National Best Practices Committee IS Creating a Vision for the Prosecutor Office of the Future
Prosecutors’ Center for Excellence’s National Best Practices Committee (NBP) brings prosecutors together to share ideas, discuss challenges, and develop guidance on today’s prosecution best practices.
The NBP members are experienced prosecutors from large and small offices in 31 states. The committee meets on a regular basis to collaborate on creating a vision for the prosecutor office of the future.
Biennial National Prosecution Best Practices Conference
Co-Hosted By The NBP Committee 2 Conferences In A Row
2026 National Prosecution Best Practices Conference – Reimagining the Role of the Prosecutor: Balancing Safety, Prevention, and Public Trust
Date: October 22 and 23, 2026
Location: Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
Hosts: Salt Lake County DA Office, PCE and PCE NBP
Members of the NBP at the 2024 National Prosecution BP Conference.
PCE NBP co-hosted the 2024 National Prosecution Best Practices Conference – The Prosecutor Office of the Future: Practice and Policy alongside the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office and PCE on October 7-8, 2024.
To learn more about this successful event, visit the conference website.
NBP Publications and Videos
Mission Statement
The mission of the NBP is to improve the criminal justice system by providing support, guidance, and considerations for prosecutors. The NBP addresses the challenging issues impacting victims, witnesses, the accused, and the community. The guiding principles for NBP’s work are a commitment to justice, integrity, ethics, fairness, and equity for all.
PCE NBP is sponsored by the Karpel Foundation
Committee Members
Allison Abessinio – Deputy Attorney General, Head of the Misdemeanor Trial/Community Engagement Unit – Delaware Department of Justice, DE
Wendy Alexander – Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney – City of Virginia Beach Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney, VA
David Angel – Assistant District Attorney – Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, CA
Amanda Arnall Couch – Prosecution Coordinator, UVED Program – District Attorneys Council, OK
Kimberly Baird – Commonwealth’s Attorney – Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney for Fayette County, KY
Brad Berry – Former District Attorney – Yamhill County District Attorney’s office, OR
Alexandra Brady – Chief Deputy District Attorney – 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office, CO
Cheri Bruinsma – Executive Director – Michigan Prosecuting Attorneys Coordinating Council, MI
Kelly Callihan – Counsel for Policy & External Relations – Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, PA
Kerry Chicon – Executive ADA – Bronx District Attorney’s Office, NY
Nell Christensen – Chief Deputy District Attorney – Clark County District Attorney’s Office, NV
Dan Clark – Chief Deputy Mainstream Criminal Division – King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, WA
Stephen Crump – Executive Director – Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, TN
Kendra Culpepper – District Attorney – Rockwall County Criminal District Attorney’s Office, TX
Chris de Barrena-Sarobe – District Attorney – Chester County District Attorney’s Office, PA
Arielle Demby Berger – Assistant State Attorney – 17th Judicial Circuit, Office of the State Attorney, FL
Mark A. Dupree, Sr. – District Attorney – Wyandotte County District Attorney’s Office, 29th Judicial District of Kansas
Linda Ford – Deputy Director of Legal Training – New York County District Attorney’s Office, NY
Christian Gardner-Wood – Chief Deputy District Attorney, Community Protection and Diversion – Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, CO
Brad Gessner – Chief Counsel – Summit County Prosecutor’s Office, OH
Rebecca Gibson – Co-Chief of Training, Family Court Division – New York City Law Dept., NY
Larry Glasser – Assistant District Attorney – Bronx District Attorney’s Office, NY
Joseph Grubb – Director of Training and Trial Advocacy Deputy Attorney General, Homicide Unit – Department of Justice, DE
Kristine Hamann – PCE Founder and Executive Director
Joy Hammond – Assistant District Attorney – Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office, WI
Jennifer M. Joyce – Principal – Vera Causa Group, LLC
Jason Kalish – PCE Senior Attorney
Lila Kirton – Former Executive Assistant District Attorney – Westchester District Attorney’s Office, NY
Pak Kouch – Assistant Head Deputy of the Family Violence Division – Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, CA
Rebecca Like – Prosecuting Attorney – Office of the Prosecuting Attorney Lihue, HI
Tyler Mann – Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs – DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, GA
Alissa Marque Heydari – Director, Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy
Andrew Martin – Prosecuting Attorney – County of Maui, HI
Robert A. Mascari – Chief Assistant District Attorney – Madison County District Attorney’s Office, NY
Spencer B. Merriweather, III – District Attorney – Mecklenburg County 26th Prosecutorial District, NC
Antonia Merzon – PCE Senior Attorney
Andre Miksha – Deputy Director, Admin. and Civil Law – Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, IN
Richard J. Montecalvo – Chief Assistant State Attorney – 20th Judicial District, Office of the State Attorney, FL
Marcus Montoya – 8th Judicial District Attorney – Taos, Colfax, and Union Counties, NM
Philip Morrison, II – Executive Director – West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute
Renee Muratti – Chief Assistant State Attorney – 13th Judicial District, Office of the State Attorney, FL
Cynthia Nakao – Alhambra Head Deputy – Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, CA
Hao Nguyen – Division Director, Trial Division – Office of the Ramsey County Attorney, MN
Ismael Ozanne – District Attorney – Duane County District Attorney’s Office, WI
Christopher Prevost – Deputy Chief, Trial Division – New York County District Attorney’s Office, NY
Jeff Reisig – District Attorney – Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, CA
Julia Rietz – State’s Attorney – Champaign County State’s Attorney’s Office, IL
Lara Roetzel – State’s Attorney – Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office, SD
Anna Rossi Anderson – Chief Deputy District Attorney – Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, UT
A. Jason Saliba – Chief Assistant District Attorney – Paulding Judicial Circuit, GA
Bonnie Sard – PCE General Counsel and Senior Attorney
Stephen Siegel – First Assistant State Attorney – 4th Judicial Circuit, State Attorney’s Office, FL
Kevin Steele – District Attorney – Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, PA
Stephen Talpins – Chief Assistant State Attorney – Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office, FL
Jennifer Webb-McRae – Prosecuting Attorney – Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office, NJ
Ryan Wechsler – Deputy State’s Attorney – Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, MD
Shannon Wilson – Chief Assistant County Attorney -Office of the District Attorney, 18th Judicial District Sedgwick County, KS
Eric G. Zahnd – Prosecuting Attorney – Platte County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, MO