Mission Statement

The mission of Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence is to assist prosecutors with creating a fair and equitable criminal justice system, enhancing community trust, and implementing the initiatives of a modern prosecutor office. Prosecutors have an ethical duty to protect public safety as well as the rights of the accused, and must keep abreast of the rapid changes and the flow of recommendations impacting their work. PCE is dedicated to assisting prosecutors with these challenges.

How We Can Help

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Office Assessment & Consulting
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Independent Case Review
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Presentations & Training
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Prosecutor Issues & Resources
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Who We Are

This website and the work of PCE is dedicated to Robert M. Morgenthau, the District Attorney of New York County from 1975 to 2009. His integrity, decency, intelligence and courage set the standard for what a prosecutor should be.

Robert M. Morgenthau Picture
Photographer: Ted Thai/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images
DA Robert M. Morgenthau with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Fred Robert Kris photo
From left: Fred Watts, Robert Morgenthau, Kristine Hamann

PCE Directors

Katharine Cobb
Vice President for Administration and Finance at Baruch College, CUNY
Kristine Hamann
Founder and Executive Director
Denise O’Donnell
Senior Fellow- Litmus, Marron Institute, New York, NY
Alan Sankin
Tax Counsel and Treasurer, Lawyers For One America
Frederick Watts
In Memoriam: 11/28/1957 - 12/23/2021

Meet the PCE Staff

Lynzie Adams
Coordinator of Articles of Interest
Marissa D'Amore
Executive Assistant/Creative Designer
Sarah Solano Geisler
Resource/Technology Specialist and Writer
Kristine Hamann
Founder and Executive Director
Amanda Hester
Project Director
Antonia Merzon
Senior Attorney
Sophia Roach
Senior Attorney
Stephanie Tornga
Communications Specialist
Katie Vogel
Project and Research Associate

Meet the Team of Experts

Charlotte Bismuth
Kathleen Corrado
Leroy Frazer
Kristine Hamann
Founder and Executive Director
Mark Larson
Belén Lowery-Kinberg
Alissa Marque Heydari
Antonia Merzon
Senior Attorney
Patricia Riley
Sophia Roach
Senior Attorney
Bonnie Sard
Rachel Smith
Stephanie Tornga
Communications Specialist