George Barganier is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Studies and Affiliate Faculty in the Graduate College of Education where he specializes in decolonial theory and the Black Radical Tradition. He received his PhD at the University of California, Berkeley where he subsequently held a University of California President's Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Ethnic Studies. Dr.

Elizabeth Brown, Ph.D.  is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University and Department Chair. She holds a doctorate in Geography with a certificate in Law and Society Studies and a Master's degree in Cultural Studies. Her research examines the intersections between urban neighborhoods and crime control policies and explores how depictions of crime and disorder influence juvenile justice policy, the experiences of urban youth, and the history and persistence of poverty and white supremacy in the US.

Rod Affonso began his career with the City of Hayward in 1995 as a Laborer at the Waste Water Treatment Plant. After a year, Rod transferred to Streets Maintenance where he has worked ever since. In 2010, Rod was promoted to the Senior Maintenance Leader in the Traffic Program where he was involved in many Public Works projects and played a big role in the completion of signing and striping of the Route 238 Project. Rod became the Streets Maintenance Manager in September 2015.

Dr. Kerby Lynch (she/her) is a critical Black studies scholar of human geography, political economy, and intellectual history. She holds a BA in African American Studies with a concentration in Gender and Sexuality and most recently completed her Ph.D. in Geography, both from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Lynch currently serves as the Director of Research and Facilitationfor Ceres Policy Research and conducts social science research on community reinvestment, racial equity analysis, and reparations policy implementation. Dr.

Ms. Aisha Canfield (she/her) has been a community researcher and facilitator for the past twelve years. Her research largely focuses on the disproportionate detention of LGBT/GNC youth, identifying systemic points of disparity, such as contact with child welfare. In addition to her research, Canfield trains juvenile probation departments across the country to implement data collection systems. She also evaluates community-based providers serving system-involved youth.

Back to the Russell City Reparative Justice Project Steering Committee ⇒

Hello my name is Antoinette Wynn I also go by Toni, I'm in this steering committee group to speak on behalf of my grandparents Charles and Isabel Sanders who brought land in order to build in Russell City but was not able to because of what happened in 1963.