Family-Engaged Case Planning: A Core Component of Juvenile Probation Transformation

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Stu is a social worker, trainer, and consultant with extensive experience leading innovation in juvenile justice and family court systems. He served in key administrative roles in Ohio courts, where he helped design and implement nationally recognized programs focused on alternatives to incarceration and community-based services. Stuart has supported system transformation efforts through technical assistance, facilitation, and planning across the country. His work bridges direct service, program design, and strategic reform. He continues to support local and national initiatives focused on improving outcomes for youth and families through thoughtful, collaborative approaches.

Tymesha is the Director of Delinquency Services in the St. Louis County Juvenile Office. She leads system-wide efforts to support youth and families through diversion, supervision, education, and community-based services. She brings deep experience in juvenile justice, mental health, and youth development, with a focus on collaborative approaches that meet the unique needs of each young person. Tymesha has worked across schools, mental health agencies, and residential settings, providing evaluations, consultation, and treatment. She is committed to improving outcomes through strong partnerships, responsive programming, and culturally grounded care. Tymesha also serves on state and local boards and has mentored youth for over two decades through her church and service organizations. Her work reflects a long-standing commitment to youth voice, equity, and opportunity.

Annie has been working in the fields of youth justice and child well-being for 28 years. Currently, she works as a consultant on behalf of various entities, including the Annie E. Casey Foundation, helping sites across the country reduce reliance on youth incarceration, increase reliance on community-based alternatives, and counter — through policy and practice — longstanding racial inequities. Before consulting, Annie was the director of the Center on Youth Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice, a NYC-based nonprofit that works to transform the criminal and legal justice systems across the U.S. In that role, Ms. Salsich oversaw all aspects of the organization’s youth-related work. During her tenure, the center provided policy reform assistance to 23 states, counties, and cities that led to significant reductions in youth incarceration and improved outcomes for youth, families, and communities. Prior to Vera, Annie worked directly with young people in a variety of settings—as a program director of a Boys and Girls Club, a case manager for pregnant and parenting teenagers, and an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher.

Farrakhan belongs to Calvary Bible Church of Florissant where he serves as Youth Pastor. He loves the Lord and looks forward to continuing to lean on him for all purposes, in all positions and with all power granted and given. Farrakhan serves as President/CEO of Young Voices with Action since 2012, serving over 200 youth in leadership training, civic training, wealth building, health, and geopolitics. In addition, he serves as Director of the Federation of Block Units with Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, working with residents to improve the quality of life of their own neighborhoods. Being trained and taught by his mentor, the Honorable Hazel Erby, he serves as Committeeman of University Township representing cities of Wellston, University City, Pagedale, Vinita Park, Velda City and Hillsdale. Farrakhan spearheads the Annual Black Wall Street 314 Festival that has raised over $10 million dollars for the Wellston Loop community. He has also led the Young Ambassador Program that focuses on leadership development skills and career readiness and has helped in breaking ground of a $13 million dollar facility that will house YVWA’s new headquarters, residential living and retail space in the Wellston Loop.