Juvenile Justice Advisory Group Committee

The Juvenile Justice Advisory Group (JJAG) was enabled via executive order and reestablished by Governor Carney via Executive Order 11 as a specialized committee with knowledge and expertise in juvenile justice to advise the Criminal Justice Council (CJC) on a variety of areas, as required by the federal Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act.  All States are required to comply with the Act in order to be eligible for federal funding for juvenile justice programs.

The JJAG is comprised of between 15 and 33 members appointed by the Governor who have training, experience, or special knowledge in the following: prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency; administration of juvenile justice; or reduction of juvenile delinquency. All meetings are open to the public.

The Juvenile Justice Advisory Group membership consists of the following members:

Chair:  Hon. William L. Chapman,Jr. (Retired)

Hon. Michael K. Newell, Family Court

Hon. Kathy Jennings (Designee: Kelly Singleton), DOJ

Com. Danielle Blount, Family Court

Com. Terra Taylor, DOC

Kevin O’Connell (Designee: Tiffany Anders), ODS

Sec. Steven Yeatman, DSCYF

Sec. Cynthia Marten (Designee: Rosalie Morales), DOE

Sec. Joshua Bushweller (Designee: Lt. Cl. Jeremiah Lloyd), DHS

Dir. Renee Ciconte, DYRS

Dir. Aileen Fink, DPBH

Chief Wilfredo Campos, Wilmington PD

Chief Cecilia Ashe, Milford PD

Chief Ralph Holm, Georgetown PD

Dr. Cooney-Koss, Public Member

Dr. Gwendolyn Scott-Jones, Public Member

Melissa Dill, Public Member

Kenjuan Congo, Public Member

Paul Calistro, Public Member

Alexander Grier, Public Member

Joe Garcia, Public Member

Shamia Turlington, Youth Member

Julisa Quixchan, Youth Member

Avery Jones, Youth Member

Autumn Gray, Youth Member

Reginald Daniel, Youth Member

Elijah Simmons, Youth Member

Morgan Smith, Youth Member

Aaron Locke, Youth Member

CJC Staff:  Monia Celli