Leadership

Project Team

Michelle Cern, MPA
Principal Court Management Consultant
National Center for State Courts
303-308-4337

Tara L. Kunkel, MSW
Executive Director
Rulo Strategies LLC
804-914-2797

Advisory Council

Chief Judge
Redding, California

Associate Circuit Judge
Stone County, Missouri

RJC Ex-Officio Member
National Drug Court Institute

CASA Program Director
Coos & Curry Counties, Oregon

Legal Director
Columbia, South Carolina

Sheriff
Renville County, Minnesota

Director of Behavioral Health
Kinston, North Carolina

Health Director
Granville and Vance Counties, North Carolina

Former Deputy Chief Probation Officer
Flagstaff, Arizona

County Attorney
Cook County, Minnesota

District Judge
Mason County, Texas

Judge
Billings, Montana

Chief Public Defender
Alpine, Texas

Chief District Court Judge
Portales, New Mexico

Commissioner
Mercer County, West Virginia

Judge
Vigo County, Indiana

Judge
Lansing, Michigan

Judge
Cheshire County, New Hampshire

Judge
Lake County, Colorado

Judge
Jefferson, Tennessee

Chief of Police
Cheswold, Delaware