Juvenile Justice Reform Commission
Information about the New Hampshire Juvenile Justice Reform Commission and its meetings
The New Hampshire Juvenile Justice Reform Commission serves as the voice of juvenile justice in New Hampshire through their work to enrich juvenile delinquency prevention efforts.
The commission is a state advisory group established by Governor Sununu through executive order 2021-11 and in compliance with the Juvenile Justice Prevention Act of 1974 as amended by the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018.
The group also serves as the Council for Interstate Compact on Juveniles (ICJ) in New Hampshire.
The Commission meets every other month on the second Monday. See Upcoming Meetings list for the next meeting date and time.
Current Members of the Juvenile Justice Reform Commission
- Dr. Samantha Morin, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (Chair)
- Mark Rolon, Birth Parent Advisor, Division of Children Youth and Families (Vice Chair)
- Cody Belanger, Epping Budget Committee Member
- Marie Noonan, Director, Division for Children, Youth and Families
- Susan Ashley, Deputy Administrative Judge of the Circuit Court
- Steve Ranfos, Juvenile Prosecutor, Manchester Police Department
- Michael Geha, Detective, Salem Police Department
- Patricia Tilley, Associate Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
- Jorge Santana, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker
- Eddie Edwards, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Safety
- Pamela Jones, Managing Attorney NH Public Defenders Office
- H.D., Youth Member
- D.V Youth Member
- Lyndsay Porreca, Assistant Director, Valley Court Diversion
- Joy Barrett, Chief Executive Officer Child Advocacy Center
- Dominique Breault, Juvenile Probation Parole Officer
- Julia Spooner, Youth Participant
- Lara Gruner-Orf, Clinical Director MPA - NH Community Based
- Renee Touhey-Childress, Executive Director- Dover Children's Home
- Julie Louissaint, Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children
- Greg Parthum, School Resource Officer, Lebanon Police Department
- S.M., Youth Member
- J.S., Youth Member
About the Subcommittees
The NH JJ Reform Commission has subcommittees that focus efforts on specific areas of juvenile justice prevention, which include:
- Ethnic and Racial Disparities
- Executive
- Legislative
- Youth Systems Improvement
- Youth Group
The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) overseeing juvenile justice state advisory groups and their diligence to the core requirements:
- Deinstitutionalization of status offenders
- Separation of youth form adults
- Jail removal
- Disproportionate minority contact
Youth Justice Forums
Youth Justice Forums
The Ethnic and Racial Disparities Subcommittee is hosting youth justice forums with the goal of fostering collaboration between the Juvenile Justice stakeholders and intersecting agencies within New Hampshire who are working on common goals.