Breaking the prison pipeline,

one step at a time.

People

Meet the men and women who make our mission possible. Our staff and directors are led by professionals in the legal and criminal justice system who have seen the problem of the prison cycle firsthand, and are dedicated to breaking it.

a grungy tan background

Staff

David C. Phillips

Executive Director

Amy Ellison

Executive Administrative Assistant 

Lindy Myers, M.S., CCM, BHCM II

Deputy Director

Nicholas Bushta

Director of Transportation/Actor

Mark Wallace

House Manager

Addison Zabienski

House Manager

a grungy white background

Board Executive Committee

Walter Evans

President

Chief of Police, University of Oklahoma (Tulsa)

Pierre Robertson

Vice President

Attorney, Tulsa County Public Defenders Office

Carol Messer

Secretary

Provost (retired), Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus

Clark Williams

Treasurer

Attorney

David C. Phillips

Executive Director (Ex Officio)

Board of Directors

Brian Cagle

Owner/Operator, We Go 2 U Mechanics

Nancy Collins

Development Chair

Development Officer (retired), 1st Step Male Diversion Program

Jordan Dalgleish

Attorney, Murphy Francy PLLC

Jerry Dillon

CEO, Dillon International (Adoptions) and Dillon Funeral Services

Daniel Duffy

Clinical Director

Internist (retired); Principal Investigator, Agency for Healthcare Research

Laura Garrison

Family Defense Coordinator, Legal Aid of Oklahoma

Keith Hall

Assistant Administrator, Phoenix Rising Alternative School

William C. Kellough

Co-Founder & Advisor

Tulsa County District Judge (retired)

D’Marria Monday

CEO, Block Builderz; Northeast Oklahoma Field Organizer, Together Oklahoma

Dillon Price

1st Step Graduate, CNC Machinist

Martha Rupp-Carter

Chief Judge, Juvenile Division (retired), Tulsa County District Court

John Waldron

Oklahoma State Representative House District 77