Jeffrey Abramowitz, JD
Chief Executive Officer
jabramowitz@peteygreene.org 

Jeffrey Abramowitz, J.D. was previously the Executive Director of Justice Partnerships and served as the Executive Director Reentry Services for JEVS Human Services as well as the Program Director of Looking Forward Philadelphia Reentry Program. Prior to his tenure at JEVS, Jeff was the Director of Workforce Development for the Community Learning Center and successfully completed a fellowship with Justleadership USA. Jeff proudly sits on the Executive Board of the Coalition on Adult Basic Education, COABE, where he serves as Secretary, and chairs the State Advocates for Adult Education Fellowship Program. Jeff was appointed to the Pennsylvania Reentry Council and serves as Chairman of the Employment Committee and Co-chairs the Reentry Committee for the PA Workforce Development Board. Jeff is the current Chair of the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition and was recently appointed to the Montgomery County Pennsylvania Public Defender’s Association Advisory Board. Jeff is a subject matter expert for the US Department of Education, is the Moderator for the US Department of Education LINCS (Literacy Information and Communication System, Resource Collection) Community of Practice on Correctional and Reentry Education, and has worked on the Integrated Education and Training (IET) in Corrections Project. Jeff is active on several Boards including the Petey Greene Advisory Board, Small Business Mentorship Initiative, and Eastern University Prison Education Project. Jeff lectures and speaks across the country on issues of workforce development, adult education, reentry, and criminal justice. Jeff is the producer and host of the award-winning weekly radio/television show “Looking Forward” on Philly Cam Radio WPPM 106.5FM and PhillyCam TV (Live Streaming; Xfinity 66/966; Fios TV 29/30; Roku; Apple TV), and Co-Host/Producer of the Behind Every Employer Podcast, and Producer for the Advocast Podcast.

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Chiara Benetollo, Ph.D
Executive Director, The Puttkammer Center for Educational Justice and Equity
cbenetollo@peteygreene.org

Chiara is a literary scholar and educator with a passion for expanding access to high-quality education. As the Director of Program Development at PGP, she oversees the organization’s grantmaking strategy and generates funded expansion opportunities. She has also developed the PGP College Bridge Program and is responsible for its evaluation and implementation at scale. Prior to joining the PGP, Chiara completed her PhD in Comparative Literature at Princeton University, where she also served as the BA Academic and Personnel Coordinator at the Prison Teaching Initiative. In this capacity, she piloted the organization’s first set of BA-level courses, offered to incarcerated students across New Jersey through a partnership with Princeton and Rutgers University. Chiara has extensive experience teaching and designing courses on subjects ranging from Comparative Literature and Italian language to academic writing, having taught in several New Jersey correctional facilities as well as at Princeton University and Bryn Mawr College.

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Kaya Ceci
Regional Manager, Philadelphia
kceci@peteygreene.org

Kaya joined the Petey Greene Program as the Philadelphia Regional Manager with over a decade of experience supporting the educational and vocational goals of system-impacted youth around the country. Most recently, she managed federal workforce development grants across a network of community-based organizations providing reentry support to formerly incarcerated young adults.

A low-income scholarship kid turned licensed social worker, Kaya's journey to transmute her childhood trauma into medicine for herself and others was made possible by the opportunities granted through her education. Understanding the mechanisms by which poverty is manufactured, maintained, and criminalized in this country fueled her pursuit to form transformational relationships with families in the oppressive clutches of the child welfare and criminal legal systems. Through passionate advocacy, evidence-based clinical intervention, and trauma-informed program delivery for youth and practitioners alike, she has dedicated her career to disrupting cycles of intergenerational harm and uplifting hope, healing, and opportunity in their place.

As a lifelong learner, she believes in the liberatory potential of education to achieve this. She participates in DEIB workshops with the Culture of Respect, policy advocacy with the Abolitionist Law Center, and letter writing with the Compassionate Prison Project. These experiences and all those she stands to gain during her time at PGP will catalyze the transformational justice work she aims to do in Philly and beyond!

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Siobhan Cooke
Puttkammer Center Equity, Inclusion, and Volunteer Engagement Fellow
scooke@peteygreene.org

Siobhan Cooke joined the Petey Greene Program in January 2024 as a College Bridge volunteer in DC before transitioning to their current role as the Puttkammer Center's Equity, Inclusion, & Volunteer Engagement Fellow. In this position, they are responsible for expanding on the PGP’s HBCU Forward Initiative and developing the PGP’s campus organization model to support volunteers and foster a justice-oriented volunteer community. They are excited to develop initiatives that continue to cultivate a PGP community grounded in values of equity, inclusion, and educational justice.

Originally from Texas, Siobhan is a lifelong activist and has primarily worked in anti-racist organizing, queer politics, and environmental justice. They hold a BA in Feminist Studies and History from Southwestern University as well as an MA in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Georgia State University. This academic background has provided a strong foundation for understanding interlocking oppressions and structural inequalities and continues to ground their approach to community work. As a queer, system-impacted person of color and teacher, Siobhan is passionate about education as a pathway for creating change. They have supported at-risk students in a range of educational settings and earned an MEd focusing on universal design for learning and anti-racist pedagogy from Southern New Hampshire University. Siobhan enjoys cooking and eating vegetarian food, watching the NWSL, and playing board games with their partner.

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Nicole Delgadillo
Evaluation and Development Manager
ndelgadillo@peteygreene.org

Nicole joined the Petey Greene Greene Program in October 2021 as the Demonstration Program Manager, a new position in the organization, which focused on implementing and evaluating demonstration model programs in New York that are designed for scale. She assumed the Regional Manager role in January 2023 with an additional focus on evaluation both regionally and nationally. Nicole is passionate about applied interdisciplinary research and program evaluation that is participatory, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of students impacted by the criminal-legal system. Previously, Nicole was the Program Coordinator at the Center for Justice at Columbia University for three years, where she implemented educational programming and support programs for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth and adults in the New York City area. Nicole also facilitated arts-based educational workshops for young adults and adult women at Rikers Island for over two years with the Justice-in-Education Initiative and volunteers with the Parole Preparation Project. Nicole holds a master’s degree in criminological research with distinction from the University of Cambridge and a bachelor’s in Hispanic studies and psychology from Columbia University.

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Eli Diamant
Division Manager, Pittsburgh
ediamant@peteygreene.org

Eli Diamant is an educator and artist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Pittsburgh Public Schools and received his BA in Philosophy and Ethics from Dickinson College, where his studies focused on the ethics and politics of carceral systems. He greatly values the intersectionality of community, art, and education, and hopes to bring them all together to help individuals help themselves. He began his career as a manager of teaching assistants in the EdTech sector before becoming a teaching artist and welding instructor at the Industrial Arts Workshop. In addition to his work at The Petey Greene Program, he works with students ages 13-65, teaching them how to weld and understand the components of creating metal sculptures. Eli also runs a sculpture business, creating unique metal art for clients in the Pittsburgh area.

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Caden Diaz
PHENND Fellow & Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, Philadelphia
cdiaz@peteygreene.org

Caden is an AmeriCorps PHENND fellow with the Petey Greene Program in Philadelphia. Proudly from South Jersey, he earned his associate’s at Camden County College in May 2024. Caden is excited to spend his year serving in the community where he was raised.

Before joining the staff at PGP, Caden spent his Wednesday mornings at SCI Chester, tutoring Spanish-speaking students in the GED program. His experiences with and through PGP have been reorienting both personally and professionally, an impact he hopes to share through his continued engagement with PGP and new involvement on the staff side.

When outside work, Caden enjoys nothing more than time with friends and family, talking about psychoanalysis, or planning his next trip to Latin America.

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Sarah HIrshorn
Communications Manager
shirshorn@peteygreene.org 

Sarah joins the Petey Greene Program as the Communications Manager. Through this role, she promotes the work of the PGP, the stories of our students and vision for systemic change with external audiences and relevant stakeholders. Sarah graduated from Georgetown University with majors in Government and Justice and Peace Studies with a concentration in Criminal Justice Reform. While at Georgetown, she had the unique experience of taking courses for credit with incarcerated students at the DC Jail through the Georgetown Prison Scholars Program and has since felt a commitment to and interest in prison education and ensuring access to quality opportunities for all incarcerated learners. She joins the PGP with experience at other leading nonprofit organizations in the space, such as The Fortune Society and The Osborne Association. Although she is a New York City native, she is a passionate fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and enjoys baking and exploring all of NYC’s food offerings in her free time. 

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Colette Johnson
Executive Director of Business Development and Strategy
cjohnson@peteygreene.org 

Colette leads business strategy and development for the Petey Greene Program. She provides leadership and support for mission-critical partnerships and initiatives, with a focus on sustainable growth and expansion of PGP’s offerings.

Previously, Colette served as Chief Program Officer and Director of Operations for Freedom Reads, where she headed partnerships with top-level government officials across 23 states, jurisdictions, and Puerto Rico, and oversaw strategy and program implementation to serve a membership of 25,000+ incarcerated people. From 2017-2023, Colette led strategy and operations for Ithaka S+R, a nonprofit strategy consulting firm. During this time, she established and fundraised for strategic portfolios on DEIA issues, including higher education in prisons and student basic needs.

Colette received her PhD in English from Princeton University and holds bachelor’s degrees in English and Art History from the University of California, Irvine. Her doctoral research focused on the cultural history of how changes in clinical and academic research in the field of child psychology filtered into public policy and broader societal norms. Since 2022, she has served as a board member of the Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni (APGA).

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Anna Kraft
Development Manager
akraft@peteygreene.org 

Since her early teenage years, Anna has always been incredibly passionate about service and community outreach. Raised by two parents both heavily involved in service, both working with youth in communities around Boston & the Greater Boston area, Anna’s upbringing was characterized always by a significant emphasis on service. Her interest in the criminal justice system has led her to work with other non-profits focused on reentry for both justice-impacted youth and formerly incarcerated individuals, such as Momentum Advisory Collective,  along with interning for the former Suffolk County District Attorney in 2019. In addition, Anna has worked extensively with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Boston, helping during the summer while also offering academic support to youth members of the clubs.

Anna first became a member of the Petey Greene Program family as a tutor in the Fall 2021 and continued volunteering through her senior year of college into the Summer 2022. After graduation, she became a NYC Civic Corp Fellow and served as the New York Region’s Volunteer Coordinator. Following the completion of her service term, she was given the opportunity to join PGP as a member of the Development team working as the Development Manager, responsible for securing new, renewed, or increased funding from individuals through online giving, direct mail, digital campaigns, and special events. Anna graduated in 2022 with a BA in History with a concentration in American Studies from Columbia University and hopes to pursue a secondary degree in the future.

Born and raised in Boston, Anna is passionate about all things New England (especially apple picking). When she is not watching the NFL or NBA, she is typically exploring NYC with friends or back home spending time with her mother, father, sister, and pets!

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Timothy Lawrence
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator and Puttkamer Center Fellow
tlawrence@peteygreene.org

Timothy Lawrence (he/him) is an AmeriCorps fellow with the Petey Greene New York regional office. Originally from Chicago, he moved to New York in 2022 to study at the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Studies. There, as a scholar in the university’s service-oriented MLK Honors Program, Tim has been able to direct an interdisciplinary background towards work with nonprofits in the city — which include ETCNY, the Edgecombe Community Garden, as well as The Bowery Mission.

Tim loves film and photography and as he continues his work in the nonprofit sector, he also hopes to use these interests to be a voice for change. When he’s not running around with a camera, Tim is always looking for cheap eats recommendations (all of which he will inevitably compare to his hometown’s vastly superior options). He enjoys playing volleyball, finding new music, and going on scenic walks.

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Nina Mitukiewicz, MSW
Division Manager, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
nmitukiewicz@peteygreene.org

Nina Mitukiewicz joined The Petey Greene Program in July 2021 as the Division Manager in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In this position, Nina manages university and program partnerships, oversees volunteers in the region, and facilitates trainings for volunteers both regionally and nationally. Nina has been interested in the criminal-legal system and prison reform for quite a few years and explored that interest through internships at the Massachusetts Bail Fund and the Boston College Law School. Prior to starting their current position, Nina worked at Doc Wayne Youth Services, which provides sports-based mental health group therapy for youth in the Boston area. Nina earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and women's studies from Clark University and a master's in macro social work from Boston College. They enjoy reading, cooking, and spending time with friends and family, including their wife and their pet cat.

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Lynwood Patrick
Director of Finance and Administration
lpatrick@peteygreene.org

As Director of Finance and Administration, Lynwood  oversees the financial and administrative operations of the organization.  Specifically, Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, and Contract Management.  Lynwood works closely with the CEO, the Board of Directors, Contracted Accounting Firms, and the Contracted Human Resources, to complete these tasks. Lynwood joined the The Petey Greene Program team in February 2023 after 25 years of experience in the nonprofit, private and public sectors. Lynwood received his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Central Connecticut State University and his MBA from Western New England University.

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Priyanka Sinha
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, NYC Civic Corps
psinha@peteygreene.org

Priyanka (she/her) is thrilled to continue fulfilling her passion for educational equity and service as she joins the Petey Greene program this year. Originally from Tenafly, NJ, she graduated from Tufts University in May 2023 with a BA in International Relations. Outside of her academic studies, she was a Head Fellow of the Writing Fellows program, worked as a college advisor for the organization Matriculate, and was a Section Editor for the Poetry/Prose section at the Tufts Observer. 

Earlier this year, she worked for The International Rescue Committee in their Economic Empowerment Department, helping refugees and immigrants in forging their career and educational paths in the United States. Most recently, she completed a summer internship at BerlinRosen on the Legal and Crisis Team, providing law firms with strategic communications and public relations support around high-profile cases in the media.

In her free time, you can find Priyanka spending quality time with her friends, family, and cat, curating her Pinterest boards, and adding to her (ever-expanding) Letterboxd watchlist.

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Sherika Stewart
Division Manager, New York
sstewart@peteygreene.org

Sherika is a highly skilled human services professional with over a decade of experience in transformative justice, ranging from Rehabilitation through the Arts workshops to Cure Violence initiatives. Her career includes roles at notable organizations such as Rehabilitation Through the Arts, the Robert N. Davoren Center at Rikers Island, and the Research Foundation of The City University of New York. Sherika's expertise lies in operations, strategic planning, and project management, where she has significantly impacted communities affected by systemic disparities. She integrates her technical proficiency with a deep commitment to fostering upward mobility and community unity, underpinned by values like personal freedom, civic friendship, and cooperation.

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Margaretta “Margy” Wilcox
Director of Regions
mwilcox@peteygreene.org

Margaretta “Margy” Wilcox (she/her) joined the Petey Greene Program in July of 2023 as the Director of Regions. In this role Margy provides support to and oversee the programmatic work of the PGP Regional Managers. Prior to joining the PGP, Margy worked on programmatic and organizational development and growth for a variety of organizations that focused on community violence intervention, adult education, and workforce development. This experience was on national and local to Philadelphia levels. 

Margy holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Clark University and a master’s degree in urban education from Temple University.

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Audrey Wilson
Division Manager, New Jersey
awilson@peteygreene.org 

Audrey joins the Petey Greene Program as the NJ Division Manager. In this role she partners with universities and other partners to recruit and train students to go inside to tutor incarcerated students as well as assist returning citizens in their quest to continue on their educational journey. It is her lived experience as a justice impacted individual that drew her to the Petey Greene Program and their work to ensure educational and social justice.

Incarcerated at 22 she earned her associate’s degree from Raritan Valley Community College and her bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University while inside through the NJ-STEP Program. Upon her release in late 2023 she then went on to earn her master’s degree from Rutgers University.

While inside she worked in the education department as a tutor and a teacher’s assistant and saw firsthand the need for quality tutoring both for GED and college classes. While working on her master’s she was involved in a number of projects that highlighted how the many societal barriers impact successful re-entry. It is those experiences as well as her own struggles to obtain an education on the inside and navigating reentry now that has created a deep passion for the work that Petey Greene does.

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Robert Wright
Division Manager, New York
rwright@peteygreene.org

Robert Wright combines his experience with incarceration, academics, and research to develop informed opinions about social injustice, mass incarceration, and prison reform. Incarcerated at only 18 he achieved his Associates and went on to complete his bachelor’s degree at Mercy College. Upon his release he both attended and worked at Columbia University’s Center for Justice as a research assistant and Teacher’s Aid to Professor Geraldine Downey. In that role he has participated in a number of panel discussions and events addressing social injustice and the importance of higher education in prison. He mentored undergraduate students and contributed to the educational curriculums for programs serving youth and adults involved with or at risk of involvement with the criminal justice system. Robert has worked on and researched a number of articles examining the effects of trauma and punitive practices on urban communities. He is an avid writer who has been published on the Center for Justice and the Marshall Project’s website. Finding Peace and Briefly, Freedom While Attending My Grandfathers Funeral, Getting Out Of Prison Meant Leaving Dear Friends Behind.

Today Robert has acquired real estate and inspires to provide housing and professional development for formerly incarcerated men and women. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of his own Transportation company where he provides on-the-job training, professional development and mentoring for his drivers, business partners and peers.

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