Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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Chair
U.S. Attorney General
Michael Mukasey
Department of Justice

Vice Chair
Administrator
J. Robert Flores
Office of Juvenile
Justice and
Delinquency Prevention

Secretary Elaine L. Chao
Department of Labor

Chief Executive Officer
David Eisner
Corporation for National
and Community Service

Assistant Secretary
Julie L. Myers
Department of Homeland Security

Acting Secretary
Roy A. Bernardi
Department of Housing
and Urban Development

Secretary
Margaret Spellings
Department of Education

Secretary
Michael O. Leavitt
Department of Health
and Human Services

Director John P. Walters
Office of National
Drug Control Policy

Practitioner Members

Larry K. Brendtro
William L. Gibbons
Adele L. Grubbs
Steven H. Jones
Pamela Rodriguez
Gordon A. Martin, Jr.
Victor Rodriguez

 

Member Information

As designated by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, the Council is comprised of 18 members. Nine ex officio members represent the following Federal agencies: the Departments of Justice, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Homeland Security/Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Labor; the Office of National Drug Control Policy; the Corporation for National and Community Service; and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. In addition, nine members who are juvenile justice practitioners are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Senate Majority Leader, and the President of the United States.

Federal Agency Members

Ex Officio Members

U.S. Department of JusticeDepartment of Justice logo

Chair:
Michael Mukasey
U.S. Attorney General

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency PreventionOJJDP logo

Vice Chair:
J. Robert Flores
Administrator

U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Health and Human Services logo

Michael O. Leavitt
Secretary

Melissa Pardue (Designee)
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Services Policy

U.S. Department of LaborDepartment of Labor logo

Elaine L. Chao
Secretary

Gregg Weltz (Acting Designee)
Chief
Division of Youth Services

U.S. Department of EducationDepartment of Education logo

Margaret Spellings
Secretary

Deborah A. Price (Designee)
Assistant Deputy Secretary
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDepartment of Housing and Urban Development logo

Alphonso Jackson
Secretary

Ron Ashford (Designee)
Director
HOPE VI Community and Supportive Services

Office of National Drug Control PolicyOffice of National Drug Control Policy logo

John P. Walters
Director

Dr. Bertha K. Madras (Designee)
Deputy Director for Demand Reduction

Corporation for National and Community ServiceCNCS logo

David Eisner
Chief Executive Officer

John Foster-Bey (Designee)
Senior Advisor
Research and Policy Department

U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Homeland Security logo

Julie L. Myers
Assistant Secretary
Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Yvonne Evans (Designee)
Chief
Juvenile and Family Residential Management Unit

Practitioner Members

Appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives

Adele L. Grubbs
Judge
Superior Court of Cobb County, Georgia

Pamela F. Rodriguez
Vice Chair
Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission

Gordon A. Martin, Jr.
Associate Justice
Massachusetts Trial Court

Appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate  

Larry K. Brendtro, Ph.D.
President
Reclaiming Youth

Steven Hal Jones
Judge
Division II, Sullivan County, Tennessee

William L. Gibbons
District Attorney
Memphis & Shelby County District Attorney General's Office

Appointed by the President of the United States

Victor Rodriguez
Chief of Police
McAllen Police Department


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