Reentry Lived Experience is an Evidence Based Practice.
Reentry Lived Experience is an Evidence Based Practice.
Daryl, holds state certifications as an Addictions Counselor, Recovery Support Specialist, and a Criminal Justice Professional. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Management and Leadership, both from Springfield College. Prior to entering the human service field, Mr. McGraw held several leadership positions in the hospitality field working for Fortune 500 companies
As the former Program Director for the Yale University Department of Psychiatry, he was contracted to serve as the Director of the Office of Recovery Community Affairs for the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Daryl has experience in the areas of policy development, contract management and project coordination, as well as collaborating with grassroots peer-advocacy agencies and the CT Department of Corrections. Mr. McGraw is a community organizer, activist and philanthropist. He serves on several boards involving re-entry and criminal justice reform in the state of Connecticut. He consults with law enforcement, universities, policy makers, behavioral health and addiction treatment facilities who are looking to expand their knowledge and expertise in the area of criminal justice reform. He is an integral part of leadership decisions for these agencies and organizations. As a leadership consultant, Mr. McGraw inspires cultural competency and challenges organizations to move away from the status quo.
Our Founder
Daryl McGraw speaks from lived experience and discusses the role of implicit bias, trauma, and peer support in SUD treatment.
Hanging out with the Valentines
Get our people out and keep them out!
Our Founder Daryl McGraw lives reentry everyday.
Our Founder, sharing his lived experience and hope at the McShin Foundation in Richmond, VA.
A very powerful and inspirational talk about his journey to a drug free life beyond his wildest dreams. Please watch!
It's about peeling that onion back.
Keynote for the 10th annual Prison Awarness conference
Dr. Williams is a physician, philanthropist, and criminal justice reform, advocate. He has
a passion for reimagining the entire criminal justice system, from sentencing guidelines to
assisting the formerly incarcerated with the reintegration into society.
His professional experience includes the practice of medicine and
employment with the U.
Dr. Williams is a physician, philanthropist, and criminal justice reform, advocate. He has
a passion for reimagining the entire criminal justice system, from sentencing guidelines to
assisting the formerly incarcerated with the reintegration into society.
His professional experience includes the practice of medicine and
employment with the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration. His
educational background includes a B.S. from Alabama A& M University; an M.D. from
Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, with specialty training from the Detroit
Medical Center/Wayne State University; and an M.S. in Forensics from the University of
Alabama-Birmingham, College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Criminal Justice.
Sentencing disparities, post-conviction remedies, and the medical care of newly released
and formerly incarcerated people are his principal areas of interest. Dr. Williams has
mentored, counseled, and advised inmates at the federal correctional level.
B.S. Business and Accounting, Sacred Heart University, M.A. Business Education, University of New Haven, Ed.M. Educational Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University. Stephanie as the daughter of a formerly incarcerated parent has seen many friends and family members incarcerated and their lives destroyed by the criminal justice sy
B.S. Business and Accounting, Sacred Heart University, M.A. Business Education, University of New Haven, Ed.M. Educational Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University. Stephanie as the daughter of a formerly incarcerated parent has seen many friends and family members incarcerated and their lives destroyed by the criminal justice system. She has personally witnessed the traumatic effect that it has on children. In her role as the Director of Education, she oversees the development of a forensics curriculum for justice-involved individuals. Stephanie has a diverse background. She worked for 10 years in Finance and transitioned from business into an expansive 20-year education career. She has held various roles in education including teacher, curriculum coordinator, magnet specialist, mentor, school administrator, and professor. Most notably she has developed several communities, business, and university partnerships started a student-run credit union and served as a part of a founding team for a national award-winning school. Her passion is educating the community in financial literacy and entrepreneurship. She additionally serves as a business development consultant, licensed realtor, and certified credit consultant.