Erica King
Senior Manager, CEPP
Erica King is a Senior Manager at CEPP, where she directs gender justice initiatives that are part of CEPP’s National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women (NRCJIW). Ms. King focuses on addressing the unique needs of impacted women across the justice system, including pretrial justice, sentencing, corrections, and community supervision. She delivers technical assistance to jurisdictions and agencies with a focus on evidence-based, gender-responsive approaches and creates resources to help the field better understand the implications for women who are involved in the criminal justice system. Prior to joining CEPP, Ms. King worked for two decades as a Senior Policy Associate at Muskie School of Public Service, directing a results-focused portfolio aimed at improving the opportunity landscape for emerging adults. Ms. King has a master of social work from University of Southern Maine and serves as a policy leader across hyper-local and national initiatives.
Keilah Joyner
Program Associate, CEPP
Ms. Joyner supports CEPP’s Advancing Pretrial Policy and Research (APPR) initiative and the National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women (NRCJIW). Throughout her career, Ms. Joyner has worked with various non-profit organizations, such as Ayuda and Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, to provide operational, programmatic, and research support. Ms. Joyner has worked in a direct service capacity with at-risk and vulnerable girls in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. In addition, she previously worked with the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR). At FCOR, she researched and analyzed data to detect criminality trends, and provided research, talking points, and background case information to the Vice-Chair to inform parole and probation decisions. Ms. Joyner holds a BA in journalism from Hampton University (Virginia) and a master’s degree in public administration and in science in criminology from Florida State University.
Dr. Marilyn Van Dieten
Senior Advisor, CEPP
Dr. Van Dieten is Director of CEPP’s National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women and Project Director of CEPP’s Gender-Informed Practice Assessment, Gender-Responsive Policy and Practices Assessment, and Gender-Responsive and Trauma-Informed Prison Operations initiatives. As a co-founder of Orbis Partners, she spent over 20 years developing trauma-informed and gender-responsive interventions that have demonstrated positive outcomes in changing the lives of women in both institutional and community settings. Dr. Van Dieten has served as an expert in the areas of gender-responsive practices to the National Institute of Corrections, Correctional Service of Canada, and her Majesty’s Prison Service in the UK. She is also the author of a number of gender-responsive programs and publications including Moving On, Living Safely and Without Violence, and the Creating Calm Workbook for Women. Dr. Van Dieten received her PhD in 1990 from the University of Ottawa, Canada.