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Committees

Division work in the Massachusetts Center of Excellence for Specialty Courts is driven by multi-disciplinary Advisory and Subcommittees.

Implementation & Translation Division Subcommittee

Laura Gallant

Laura Gallant

Deputy Director, Specialty Courts Department
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Honorable John Julian

Honorable John Julian

Specialty Court Judge
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Dara Drawbridge

Dara Drawbridge

Center of Excellence Director, Assistant Professor
UMass Chan Medical School
Brian Daly

Brian Daly

Center of Excellence Director, Associate Professor
UMass Chan Medical School
Alison Borrelli

Alison Borrelli

Specialty Court Clinician
Centurion
Alexis Fratus

Alexis Fratus

Specialty Court Clinician
Centurion
Pat Horne

Pat Horne

Deputy Director
Massachusetts Office of Community Corrections
Ekaterina Pivovarova

Ekaterina Pivovarova

Associate Professor
UMass Chan Medical School
Amy Thornton

Amy Thornton

Project Manager I
UMass Chan Medical School
Joseph Sawicki

Joseph Sawicki

Consultant Pharmacist Substance Use Disorder Specialist
UMasss Chan Medical School
Tess Jurgensen

Tess Jurgensen

Administrative Coordinator II
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Elena Munzell

Elena Munzell

Implementation Support Specialist I
UMass Chan Medical School
Honorable Kathleen Sandman

Honorable Kathleen Sandman

Specialty Court Judge
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Cassidy DiRamio

Cassidy DiRamio

Policy Analyst, ForHealth Consulting
UMasss Chan Medical School
Jason Thomas

Jason Thomas

Veterans Programs Coordinator
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Hilary Deigan

Hilary Deigan

Senior Health, Law & Policy Consultant, ForHealth Consulting
UMass Chan Medical School

Equity Division Subcommittee

Carmen Gomez

Carmen Gomez

Deputy Commissioner of Pre-Trial Services
Massachusetts Probation Service
Honorable Matthew Machera

Honorable Matthew Machera

Specialty Court Judge
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
August 09, 2023- Worcester, MA- Portraits- Tara Dhanraj, ForHealth Consulting, DIR, Reentry and Community Based Program. Photo by Faith Ninivaggi

Tara Dhanraj Roden

Center of Excellence Division Director, Director ForHealth Consulting
UMass Chan Medical School
Ayorkor Gaba

Ayorkor Gaba

Center of Excellence Division Director, Assistant Professor
Columbia University
Dara Drawbridge

Dara Drawbridge

Center of Excellence Director, Assistant Professor
UMass Chan Medical School
Marisa Hebble

Marisa Hebble

Senior Manager for Behavioral Health
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Sheila Casey

Sheila Casey

Director, Specialty Courts Department
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Jinnia Baiye

Jinnia Baiye

Implementation Support Specialist II
UMass Chan Medical School
Amy Thornton

Amy Thornton

Project Manager I
UMass Chan Medical School
Eric Dorman

Eric Dorman

Specialty Court Coordinator
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Honorable Lisa-Ann Grant

Honorable Lisa-Ann Grant

Specialty Court Judge
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Denise Molina

Denise Molina

Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court

Research, Evaluation, & Policy Division Subcommittee

Sheila Casey

Sheila Casey

Director, Specialty Courts Department
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Honorable Mary Beth Heffernan

Honorable Mary Beth Heffernan

Specialty Court Judge
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Meaghan Dupuis

Meaghan Dupuis

Center of Excellence Division Director, Executive Director ForHealth Consulting
UMass Chan Medical School
Michael Kane

Michael Kane

Center of Excellence Division Director, Senior Director ForHealth Consulting
UMass Chan Medical School
Dara Drawbridge

Dara Drawbridge

Center of Excellence Director, Assistant Professor
UMass Chan Medical School
Brian Daly

Brian Daly

Center of Excellence Director, Associate Professor
UMass Chan Medical School
Ekaterina Pivovarova

Ekaterina Pivovarova

Associate Professor
UMass Chan Medical School
Elizabeth Orvek

Elizabeth Orvek

Data Analysis and Visualization Specialist
UMass Chan Medical School
Andrew Doherty

Andrew Doherty

Probation Officer
Massachusetts Probation Service
Amy Thornton

Amy Thornton

Project Manager I
UMass Chan Medical School
Joshua Rumbut

Joshua Rumbut

Software Engineer
UMass Chan Medical School
Sheila Schick

Sheila Schick

Specialty Court Coordinator
Specialty Court Coordinator
Marisa Hebble

Marisa Hebble

Senior Manager for Behavioral Health
Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court
Chelsea Colageo

Chelsea Colageo

Implementation Support Specialist I
UMass Chan Medical School
Laura Lempicki

Laura Lempicki

Statewide Manager, Research & Development,
Massachusetts Probation Service
Michael Coelho

Michael Coelho

Deputy Commissioner of Programs,
Massachusetts Probation Service
Christopher Pike

Christopher Pike

Specialty Court Clinican Supervisor
Centurion

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