Tom joined JMI in May 2015 as Program Director after more than twenty years in the criminal justice system at the county level. Tom recently served as Criminal Justice Director in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina where he addressed key criminal justice issues and was involved in impactful initiatives. Tom collaborated with the BJA on Justice Reinvestment, a nationwide project to reduce criminal justice system costs while increasing public safety. He also created and oversaw Mecklenburg County Criminal Justice Services, consisting of pretrial services, treatment courts, forensic evaluation, re-entry services, and criminal justice planning. Before becoming Criminal Justice Director, Tom focused on jail diversion programs as Jail and Justice Director for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office. While in this role, Tom formed the Criminal Justice Advisory Group and assisted in the development of Crisis Intervention Training. Before moving to North Carolina, Tom was the Deputy Director at the Institute for Law and Policy Planning in Berkeley, California, where he analyzed and provided recommendations to criminal justice systems across the country. In addition, he served as Criminal Justice Coordinator for Summit and Lake Counties in Ohio. Tom holds a Master of Arts from the University of Akron and a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio State University.