When: Wednesday, June 3, 10am – 4pm
Where: FerryHawks’ Stadium / Staten Island University Hospital Community Park
75 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301
JIM ‘26 highlights:
- 493 jobseeker engagements
- 98% job seeker satisfaction
- Premiere of our housing reentry simulation, an immersive learning experience for professionals in the criminal justice field produced in-house by MOCJ
- Live musical performance by MOTI Reentry Dream Band, a jazz ensemble comprising musicians who are justice-impacted
- Fun outdoor ballpark setting, with free hot dogs for job seekers
Featured Panels
One Team, One Dream: Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health
- Introduction Lainey Johnston, MOCJ Senior Program Manager; Elizabeth Pontes, MOCJ Program Manager
- Moderator Esmeralda Herrera | Capacity Director, Echoing Green
- Jason Cohen | Chief Assistant District Attorney, Richmond County District Attorney’s Office Alternatives to Incarceration Unit
- Sasha Gaye-Bailey | Director of Crisis Services, Services for the Under Served
- Lamarr Hazel | Peer Specialist, Bronx Hope
- Monica Moya | Director of Practice, Staten Island Justice Center
- Alexandria Presepe | Senior Director of Justice Initiatives, Community Health Action of Staten Island
- Justyna Rzewinski | Clinical Director, Staten Island Justice Center
Playing Through, Lived Experience on the Field: Peer Certification
- Introduction Ayana Comrie MOCJ Director of Transition;
Moderator - Andre Ward | Executive Director, Institute for Justice and Opportunity John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
- Michelle Carrelo | Peer Supervisor, NYC Justice Agency
- Trevor Cummings | Senior Program Manager, NYC Health Justice Network
- Skip Helen | Executive Director, NYC Peer Justice Institute
- Troy Johnson | Community Navigator, Brooklyn Justice Initiatives
- Patricia (Trish) Ortiz | Director of Clinical and Peer Services, NYC Criminal Justice Agency
No Place Like Home Plate: Bridging Housing Disparities
- Introduction Ayana Comrie MOCJ Director of Transition
- Moderator Shayla Fisher, MOCJ Urban Fellow
- Kurtis Havens | Team Leader, CASES Intensive Services Unit 2
- Danielle Spina | Vice President of Justice Initiatives, Housing Works
- Sara Tempel | MOCJ Deputy Executive Director of Housing Initiatives
Readings by Next Verse Poetry Contest Winners
- Briana Rizzo reads “Down to the Big Apple’s Core”
- Wilfredo Laracuente reads “Under Conditions Not Meant for Change”
To read the winning poems, go to nyc.gov/nextverse.
