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She is a licensed clinical social worker and began her journey in November 2021, under the Clinical Wellness Team, as the full time TAY mental health therapist at the Magnolia House location. Joahanna “Jo” is excited to be a part of the ARC family. TAY Mental Health Therapist Joahanna Terrones It is their stories, along with my own experience within the system, that inspires me to help seek justice and equity for all people who are impacted by the system. What inspires you?: I’m inspired by the many men, women, and nonconforming people who I’ve met that have been impacted by the justice system. She recently completed her Master of Public Policy program at the University of California, Irvine with a special focus on health equity and justice. in nutrition with a double minor in business administration and marketing from California State University, Sacramento. Heile has worked closely with civic organizations and state departments to assist returning citizens experiencing food insecurity and works to improve the current food environment within carceral spaces. Her service as a rations clerk and wild land firefighter within the fire camp system motivated her to advocate for nutrition reform and nutrition assistance upon reentry. Her background in nutrition, policy, and her lived experience within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation motivates her work to improve the conditions of jails and prisons for those subjected to them.

Heile Gantan is a Policy Advocacy Fellow with ARC. What Inspires You: “I am inspired by the people who have dedicated their lives to reform the criminal legal system” Prior to his roles at The Just Trust and CZI, Aly spent twenty years working in the utility industry, including twelve years as the founder and CEO of a Bay Area geotechnical company, where he managed and completed large and complex utility analytics for government and private entities.

from achieving their full potential, including access to quality jobs and housing. Chamber of Commerce-about the systemic barriers that keep the 70-100 million people with criminal records in the U.S. Tamboura has spoken extensively-including to leaders of the U.S. Aly has also supported efforts to build national and state-based coalitions that are challenging the harsh laws that contribute to mass incarceration, working to pass critical legislation, and giving those who are closest to the problems associated with mass incarceration the agency to reimagine and fundamentally reshape our criminal legal system. Much of Aly’s career has been dedicated to partnering with a rapidly growing national coalition of formerly incarcerated leaders that are expanding and accelerating the reform movement. Having spent over a decade of his life incarcerated, Aly brings both firsthand experience with the criminal justice system and his strong technical skills to help advance critical reforms in the space. After law school, Bikila was a fellow at a labor-side law firm where he specialized in issues of workplace racial discrimination and sexual harassment and prior to joining ARC he was a researcher at two organizations.ĭirector of Strategic Partnerships Aly Tambouraīefore joining ARC, Aly was previously a Criminal Justice Reform Program Manager at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), where he partnered with organizations and leaders at the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement. While in law school, Bikila served as a senior editor of the Journal of Law and Social Change, and interned at the ACLU of Southern California, a public interest law firm, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. After completing his graduate studies, Bikila enrolled in and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He also served as a research associate at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School. Mellon Foundation, Bikila’s research focused on the re-entry processes of formerly incarcerated juveniles housed in half-way houses in Boston and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

With the support of fellowships from Harvard University, the Ford Foundation and the Andrew W. He holds a Ph.D in Sociology and Social Policy from Harvard University. Bikila Ochoa grew up in The Bronx in New York City.
