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
Michael Carter, Federal Defender Office / ACLU of Michigan Board
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
Peter Hammer, Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, Wayne State University Law School
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