The following individuals have provided guidance and support in DJC’s initial stages, and will continue to lend their expertise and wisdom as the organization grows:
Shane Bernardo, Detroit Equity Action Lab / Uprooting Racism Planting Justice
Gina Clayton, Essie Justice Group
Mark Fancher, ACLU of Michigan
James Forman, Jr., Yale Law School
Dorcas Gilmore, George Washington University Law School / Gilmore Khandar, LLC
Alana Greer, Community Justice Project
Thomas Harvey, The Advancement Project
Deborah LaBelle, Senior Soros Justice Fellow / Law Offices of Deborah A. LaBelle
Monica Lewis-Patrick, We the People of Detroit
Tawana Petty, James and Grace Lee Boggs Center / Detroit Community Technology Project
Brandy Robinson, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission / Federal Defender Office
Marbre Stahly-Butts, Law for Black Lives
Dr. Heather Ann Thompson, Soros Justice Fellow / University of Michigan
Linda VanderWaal, Re-Entry Program, Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency
Vince Warren, Center for Constitutional Rights