Our Team

Our team is built on individuals with various backgrounds in the criminal justice field.

Lakisha Fisher

Senior Manager

Lakisha Fisher is a Senior Manager at CEPP, where she delivers technical assistance to several jurisdictions to improve pretrial practices and facilitate system change. She also develops resources focused on complex pretrial policy and implementation planning.

Ms. Fisher was formerly the Pretrial Release Coordinator of Grant County Court Services, Indiana, where she developed and implemented effective pretrial practice and policy. She served on the Indiana State Pretrial Committee and the Pretrial Education Subcommittee, developing educational material and training for pretrial agencies, stakeholders, and the judiciary. With the Indiana Office of Court Services, Ms. Fisher helped other counties establish pretrial release programs in accordance with Criminal Rule 26. In addition, she facilitated a race-responsive program within Grant County Court Services to culturally address the needs of African American men involved in the criminal justice system. In 2020, Ms. Fisher was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court Commission for Race and Gender Fairness. She holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology/criminal Justice and a master’s degree in public administration, with a concentration in criminal justice.

Our Team

Alison Shames

Director

Anke Mann

Associate Director

Cherrie Smith-Raines

Operations Manager

Cynthia Mausser

Senior Manager

Denise Symdon

Senior Manager

Dr. Kelvin L. Banks

Associate Director

Edith Han

Digital Manager

Elizabeth Hidalgo

Program Assistant

Erica King

Senior Manager

Holly Ziemer

Director of Communications

Jenna Mackey

Program Manager

Jessica Ireland

Senior Manager

Keilah Joyner

Program Associate

Kristen Persaud

Operations Assistant

Lakisha Fisher

Senior Manager

Leilah Gilligan

Director

Marilyn Van Dieten

Senior Advisor

Matt Alsdorf

Associate Director

Melanie Breault Kursun

Communications Manager

Orleny Rojas

Senior Manager, Racial Equity

Richard Stroker

Director

Samuel Steed

Operations Assistant

Spike Bradford

Communications Manager

Tanya Anderson

Associate Director

Tara Boh Blair

Senior Manager

Troy Hatfield

Senior Manager

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