Reentry Lived Experience is an Evidence Based Practice.
TEDX Speaker 2021
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Our Team
Dr. Al Williams Executive Director
Stephanie Paris-Cooper Director of Education
Stephanie Paris-Cooper Director of Education
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.
Stephanie Paris-Cooper Director of Education
Stephanie Paris-Cooper Director of Education
Stephanie Paris-Cooper Director of Education
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.