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

Tanya Anderson is an Associate Director at the Center for Effective Public Policy (CEPP), where she provides leadership across the organization’s national pretrial justice initiatives. She plays a key role in CEPP’s Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) initiative and oversees its training portfolio, supporting the development and delivery of training that helps pretrial practitioners strengthen their knowledge and apply research-informed practices. Tanya also provides training, technical assistance, and strategic guidance to state and local jurisdictions, drawing on her extensive work supporting California’s pretrial community through CEPP’s partnership with the Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) and her work on implementation of Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act. Through her work, she helps practitioners and system leaders translate research and core pretrial principles into effective, sustainable policies and practices. 

Prior to joining CEPP, Ms. Anderson was the Pretrial Services Coordinator for the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, providing technical assistance and training for pretrial agencies, the judiciary, and criminal justice stakeholders throughout Illinois. Ms. Anderson began her career in Kane County Court Services in 1989 as a youth counselor. During her tenure with Kane County, she served in various positions in pretrial release and supervision. She is a member of the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies (NAPSA) and NAPSA Education Committee, and a former National Institute of Corrections’ Pretrial Executive Network member. Ms. Anderson holds a BA in criminal justice and an MA in human resources, with a certificate in organizational leadership from Aurora University (Illinois).