WHAT: Bi-monthly meeting of the North Carolina Joint Reentry Council to coordinate efforts in improving rehabilitation and reentry of offenders returning to their communities after incarceration.
WHEN: Tuesday, May 12, 10 a.m. – Noon
WHERE: Pitt Community College, Craig F. Goess Student Center, 169 Bulldog Run, Winterville, NC 28590
WHO: Council members, honored guests, speakers, and a chance for public comment
AGENDA
10 a.m. — Welcome and Introductions: Leslie Cooley Dismukes, NCDAC Secretary.
10:15 — Reentry 2030 Overview: George Pettigrew, NCDAC Senior Deputy Secretary of Rehabilitation and Reentry.
10:30 — Reentry 2030 Behavioral Health Panel
Moderator: Kelly Crosbie, NCDHHS Director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services.
Panelists: Mary Grillo, NCDAC Director of Social Work Services; Ashlee Barnes, NCDAC Behavioral Health Administrator; Theodore "Ted" Zarzar, UNC School of Medicine Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Shawn Baker, NC FIT (Formerly Incarcerated Transition) Program, UNC School of Medicine; Mary Steeley, Lived Experience Advocate.
11:45 — Public comments
11:55 — Closing remarks: NCDAC Senior Deputy Secretary Pettigrew.
The meeting can be viewed via livestream at https://www.youtube.com/@NCAdultCorrection/streams.