Empowering Communities for Brighter Futures
A New England Approach to Youth Diversion
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Grappone Conference Center
Concord, NH
Our Presenters
Keynote Presenter
Gina M. Vincent, PhD
Professor & Co-Director Law & Psychiatry Program; UMass Chan Medical School
Gina Vincent, PhD is a Professor and Co-Director of the Law & Psychiatry Program in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School. She is also President of the National Youth Screening and Assessment Partners (NYSAP), a training and implementation support center that assists youth justice agencies in effective implementation of screening and assessment instruments and case planning. She is author of the Risk Assessment in Juvenile Probation: A Guidebook for Implementation manual and has assisted over 50 county or state youth justice agencies in improving their risk screening and assessment, dispositional, and case planning practices. She has received funding from NIMH, NIDA, the MacArthur Foundation, OJJDP, NIJ, and NIDILRR for studies related to behavioral health concerns and implementation of best practice risk/needs assessment and risk-need-responsivity strategies for youth and young adults involved in the justice systems. She has over 80 publications in the areas of risk assessment, adolescent substance use and mental health symptoms, risk assessment, and implementation science-related studies.
Session Presenters
Erica Bromley, MSW
Founder
KADE Consulting
Erica Bromley, MSW, is the owner of KADE Consulting and a consultant for the Connecticut Youth Services Association and The Justice Education Center. She brings more than 25 years of experience in youth justice and diversion.
She previously directed two Youth Service Bureaus and has led statewide juvenile justice reform efforts, including the removal of status offenses from court jurisdiction, the creation of and implementation of a new statewide diversion model focused on restorative justice, and grant management for diversion initiatives supporting dozens of agencies. Erica is an appointed member on Connecticut’s Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee. She holds an MSW from Springfield College and is recognized as a Georgetown Fellow in Juvenile Diversion.
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Joe Brummer, BA
Founder
Joe Brummer Consulting, LLC
Joe Brummer is a trauma survivor and international consultant specializing in trauma-informed restorative justice. He works with schools and youth justice institutions to create human-centered, relationship-focused environments.
Joe serves as adjunct faculty at Hartford International University for Religion and Peace and completed the certification course in Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model in Education. He previously directed criminal mediation and community dialogue programs and served seven years on the National Association for Community Mediation board. He is the author of Building a Trauma-Informed Restorative School and co-author of Becoming a Trauma-Informed Restorative Educator.
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Heidi Cloutier, MSW
Co-Director of Training, Director of Wildcats for Recovery
University of New Hampshire Center for Children’s Behavioral Health
Heidi Cloutier serves as Co-Director of Training at the University of New Hampshire Center for Children’s Behavioral Health and Director of Collegiate Recovery for the University System of New Hampshire. She helped launch New Hampshire’s first Collegiate Recovery Program in 2023, now serving multiple campuses and communities.
With more than 30 years of experience working with at-risk youth and young adults, Heidi focuses on social justice, strengths-based practice, and recovery support. She led the development of New Hampshire’s Alternative Peer Group Model and provides coaching and evaluation support to behavioral health providers statewide and nationally.
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Deirdre Colburn, PhD
Research Scientist
Crimes Against Children Research Center
Deirdre Colburn, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the Crimes against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire. Her research focuses on help-seeking behaviors, adverse childhood experiences, service utilization, and social determinants of health.
Her work examines online safety, technology-facilitated victimization, child sexual abuse material involvement, drug endangered children, and disparities in healthcare and behavioral health services. Her dissertation research explored the impact of telehealth expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic on demographic disparities in healthcare utilization. She has extensive experience conducting survey research with youth, young adults, and child advocacy professionals.
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Tony Hebert
Intervention Specialist-CHOICES Youth Mentor/Advocate
Manchester Police Athletic League
Tony Hebert is a mentor and youth advocate who combines lived experience with professional training to support young people. Born in Louisiana and raised in New Hampshire, he is a graduate of Manchester Central High School.
Tony has completed extensive training in massage and sports therapy, psychological first aid, suicide prevention, PTSD support, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and mindful coping strategies. He is trained in public speaking through Toastmasters International, holds a certificate in Criminal Law from Blackstone Career Institute, and is Work Ready Development trained. His work focuses on holistic well-being, resilience, and positive youth development.
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Megan Horton, JD
Supervisor, Youth Justice Team
Indiana Office of Court Services
Megan Horton serves as Supervisor of the Youth Justice Team at the Indiana Office of Court Services (IOCS), a role she has held since 2022. She also co-chairs the Youth Justice Oversight Committee’s Diversion Work Group. Megan joined IOCS in 2016 as a Youth Justice Strategist after serving as a local JDAI Coordinator in Allen County.
Megan earned a B.A. in Criminal Justice and a B.S. in Psychology from Indiana University, an M.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida, and a J.D. from the University of Toledo College of Law. Her professional background includes work as an associate attorney focused on criminal and juvenile defense, Child in Need of Services (CHINS), and family law matters. She also previously served as an adult probation officer and court substance abuse program case manager.
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Jon Kidde, MSW
Principal Consultant
Green Omega, L3C
Jon Kidde is an independent consultant specializing in restorative justice. For more than 20 years, he has studied and applied restorative justice theory across diverse settings.
Jon has played a key role in the design, implementation, and enhancement of restorative justice initiatives in schools, communities, and justice systems. He collaborates regularly with Marc Wennberg on training, planning processes, and restorative justice initiatives, including projects supporting New Hampshire juvenile justice stakeholders.
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Kay A. Knorr, BA, CRO
Probation Supervisor
Marion Superior Court Probation
Kay Knorr serves as a Probation Supervisor with nearly 35 years of experience in the field of probation. For the past two decades, her work has focused on specialized populations involved in the court system, with a strong emphasis on expanding diversion opportunities for low-risk youth.
Since 2019, Kay has helped lead efforts to increase youth diversion as co-chair of the Referral/Admissions Committee in Indianapolis, Indiana. Through collaborative partnerships with community providers, she has supported the implementation of a thriving diversion program centered on restorative justice practices and reducing formal court involvement. Kay is deeply committed to strengthening community partnerships and supporting probation officers in creating meaningful, restorative pathways that help youth build accountability, resilience, and long-term success.
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Tabetha Leach
PILOT Program Coordinator
Dover Children’s Home
Tabetha Leach is a trauma-informed mental health professional, program coordinator, and certified yoga teacher. She serves as Program Coordinator for the L1 PILOT Program at Dover Children’s Home, where she implements the TBRI model to support system-involved youth.
Her work includes collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to promote stabilization, self-regulation, restorative care, and successful transition to independent living. Tabetha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services and a Master of Science in Psychology from Southern New Hampshire University. She integrates counseling, recovery support, and trauma-informed yoga to promote healing and resilience.
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Michelle Lennon, CRSW
President/CEO
Archways Resource Center
Michelle J. Lennon is President and CEO of Archways, overseeing Family Resource Centers and Recovery Community Organizations in Franklin, Tilton, Plymouth, and Concord, New Hampshire. She provides national training on peer recovery and family support across medical, treatment, early education, and first responder settings.
Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience, Michelle advances recovery-informed systems of care. She serves on multiple state and community boards and holds certifications as a Peer Recovery Support Worker and Supervisor.
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Paul M. McNeil, MPH
Prevention Coordinator
New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NEHIDTA)
Paul Martin McNeil is a Prevention Specialist with the New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), bringing more than 12 years of experience supporting school- and community-based prevention efforts across the region.
His work focuses on youth-centered, evidence-informed strategies that strengthen protective factors, reduce overdose risk, and connect education, public health, and diversion systems. Paul collaborates with educators, coalitions, and youth-serving professionals to translate national prevention research into practical tools that can be implemented in school and community settings.
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Kimberly Mitchell, PhD
Research Professor
Crimes Against Children Research Center
Kimberly Mitchell, PhD, is a Research Professor of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire and a Senior Research Scientist at the Crimes against Children Research Center.
Her research focuses on youth exposure to violence, including technology-facilitated crimes against children, child sex trafficking, suicide exposure, gun violence, and drug endangered children. She examines these issues particularly among populations experiencing health disparities. Dr. Mitchell has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed publications and her work informs public policy, prevention programming, and professional training nationwide.
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Katherine J. Muzzy
Prosecutor
Londonderry Police Department
Katherine J. Muzzy serves as a prosecutor with the Londonderry Police Department. As a circuit court prosecutor, she represents the State in criminal and juvenile proceedings, promoting rehabilitation, accountability, and public safety.
Attorney Muzzy is deeply committed to juvenile justice and community collaboration among youth-serving stakeholders. She serves on the New Hampshire Juvenile Parole Board and the Juvenile Justice Reform Commission. In addition to her prosecutorial work, she teaches legal writing to first-year law students at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
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Aisha Paraham, MSW
Juvenile Program Administrator
DeKalb County Juvenile Court
Aisha Paraham, LMSW, is the Juvenile Program Administrator at DeKalb County Juvenile Court. She leads the development and implementation of trauma-informed and gender-responsive programming for court-involved youth.
Aisha designs and facilitates evidence-informed interventions that promote resilience, engagement, and measurable outcomes. Nationally recognized for her work with the SMART Girls program, she advances equitable, culturally responsive practices within juvenile accountability and diversion systems.
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Evenor Pineda
Intervention Services Director
Manchester Police Athletic League
Evenor Pineda serves as Intervention Services Director for the Manchester Police Athletic League (MPAL) and is co-creator of the CHOICES High Risk Youth Mentoring Program. He began his work with MPAL in 2020 as a guest speaker sharing his lived experience before becoming a volunteer and program leader.
In 2023, Evenor launched CHOICES to serve high-risk youth across the Manchester School District through mentoring, group sessions, and community outreach. The program also supports justice-involved youth at the Sununu Youth Services Center and those engaged with court and probation systems. His work emphasizes positive adult mentorship, accountability, and opportunity.
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Beth Salvi-Hudgins, LICSW
Founder
DBT For You
Beth Salvi-Hudgins, LICSW, is the founder of DBT For You. For more than 30 years, she has worked with youth and families in New Hampshire, specializing in treatment for suicidality and self-harm.
In 2021, she launched DBT For You, an online intensive mental health program designed to provide alternatives to hospitalization for youth experiencing emotion dysregulation and impulsive behaviors. Beth advocates for improved access to care and supports the training and development of emerging social workers.
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Sherri Y. Simmons-Horton, PhD
Associate Professor
University of New Hampshire, Social Work
Sherri Y. Simmons-Horton, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire. She brings more than 20 years of experience in the Texas child welfare system.
Her scholarship focuses on dismantling oppressive practices affecting dual-system involved youth. Using qualitative research methods, she centers the lived experiences of youth to inform reimagined policies and practices that promote positive developmental outcomes.
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Marc Wennberg, BA
Principal Consultant
Community Reentry
Marc Wennberg is an independent consultant in restorative justice. He facilitates training programs, strategic planning processes, and restorative interventions designed to address harm and strengthen communities.
Marc collaborates with Jon Kidde on multiple restorative justice initiatives, including training and capacity-building efforts for New Hampshire juvenile justice stakeholders. His work emphasizes practical application and sustainable implementation of restorative practices.
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Summit Contact: Lori Walter | [email protected] | 657-332-3317
This event is managed by the NH Juvenile Court Diversion Network (NHJCDN). For more information about the NHJCDN, please return to the NHJCDN Home page.
NH Juvenile Court Diversion Network
10 Ferry Street, Suite 315
Concord, NH 03301
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