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
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
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
Isabel Lopez is a Director at the National Network for Safe Communities. Prior to joining the National Network, Mrs. Lopez 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 law enforcement, city officials, state officials,
Laurie Owen is a Director at 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 developed several trainings for
Fatma Zahra is a Director 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 Services Unit at the New York County