Alise Marshall is the Senior Global Lead for Public Affairs at Pinterest, Inc. Throughout her career, Alise’s work has been guided by the core goal of increasing pathways to opportunity and getting resources to communities in need to ensure meaningful and lasting change. Alise has worked in government, philanthropy, and the private sector helping to establish and lead organizational change. Prior to joining Pinterest, Alise was Director of Strategy & New Ventures at Public Welfare Foundation working to address mass incarceration and transform the U.S. criminal justice system. Alise previously managed a portfolio at Walmart Foundation focused on inclusive economic development and access to capital for historically marginalized communities.

Alise served in the Administration of President Barack Obama from 2011 – 2017. Alise was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of Education where she led federal education policy with a focus on civil rights and managed the policy apparatus for President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Federal Task Force dedicated to expanding opportunity and addressing persistent barriers experienced by boys and young men of color.

In her personal capacity, Alise is a dedicated public servant and currently serves on the board of trustees for the Maya Angelou Academy in Washington, D.C. Alise is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.

Judge Gordon Baranco was a judge in the Alameda County Superior Court for more than three decades.

He was a Graduate Legal Assistant in the office of the California State Attorney General; a Deputy District Attorney in the office of the San Francisco District Attorney; Managing Attorney for San Francisco Neighborhood Legal Assistance Foundation; and Assistant to the City Attorney in Oakland. Gordon was appointed by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. as a judge to the Oakland – Piedmont – Emeryville Municipal Court, at the age of 32. After serving as a presiding judge of that court, he was appointed by Governor George Deukmejian as a judge of the Alameda County Superior Court, at the age of 36. He retired from that Court on December 31, 2016.

Gordon Baranco graduated from the University of California at Davis with a B.A. degree in Political Science, receiving the Lindley Award for Athletic and Scholastic Achievement; and from King Hall (UC Davis) Law School, receiving a J.D. degree.

He was the Founding Judge of the Alameda County Homeless and Caring Court and the Founding Judge of the Alameda County Parolee Reentry Court. He has recently served as a member of the American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty and the Fred Finch Youth Center Board. He has previously served as Vice-Chair of the California Judicial Council Access and Fairness Committee, a member of the California Judicial Council Collaborative Justice Courts Committee, a member of the California Judicial Council Task Force for Collaboration on Mental Health Issues, and Chair of the Alameda County Superior Court Community Focused Court Planning Committee. Judge Baranco is also a member of the Board of State and Community Corrections.

The Honorable Gordon S. Baranco Award is presented annually to a UC Davis Varsity Basketball Player “who has displayed exceptional leadership, unselfishness, work ethic and commitment to his team.” He is married to Barbara Gee, a retired school administrator and has two adult children Lauren and Brandon.

James Bell is the Founder and Executive Director of the W. Haywood Burns Institute.

The Burns Institute has worked in over 200 counties in 23 states to engage justice stakeholders and communities across the country to build equity in the administration of justice. He has trained and addressed thousands of human services professionals and community members on a vision of well-being as the preferred and most effective way to achieve community safety.

James has extensive experience in the international justice arena: he assisted the African National Congress in the administration of the juvenile justice system in South Africa and consulted with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. He has worked with government officials and activists on the human rights of children and restorative justice in Cambodia, Kenya, Brazil, New Zealand and China

Arnold Perkins retired as director of the Alameda County Public Health Department in Oakland, a position he held since 1994. As director of the Alameda County Health Department, which has a budget of $105 million and more than 600 employees, Perkins provided leadership and management of the department’s administrative, program and policy activities. Arnold has a wealth of experience, including working as a high school teacher, counselor, and principal; a non-profit organization executive director;

family counselor and advocate; foundation program officer; college professor and administrator; and restaurant owner and operator.

Mr. Perkins is an experienced speaker and facilitator, especially in the areas of organizational change, team building, creative leadership, community development and group dynamics. He has received many awards and recognitions for his community work from groups including the United Way of the Bay Area, the Center for Independent Living and the San Francisco Foundation. Mr. Perkins also serves on several Board of Directors, including the California Wellness Foundation and previously for The California Endowment.

Javier is the co-founder and Executive Director of Healing Dialogue and Action, a unique organization working to heal and work to change the criminal justice system so it is one that respects and offers an opportunity for transformation for victims, offenders, and families.

He has spent his entire career serving supporting and caring for young people in the juvenile justice system, survivors of crime, and families of both. Prior to joining HDA, Javier served as the Co-Director of the Office of Restorative Justice (ORJ) of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles from 1992-2015, where he oversaw the largest Catholic detention ministry program in the nation, as well as the ORJ victim’s ministry. In addition to his direct work with thousands of youth, Javier’s advocacy has been instrumental in the passage of new laws to reform California’s juvenile justice system.

Javier has received international recognition for his life’s work, including being commended in Sweden by the World’s Children’s Prize for his advocacy work with incarcerated youth and victims of crime. He is also the first United States citizen to receive the international award from Human Right Watch.