Racial Justice Townhall- Part V: A Race Equity Conversation

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Mark Dyea is the Tribal Grants Manager for the American Probation and Parole Association, where he collaborates with Tribes to secure training and technical assistance in program planning, implementation, and enhancement. He is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna Tribe and a Disabled Veteran. He has 17 years of Community Supervision and Treatment Court experience. Mr. Dyea worked for the Pueblo of Laguna’s Probation & Parole Services for over ten years (2004-2015) as a Probation Officer, Wellness Court Coordinator, and Program Manager. During his time with Laguna’s Probation & Parole Services Mr. Dyea co-founded the Pueblo’s Community Wellness Court and served as its Co-Coordinator from 2007 to 2014. Mr. Dyea has also worked as a Case Manager for the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Specialty Courts and Coordinator for the Pueblo of San Felipe Healing to Wellness Court. He served as a Sr. Consultant for the NADCP Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Planning Initiative and as faculty for TLPI. As a consultant Mark has worked with numerous jurisdictions across the country to develop and enhance Treatment Courts

Marcus Hodges is the Associate Director for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) in Washington DC. Mr. Hodges has 29 years of community corrections experience across several important positions. He is the Vice President of the American Probation and Parole Association Board of Directors. He was the President of NAPE from 2014-2018. He also assists in facilitating the APPA Leadership Academy and provides guidance as a co-chair on APPA’s Diversity Committee. In 2018, he received the Middle Correctional States Association Award for Innovation in Community Corrections. In 2020 he was awarded Probation Executive of the Year from NAPE/Sam Houston State University.

DeAnna Hoskins has been at the helm of JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) as the President and CEO since 2018. Prior to taking the helm at JLUSA, Ms. Hoskins was at the Department of Justice where she joined under the Obama Administration. There, she served as a Senior Policy Advisor (Corrections/Reentry) providing national leadership on criminal justice policy, training, and technical assistance and information on best and promising practices. She oversaw the Second Chance Act portfolio and managed cooperative agreements between federal agencies. A nationally recognized leader and dynamic public speaker, Ms. Hoskins has been committed to the movement for racial and social justice, working alongside those most impacted by marginalization for over two decades. She is inspired to make the world more just with communities across the country, and for her three children – two that have experienced the criminal justice system. Ms. Hoskins holds a master's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Social Work from the College of Mount St. Joseph. She is a Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor, a certified Workforce Development Specialist trainer for formerly incarcerated people, a Peer Recovery Coach, and is trained as a Community Health Worker.

David LaBahn is President/CEO of the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA), a national association working alongside prosecutors in the exchange of information and ideas on emerging issues in the administration of justice. He brings 35 years of criminal justice experience to the position having been a trial prosecutor, supervising attorney, state prosecutor, association executive, and now at the national level working on both policy and practice. Prior to forming APA in 2009, Mr. LaBahn was the Director of the American Prosecutors Research Institute (APRI) and the Director of Research and Development for the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA). Appointed to the position of Executive Director of the California District Attorneys Association (CDAA) in 2003, he served as the primary policy strategist and spokesperson. Mr. LaBahn began his legal career in 1987 as a Deputy District Attorney in Orange and Humboldt counties in California, where he received numerous awards including national recognition for his work with crime victims and efforts toward the reduction of gang violence.