Angie Juárez-Monger is a Wellness Court Specialist at the Tribal Law and Policy Institute. She served the Southern Ute Tribe as the Court Administrator and Court Information Analyst/Grant Writer (2010-2022), where she managed several grant projects for the Court, including the tüüÇai (Wellness) Court and Family Treatment Court. She also led trauma-informed efforts through the OJJDP Defending Childhood Policy Initiative and continued work to become a trauma-informed court, completing SAMHSA GAIN’S Center trauma-informed training. She received a master’s degree from Saint Louis and also attended New Mexico State University. She was born/raised on the El Paso-Juárez borderland and resides in Colorado.

Anitta Hill is a Licensed Professional Counselor for the Judicial Branch of Maricopa County. She is the Intake Coordinator and the self-proclaimed Ambassador to participants who are entering Recovery Court by providing a warm, welcoming, and supportive introduction to Recovery Court. Prior to her time with the Judicial Branch she provided mental health services in the Maricopa County jails. She has been in the probation/correction field providing mental health services for over 10 years.

Ashley Williamson currently serves as a program associate for the Center for Children and Family Futures (CCFF) where she supports the National Family Treatment Courts Training and Technical Assistance Program. Ms. Williamson delivers specialized training and technical support to OJJDP grantees and family treatment court (FTC) teams nationwide, aiming to improve outcomes for children and families. Ms. Williamson is skilled in cross-system collaboration and program development, ensuring the effective implementation and sustainability of initiatives. Her work is dedicated to advancing systems change and enhancing support for families affected by substance use disorders within the child welfare system. Prior to joining CCFF, Ms. Williamson served as the specialty courts coordinator for the Greene County Juvenile Office in Springfield, Missouri. She led the effort to restructure the county’s FTC to align with Best Practice Standards, leading a multidisciplinary team and successfully managing multiple grant awards with notable success. Ashley holds a B.S. in criminology and psychology from Missouri State University.

Carlos F. Gonzales, Statewide Program Manager (NM) CPSW, BA, LADAC, is a 2001 graduate of the First District Judicial District Adult Drug Court in Santa Fe, NM. His career is with the Judicial Branch of New Mexico as a Statewide Program Manager for the Administrative Office of the Courts, Therapeutic Justice Support Program. He manages Alumni and Peer initiatives for all state Treatment Court programs, as well as Medicaid leveraging for treatment providers serving Treatment Court programs. He is a Certified Peer Support Worker, a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor serving Treatment Court programs for the past 15 years, Chair of the National Treatment Court Alumni Association, AllRise faculty trainer, and a SAMHSA Subject Matter Expert. Since graduating from the First Judicial District Drug Court Program in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Carlos has served as a Mentor, Peer Support volunteer, and Alumni leader for 24 years. As a licensed counselor for the past 15 years, he serves the court treatment programs exclusively. As an AllRise faculty trainer, he develops and delivers training and support to programs around the nation on how to develop, sustain, and empower Alumni groups to support the programs they graduated from. As a person in long-term recovery for 24 years, Carlos hopes to help others find peace and relief from substance use or misuse, and a future of happiness, as he passionately believes in what he does. “I am truly blessed to have the opportunities that have been given to me, and I do not take life lightly. I work hard, play hard, and do my best to keep healthy and strong. I believe life should be shared, not just lived, and we all should be proud of who and what we are no matter how that may look.”

Casey T. Taft, Ph.D., is a staff psychologist at the National Center for PTSD in the VA Boston Healthcare System and professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine. He received the 2009 Linda Saltzman Memorial Intimate Partner Violence Researcher Award from the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma. Dr. Taft has served as principal investigator on funded grants focusing on understanding and preventing partner violence through the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Defense, the Blue Shield Foundation of California, the Bob Woodruff Foundation, and the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. He was the primary developer of the Strength at Home program to prevent intimate partner violence, with current grants to implement the program within the VA and in military settings, as well as a pilot grant to adapt and evaluate the program for civilians. Dr. Taft is on the editorial boards of five journals and has published over 110 peer-reviewed academic articles and a book on trauma-informed intervention in partner violence published by the American Psychological Association.

Cathryn graduated from Arizona State University College of Law in 2003 and worked in the Law Office of the Maricopa County Public Defender from 2003 through 2020. In Maricopa, Cathryn was a trial attorney, criminal mental health attorney, and then in leadership positions. Now in Pinal County Cathryn is a Deputy County Manager and Director of Public Defense Services.

Christy Weaver, BA in Family Studies and MBA, is the Justice System Liaison for Banner University Health Plans (BUHP). Christy previously worked with at risk families and DCS for 12 yrs and then transitioned to working with the SMI population as a rehabilitation specialist at La Frontera-EMPACT. In addition to Banner, Christy has also worked at different health plans doing similar work assisting incarcerated members with both medical and behavioral health issues. Christy continues helping members engage/re-engage with services once released into the community.

DAVID C. TIERNEY is a litigator practicing primarily in Commercial Construction Law, as well as a mediator / arbitrator. He has been a partner in the Phoenix firm of Sacks Tierney P.A. since 1974. Mr. Tierney received his B.A. degree from Brandeis University and his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School in 1965. In March 2016, he was Man of the Year in Phoenix (Valley Leadership). For the last decade, he has been mediating disputes and arbitrating (AAA Complex Case and Construction Case panels).