Clevelander Bree Easterling leads our criminal justice transformation team. Their advocacy areas include eliminating the use of fines & fees, re-entry equity, and building crisis care continuums that are inclusive and trauma-informed. Bree has a rich background in social justice movements, community engagement, and grassroots activism. A disabled Air Force veteran, Bree worked as a Veterans Service Officer and Outreach Coordinator for Cuyahoga County Veterans Service Commission prior to working with Policy Matters. Bree will continue to connect policy to people and people to policy, with a focus on non-police care response, mental and behavioral health, fines and fees, and eliminating collateral sanctions.