Our country is experiencing a national reckoning with criminal justice and the war on drugs. Join us for a panel discussion on novel approaches to addressing overdose prevention, treatment and recovery within criminal justice.
Presenters
Shakyra Diaz
Managing Director of Partnerships / Ohio State Director
Alliance for Safety and Justice
Shakyra is a strategist with extensive public policy and organizing experience grounded in authentic coalition building.
Shakyra joined the Alliance for Safety and Justice (ASJ) in 2016 as the Regional Director for the Midwest region, where she provided leadership for advocacy campaigns in the Midwest, resulting in criminal justice reforms…
Kris Nyrop
Public Health and Public Safety Consultant
- former National Support Director and Director of Harm Reduction Practices, Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program, Public Defender Association , Seattle, WA
Kris is an independent consultant specializing in the intersection of public health and public safety and addressing racial and other disparities in the criminal legal system. From 2009 to 2019 he worked at the Public Defender Association (PDA) in Seattle where he was part of the team that designed and…
Mollie Olson, MS, MSW, LCSW
Medical Social Worker
Custody Health Services, Santa Clara County
Santa Clara, CA
Marce Abare
Medical Director, Reentry Mobile Medical Unit, Valley Homeless Healthcare Program
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Santa Clara, CA
Moderator
Carmen Rita Nevarez, MD, MPH
Sr. Vice President for External Relations and Preventive Medicine Advisor
Public Health Institute
Oakland, CA
- Director, Center for Health Leadership and Practice, Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA
Carmen Nevarez, MD, MPH, is PHI's Senior Vice President for External Relations and Preventive Medicine Advisor and the Director of the Center for Health Leadership and Practice. A long-standing voice for the public's health, Nevarez is responsible for developing relationships with health and public health organizations and interests, advocating for…