John is an organizer and policy advocate working to change the injustices that he and his family have experienced in the criminal justice system. As a young person who was charged as an adult at the age of 16, John has experienced the brutality of the system first hand. After being incarcerated for nine years, he is now committed to working with other formerly incarcerated leaders and policymakers to ending mass incarceration and creating more support and resources for people coming home from prison.

John is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with directly impacted community members, recruiting new members, coordinating outreach efforts, managing member communications, and helping to organize and facilitate monthly general membership meetings and community events that advance the mission of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and All of Us or None. John was raised in and around the Bay Area and comes from a large and loving family of 7 sisters and 4 brothers who have all been impacted by incarceration.