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    Home The Team

    The Team


    Meet your NAPD team and learn more about them by clicking on their picture!

    Lori James
    Executive Director

    Administration

    Alice Fontier
    Deputy Director
    (Leadership Team)
    Brittany Gail Thomas (BGT)
    DEIJ Coordinator
    (Leadership Team)
    Jeni Benavides
    Assistant to the Executive Director
    Jonathan Friley
    Director of Systems & Operations
    (Leadership Team)

    Training Division

    Jeff Sherr
    Training Director
    (Leadership Team)
    Rene Brodsky
    Assistant Training Director
    Talen Francis
    Training Coordinator
    Cathy Bennett
    Training Consultant
    Stephanne Thornton
    Social Work Training and
    Resources Coordinator
    Sarah Grace Alexander
    CLE Coordinator

    Engagement Division

    KP Friess
    Director of Engagement
    (Leadership Team)
    Jon Lyon
    Investigator Resources Coordinator
    Guy Lang
    Justice-Impacted Communities Coordinator
    Joetta Randall
    Membership Support Assistant
    Mary Hotovy
    Membership & Core Staff
    Resource Coordinator
    Corey Smith
    Wellbeing Resource Coordinator
    Rachael Lawson
    Membership Support Coordinator

    The Team

    • Lori James, Executive Director
    • Alice Fontier, Deputy Director (Leadership Team)
    • Jeni Benavides, Assistant to the Executive Director
    • KP Friess, Engagement Director (Leadership Team)
    • Jonathan Friley, Director of Systems and Operations (Leadership Team)
    • Jeff Sherr, Training Director (Leadership Team)
    • BGT (Brittany Gail Thomas), DEIJ Coordinator (Leadership Team)
    • Renee Brodsky, Assistant Training Director
    • Cathleen (Cathy) Bennett, Training Consultant
    • Talen Francis, Training Coordinator
    • Sarah Grace Alexander, CLE Coordinator
    • Stephanne Thornton, Social Work Training & Resources Coordinator
    • Corey Smith, Wellbeing Resource Coordinator
    • Guy Lang, Justice-Impacted Communities Coordinator
    • Rachael Lawson, Membership Support Coordinator
    • Jon Lyon, Investigator Resource Coordinator
    • Joetta Randall, Membership Support Assistant
    • Mary Hotovy, Membership and Core Staff Resource Coordinator
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