Timothy J. Murray is the Executive Director of PJI. He has worked as a criminal justice practitioner at the local, state and federal levels for 40 years. His extensive pretrial justice experience includes management and executive positions with the pretrial services systems in Washington, D.C., and Miami-Dade County, Fla. While in Miami, he was the principal architect and administrator of the nation's first drug court. He went on to serve with the U.S. Department of Justice as first director of the Drug ​Court Program Office.
Following that appointment, Tim held the positions of Director of Policy and Planning and Director of Program Development at the Bureau of Justice Assistance. He completed his federal service as part of the start-up team for the Transportation Security Administration, now part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. He was selected as PJI's Executive Director in 2006. He has provided technical assistance to hundreds of programs and organizations, nationally and internationally. He is a lifetime member of the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies and is the proud recipient of the Association's most prestigious honor, the Ennis J. Olgiati Award. He also serves as the Executive Director for the Institute for Justice Planning, a subsidiary of PJI providing planning support to jurisdictions engaged in criminal justice system reform. E-mail him at tim@pretrial.org.
Cherise Fanno Burdeen is the Chief Operating Officer for PJI.
Ms. Burdeen earned her Masters
in Criminal Justice from Indiana University and began her career with
the research office of the Department of Justice. After federal service
that included
time with the Department of Homeland Security, Ms. Burdeen joined PJI in
2006.
Since then, Ms. Burdeen has developed innovative strategies to
raise awareness of pretrial justice issues, worked with a broad
constituency of criminal justice stakeholder groups, provided technical
assistance and training on policy reforms, and engaged in communications
and media efforts. She has extensive experience with strategic planning, initiative management, and communications efforts across the criminal justice system. She also serves as the COO for the Institute for Justice Planning, a subsidiary of PJI providing planning support to jurisdictions engaged in criminal justice system reform. Email her at cherise@pretrial.org.
John Clark serves as a senior project associate for PJI. He has worked closely with officials in hundreds of jurisdictions to gain support for pretrial reforms and implement recommended changes. He has extensive experience in conducting system assessments, gathering and analyzing data, and presenting findings both orally and in writing. His expertise includes identifying causes of jail crowding, developing pretrial risk assessment instruments, identifying alternatives to detention, program development and drug testing. Prior to joining PJI in 1987, John worked at the D.C. Pretrial Services Agency for eight years as an interviewer, supervision officer and unit supervisor. He is a NAPSA certified pretrial services professional. He is a lifetime member of the National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies and is the proud recipient of the Association's most prestigious honor, the Ennis J. Olgiati Award. He has written more publications about pretrial justice than anyone in the world. Email him at john@pretrial.org.
Michael R. Jones serves as a senior project associate for PJI. Mike received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the
University of Missouri-Columbia and has published several articles in
peer-reviewed journals. He joined PJI in 2010 after coordinating several successful projects that improve bail administration and pretrial decision-making. At PJI, he assists jurisdictions in understanding and implementing more legal and empirically based pretrial policies and practices. He also serves as a senior project associate for the Institute for Justice Planning, a subsidiary of PJI providing planning support to jurisdictions engaged in criminal justice system reform.
Mike also serves as the criminal justice planning manager for Jefferson County, Colorado, where he leads the unit of criminal justice planning/analytic staff who support the systemic, strategic planning and coordination initiatives of the county's policy-level criminal justice coordinating committee. Additionally, Mike serves as a consultant for the National Institute of Corrections, for which he performs justice system assessments and assists local jurisdictions in developing or improving a criminal justice coordinating committee. Email him at mike@pretrial.org.
Stephanie Garbo, project manager, began working for PJI in January 2008. She received her Bachelor of Arts in psychology and justice studies and Master of Arts in justice studies from the University of New Hampshire. While attending UNH she worked as a graduate intern for the New Hampshire Youth Development Center, concentrating on the NH implementation of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's JDAI program. She was an adjunct instructor of psychology at Westwood College. At PJI Stephanie is involved with multiple projects, but primarily runs www.jdaihelpdesk.org, the Help Desk and on-line technical assistance provider for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's initiative. She is a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society and is a NAPSA certified pretrial services professional. Email her at stephanie@pretrial.org.