Topics Related to Public Meeting

July 22, 2026, 10am - 12pm
Agenda

10:00am-10:15am - Welcome / Recommendation Timeline
Michelle Guarino, Director of Program Development, Gang Free NC, North Carolina Gang Investigators Association

July 21, 2026, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Agenda

1:30 - 1:40pm  Welcome and Introduction 
Speakers: Chair Steven Holmes – Assistant Director, State Bureau of Investigation

1:40 – 2:00pm Wrap up Data Collection and Sharing Discussion
Speakers: E:IIC Subcommittee Members

2:00 – 2:50pm Communication & Coordination Discussion
Speakers: E:IIC Subcommittee Members

2:50 – 3:20pm Recommendations
Speakers: E:IIC Subcommittee Members

July 14, 2026, 9:30am - 11:30am
Agenda

9:30am – Overview of Next Few Months 
Kevin Blackburn, Executive Director, Kids Making It

9:40am – Recommendation Development
Kevin Blackburn

11:10am – Discussion
Kevin Blackburn

11:30am - Adjourn

July 9, 2026, 1pm - 3pm
What:

Meeting of the Governor's Crime Commission's Children's Justice Act Task Force.

Purpose:

The Children's Justice Act Task Force provides guidance to support the commission's administration of federal CJA grant funding. 

Location:

The meeting will be virtual via Webex.

CJA Taskforce Meeting - Thursday, July 9 at 1 pm
Hosted by Grace Clougherty

June 23, 2026, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Agenda

1:30-1:40pm - Welcome and Introduction 
Chair Steven Holmes – State Bureau of Investigation

1:40 – 2:10pm - Data Collection and Sharing Presentation

June 16, 2026, 10am - 12pm
Agenda

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

June 9, 2026, 9:30am - 11:30am
Agenda

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
 

May 20, 2026, 1pm - 3pm
What:

May 20, 2026, 10am - 12pm
Agenda

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

May 19, 2026, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Agenda

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