Advisory Council       Members

• Chair Judge Blake Batson Circuit Judge

• Professor Anastasia BolesBowen School of Law

• Hon. Blake BatsonCircuit Judge

• Brian WelchArkansas Parent Counsel Commission Executive Director

• Brooke DigbyJuvenile Justice Ombudsman

• Brooke SteenAdministrative Office of the Courts Juvenile Justice Director

• Christin Harper Arkansas DCFS Assistant Director of Infrastructure and Specialized Programs

• Christy CarrAttorney at Lindsey & Carr, P.A.

• Clorissa Prince Arkansas Supreme Court's Commission on Children, Youth and Families Administrator

• Sergeant Crystal SimmonsLittle Rock Police Department

• David Meeks Arkansas DHS Program Coordinator

• Evetta Whitby The Rock Center Director

• Janet BeldsoeAdministrative Office of the Courts Attorney ad Litem Program Director

• Jeannie RobertsFoster Love Arkansas Executive Director

• Dr. Jeremy Strickland OwohSuperintendent of Schools Jacksonville North Pulaski School District

• Jordan Bates RogersAccess to Justice Executive Director

• Kara JonesDYS Compliance, Juvenile Justice

• Leeanna Brown Faulkner Co. Chief of Staff, Juvenile Justice

• Amber Fox Parent Expert

• Shaden Jedlicka Youth Lived Experience Expert

• Hon. Kathie HessCircuit Judge

• Kessa SmithArkansas DHS Deputy Director

• Kevin HoffmanAdministrative Office of the Courts Juvenile Justice Specialist  

• Hon. Kimberly BibbCircuit Judge, Second Judicial District

• Kurt MeredithAdministrative Office of the Courts Juvenile Division Senior Staff Attorney

• Lauren Geier LPC-SAdministrative Office of the Courts Director, Arkansas State CASA

• Lendy EichelbergerDCFS Infrastructure and Specialized Programs Administrator

• Makeisha DavisAdministrative Office of the Courts Court Improvement Data Manager

• Megan GoldmanDHS Case Coordinator Manager

• Phil BeuthArkansas Parent Counsel Commission Deputy Director

• Sarah Ross Arkansas DHS Deputy Chief Counsel

• Scott GravesAdministrative Office of the Courts       Office of Research and Justice Statistics Director

• Susan BradshawOffice of the Prosecutor Coordinator Certified Facility Dog Handler Program Manager

• Hon. Tjuana Byrd ManningCircuit Judge, Sixth Judicial District

• Hon. Tom SmithCircuit Judge, Nineteenth Judicial District, West

• Tori Foreman Administrative Office of the Courts Court Improvement Program Coordinator

• Adrian SandersPulaski Co. Chief Juvenile Officer, Juvenile Justice

• Brenda StallingsArkansas Deputy Public Defender, Juvenile Circuit Court

• Mike HawthorneGarland Co. Chief of Staff, Juvenile Justice

• Lasasha Castleberry Parent Expert

• Ashley Figueroa AOC Public Education Coordinator