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The North Carolina Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will bring together its members in Raleigh on May 26.

Co-chairs Leslie Cooley Dismukes, secretary of the Department of Adult Correction, and Siarra Scott, director of the NC Office of Violence Prevention, will lead the meeting, which will be held in-person at the offices of the Governor’s Crime Commission and also streamed online.

The meeting is open to the public and to media. In-person attendees must sign in at the registration desk before entering the conference room.

10:00am
Welcome
Michelle Guarino, Director of Program Development, Gang Free NC, North Carolina Gang Investigators Association

10:10am
Michelle Guarino
Torie Keeton, Legislative Liaison, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
Venecia Outlaw, General Instructor, Policy Development Analyst II, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction

10:25am
Michelle Guarino

10:45am
Michelle Guarino / Fran Cook-Mahood, Community Relations Manager, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

11:45am
Michelle Guarino

1330 – 1335
Welcome and Opening Remarks: Chair Steven Holmes (Assistant Director, NC State Bureau of Investigations)

1335-1345
Review of Purpose of the Subcommittee: Chair Holmes

1345-1415
Validation Overview: Jenni Holste (Criminal Justice Specialist Investigator, NC Department of Adult Correction Special Operations and Intelligence Unit), Lt. Tyler Walley (Winston-Salem Police Department), Detective Ronald Beasley (Harnett Co Sheriff’s Office), Department of Juvenile Justice

Each April, the NC Department of Public Safety joins partners in raising awareness of crime victims’ rights and highlighting the network of victim resources and service providers available across our state. From April 19-26, the North Carolina State Capitol will be illuminated in purple, a symbol of solidarity with survivors. North Carolinians are encouraged to wear purple and share messages to help build awareness statewide.

The Enforcement: Intelligence & Interagency Coordination Work Group of the Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will meet on Tuesday, April 28th at 1:30pm. 

1:30pm
Welcome and Check-In 
Speakers:
Steven Holmes, Assistant Director, State Bureau of Investigations

1:35pm
Brief Review of Main Task Force Meeting held on March 24, 2026
Speakers:
Steven Holmes
Tracy Springer, Correctional Planner, Department of Adult Correction
Jenni Holste, Criminal Justice Specialist Investigator, Department of Adult Correction

The Intervention Work Group of the Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will meet Wednesday, April 29th at 10:00am. 

10:00am
Welcome
Review of work thus far
Michelle Guarino, MSW, LCSW, Director of Program Development, Gang Free NC, North Carolina Gang Investigators Association

10:30am
Develop Six Month Plan
Discussion and Planning
Michelle Guarino

11:50am
Wrap-Up 
Michelle Guarino

12:00pm
Adjourn

The Prevention Work Group of the Gang Prevention and Intervention Task Force will meet on Tuesday, April 14th at 9:30am.

9:30am
Welcome
Kevin Blackburn, Executive Director of Kids Making It

9:35am
Recommendations Phase Discussion
Kevin Blackburn, Executive Director of Kids Making It

9:55am 
Six-Month Plan
Kevin Blackburn, Executive Director of Kids Making It

10:55am
Wrap-Up
Kevin Blackburn, Executive Director of Kids Making It

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