cheryl@cjyi.org

Cheryl Graves, M.P.H., J.D.

A former clinical law professor at the Northwestern University School of Law Children and Family Justice Center, Cheryl has more than ten years of experience implementing restorative justice practices and providing training and support to communities, schools and juvenile justice providers. In 2005, Cheryl was awarded a Soros Senior Justice Fellowship to establish restorative justice practices in communities of color. She has traveled throughout the United States, Africa and Brazil to share restorative justice models with nongovernmental organizations, juvenile justice professionals, and political leaders interested in implementing community-based juvenile justice alternatives.

ora@cjyi.org

Ora Schub, J.D.

Ora is known for her work on domestic violence, disability rights, Palestinian solidarity work and human rights. She was formerly a clinical law professor at the Northwestern University School of Law Children and Family Justice Center. Ora also worked as a program director at Access Living, Cook County deputy public guardian and criminal defense attorney. Ora has traveled throughout the United States, Ecuador and Brazil speaking and sharing ideas on restorative justice and teen dating violence. She has participated in several human rights delegations to the West Bank, Gaza, Kuwait and Lebanon as part of the National Lawyer’s Guild and the National Conference of Black Lawyers delegations. She is a member of the Guild’s LGBT taskforce.

spicer@cjyi.org

Robert Spicer, M.S.

A former teacher with eight years of experience in the Cabrini Green community, Robert provides training throughout Chicago and Illinois on community engagement and restorative justice practices in schools. He has trained Chicago Public School administrators, teachers and staff in peace-making circles, and conducted circles to resolve conflicts at a number of CPS and alternative schools. Robert is the recipient of the “35 under 35” leadership award given by the Community Renewal Society for outstanding achievement in the field of poverty and race in Chicago.

margaret@cjyi.org

Margaret Hughes, M.A.

Margaret has provided training in peace-making circles to community residents, educators, street outreach workers, and juvenile justice practitioners. She has facilitated circles with at-risk youth, community organizations, and social justice collaborations. Margaret also has experience working with girls incarcerated in the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. She completed her graduate research at the University of Chicago on restorative responses to genocide and disproportionate minority confinement.