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Class of 2010
Director of Family Court Services, Glen County, California
Supervisor, Butte County, California
Tami Ritter was an administrator working in offender treatment services and felt a disconnect between the way the program was run and the people it served. “Everything was being done to them, and it was obvious they felt like the victims,” explains Tami. She realized that this prevented from them taking accountability for their actions.
Class of 2014
High School English & Leadership Teacher
Maple Shade, New Jersey
After earning a master’s in Educational Leadership and passing the administration PRAXIS, Jessica Zimmerman’s goal was to become a school administrator. “However, I knew that I needed something to set me apart from other potential administrators,” she says. “Restorative practices was the way for me to improve my leadership skills while also creating an inclusive classroom community.”
Dr. John Braithwaite is a renowned criminologist and leader in the restorative justice movement. He has been the recipient of many honors, including the 2006 Stockholm Prize in Criminology and has authored several influential books, including Crime, Shame and Reintegration (1989) and Restorative Justice and Responsive Regulation (2002). John's research on war, crime, and regulation is featured at johnbraithwaite.com.
Honorary Trustee since 2008
Before the IIRP, Ted Wachtel cofounded its model programs, Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy, which have served at-risk youth since 1977. He also founded Real Justice, SaferSanerSchools (now called Whole-School Change), Family Power, and Good Company. Ted has authored numerous books and articles and been a guest speaker at conferences worldwide. He is also the founder of Building a New Reality, a nonpartisan evidence-based learning community exploring new models for bringing democracy to everyday life. Ted's latest paper is titled Expanding Restorative.
Restorative Works Year in Review 2024 (PDF)
All our donors are acknowledged annually in Restorative Works.
