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

10:10am - 11:00am
Guest Speaker
Dr. Janet Clarke-McLean, Psychologist, Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

11:00am - 11:10am
Discussion regarding sub-groups / Q&A
Michelle Guarino

9:30am - Vision and Expectations for Prevention Work Group
Siarra Scott, Director, Office of Violence Prevention, Department of Public Safety
Leslie Cooley Dismukes, Secretary, Department of Adult Correction

9:40am - Recap of Last Meeting
Kevin Blackburn, Executive Director, Kids Making It

9:55am - Recommendation Development
Kevin Blackburn

11:15am - Discussion
Kevin Blackburn

11:30am - Adjourn
 

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

The NC Office of Violence Prevention is hosting gatherings in each region of North Carolina to convene professionals who are addressing community violence. This gathering is designed to strengthen regional collaboration, build relationships among partners, and offer technical assistance where needed.

The NC Office of Violence Prevention is hosting gatherings in each region of North Carolina to convene professionals who are addressing community violence. This gathering is designed to strengthen regional collaboration, build relationships among partners, and offer technical assistance where needed.

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