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Mary Zerkel

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Regional Director, Midwest Region

Daniel Lakemacher

Daniel Lakemacher

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Finance and Office Associate for the Midwest Region

Natalie Holbrook-Combs

Natalie Holbrook-Combs

(she/her)

Program Director, MI Criminal Justice Program

Adalia Kirby

Adalia Kirby

she/her

Program Coordinator, Ending Life and Long Sentences

Skylar Gillette

Skylar Gillette

they/them

Program Administrator and Organizer

asia smith

asia smith

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Chicago Peacebuilding Program Director

Destiny Harris

Destiny Harris

she/her

Chicago Peacebuilding Program Associate

August Funk

August Funk

they/them

Chicago Peacebuilding McConnell Fellow

Barbara Gunn Lartey

Barbara Gunn Lartey, JD, MCPC

she/her

St. Louis Program Director

Alex Jones, St. Louis Organizing Fellow

Alex Jones

they/them

St. Louis Program Coordinator

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