Criminal Justice/Legal Studies Speed Mentor Bios October 28, pm Wisconsin Union South Varsity Hall

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1 Criminal Justice/Legal Studies Speed Mentor Bios October 28, pm Wisconsin Union South Varsity Hall Daniel Adler (Americorps VISTA - Homeless Student Coordinator) graduated from UW-Madison in 2015 with a Legal Studies degree, and a certificate in Criminal Justice. In the Summer of 2015 he interned with the Office of the Public Defender-Jail Intake at the Madison Trial Office. With Americorps he will help build the capacity of the CESAs (Cooperative Educational Service Agency) to better support homeless students by increasing the awareness of homelessness, facilitating community partnerships, and developing materials that will be used by school staff to better support the needs of homeless students. He will create a volunteer mentoring program for homeless students to increase students ability to move out of poverty by increasing their academic achievement and engagement in school. Ellen Atterbury (UW Law School Student) is a first year law student at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Born and raised in Madison, this Wisconsinite refused to leave for college, and she graduated from UW-Madison in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in History, and certificates in European Studies and Classics. She worked full time as a manager in a retail store throughout college and during her gap year. Ellen was elected as a 1L representative for the Student Bar Association, where she works with the Community Affairs committee to help organize and executive law school events. Patricia Coffey, Ph.D. (Forensic Psychologist; UW-Madison Psych Department Faculty Associate). I have undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Ibero-American Studies from the UW-Madison. I worked providing domestic violence and sexual assault services in Michigan prior to starting graduate studies at the University of Vermont. I have a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from UVM. I returned to Madison in 1993 to complete a pre-doctoral internship at Mendota Mental Health Institute. I have been in private practice in Madison since 1994 proving treatment and evaluation services. In addition to private practice, I also worked for Mendota Mental Health Institute on a half-time basis for 9 years working on the adolescent units and then in the Chapter 980 evaluation unit. I left MMHI in 2004 and maintained a full-time forensic psychology private practice until the fall of I am currently working full time in the UW-Psych Department teaching The Criminal Mind: A Forensic and Psychobiological Perspective, Introductory Psychology, and Service Learning courses. In addition, I train and supervise a Ph.D. student conducting juvenile court evaluations in Dane County. I enjoy working with students considering careers in criminal justice and I am interested in facilitating a scientific understanding of the field with an emphasis on considering the practical implications of this scientific knowledge. Amy Collins (Senior Associate Attorney at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, is a 2012 graduate of UW Law School. She is a second year associate at Stafford Rosenbaum LLP specializing in family law, estate planning and LGBT legal issues. She is also on the board of the Legal Association for Women and volunteers pro bono services for the Domestic Abuse Intervention Service. Hayley Collins (Deputy, Dane County Sheriff s Office) grew up in Michigan and graduated from Michigan State University in May of 2008 with a Bachelor s degree in Psychology and an additional major in Criminal Justice. Shortly after graduating college, in May of 2008, Hayley joined the Dane County Sheriff's Office as a Deputy Sheriff. She is currently part of the Administrative Division of the Sheriff's Office. From January of 2012 until mid-october 2014, Hayley was the agency s full-time recruiter. In her recruiter position, she was tasked with recruiting quality candidates for careers within the Sheriff s Office as well as coordinating the internship program, mentor program and numerous other duties. Hayley is a Boat Patrol Deputy in the summer months and is currently assigned to Task Force where she works in the jail and on patrol. She is involved as a Peer Support Member in and agency and an advisor for the Explorer post. She is also actively involved with the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics of Wisconsin. Rhonda Frank-Loron (U.S. Probation Officer, wiwp.uscourts.gov). Ms. Frank-Loron has worked in corrections for almost eight years. After graduating from UW Madison with a major in Behavioral Sciences and Law with a Criminal Justice Certificate, she started working in criminal justice right out of college as a paralegal at the Federal Defender Division of The Legal Aid Society in the Southern District of New York. Ms. Frank-Loron returned to UW Madison for Law School and graduated in During her studies, Ms. Frank-Loron interned at: the Wisconsin Public Defender's Offices in Madison and Baraboo; for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley; and at the Consumer Protections Unit of the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Ms. Frank-Loron also has experience as working at a halfway house as a night

2 shift supervisor. As an attorney, Ms. Frank-Loron has worked in family law and estate planning. After taking some time off to raise young children, Ms. Frank-Loron returned to work at the Office of Lawyer Regulation investigating attorney misconduct before starting her position as a U.S. Probation Officer in the Western District of Wisconsin. Ms. Frank- Loron was fortunate to participate in a six week tour of duty in the District of Puerto Rico in Ms. Frank-Loron's primarily conducts presentence investigations. Ms. Frank-Loron is an avid alpine skier, former Hoofer and science fiction fan. Mike Hall (Director of Student Life, UW Law School, law.wisc.edu) has been on the University of Wisconsin Law School staff since Originally from Great Falls, Montana, he has a B.A. in Political Science from Montana State University, an M.A. in English from St. Cloud State University, and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. While in law school, Mike served as President of the Student Bar Association. He also was the law school's organizer for the Dean's Cup, the annual month-long multi-event competition between the UW Law School and Medical School, whose proceeds all go to charitable causes. Ben Harvath (Private Investigator, Diversified Investigations, llc. graduated from UW-Madison and majored in Legal Studies, Sociology, and obtained a certificate in Criminal Justice. Ben interned for Diversified in the summer of 2012 and also interned for the US Marshals Service in the spring of In May of 2013, Ben accepted a fulltime role at Diversified. As a private investigator, Ben has investigated a wide variety of cases involving: violent crime, white collar crime, workplace violence, background investigations, along with serving court paperwork. Most of Diversified's clients consist of attorneys, non-profit organizations, insurance companies, businesses, municipalities, or anyone that could utilize the services they provide. Stephanie Klein (Student at the University of Wisconsin Law School and Student Attorney at the Wisconsin Innocence Project) Amelia Levett (City of Madison Police Department, Police Officer) graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor s Degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology in She graduated from Michigan State University in 2012 with a Master s Degree in Criminal Justice. Amelia has been employed by the City of Madison Police Department as a police officer since 2012 and is currently assigned to the city s South Police District as the Neighborhood Resource Officer. Before this, Amelia was assigned as a patrol officer in the south police district on afternoon and night shifts. Amelia is currently a member of the Special Events Team, the Hiring Resource Group at MPD and the county wide Domestic Violence Coalition. Prior to working for MPD, Amelia was a domestic violence legal advocate where she worked with victims of domestic violence. Amelia has worked in other various capacities within the criminal justice system, including an internship with a probation department and internships for two police departments in Michigan. Michael Massoglia (UW-Madison Professor) is Director of the Legal Studies Program and the Criminal Justice Certificate Program and Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His work focuses on the social consequences of the expansion of the penal system, the relationship between the use of legal controls and demographic change in the United States, and patterns and consequences of criminal behavior over the life course. Current research projects examine historical variation in U.S. criminal deportations as well as the relationship between incarceration and neighborhood attainment and racial composition. Mike teaches classes on criminology, delinquency, and deviance. Josh Mayers (FBI special agent, Madison Resident Agency, has a BS in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC, and a JD from Kent College of Law in Chicago. Prior to joining the FBI he was a Police Officer in NYC for 6 years. He entered on duty with the FBI in August 1991 and after training he spent the first 8 years assigned to the Washington Field Office in WDC assigned primarily to a Terrorism squad working overseas bombing cases, which included numerous overseas deployments including Saudi Arabia in 1996 in the Khobar Towers investigation and in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 in the East Africa Embassy case. In 1999, he transferred to the Madison Resident Agency of the Milwaukee Division where he has worked violent crime, gangs, drugs and bank robbery investigations primarily. He has been on two FBI SWAT teams for over 14 years, and is also a Hostage Negotiator and Firearms Instructor.

3 Maria McCormack (1L at University of Wisconsin Law School) is a first year law student at the University of Wisconsin Law School. She graduated from UW-Madison in May 2015 with a psychology major and a business certificate. Maria spent the summer before her senior year of college working as a legal assistant at a Milwaukee area criminal defense law firm, and her summer before law school working as a project assistant at Wisconsin Law's Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic. She is a 1L representative for the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is about to start the application process for the summer clinics offered through Wisconsin's law school, specifically the Wisconsin Innocence Project. David Melby (Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections) is currently a Corrections Field Supervisor in Janesville, WI supervising 1 Correctional Sergeant, 1 Program Support Supervisor, and 11 Probation and Parole agents. David has previously worked as a Juvenile Court Worker at the Dane County Detention Center, a Probation/Parole Agent in Milwaukee County, a Corrections Unit Supervisor at Columbia Correctional Institution, and the Chapter 980 Specialist administering the State of Wisconsin s Sexually Violent Person s Program for the Department of Corrections. He is also a military veteran who has served in the US Army, WI Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserves with 6 overseas deployments to include various leadership roles Chief Enlisted Manager, Civil Engineer Branch Chief, and First Sergeant. He received a BS in Behavioral Science and Law with a Criminal Justice Certificate from UW-Madison in 2000 and received a MS in Criminal Justice Administration from UW-Milwaukee in Chloe Moore (Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections; Probation and Parole Agent) received a BS degree from UW-Madison in 2013, majoring in Neurobiology, Psychology, and receiving a certificate in Criminal Justice. Currently, she is employed as a Probation and Parole Agent in Beloit, WI. Prior to becoming an Agent, she completed an internship with the Department of Corrections through the Criminal Justice Certificate program. Through this internship, Chloe s interest and passion for working with individuals in the criminal justice field became solidified. She currently is the Drug Court Liaison Agent for Rock County, and has a special interest in working with clients struggling with drug or alcohol addiction. Kiara Morgan (Mitigation Specialist) returned to school to pursue a new career path after working as an educator and bilingual family-school liaison for several years. She graduated in 2012 from UW-Madison with a Legal Studies degree and a Criminal Justice certificate. Her summer internship that year with the Public Defender s Office- Investigations was an especially positive and rewarding experience. She has since been working as a Mitigation Assistant to Lisa Rickert, an independent Mitigation Specialist who works solely on capital (death penalty) cases. Kiara is now being formally mentored by her employer and recently secured her first position as Mitigation Specialist on a capital case. Melanie Janelle Murchison (Associate Lecturer in the Department of Sociology and the Legal Studies Program) earned an Honours degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Winnipeg and a MA in Legal Studies from Carleton University. She is an ABD, working on completing her thesis, in Law from Queen's University Belfast. Melanie has been nominated for two Outstanding Teaching Awards, and has been teaching for the last five years in Law, Criminal Justice, Sociology and Legal Studies departments across Canada and Northern Ireland. Melanie's research interests include Comparative Constitutional Law, Judicial Behaviour, Legal Reasoning and Legal Methodology. She currently hold a British Academy Leverhulme Grant as a Co-Investigator with Dr. Alex Schwartz on Ethnic Voting Behaviour on the Constitutional Court in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Robert Nagel (Law Offices of Robert Nagel) has over 25 years experience as an attorney, campaign consultant, and policy analyst. Among his many successes are owning and managing his own law firm, where he primarily practices criminal defense. His other active practice areas are family law and work on behalf of small businesses. Formerly, he managed SenatorTammy Baldwin's first campaign for the Wisconsin State Assembly. He has also worked for TechLaw, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Common Cause, and on the staff of U.S. Senator Tom Harkin. He has been a fellow at the LaFollette Institute of Public Affairs. He earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Illinois, where he studied economics, government, and natural resources. He is known for his ability to apply a broad base of experience to formulating effective results. Michael Nolan (U.S. Probation and Pre-Trial) is a 2002 UW alumni who graduated with a double major Sociology and Behavior, Science and Law with a CJ certificate. He worked for Dane County Juvenile Court system while attending UW

4 and interned with the U.S. Marshals Service through the certificate program. Michael worked for WI DOC as a probation and parole agent in Milwaukee for about two years after college. He then was hired by the City of Chicago as a police officer where he worked for five years while attending graduate school at DePaul University. He received his graduate degree in Sociology in As a USPO Michael attended the National Training Academy in Charleston, SC four separate times studying all facets of the job. He is the district safety officer instructing all facets related to officer protection and safety. He currently works as a supervision officer supervising both post conviction offenders and pretrial defendant and primarily supervises Rock County, Wisconsin. He regularly interacts with the U.S. Attorney's office, agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Defender's Office, local law enforcement agencies and our community outreach partners. Timothy Patton (City of Madison Police Department, Sergeant of Training) has a Bachelor s Degree in Education from UW-Madison. He was originally employed as a Special Education Teacher and Soccer Coach at Madison Memorial High School. In 2002, he made a career change and joined the City of Madison Police Department as a Police Officer. After completing MPD s Pre-Service Academy, he worked as a Patrol Officer in the Central and West Districts. During his time with the police department, Tim has served on the department s Special Events Team and SWAT Team where he served on the Entry Platoon. In 2007, he joined the Personnel and Training Team as a Training Officer and was assigned to instruct in both department in-service and the pre-service academy. Tim was promoted to Sergeant in 2012 and returned to the Training Team as a Sergeant of Training in He is currently assigned as the department s lead recruiter and supervisor of the Pre-Service Academy. He is a Master Instructor Trainer in Instructor Development and Scenario Instruction. Tim is a lifelong resident of Madison. He and his wife Cathy are the proud parents of Riley and Rosie who attend Madison Memorial HS. Officer Kristin Radtke (Officer with UW-Madison Police Department) graduated from UW- Madison in 2001 with a major in Behavioral Science and Law (now Legal Studies) and certificate in Criminal Justice. Upon graduation she was hired by UW- Madison Police Department and worked a few years on 3rd shift. Since November of 2003 she has been the Central Campus Community Officer. As a community officer she builds and improves relationships and partnerships with community members while reducing crime. In December 2012 Kristin received a Master's degree in Criminal Justice from UW- Platteville. If you want information about the UWPD Citizens Academy program, talk to Kristin. Valyncia Raphael (UW-Madison Division of Student Life Dean of Students Office, Title IX/Clery Act Investigations Intern) attended UW-Madison for both her undergraduate and law degrees. For her undergraduate studies, she majored in Political Science and English and completed the Criminal Justice Certificate. In law school, she worked in the Frank J. Remington Center's Family Law Project, and externed in the Civil Litigation Unit of the Wisconsin Dept. of Justice. Valyncia is a doctoral student in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis within the UW-Madison School of Education. After graduation, she plans to practice higher education law, with special emphasis in Title IX compliance. Bryant Ray (2 nd Year UW-Madison Law School Student, Student Clinician, Wisconsin Innocence Project) I am a second year law student at the University of Wisconsin Law School. I completed my undergraduate at UW-Madison with majors in Legal Studies and Sociology in I am a member of the Wisconsin International Law journal, as well as, the Race Judicata Chair for Public Interest Law Foundation, the Co-President for Legal Assistance for Disaster Relief, and the Secretary for the Student Bar Association. I currently work at the Wisconsin Innocence Project, in the law school s Remington Center, and I did this past summer as well. As a student attorney in the Wisconsin Innocence Project, I investigated cases, wrote motions to the court, and participated in client interviews. Lori Roberts (Geriatric Medical Social Worker, Wm S Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital) was raised in Richland County Wisconsin. She attended UW-Madison after raising her family and working in a variety of fields. She graduated from UW-Madison in 2010 with a Masters in Social Work, a Certificate in Criminal Justice, and Bachelors in Sociology and Social Welfare. Upon graduation Lori was hired at the Tomah Veterans Hospital and later transferred to the Madison Veterans Hospitals. In both health care facilities she worked in the Home Based Primary Care Program that provides an interdisciplinary approach to in-home health care. The goal of the Home Based Primary Care Program is to keep Veterans in their home for as long as they desire. Lori provides social work support to the Veteran and their families and caregivers.

5 Alan Rubel is an assistant professor in the School (School of Library and Information Studies) and in the Legal Studies program at University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School, and he received his doctorate in philosophy at UW. He served as a law clerk to Justice Ann Walsh Bradley on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and as postdoctoral fellow in health law and policy and Johns Hopkins and Georgetown universities. Neal Schlavensky (Wisconsin Innocence Project) is currently a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, expecting to graduate at the end of this fall semester with majors in Political Science and Legal Studies and a certificate in Criminal Justice. This summer, Neal interned with the Wisconsin Innocence Project located at the University of Wisconsin Law School. As an undergraduate intern with the Wisconsin Innocence Project, Neal conducted client interviews, wrote correspondence letters, attended some court hearings, and reviewed court documents in an effort to exonerate individuals who had been wrongfully convicted of crimes. Neal previously has held positions as an intern in both policy and legal departments at the Wisconsin State Capitol. After graduation, Neal plans to attend law school and has recently taken his LSAT exam. Rick Spoentgen (UW Madison police officer and 3rd year law student) graduated from UW - Madison in 2008 with a B.S. in Psychology and a certificate in Criminal Justice. He was hired by the UW - Madison Police Department in October 2008 as a security officer, promoting to police officer in February of Rick is a police training officer currently assigned to 2nd shift patrol, the motor unit, and is a liaison officer for the Chadbourne Residential College. He oversees the UWPD's banned persons database and is also currently enrolled as a part-time student at the UW Law School. Roberta Stellick (Police Officer for City of Madison Police Department, graduated in 2006 with a Master s degree in Counseling from UW-Madison and was hired in 2010 by MPD. Roberta has worked in patrol services on the North and South sides of Madison and is a certified Intoximeter Operator (for OWI arrests). She is also a member of MPD s Officer Advisory Committee, which meets monthly with the Chief to address concerns and innovate. Roberta is currently one of 5 full-time Mental Health Officers, which was a program begun earlier this year to bridge a gap between police and mental health providers in providing services to police frequentflyers with mental illness. Suzanne Stute (Dane County Juvenile Court Program/ Community Program Manager) supervises the non secure and home based programs for the Juvenile Court Program; The Dane County Juvenile Shelter Home and the Home Detention Program Respectively. She has held this position since Prior to beginning her position with Dane County, Suzanne was the Clinical Coordinator for the Families in Transition Program (FIT) at Family Service. The program provided in home family therapy to teens and their families who have come to the attention of the juvenile justice system. Suzanne began her career as a Restitution Counselor, assisting youth to complete court ordered community service hours or successfully obtain employment so they could pay their court ordered restitution. Suzanne has also worked for the Wisconsin Department of Juvenile Corrections in an Outward Bound style wilderness program. Suzanne has a bachelor s degree in Sociology with a Certificate of Criminal Justice from UW Madison and a Masters in Counseling from UW Whitewater. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor. Mitch Turner (Probation/Parole Agent, Department of Corrections, Division of Community Corrections) is currently an agent on POR (Point of Release), a high-risk unit supervising offenders who were just released from prison. He has a high concentration of mental health cases. For 10+ years, he supervised a mental health specialty caseload comprised of offenders found Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect and others on supervision with a Major Mental Illness. He has mentored 7 interns in the past 4 years who were working towards a Criminal Justice Certificate, including one recently hired as a Probation/Parole Agent with the Department. He has had many college students job shadow with him over the past several years. He is a Motivational Interviewing Ambassador to the Department. He created a domestic violence education program called Stay Focused on Healthy Relationships. He recently completed an externship (300 hours) at Family Service in the Alternatives to Aggression program, facilitating domestic violence groups to a population of clients referred from Deferred Prosecution. He received a B.A. with a major in Psychology in 90 and a M.S. in Counseling in 94, both from UW-Madison. On , he obtained his Professional Counseling Training License and has started a business called Pathways to Success, getting referrals from Dane County Human Services to provide domestic violence education, health & wellness, cognitive restructuring, and career development. He is accumulating

6 3000 clinical hours to be licensed as a Professional Counselor. He is a member of the Wisconsin Counseling Association and the American Counseling Association. Rich Williams (U.S. Probation Officer, wiwp.uscourts.gov) Mr. Williams has worked in corrections for almost 20 years. He started his career with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections as a Probation and Parole Agent in Beloit, Wisconsin. While there, he supervised a high risk caseload and wrote presentence reports on defendants who resided in a high activity geographical area. Later, he transferred to a Community Corrections office in Madison in order to act as a liaison for two certified drug and alcohol facilities that housed approximately 15 offenders. He then took a position as a probation officer with the U.S. Probation Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee. In that position, he conducted pretrial and post-conviction supervision as well as wrote presentence reports. In 2007, he transferred to the U.S. Probation Office for the Western District of Wisconsin and accepted a position as a presentence writer. In 2008, he began the duties of the Financial Investigation Specialist which required him to complete the presentence investigations in complicated financial cases. He was recently promoted to the position of Sentencing Guideline Specialist which requires him to provide guidance to other officers regarding changes in relevant case law and the computation of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Sir Williams (UW Law School, Director of Admissions) works with the Admissions Office team to recruit highly qualified, diverse and interesting prospective students to UW Law School s entering class. Before beginning his career in law school administration, Sir served as a Special Prosecutor in the Dane County District Attorney s Office here in Madison. Sir graduated from UW Law School in 2011 with dual concentrations in Criminal Law and Family Law. During law school, he served as a Remington Center student attorney (Family Law Project, Prosecution Project), a Submissions Editor for the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender, and Society, and as a Student Ambassador. Hugh Wing (Briarpatch Youth Services, Job Center Coordinator) has been employed in the Human Service field for over 20 years, including 15 years in Dane County. In addition to his current duties as the Youth Job Center Coordinator, he has worked with the agency as the Coordinator of our Intensive Supervision Program. Prior to returning to Briarpatch, Hugh served as the Seed to Table Manager/Food Service Director and provided oversight of the TEENworks program with Goodman/Atwood Community Center. All of his work history has been focused on supporting youth as they make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. His experience and skills in developing experiential educational opportunities, employment and service learning programming has made a significant impact both in Madison and abroad helping youth develop life skills by transitioning through alternative programming. Hugh is a member of the steering committee with the Dane County Youth Resource Network, a member of the Dane Restorative Justice Coalition and has served as the Youth Board facilitator for Dane County Department of Human Services. Hugh.Wing@Briarpatch.org Vee Yeo (Relief Counselor: ARC Dayton Halfway House) is a 2015 graduate of the UW-Madison Legal Studies and Criminal Justice program. She is currently working as a relief counselor for one of the many AODA residential treatment programs that ARC Community Services provides. Vee has interned at the State Public Defender Madison Trial Office in the Investigative department during her undergraduate years.