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Our Advisory Board

PREPARE developed out of Second Chance for Women, which was founded by Maryjoel Davis.  It was relaunched as PREPARE in June 2021.  An individual’s journey towards release and a successful reentry is necessarily a collaborative process. The work of PREPARE therefore engages many different people:

Deidra Bryant​

Business Owner

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Director of Advocacy at the Justice Policy Institute

Jamie Raskin_

United States Congressman

Walter Lomax​

Maryland Restorative Justice Initiative

Karen McNeal​

Senior Program Manager, Reentry Program, Catholic Charities DC

Brenda Shell​

Former Warden of the Maryland Correctional Institution for Women

Ajima Olaghere

Doctor of Criminology, Volunteer Parole Advocate with PREPARE

Dawna Cobb_

Founder of returnhome.org , Attorney, Volunteer Parole Advocate with PREPARE

Brenda-Murray

Retired Chief Judge at the SEC, Founder of the MCIW book club and college program

Theresa Adams

Experential Analyst