Sasha Cotton is the Executive Director of the National Network for Safe Communities. Sasha joined the National Network for Safe Communities in September 2022 as a Senior Strategy Director and has spent the fifteen months getting to know NNSC’s partners, work, and staff, with a vision and plan to strengthen and grow the organization before
Isabel Lopez is the Deputy Director, Strategies & Interventions GVI at the National Network for Safe Communities. Prior to joining the National Network, Mrs. Rojas worked for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office as the Project Manager for their group violence intervention efforts in the City of Newburgh. In her role, she worked with local
Koren Gaines is the Managing Director of the National Network for Safe Communities. She co-leads the organization providing strategic direction, and coordination for programs and operations. Previously, as Chief Operating Officer at New York Peace Institute, Koren led the nation’s largest community dispute resolution center. During this time, she oversaw the conflict resolution and training
Fatma Zahra is the Deputy Director, Strategies & Interventions, International, Reconciliation IPV at The National Network for Safe Communities. She brings knowledge and experience to guide work on issues related to domestic and sexual violence. Before starting at the National Network for Safe Communities, Fatma served as the Clinical Counseling Supervisor of the Witness Aid
Laurie Owen is the Director of Strategies & Interventions, GVI of the National Network for Safe Communities. In Laurie’s previous role as an Associate Director, she spent much of her experience managing challenging sites, providing supervision to the team, and strategizing with the team to address the changing dynamics of violence in our cities. She has
Meaghan McDonald is the Senior Director at the National Network for Safe Communities. She sets the direction for programmatic work, overseeing the tactical, cross departmental needs of our programs; serves as the point of contact on programmatic side for all business development; manages relationships and projects that are cross-portfolio, working to build and manage relationships
David M. Kennedy is the Co-Founder of the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay. He is also a Professor of Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Mr. Kennedy and the National Network support cities implementing strategic interventions to reduce violence, minimize arrest and incarceration, enhance police