffy-Rice
Writer and Host, Corruption Uncovered Podcast
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Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Distinguished University Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University
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Eric Gonzalez
District Attorney, Brooklyn
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Gretta Gordy-Gardner
Chief Legal + Program Officer, Ujima the National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community
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Holly Harris
Founder & President of The Network
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Marie Hayrapetian
Attorney, Quinn Emmanuel
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Danroy Henry Sr.
Parent of DJ Henry, Co-founder of DJ Henry Foundation
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Michelle Houcks
Survivor and Justice Advocate
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Jessica Jackson
CEO - REFORM Alliance
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Jay Jordan
VP, Community Engagement, Reform Alliance
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Mysonne Linen
Co-Founder of Until Freedom, Artist, Activist
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Andrea Lyon
Attorney & Managing Partner, Lyon & Kerr, PLLC
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Tamika Mallory
Co-Founder of Until Freedom, Author, Activist
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Marc McClure
Regional Superintendent for the Mississippi Department of Corrections
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Ari Melber
MSNBC
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Saundra Newsom
Justice Advocate, Parent of Doniel Quinn
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Vanessa Potkin
Director of Special Litigation, Innocence Project
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Niko L. Quinn
Survivor and Justice Advocate
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Richard Rivera
Police Expert Witness
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Angela Rye
Principal and CEO, IMPACT Strategies
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Munajj Salahuddin
Court Advocate, Mississippi Bail Fund Collective / People’s Advocacy Institute, Islamic Chaplain for Mississippi State Penitentiary, Author | Speaker | Faith-Based Justice Advocate
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Barry Scheck
Co-Founder, Innocence Project
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Vincent Schiraldi
Co-Director Columbia Justice Lab, Maryland Department of Juvenile Services
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Brandon M. Scott
Mayor of Baltimore, Maryland
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Janet Shamilian
Attorney, Quinn Emmanuel
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Nadia Shihata
Founding Partner, Shihata & Geddes LLP
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Dan Slepian
NBC News Award Winning Journalist
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Dasha Smith
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer for the National Football League
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Kemba Smith Pradia
Justice Reform Advocate and Author
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Sheldon Smith-Gray
Life Skills Instructor, ROCA
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Ernest "Ernie" Stevens
Deputy Director at CSJ Justice Center
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Quentin Templeton
Fagan & Emert, LLC
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JJ Velazquez
Executive Director of Voices From Within
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Dr. Rheeda Walker
Clinical psychologist and author, The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health
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Ophelia Williams-Pettway
Justice Advocate
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Lisa Rae Wright-Moss
Survivor and Justice Advocate
This year, the United Justice Coalition (UJC) Summit 2025 took place at The Shed, an innovative cultural institution at Hudson Yards in New York City—a venue that embodies the very spirit of our mission.
Designed to inspire, unite, and spark dialogue, The Shed is more than just a space—it’s a dynamic hub for groundbreaking ideas, creativity, and progress. As a cutting-edge venue that champions inclusivity, artistic expression, and social impact, it provided the ideal backdrop for the UJC Summit’s powerful conversations on justice and reform.
The Shed | 545 West 30th Street, New York, NY 10001
THE LOCATION
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS
THANK YOU TO OUR UJC SUMMIT SPONSORS!
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!
