Meet our team
Arnold Ventures is a group of more than 100 passionate people from all walks of life who feel a deep urgency to help people in need. Laura and John established the Laura and John Arnold Foundation in 2010 with a straightforward mission: to improve lives through evidence-based solutions. As co-founders, Laura and John actively engage in the organization’s overall direction and daily execution. Laura is an attorney and a former oil company executive. John is an investor. They have three children and reside in Houston, Texas.
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Joanna Abaroa-Ellison
Criminal Justice Policy Manager
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Emily Baldwin
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
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Crystal Banks
Executive Assistant
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Virginia Bersch
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
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Destiny Carter
Advocacy Manager, Criminal Justice
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Alyson Clements
Director of Advocacy, Criminal Justice (she/her)
Tyrell Connor
Criminal Justice Research Manager
Jennifer Doleac
Executive Vice President of Criminal Justice
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Julia Durnan
Criminal Justice Policy Manager (she/her)
Samantha Goldstein
Criminal Justice Research Analyst
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Thomas Hanna
Public Affairs and Communications Manager, Criminal Justice (he/him)
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Lauren Hardy
Grants Manager
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Joshua Jackson
Criminal Justice Research Manager
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Juliene James
Vice President of Criminal Justice Policy (she/her)
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Nadege Joseph
Office Manager and Executive Assistant
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Marc Krupanski
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
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Randall McNeil
Criminal Justice Policy Analyst
Meredith Peebles
Director of Criminal Justice - Chief of Staff
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Kevin Ring
Vice President of Criminal Justice Advocacy
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Golnar Teimouri
Criminal Justice Research Manager (she/her)
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Jasmine Tran
Criminal Justice Policy Manager (she/her)
Danielle Vildostegui
Legal Counsel (she/her)
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Carson Whitelemons
Director of Criminal Justice Policy
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Dina Xie
Criminal Justice Policy Manager