CCAS INFORMATION HUB COMMUNITY - Key Persons


Brianna Cunniff

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate Intern
Brianna Cunniff is a research associate intern focused on juvenile justice at the American Institutes for Research (AIR) who works on the Center for Coordinated Assistance to the States (CCAS) team. Brianna has experience working in an elementary school in her home state of Colorado, where she completed a service year with AmeriCorps. During her time there she worked with underprivileged and youth who are at risk and facilitated interventions in behavior, math, and attendance while fostering students' social-emotional learning and advocating for student needs.

Cassy Blakely

Job Titles:
  • CCAS Project Director

Colton Currah

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate

Deborah Grant

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager

Jake Sokolsky

Job Titles:
  • Research Assistant

Katherine Gross

Katherine Gross, MPaff, is a research associate with the American Institutes of Research (AIR) in the Youth, Family, and Community Development program area. Ms. Gross' interest in juvenile justice stems from her experiences and observations as an early literacy instructor in the Baltimore City Public Schools; the prevalence of harmful exclusionary discipline and the near-absence of trauma-informed care led her to pursue a course of graduate policy studies, concentrating on the intersections of education and juvenile justice.

Kathleen Edmunds Cyr

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Manolya Tanyu

Job Titles:
  • Evaluation and Data Lead

Mark Ferrante

Job Titles:
  • Certificate Program Coordinator

Roger Jarjoura

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor

Simon Gonsoulin

Job Titles:
  • Senior Advisor