Dane County  
Minutes - Final Unless Amended by  
Committee  
Community Justice Council - Racial Disparities Subcommittee  
Consider:  
Who benefits? Who is burdened?  
Who does not have a voice at the table?  
How can policymakers mitigate unintended consequences?  
Tuesday, October 28, 2025  
12:15 PM  
Hybrid Meeting: Attend in person at 210 Martin Luther  
King Jr. Blvd. Madison, WI. 53703 - City County Building  
Room 351  
A. Call To Order  
Excused: Andre Johnson, Diana Nachtigal,  
Present: Signe Mbainai  
Staff: Colleen Clark Bernhardt, Shar-Ron Buie, Tamarine Cornelius, Jael Currie,  
Chee Yang.  
6 -  
Present  
ISMAEL OZANNE, JONATHAN TRIGGS, FABIOLA HAMDAN, PETER  
MIDDLETON, APRIL KIGEYA, and EDJRON PEARSON  
2 - WESLEY SPARKMAN, and SARAH KRAHN  
Excused  
B. Consideration of Minutes  
Moved by Middleton, seconded by Pearson. Minutes approved unanimously.  
Kigeya.  
MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 12, 2025 - COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNCIL  
RACIAL DISPARITIES SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING.  
Attachments:  
C. Action Items  
D. Presentations  
None  
Community Restorative Court: Updates  
Presented by Stephanie Marino, Teresa Tellez-Giron, and Donnetta Foxx  
Community Restorative Court:  
Discussed the importance of bi-lingual peacemakers and the impact of  
face-to-face communication amongst clients on the Community Restorative Court.  
CJC RD COMMUNITY COURT PRESENTATION  
Presented by Jael Currie, Office of Justice Reform.  
Community Court Coordinator Currie discussed types of community courts and  
the focus of the Dane County Community Court.  
COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN  
Presented by Colleen Clark-Bernhardt, Office of Justice Reform.  
Director Clark-Bernhardt discussed the status of Community Justice Council  
Strategic Plan.  
E. Reports to Committee  
None  
F. Future Meeting Items and Dates  
The next meeting will be on December 9th, 2025 at 12:15 pm in a hybrid format  
G. Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda  
H. Such Other Business as Allowed by Law  
I. Adjourn  
The next meeting will be on December 9th, 2025 at 12:15 pm in a hybrid format  
Minutes respectfully submitted by Shar-Ron Buie of the Office of Justice reform.