Our Founders

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:

Maryjoel Davis

Co-Founder of PREPARE, Board Member Emerita

Anne Bocchini Kirsch

Co-Founder and Director of Advocacy

Jacqueline Ahn

Co-Founder and Director of Parole

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Co-Founder and Director of Development