The IIRP Board of Trustees are holders of the organizational trust and mission. Our trustees bring many different perspectives and experiences in fields such as law, higher education, faith, public education, private foundations, government relations, management and child welfare, which mirror the numerous arenas where restorative practices are being implemented.

Acting Chair

Executive Director, Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, South Hero, Vermont

Dennis P. DePaul  is the Executive Director for Vermont’s Camp Ta-Kum-Ta, a year-round camping...

Acting Vice Chair

Ret. Magistrate Judge, Idaho 5th Judicial District, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA

Judge Mark A. Ingram served as a Magistrate Judge in the State of Idaho for twenty-one...

Secretary

Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Patience Whitworth serves as Associate...

Treasurer

Private Wealth Advisor, NBT Investment Services, Vermont, USA

Sean P. Grattan serves as a Private Wealth Advisor at NBT Investment Services in Vermont. For nearly two...

Trustee

Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Saint Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri; Visiting Professor of Law, University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia...

Trustee

Ret. Public Safety Chief in Longmont, Colorado, USA

Mike Butler is a retired Public Safety Chief in Longmont, Colorado, where he served for 26 years. He reinvented public...

President

President, IIRP, Pennsylvania, USA

Dr. Linda J. Kligman is intrigued by the study and implementation of relational approaches to creating more inclusive and participatory...

Trustee

Principal Social Worker, LCCS, Singapore

Seow Ling Kek is a social work practitioner with Lutheran Community Care Services (LCCS) in Singapore. She believes that...

Trustee

Founder, Dialogues Collective, Oaxaca, Mexico

Héctor Alejandro Valle López, Ph.D. is a narrative psychotherapist, mediator, and restorative justice facilitator. He is...

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Ret. Director of Human Rights for the Northwest Territories, Canada

Deborah McLeod, Ph.D., worked for many years in the area of equality and human rights and recently retired...

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Founder and CEO, Akoben LLC, Delaware, USA

Abdul-Malik Muhammad, Ed.D., has been serving both youth and adults as an educator, transformational leader, entrepreneur, and...

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Director of ADR and Restorative Practices, Center for Creative Conflict Resolution, New York City, New York, USA 

Sethu Laxmi Nair is a mediator, facilitator...

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Chief Corporate Services Officer, Ability Options Limited, Australia

Mark Twomey, MPA, has worked in a wide range of roles in a number of industries and organizations over...

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Certified Community Mediator, Restorative Justice Trainer, and Board President, Community Justice Alternatives of Durham Region, Canada

Stephen Young is a certified community...

Founder, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA

Before the IIRP, Ted Wachtel cofounded its model programs, Community Service Foundation and Buxmont Academy, which have served at-risk youth...

Honorary Trustee

Professor, Law Program, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University

Dr. John Braithwaite is a renowned criminologist and leader in the...